Evers told WisconsinEye he’s “encouraging people that I can influence on the Senate side” to support the bill. Evers said he backs the current version and would likely support proposed changes in the Senate such as adding a ticket tax to non-Brewers events and requiring an audit of the stadium district’s finances.
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’d back a continuing resolution to keep the government open and funded through April as lawmakers race to avert another government shutdown by Nov. 17.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss possible changes to the Brewers stadium maintenance deal, election bills lawmakers are considering, the retirement of DNR Secretary Adam Payne, a GOP push to eliminate race-based criteria for college programs and more.
Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee Chair Scott Krug and ranking Dem member Lee Snodgrass agree the push to impeach Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe “is a distraction.”
A GOP architect of legislation to pump public money into maintenance of the Milwaukee Brewers stadium floated a series of expected changes the Senate could make to the legislation, including adding a ticket tax on non-baseball activities. But state Rep. Rob Brooks, R-Saukville, said including Brewers games in a possible ticket tax would be a “nonstarter” for the team.
UW-Platteville is eliminating 111 positions — about 12 percent of the campus workforce — to help make up for a structural deficit, Chancellor Tammy Evetovich told university staff in an email.
Gov. Tony Evers spokesperson Britt Cudaback tells WisPolitics the guv will work “expeditiously” to find a replacement for DNR Secretary Adam Payne, who will step down Nov. 1.
Adam Payne is stepping down as DNR secretary effective Nov. 1 after less than a year on the job, writing in his resignation letter he wants to spend more time with his family.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub effort, led by Madison-based BioForward Wisconsin, is one of 31 such initiatives selected for Regional Technology Hub designation by the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil isn’t revealing yet who he’ll back for speaker as House Republicans convene tonight for another candidate forum amid “a lot of frustration.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the lawsuit seeking to block Republicans from ousting Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of the Brewers stadium funding deal, GOP lawmakers withholding pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees and more.
GOP lawmakers in a hearing knocked Dems for not supporting a redistricting plan they say closely mirrors past Dem bills to create a new commission to draw Wisconsin’s political boundaries. But Dems countered the GOP bill omits important provisions to ensure the maps are fair.
A Dane County judge has quashed subpoenas for former Supreme Court Justices Pat Roggensack and Jon Wilcox in a lawsuit over Assembly Speaker Robin Vos seeking advice on whether to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, distanced himself from the argument by the Legislature’s private attorneys, adding he’s asked to be removed from a lawsuit.
The Assembly today approved 69-27 with bipartisan support a deal to keep the Brewers in Wisconsin through 2050. The two bills will provide $546 million in public money in exchange for extending the team’s lease through 2050. They now head to the Senate.
A third-party investigator hired by the Legislature found sufficient evidence that former Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact with an intoxicated woman during a May conference in California, according to a report obtained by WisPolitcs. The
Private attorneys representing GOP legislative leaders acknowledge the Senate’s vote last month to oust Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official was “symbolic” and they have no power to appoint an interim while she continues serving in the job.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s taking seriously the advice received from former state Supreme Court Justices David Prosser and Jon Wilcox urging him against impeaching Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol reporter Emilee Fannon and CBS 58 reporter A.J. Bayatpour discuss GOP threats to impeach liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz as the high court takes up redistricting, the revised Brewers stadium deal, a Senate hearing on Gov. Tony Evers’ workforce and child care proposals, the latest Assembly action and the UW System’s rebranding as The Universities of Wisconsin.
The Rochester Republican in a Capitol press event expressed his disappointment Protasiewicz refused to recuse herself from hearing redistricting arguments. Still, Vos said he’ll be watching the new justice, who tipped the court balance 4-3 toward the left, to see if the nearly $10 million the Democratic Party of Wisconsin gave to her campaign impacts her rulings.
Evers told WisconsinEye he’s “encouraging people that I can influence on the Senate side” to support the bill. Evers said he backs the current version and would likely support proposed changes in the Senate such as adding a ticket tax to non-Brewers events and requiring an audit of the stadium district’s finances.
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’d back a continuing resolution to keep the government open and funded through April as lawmakers race to avert another government shutdown by Nov. 17.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss possible changes to the Brewers stadium maintenance deal, election bills lawmakers are considering, the retirement of DNR Secretary Adam Payne, a GOP push to eliminate race-based criteria for college programs and more.
Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee Chair Scott Krug and ranking Dem member Lee Snodgrass agree the push to impeach Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe “is a distraction.”
A GOP architect of legislation to pump public money into maintenance of the Milwaukee Brewers stadium floated a series of expected changes the Senate could make to the legislation, including adding a ticket tax on non-baseball activities. But state Rep. Rob Brooks, R-Saukville, said including Brewers games in a possible ticket tax would be a “nonstarter” for the team.
UW-Platteville is eliminating 111 positions — about 12 percent of the campus workforce — to help make up for a structural deficit, Chancellor Tammy Evetovich told university staff in an email.
Gov. Tony Evers spokesperson Britt Cudaback tells WisPolitics the guv will work “expeditiously” to find a replacement for DNR Secretary Adam Payne, who will step down Nov. 1.
Adam Payne is stepping down as DNR secretary effective Nov. 1 after less than a year on the job, writing in his resignation letter he wants to spend more time with his family.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub effort, led by Madison-based BioForward Wisconsin, is one of 31 such initiatives selected for Regional Technology Hub designation by the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil isn’t revealing yet who he’ll back for speaker as House Republicans convene tonight for another candidate forum amid “a lot of frustration.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the lawsuit seeking to block Republicans from ousting Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, Assembly passage of the Brewers stadium funding deal, GOP lawmakers withholding pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees and more.
GOP lawmakers in a hearing knocked Dems for not supporting a redistricting plan they say closely mirrors past Dem bills to create a new commission to draw Wisconsin’s political boundaries. But Dems countered the GOP bill omits important provisions to ensure the maps are fair.
A Dane County judge has quashed subpoenas for former Supreme Court Justices Pat Roggensack and Jon Wilcox in a lawsuit over Assembly Speaker Robin Vos seeking advice on whether to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, distanced himself from the argument by the Legislature’s private attorneys, adding he’s asked to be removed from a lawsuit.
The Assembly today approved 69-27 with bipartisan support a deal to keep the Brewers in Wisconsin through 2050. The two bills will provide $546 million in public money in exchange for extending the team’s lease through 2050. They now head to the Senate.
A third-party investigator hired by the Legislature found sufficient evidence that former Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland engaged in nonconsensual sexual contact with an intoxicated woman during a May conference in California, according to a report obtained by WisPolitcs. The report for the first time details the allegations against Queensland
Private attorneys representing GOP legislative leaders acknowledge the Senate’s vote last month to oust Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official was “symbolic” and they have no power to appoint an interim while she continues serving in the job.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s taking seriously the advice received from former state Supreme Court Justices David Prosser and Jon Wilcox urging him against impeaching Justice Janet Protasiewicz.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol reporter Emilee Fannon and CBS 58 reporter A.J. Bayatpour discuss GOP threats to impeach liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz as the high court takes up redistricting, the revised Brewers stadium deal, a Senate hearing on Gov. Tony Evers’ workforce and child care proposals, the latest Assembly action and the UW System’s rebranding as The Universities of Wisconsin.
The Rochester Republican in a Capitol press event expressed his disappointment Protasiewicz refused to recuse herself from hearing redistricting arguments. Still, Vos said he’ll be watching the new justice, who tipped the court balance 4-3 toward the left, to see if the nearly $10 million the Democratic Party of Wisconsin gave to her campaign impacts her rulings.