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In a weekend TV appearance, GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos slammed the veto promises Gov. Scott Walker made with three Republican senators to win their support for the budget, calling the lawmakers “terrorists.” With a 20-13 GOP majority in the
This week on WisconsinEye’s ‘Rewind’: WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Scott Bauer of the Associated Press discuss Walker’s upcoming re-election bid, the state’s budget surplus and the Foxconn contract negotiations.
The Dairy Business Association and Department of Natural Resources have settled a lawsuit that claimed the agency is overstepping its regulatory authority. The lawsuit, which DBA first filed in Brown County Circuit Court at the end of July, alleged the
The UW System says it found no other “illegal guarantees or loans” beyond those the system is suing two former UW-Oshkosh officials over, though some minor concerns over transactions between campuses and their private foundations were found. The system has
WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan says the earliest that the agency’s board could vote on the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn would likely be at its next scheduled meeting Nov. 8. Hogan spoke to reporters after a WEDC board
The state finished 2016-17 with a surplus of $579 million, a better ending balance than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had previously projected. The last LFB estimate of a $467 million ending balance, though, did not include a final look
UW System President Ray Cross says his plan to merge UW’s two-year schools with four-year universities would expand the reach of the larger schools and keep the smaller schools in local communities. Cross appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the proposed UW merger, the governor’s race and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing on the King Veterans Home.
Hundreds from across the state gathered at the Capitol Thursday to protest a GOP bill that would crack down on sanctuary cities. Speaker after speaker voiced concerns the legislation could open the door to turning law enforcement into immigration officials,
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Chancellors at several four-year UW System campuses say they’re excited about the possibilities of merging with the two-year colleges. UW System President Ray Cross announced the proposal, which would fold in the 13 two-year UW Colleges into seven nearby four-year
Former state Dem Chair Matt Flynn formally kicked off his bid for guv Tuesday, telling WisPolitics.com he wants to restore Wisconsin’s progressive tradition. “We need a change of direction,” Flynn said in detailing his vision for the state. “It’s all
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, who said Monday he’s facing the “toughest race of my political career” next year, will again be outraised by his likely opponent when the next round of fundraising reports come out. Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, told Wisconsin talk
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, says Congress should look for “common sense ways” to reduce gun violence and pass them on a bipartisan basis. Booker discussed the congressional response to the Las Vegas mass shooting on “UpFront with Mike
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the week’s news in state politics.
Senate President Roger Roth this week referred three fetal tissue bills to a Senate committee after months of delay. Roth, R-Appleton, had been postponing the bills’ introduction because he wanted the Senate GOP caucus to discuss the competing proposals and
Racine County leaders hailed Wednesday’s announcement from the electronics manufacturer Foxconn that it’ll build a manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant as a historic moment for southeast Wisconsin. A top Foxconn executive also promised that the news is not only about
Hearing oral arguments Tuesday on Wisconsin’s partisan gerrymandering case, members of the U.S. Supreme Court took on questions ranging from which voters should have legal standing to whether the justices themselves should get involved at all. Chief Justice John Roberts
Foxconn and Racine County leaders tomorrow will announce the location for the $10 billion manufacturing campus that the Taiwanese tech company is planning on building, according to an event invite. The invite says Foxconn’s announcement will “transform Racine County’s economic
The lawyers hired by GOP legislative leaders for the redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court today have billed taxpayers more than $256,000 for their services so far, according to records reviewed by WisPolitics.com. The total only includes activity through
In a weekend TV appearance, GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos slammed the veto promises Gov. Scott Walker made with three Republican senators to win their support for the budget, calling the lawmakers “terrorists.” With a 20-13 GOP majority in the Senate and one of their colleagues an expected no, GOP
This week on WisconsinEye’s ‘Rewind’: WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Scott Bauer of the Associated Press discuss Walker’s upcoming re-election bid, the state’s budget surplus and the Foxconn contract negotiations.
The Dairy Business Association and Department of Natural Resources have settled a lawsuit that claimed the agency is overstepping its regulatory authority. The lawsuit, which DBA first filed in Brown County Circuit Court at the end of July, alleged the DNR is enforcing new standards without having first gone through
The UW System says it found no other “illegal guarantees or loans” beyond those the system is suing two former UW-Oshkosh officials over, though some minor concerns over transactions between campuses and their private foundations were found. The system has for months been reviewing any payments between UW campuses and
WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan says the earliest that the agency’s board could vote on the $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn would likely be at its next scheduled meeting Nov. 8. Hogan spoke to reporters after a WEDC board meeting Tuesday, downplaying any concerns that the state and Foxconn
The state finished 2016-17 with a surplus of $579 million, a better ending balance than what the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had previously projected. The last LFB estimate of a $467 million ending balance, though, did not include a final look at expenditures over the fiscal year. The Department of Administration
UW System President Ray Cross says his plan to merge UW’s two-year schools with four-year universities would expand the reach of the larger schools and keep the smaller schools in local communities. Cross appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. His proposal is meant to address declining
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the proposed UW merger, the governor’s race and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing on the King Veterans Home.
Hundreds from across the state gathered at the Capitol Thursday to protest a GOP bill that would crack down on sanctuary cities. Speaker after speaker voiced concerns the legislation could open the door to turning law enforcement into immigration officials, while driving a wedge between police and undocumented immigrants that
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Chancellors at several four-year UW System campuses say they’re excited about the possibilities of merging with the two-year colleges. UW System President Ray Cross announced the proposal, which would fold in the 13 two-year UW Colleges into seven nearby four-year institutions. Those two-year campuses, Cross says, face an uncertain future
Former state Dem Chair Matt Flynn formally kicked off his bid for guv Tuesday, telling WisPolitics.com he wants to restore Wisconsin’s progressive tradition. “We need a change of direction,” Flynn said in detailing his vision for the state. “It’s all fine to say what’s bad with (Scott) Walker and (Donald)
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, who said Monday he’s facing the “toughest race of my political career” next year, will again be outraised by his likely opponent when the next round of fundraising reports come out. Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, told Wisconsin talk radio host Jay Weber this morning he’s “very apprehensive” about
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, says Congress should look for “common sense ways” to reduce gun violence and pass them on a bipartisan basis. Booker discussed the congressional response to the Las Vegas mass shooting on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Booker was in Milwaukee
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the week’s news in state politics.
Senate President Roger Roth this week referred three fetal tissue bills to a Senate committee after months of delay. Roth, R-Appleton, had been postponing the bills’ introduction because he wanted the Senate GOP caucus to discuss the competing proposals and come to a consensus on which route to take. But
Racine County leaders hailed Wednesday’s announcement from the electronics manufacturer Foxconn that it’ll build a manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant as a historic moment for southeast Wisconsin. A top Foxconn executive also promised that the news is not only about the $10 billion facility and 13,000 jobs that Foxconn is
Hearing oral arguments Tuesday on Wisconsin’s partisan gerrymandering case, members of the U.S. Supreme Court took on questions ranging from which voters should have legal standing to whether the justices themselves should get involved at all. Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to come down strongly on the side for the
Foxconn and Racine County leaders tomorrow will announce the location for the $10 billion manufacturing campus that the Taiwanese tech company is planning on building, according to an event invite. The invite says Foxconn’s announcement will “transform Racine County’s economic landscape” and make Wisconsin the electronics manufacturing capital of North
The lawyers hired by GOP legislative leaders for the redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court today have billed taxpayers more than $256,000 for their services so far, according to records reviewed by WisPolitics.com. The total only includes activity through the end of July, the last month submitted to the