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This week on ‘Rewind’: WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the guv’s race and newest addition Madison Mayor Paul Soglin; the latest on the Ethics and Elections commissions; and the new bill from JFC Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, to pump aid into low-revenue school districts.
House Speaker Paul Ryan Friday called immigration a “thing to celebrate” as he bemoaned the president’s vulgar comments about Haiti and African nations as “very unfortunate, unhelpful.”
The state Ethics Commission Thursday unanimously signaled its confidence in agency Administrator Brian Bell as Republican lawmakers continue to push for his ouster. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has refused calls for a public hearing on Bell and Elections
The offices of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Sen. Steve Nass told WisPolitics.com they have been contacted by an attorney hired by the Ethics Commission to probe charges of “partisan influence” directed at agency Administrator Brian Bell. The Ethics
Gov. Scott Walker Monday threw his support behind a plan from JFC Co-chair John Nygren to help low-revenue school districts after vetoing a similar provision from the state budget. The legislation also would boost sparsity aid $6.4 million. Still, fellow
Milwaukee County Chief Judge Maxine White said Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to close the troubled Lincoln Hills School for Boys, and move juvenile offenders to smaller regional facilities is a welcome move, and follows a “proven formula” that has worked
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the upcoming political calendar, Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to transition youthful offenders out of Lincoln Hills and the Jan. 16 special election.
Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to move youthful offenders from prisons in northern Wisconsin to new regional facilities wouldn’t kick in until at least 2019. But with some Dems complaining the transition of offenders wouldn’t be fast enough, Walker’s office signaled
A state budget that dragged into September and a proposed $10 billion Foxconn manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin were some of the top stories of 2017. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, helped shepherd through the GOP tax bill as
GOP state Sen. Frank Lasee and Rep. Keith Ripp are joining the Walker administration next week, according to the guv’s office. The GOP lawmakers, who resigned their seats in the Legislature on Friday, will double their salaries. Ripp, R-Lodi, will
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says a new investigation of the now-defunct Government Accountability Board will look into whether there was “other criminal activity” at the former ethics and elections agency. Leaders of the Republican-led Wisconsin Senate last week voted
Ethics Commission Administrator Brian Bell is requesting the commission launch an investigation into his conduct, saying the move would help set the record straight on allegations legislative leaders have made against him. Meanwhile, the commission is also weighing holding its
This week on ‘Rewind’: WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley discuss the latest developments over an investigation into leaks from the John Doe, the results of this week’s primaries for open legislative seats and more developments with Lincoln Hills.
A GOP-run Senate committee Thursday voted to give AG Brad Schimel the go-ahead to conduct an expanded investigation into the actions of the defunct Government Accountability Board. The vote came after the Elections Commission head’s protests that Schimel is unable
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he doesn’t see a crisis in the state’s workers comp program and sees no demand in his caucus to impose a fee schedule for the medical care injured employees receive. Vos, R-Rochester, said he has
Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said Rep. Josh Zepnick is no longer caucusing with Assembly Dems after he was accused of kissing two women without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015. But Hintz declined to go into details
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, said she thinks Special Counsel Robert Mueller is in danger of being fired by President Trump over the Russia investigation. “I do think (Mueller) is in terrible trouble right now,” Moore told “UpFront with Mike
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the GOP leaders’ call for Ethics and Elections commission Administrators Brian Bell and Michael Haas to resign; reports this week that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s stepping down in 2018; and the Dec. 19 special elections.
Gov. Scott Walker Friday repeatedly declined to weigh in on whether the administrators at the Ethics and Elections commissions should step down following the DOJ’s John Doe leak report. Walker answered a series of reporters’ questions on the topic this
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week The nature of life on Capitol Hill necessitates long hours in close proximity to lawmakers
This week on ‘Rewind’: WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the guv’s race and newest addition Madison Mayor Paul Soglin; the latest on the Ethics and Elections commissions; and the new bill from JFC Co-chair John Nygren, R-Marinette, to pump aid into low-revenue school districts.
House Speaker Paul Ryan Friday called immigration a “thing to celebrate” as he bemoaned the president’s vulgar comments about Haiti and African nations as “very unfortunate, unhelpful.”
The state Ethics Commission Thursday unanimously signaled its confidence in agency Administrator Brian Bell as Republican lawmakers continue to push for his ouster. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has refused calls for a public hearing on Bell and Elections Commission Administrator Mike Haas ahead of planned confirmation votes Jan.
The offices of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Sen. Steve Nass told WisPolitics.com they have been contacted by an attorney hired by the Ethics Commission to probe charges of “partisan influence” directed at agency Administrator Brian Bell. The Ethics Commission declined comment Tuesday, citing confidentiality laws regarding agency investigations.
Gov. Scott Walker Monday threw his support behind a plan from JFC Co-chair John Nygren to help low-revenue school districts after vetoing a similar provision from the state budget. The legislation also would boost sparsity aid $6.4 million. Still, fellow JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said she wanted to
Milwaukee County Chief Judge Maxine White said Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to close the troubled Lincoln Hills School for Boys, and move juvenile offenders to smaller regional facilities is a welcome move, and follows a “proven formula” that has worked in other places. “This is huge; this is absolutely huge,”
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the upcoming political calendar, Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to transition youthful offenders out of Lincoln Hills and the Jan. 16 special election.
Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to move youthful offenders from prisons in northern Wisconsin to new regional facilities wouldn’t kick in until at least 2019. But with some Dems complaining the transition of offenders wouldn’t be fast enough, Walker’s office signaled late this afternoon he was ready to work with lawmakers
A state budget that dragged into September and a proposed $10 billion Foxconn manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin were some of the top stories of 2017. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, helped shepherd through the GOP tax bill as speculation popped up around his future in politics. And while
GOP state Sen. Frank Lasee and Rep. Keith Ripp are joining the Walker administration next week, according to the guv’s office. The GOP lawmakers, who resigned their seats in the Legislature on Friday, will double their salaries. Ripp, R-Lodi, will take over the No. 3 spot at the Department of
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says a new investigation of the now-defunct Government Accountability Board will look into whether there was “other criminal activity” at the former ethics and elections agency. Leaders of the Republican-led Wisconsin Senate last week voted to authorize Schimel to conduct a new investigation of the
Ethics Commission Administrator Brian Bell is requesting the commission launch an investigation into his conduct, saying the move would help set the record straight on allegations legislative leaders have made against him. Meanwhile, the commission is also weighing holding its own public review of Bell’s performance should the Senate opt
This week on ‘Rewind’: WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Patrick Marley discuss the latest developments over an investigation into leaks from the John Doe, the results of this week’s primaries for open legislative seats and more developments with Lincoln Hills.
A GOP-run Senate committee Thursday voted to give AG Brad Schimel the go-ahead to conduct an expanded investigation into the actions of the defunct Government Accountability Board. The vote came after the Elections Commission head’s protests that Schimel is unable to lead an impartial investigation into the John Doe probes.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he doesn’t see a crisis in the state’s workers comp program and sees no demand in his caucus to impose a fee schedule for the medical care injured employees receive. Vos, R-Rochester, said he has heard good arguments from both sides of the issue. But
Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said Rep. Josh Zepnick is no longer caucusing with Assembly Dems after he was accused of kissing two women without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015. But Hintz declined to go into details with WisPolitics.com about the Milwaukee lawmaker’s status with the caucus
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, said she thinks Special Counsel Robert Mueller is in danger of being fired by President Trump over the Russia investigation. “I do think (Mueller) is in terrible trouble right now,” Moore told “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “We see our colleagues
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the GOP leaders’ call for Ethics and Elections commission Administrators Brian Bell and Michael Haas to resign; reports this week that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s stepping down in 2018; and the Dec. 19 special elections.
Gov. Scott Walker Friday repeatedly declined to weigh in on whether the administrators at the Ethics and Elections commissions should step down following the DOJ’s John Doe leak report. Walker answered a series of reporters’ questions on the topic this afternoon with variations of “I think the report speaks for
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week The nature of life on Capitol Hill necessitates long hours in close proximity to lawmakers and staff that can create power dynamics of which young