Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he spoke with Gov. Tony Evers this morning about negotiations on the state budget after the Senate stepped away from bipartisan budget talks last week.
In addition to what’s happening at the federal level, Mnookin’s communication comes as work on the budget has hit an impasse in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
The state Supreme Court today ruled that the DNR doesn’t have to identify PFAS and other contaminants as hazardous materials before responsible parties must take steps to clean up the pollution. In the 5-2 decision, the court ruled the agency
Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who will retire when her term ends next month, says politicization and the record spending in recent state Supreme Court races is a danger to the future of the court.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio’s Anya van Wagtendonk and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Jessie Opoien discuss state budget negotiations breaking down, the Minnesota lawmaker shootings, the state Supreme Court ruling on legislative oversight of Department of Justice settlements and more.
The rules, which have been in the works for more than two years, include proposed standards such as when events at a polling site can be recorded or what observers can do when ballots are cast in a care facility.
The court, which has a 4-3 liberal majority, yesterday ruled in favor of Kaul in the lawsuit he filed against the GOP-led Legislature challenging the authority the body gave itself to oversee DOJ settlements under a 2018 lame duck law.
The Joint Finance Committee will meet Thursday to take up 23 state budget items, including the state Building Commission and the Department of Justice.
The state Supreme Court today unanimously ruled the Legislature can’t oversee civil enforcement actions or cases the state Department of Justice brings at the request of executive branch agencies.
The Senate and Assembly both plan to boost security in light of the shootings of two lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota.
Dem state Sen. Kelda Roys says she wants Gov. Tony Evers to make his reelection decision “hopefully sooner rather than later.” “He’s going to make that decision,” Roys said in an interview Friday that aired on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which
Devin Remiker defeated 3rd CD Chair William Garcia and Milwaukee-based operative Joe Zepecki.
Democratic Party activists at the WisDems state convention also approved several resolutions aimed at President Donald Trump or his policies, including one to impeach him for seeking to end birthright citizenship by executive order.
As Wisconsin Democrats gathered in the Wisconsin Dells, they expressed shock, anger and determination to prevail following the shootings of two Dem Minnesota lawmakers over the weekend. Said one delegate: “We’re going to fight this madness to the end.”
The state Dem Party has used a form of ranked-choice voting since 2019. But today will be the first time the system is fully utilized, because there have been no more than two candidates for an office since it was implemented.
WisPolitics spoke to about a dozen convention attendees, all of whom said they’d enthusiastically support the current governor in 2026 for a third term. Evers has said he will wait until after the state budget to announce whether he will run again.
Activists at the Dem state convention today will vote on a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump for his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., in a speech to Wisconsin Dems at their state convention today urged them to remember that “we are not at war with one another” amid political violence.
Gov. Tony Evers praised Wisconsin Dems for their victories in the spring election and pushed party activists to fight against President Donald Trump’s administration.
Senate Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein celebrated new state maps that led to more Democratic seats in the Senate and looked ahead to 2026 when she said she’s “optimistic” Democrats can win back the Senate majority.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he spoke with Gov. Tony Evers this morning about negotiations on the state budget after the Senate stepped away from bipartisan budget talks last week.
In addition to what’s happening at the federal level, Mnookin’s communication comes as work on the budget has hit an impasse in the GOP-controlled Legislature.
The state Supreme Court today ruled that the DNR doesn’t have to identify PFAS and other contaminants as hazardous materials before responsible parties must take steps to clean up the pollution. In the 5-2 decision, the court ruled the agency doesn’t need to promulgate rules identifying every substance, including its
Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who will retire when her term ends next month, says politicization and the record spending in recent state Supreme Court races is a danger to the future of the court.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio’s Anya van Wagtendonk and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Jessie Opoien discuss state budget negotiations breaking down, the Minnesota lawmaker shootings, the state Supreme Court ruling on legislative oversight of Department of Justice settlements and more.
The rules, which have been in the works for more than two years, include proposed standards such as when events at a polling site can be recorded or what observers can do when ballots are cast in a care facility.
The court, which has a 4-3 liberal majority, yesterday ruled in favor of Kaul in the lawsuit he filed against the GOP-led Legislature challenging the authority the body gave itself to oversee DOJ settlements under a 2018 lame duck law.
The Joint Finance Committee will meet Thursday to take up 23 state budget items, including the state Building Commission and the Department of Justice.
The state Supreme Court today unanimously ruled the Legislature can’t oversee civil enforcement actions or cases the state Department of Justice brings at the request of executive branch agencies.
The Senate and Assembly both plan to boost security in light of the shootings of two lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota.
Dem state Sen. Kelda Roys says she wants Gov. Tony Evers to make his reelection decision “hopefully sooner rather than later.” “He’s going to make that decision,” Roys said in an interview Friday that aired on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I’d like to see
Devin Remiker defeated 3rd CD Chair William Garcia and Milwaukee-based operative Joe Zepecki.
Democratic Party activists at the WisDems state convention also approved several resolutions aimed at President Donald Trump or his policies, including one to impeach him for seeking to end birthright citizenship by executive order.
As Wisconsin Democrats gathered in the Wisconsin Dells, they expressed shock, anger and determination to prevail following the shootings of two Dem Minnesota lawmakers over the weekend. Said one delegate: “We’re going to fight this madness to the end.”
The state Dem Party has used a form of ranked-choice voting since 2019. But today will be the first time the system is fully utilized, because there have been no more than two candidates for an office since it was implemented.
WisPolitics spoke to about a dozen convention attendees, all of whom said they’d enthusiastically support the current governor in 2026 for a third term. Evers has said he will wait until after the state budget to announce whether he will run again.
Activists at the Dem state convention today will vote on a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump for his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., in a speech to Wisconsin Dems at their state convention today urged them to remember that “we are not at war with one another” amid political violence.
Gov. Tony Evers praised Wisconsin Dems for their victories in the spring election and pushed party activists to fight against President Donald Trump’s administration.
Senate Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein celebrated new state maps that led to more Democratic seats in the Senate and looked ahead to 2026 when she said she’s “optimistic” Democrats can win back the Senate majority.