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Sen. Lena Taylor is decrying what she called a “political lynching,” insisting she had done nothing that warranted her removal from the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee. Flanked by supporters at a Milwaukee news conference yesterday, Taylor defended her actions
Women’s March Wisconsin is calling on Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn to drop out of the race because of his past work defending the Milwaukee Archdiocese against priest abuse victims. But Flynn campaign manager Bryan Kennedy said Flynn’s not leaving
Increasing school funding and restoring collective bargaining are at the center of nearly every major Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s prescription for education in the state. Eight major candidates debated before Madison-area educators at a WEAC Region 6 hosted forum Sunday night.
Bryan Steil, Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District, said he learned important lessons from his former boss, House Speaker Paul Ryan that he would take to Congress if elected. Steil was a legislative aide to Ryan, whose retirement has
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s first TV ads of his re-election campaign; the 1st CD Republican primary; and state Dems’ concerns over the impact of the federal farm bill.
Taxpayers are on the hook for more than $1,800 following a new settlement in an open records case. The deal came about after the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sued Rep. Jonathan Brostoff earlier this year because the
Democratic state lawmakers are arguing House Republicans will be “taking food out of the mouths of children” if they pass their current version of the farm bill. A Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo Dems released yesterday shows an estimated 75,720 people,
Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan is nudging longtime friend Rep. Peter Barca not to run for the 1st CD. Pocan, who is endorsing Randy Bryce in the Democratic primary, told reporters at a news conference Monday in Madison he’s relayed his
A Democratic candidate for governor, Rep. Dana Wachs, said the Walker administration has invested “too much in one company” in the Foxconn deal, and he would look to change the terms of the contract if he’s elected. “I think by
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Jessie Opoien discuss Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Milwaukee; the GOP U.S. Senate debate; and Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign going up on the air next week for its first TV ad buy of the race.
PEWAUKEE — GOP U.S. Senate candidates Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson got into a heated exchange over conservative credentials and respect for military service Thursday in the closing minutes of their first debate. During an unusual round of post-closing statement
The state Ethics Commission is taking public testimony today on whether to allow Wisconsin campaigns to accept cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins. In February, the chair of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party asked the commission for a public hearing and formal opinion
State DPI Superintendent Tony Evers said he’s leading the large field of Democrats running for governor and it’s a “one-person” race at this point. In an interview on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Evers said the results of a poll commissioned
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s signing of a $100 per-child tax rebate and state sales tax holiday; the guv’s race, legislative special elections, the passing of civil rights pioneer and former Secretary of State Vel Phillips and more.
A case involving a former Marquette University professor asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to determine the limits of free speech at private universities. Justices heard oral arguments Thursday in the case between Marquette University and former political science professor John
The Elections Commission has unanimously approved a plan for accepting $7 million in federal elections security funds. The funding is intended to help the commission confront security threats in light of Russian attempts to hack Wisconsin’s elections systems before the
Gov. Scott Walker used his veto pen to extend the August sales tax holiday from two to five days. In a partial veto message the guv issued after signing into law the $100-per-child tax rebate and sales tax holiday Tuesday,
Vel Phillips, a civil rights leader and the first African-American woman elected to statewide office in Wisconsin, has died, according to Dem officials. She was 94. Phillips won a seat on the Milwaukee Common Council in 1956 and pushed for
Gov. Scott Walker on Monday was firm in squashing the idea he might join the Trump administration sometime this term or next, adding he hasn’t been approached with any such offer. “I can unequivocally without hesitation tell you I will
Conservative commentator and author Charlie Sykes called House Speaker Paul Ryan a “decent man in an indecent era,” and said he wasn’t surprised by Ryan’s decision to retire, only by the timing of it. “I think the difficulty of carrying
Sen. Lena Taylor is decrying what she called a “political lynching,” insisting she had done nothing that warranted her removal from the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee. Flanked by supporters at a Milwaukee news conference yesterday, Taylor defended her actions at a Milwaukee bank last month that resulted in a
Women’s March Wisconsin is calling on Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn to drop out of the race because of his past work defending the Milwaukee Archdiocese against priest abuse victims. But Flynn campaign manager Bryan Kennedy said Flynn’s not leaving the field, telling WisPolitics.com the call amounts to an attempt
Increasing school funding and restoring collective bargaining are at the center of nearly every major Democratic gubernatorial candidate’s prescription for education in the state. Eight major candidates debated before Madison-area educators at a WEAC Region 6 hosted forum Sunday night. Their answers to questions ranging from the school funding formula
Bryan Steil, Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional District, said he learned important lessons from his former boss, House Speaker Paul Ryan that he would take to Congress if elected. Steil was a legislative aide to Ryan, whose retirement has created an opening in the district for the first time
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s first TV ads of his re-election campaign; the 1st CD Republican primary; and state Dems’ concerns over the impact of the federal farm bill.
Taxpayers are on the hook for more than $1,800 following a new settlement in an open records case. The deal came about after the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sued Rep. Jonathan Brostoff earlier this year because the Milwaukee Dem declined to provide emails to a WILL researcher
Democratic state lawmakers are arguing House Republicans will be “taking food out of the mouths of children” if they pass their current version of the farm bill. A Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo Dems released yesterday shows an estimated 75,720 people, or about 11.1 percent of food stamp recipients, would lose
Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan is nudging longtime friend Rep. Peter Barca not to run for the 1st CD. Pocan, who is endorsing Randy Bryce in the Democratic primary, told reporters at a news conference Monday in Madison he’s relayed his concerns to the Kenosha Dem and former leader of Assembly
A Democratic candidate for governor, Rep. Dana Wachs, said the Walker administration has invested “too much in one company” in the Foxconn deal, and he would look to change the terms of the contract if he’s elected. “I think by and large this company has somewhat of a checkered history,”
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Jessie Opoien discuss Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Milwaukee; the GOP U.S. Senate debate; and Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign going up on the air next week for its first TV ad buy of the race.
PEWAUKEE — GOP U.S. Senate candidates Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson got into a heated exchange over conservative credentials and respect for military service Thursday in the closing minutes of their first debate. During an unusual round of post-closing statement rebuttals, Nicholson accused Vukmir of questioning whether his service during
The state Ethics Commission is taking public testimony today on whether to allow Wisconsin campaigns to accept cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins. In February, the chair of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party asked the commission for a public hearing and formal opinion on accepting cryptocurrencies. Chair Phil Anderson wrote in the request
State DPI Superintendent Tony Evers said he’s leading the large field of Democrats running for governor and it’s a “one-person” race at this point. In an interview on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Evers said the results of a poll commissioned by one of his opponents, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, are
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s signing of a $100 per-child tax rebate and state sales tax holiday; the guv’s race, legislative special elections, the passing of civil rights pioneer and former Secretary of State Vel Phillips and more.
A case involving a former Marquette University professor asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to determine the limits of free speech at private universities. Justices heard oral arguments Thursday in the case between Marquette University and former political science professor John McAdams. The dispute has received widespread media attention and even
The Elections Commission has unanimously approved a plan for accepting $7 million in federal elections security funds. The funding is intended to help the commission confront security threats in light of Russian attempts to hack Wisconsin’s elections systems before the 2016 general election. Wednesday’s approval means the commission will ask
Gov. Scott Walker used his veto pen to extend the August sales tax holiday from two to five days. In a partial veto message the guv issued after signing into law the $100-per-child tax rebate and sales tax holiday Tuesday, Walker wrote that holding the holiday for two days “may
Vel Phillips, a civil rights leader and the first African-American woman elected to statewide office in Wisconsin, has died, according to Dem officials. She was 94. Phillips won a seat on the Milwaukee Common Council in 1956 and pushed for an ordinance to outlaw discrimination in housing. She later served
Gov. Scott Walker on Monday was firm in squashing the idea he might join the Trump administration sometime this term or next, adding he hasn’t been approached with any such offer. “I can unequivocally without hesitation tell you I will never willingly leave the role as governor through the end
Conservative commentator and author Charlie Sykes called House Speaker Paul Ryan a “decent man in an indecent era,” and said he wasn’t surprised by Ryan’s decision to retire, only by the timing of it. “I think the difficulty of carrying Donald Trump on his back and running an uncontrollable caucus