Asking taxpayers to help cover the cost of a professional sports stadium for the second time in eight years, GOP lawmakers again argued it would be cheaper to put public money into the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark than to lose the team. But Dem lawmakers said the $202.5 million Milwaukee County and the city would have to cover of the more than $700 million deal was too high a price on local taxpayers.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells WisPolitics he will seek to block pay raises for UW System employees unless the university first cuts DEI positions, ramping up pressure on university leaders. The Rochester Republican has already made clear that he would oppose releasing $32 million to the system. The money was

GOP lawmakers today will unveil a more than $700 million package that would rely heavily on state and local money to fund maintenance at the Brewers ballpark in exchange for keeping the team in Milwaukee through at least 2050, according to a source with knowledge of the plan.

Planned Parenthood announced today it will resume abortion services in Wisconsin on Monday at its clinics in Madison and Milwaukee.

“There’s a lot of people talking about it, to be honest with you,” August said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “The speaker will come out with what we believe is a good plan for us, and the negotiations will continue once we have a bill to negotiate on, but there’s been members of both parties and a lot of meetings from both houses talking about this.”

The following is an excerpt from “On the Capitol Beat: The scoop on Wisconsin’s capitol press corps,” by Jillian Slaight included in the 2023-24 Wisconsin Blue Book.

The Department of Administration cut off Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland’s access to state buildings two weeks ago at the request of the chamber’s sergeant at arms for undisclosed reasons.

“​​I’ll veto it. Plain and simple,” the Dem guv wrote on Twitter. “I’m not going to sign an irresponsible Republican tax cut that jeopardizes our state’s financial stability well into the future and the investments we need to be making today to address the real, pressing challenges facing our state.”

Kelli Thompson is leaving her post as State Public Defender after leading the agency for the past 12 years.