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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today called on U.S. Sen. Al Franken to resign, joining a growing list of Senate Dems calling on the Minnesota senator to step aside. The statement comes after a Politico report this morning that another woman,
Like legislative leaders, AG Brad Schimel says it’s important to shield sexual harassment complaints filed with his agency, saying making them public would discourage victims from coming forward. Still, the agency released the names of two employees who turned in
Dem state Rep. Josh Zepnick says he is “disappointed and disturbed” by Minority Leader Gordon Hintz pulling him off five legislative committees following allegations he kissed two women without their consent in 2011 and 2015. Zepnick, D-Milwaukee, said he has
Michael Heifetz, the state’s Medicaid director and administrator of the Division of Medicaid Services, is resigning from his post to join the private sector. His resignation is effective Dec. 13, according to an announcement from the Department of Health services.
Four sexual harassment complaints have been filed in the state Legislature over the past 15 years, including one in the Assembly this year and another years-old case that led to a former senator’s aide getting a $75,000 taxpayer-financed settlement. Jana
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, said Democrats will be competitive in the special election in the 10th Senate District next month. The seat is vacant after former state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, left to take a job
This week on ‘Rewind,’ WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the Legislature keeping sexual harassment complaints secret, Evers seeking to ‘fire’ DOJ lawyers in the REINS Act lawsuit, the Assembly’s task force on foster care reform and more.
State Superintendent Tony Evers is seeking to dump the Wisconsin Department of Justice as his attorney in a lawsuit aiming to force him to comply with a new law that gives the Legislature and guv overview of the administrative rules
Northwestern Mutual CEO John Schlifske said his company is dedicating millions to a venture capital fund to help build new local businesses and attract people to Milwaukee. “We’re trying to build a more robust technological community here in Milwaukee to
The Elections Commission unanimously voted to ask lawmakers to add back three staffers to handle core agency functions, including election security. The state budget had cut six positions. Agency Administrator Mike Haas suggested during Monday’s meeting there could be options
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s encouraged changes will be made to the Senate tax bill to win his support for the measure. The Oshkosh Republican last week said he was opposed to the current bill because of how it
This week on “Rewind” Wisconsin Eye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss lowering the state’s drinking age to 19, Mahlon Mitchell joining the Dem guv field, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s opposition to the tax overhaul bills in Congress and more.
The state jobs agency pointed to the state’s break-even point under the Foxconn deal as one of the agreement’s “weaknesses,” according to the staff review board members approved last week. Estimates from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, as well as separate
The governor says his many Democratic challengers are “all the same,” and his biggest concern about his 2018 re-election bid is “outside money.” “They’re all far to the left, all (would) take us back, as we said before, to the
Gov. Scott Walker and Foxconn CEO and Chairman Terry Gou signed off on the Foxconn contract today, with Walker saying the company’s planned $10 billion investment is “a big win” for the state’s residents. The contract’s signing at S.C. Johnson
This week on “Rewind” Wisconsin Eye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss Foxconn, the UW System merger plan, Walker’s re-election bid ,mining legislation and more.
The Board of Regents Thursday signed off on UW System President Ray Cross’ plan to merge two-year colleges with four-year campuses. The plan, which would fold the 13 two-year UW Colleges into seven nearby four-year institutions, passed over calls from
Gov. Scott Walker today appointed GOP state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf the first female DATCP secretary, calling the longtime lawmaker “an excellent fit to lead the agency.” Harsdorf, who won her Senate seat in 2000 and served in the Assembly from
The state added more detailed job creation benchmarks to its proposed contract with Foxconn along with a provision that would make company Chairman and CEO Terry Gou personally responsible if the Taiwanese manufacturer fell short of some promises. The contract
The Senate Tuesday signed off on the GOP sulfide mining bill, sending it to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The bill passed on a 19-14 vote, containing a key amendment the Assembly OK’d last week that won the support of enough
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today called on U.S. Sen. Al Franken to resign, joining a growing list of Senate Dems calling on the Minnesota senator to step aside. The statement comes after a Politico report this morning that another woman, identified only as a former Democratic congressional aide, said Franken
Like legislative leaders, AG Brad Schimel says it’s important to shield sexual harassment complaints filed with his agency, saying making them public would discourage victims from coming forward. Still, the agency released the names of two employees who turned in their resignations two years ago while facing sexual harassment allegations.
Dem state Rep. Josh Zepnick says he is “disappointed and disturbed” by Minority Leader Gordon Hintz pulling him off five legislative committees following allegations he kissed two women without their consent in 2011 and 2015. Zepnick, D-Milwaukee, said he has been facing anonymous allegations and again said he will not
Michael Heifetz, the state’s Medicaid director and administrator of the Division of Medicaid Services, is resigning from his post to join the private sector. His resignation is effective Dec. 13, according to an announcement from the Department of Health services. Deputy Administrator Casey Himebauch is to serve as Interim administrator
Four sexual harassment complaints have been filed in the state Legislature over the past 15 years, including one in the Assembly this year and another years-old case that led to a former senator’s aide getting a $75,000 taxpayer-financed settlement. Jana Williams, a former aide to then-Dem Sen. Spencer Coggs, did
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, said Democrats will be competitive in the special election in the 10th Senate District next month. The seat is vacant after former state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, left to take a job in the Walker administration. “We are seeing great enthusiasm with
This week on ‘Rewind,’ WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the Legislature keeping sexual harassment complaints secret, Evers seeking to ‘fire’ DOJ lawyers in the REINS Act lawsuit, the Assembly’s task force on foster care reform and more.
State Superintendent Tony Evers is seeking to dump the Wisconsin Department of Justice as his attorney in a lawsuit aiming to force him to comply with a new law that gives the Legislature and guv overview of the administrative rules his agency writes. Evers declared at a news conference Tuesday
Northwestern Mutual CEO John Schlifske said his company is dedicating millions to a venture capital fund to help build new local businesses and attract people to Milwaukee. “We’re trying to build a more robust technological community here in Milwaukee to attract people to come and work in the digital space,”
The Elections Commission unanimously voted to ask lawmakers to add back three staffers to handle core agency functions, including election security. The state budget had cut six positions. Agency Administrator Mike Haas suggested during Monday’s meeting there could be options to use federal funds or existing Elections Commission resources to
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s encouraged changes will be made to the Senate tax bill to win his support for the measure. The Oshkosh Republican last week said he was opposed to the current bill because of how it treats smaller businesses known as “pass throughs” for tax purposes.
This week on “Rewind” Wisconsin Eye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss lowering the state’s drinking age to 19, Mahlon Mitchell joining the Dem guv field, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s opposition to the tax overhaul bills in Congress and more.
The state jobs agency pointed to the state’s break-even point under the Foxconn deal as one of the agreement’s “weaknesses,” according to the staff review board members approved last week. Estimates from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, as well as separate analyses from Ernst and Young, Baker Tilly and the Wisconsin
The governor says his many Democratic challengers are “all the same,” and his biggest concern about his 2018 re-election bid is “outside money.” “They’re all far to the left, all (would) take us back, as we said before, to the kind of policies we saw that lost us 133,000 jobs
Gov. Scott Walker and Foxconn CEO and Chairman Terry Gou signed off on the Foxconn contract today, with Walker saying the company’s planned $10 billion investment is “a big win” for the state’s residents. The contract’s signing at S.C. Johnson & Son in Racine comes exactly 28 weeks after Wisconsin
This week on “Rewind” Wisconsin Eye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss Foxconn, the UW System merger plan, Walker’s re-election bid ,mining legislation and more.
The Board of Regents Thursday signed off on UW System President Ray Cross’ plan to merge two-year colleges with four-year campuses. The plan, which would fold the 13 two-year UW Colleges into seven nearby four-year institutions, passed over calls from a couple of regents to slow down, including guv candidate
Gov. Scott Walker today appointed GOP state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf the first female DATCP secretary, calling the longtime lawmaker “an excellent fit to lead the agency.” Harsdorf, who won her Senate seat in 2000 and served in the Assembly from 1989-1999, fills the vacancy left when Ben Brancel retired in
The state added more detailed job creation benchmarks to its proposed contract with Foxconn along with a provision that would make company Chairman and CEO Terry Gou personally responsible if the Taiwanese manufacturer fell short of some promises. The contract includes an annual jobs requirement to qualify for tax credits
The Senate Tuesday signed off on the GOP sulfide mining bill, sending it to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The bill passed on a 19-14 vote, containing a key amendment the Assembly OK’d last week that won the support of enough GOP senators to pass it tonight. Meanwhile, all Dems and