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UW Regent Robert Atwell, a GOP appointee, will remain on the board for the foreseeable future after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos advised him he can serve until his successor is appointed and confirmed, according to an email obtained by WisPolitics.
State tax collections through the month of April are up 0.9% over the year before, slightly ahead of the 0.4% growth that the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had projected for 2023-24.
Bodden, 30, had previously told WisPolitics he planned to run again this fall, but said in an interview today he had promised Tusler once that he would never run against him.
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone has apologized after Jewish groups and the Universities of Wisconsin president condemned an agreement he reached with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment.
“When Racine Recall turns in the required number of valid signatures calling for Robin’s recall, we will mark the transfer of power from the closed fist of Robin Vos to the people of Wisconsin,” said former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who has repeatedly clashed with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester.
Petryk is the 21st member of the Assembly to decide to retire or seek another office. That includes eight Republicans.
“I would love to debate Sen. Baldwin. Could you please try to arrange one?” Hovde said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I’ll do it right here. I’ll do it anyplace, anywhere. I have many groups that have tried to reach out to organize a debate with Sen. Baldwin, and she doesn’t respond. So I would love to debate Sen. Baldwin because I think that’s what the people of the state should hear, what our positions are.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the absentee ballot drop box case before the state Supreme Court, tensions flaring during a state Senate session to override some of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes, the state GOP convention kicking off today in Appleton and more.
Vice President Kamala Harris during a discussion with comedian D.L. Hughley in Milwaukee touted efforts by the Biden administration to help people of color deal with debt, particularly student loans and medical bills, while creating economic opportunities, including purchasing a home.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said he’s “disappointed” by an agreement UW-Milwaukee leaders reached with pro-Palestinian protesters this week that involved the school calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The 4th SD election will be July 30 with a primary, if necessary, on July 2. The special election in the 8th CD will be held concurrently with the November election, with an Aug. 13 primary.
Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky suggested the court’s 2022 ruling barring the use of absentee ballot drop boxes was ripe for reversal because its conclusion was “egregiously wrong,” its reasoning was exceptionally weak and the consequences have been damaging.
Senate Republicans will meet tomorrow to try overriding Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes of bills that would provide a framework to spend $125 million to combat PFAS, provide $15 million to hospitals in the Chippewa Valley and require new post-election audits.
The latest Marquette Law School poll showed just 37% of Wisconsin’s Black voters said they felt “very enthusiastic” ahead of November’s election. “If we’re still having that same type of conversation around Labor Day, then I think that is a problem,” said Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities in Milwaukee.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and guest host Jessie Opoien of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel discuss Joe Biden’s Microsoft announcement in Racine County, the Joint Finance Committee’s approval of a plan for $36 million in opioid settlement funds and the Joint Audit Committee’s approval of a DEI review.
Voters on a Dem call knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for past comments saying people struggling with obesity should pay more for health care and that “Obamacare” should be repealed. Meanwhile, Hovde slammed Baldwin for not outright opposing the Biden administration’s consideration of a plan to allow U.S. entry for some Palestinian refugees.
No Labels has formally withdrawn its petition to appear on the November presidential ballot after suspending its search for a viable candidate more than a month ago, according to a letter obtained by WisPolitics.
President Joe Biden touted Microsoft’s plans for a $3.3 billion new artificial intelligence datacenter in southeastern Wisconsin while slamming his predecessor for the failure of Foxconn to follow through on a project it planned for the area.
Ahead of the president’s stop, the White House said the project is expected to create 2,300 union construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs over time.
Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced he is replacing the city’s top election official six months before voters head to the polls in a presidential race that will likely again place Milwaukee’s procedures under a national microscope.
UW Regent Robert Atwell, a GOP appointee, will remain on the board for the foreseeable future after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos advised him he can serve until his successor is appointed and confirmed, according to an email obtained by WisPolitics.
State tax collections through the month of April are up 0.9% over the year before, slightly ahead of the 0.4% growth that the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had projected for 2023-24.
Bodden, 30, had previously told WisPolitics he planned to run again this fall, but said in an interview today he had promised Tusler once that he would never run against him.
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone has apologized after Jewish groups and the Universities of Wisconsin president condemned an agreement he reached with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment.
“When Racine Recall turns in the required number of valid signatures calling for Robin’s recall, we will mark the transfer of power from the closed fist of Robin Vos to the people of Wisconsin,” said former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who has repeatedly clashed with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester.
Petryk is the 21st member of the Assembly to decide to retire or seek another office. That includes eight Republicans.
“I would love to debate Sen. Baldwin. Could you please try to arrange one?” Hovde said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I’ll do it right here. I’ll do it anyplace, anywhere. I have many groups that have tried to reach out to organize a debate with Sen. Baldwin, and she doesn’t respond. So I would love to debate Sen. Baldwin because I think that’s what the people of the state should hear, what our positions are.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the absentee ballot drop box case before the state Supreme Court, tensions flaring during a state Senate session to override some of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes, the state GOP convention kicking off today in Appleton and more.
Vice President Kamala Harris during a discussion with comedian D.L. Hughley in Milwaukee touted efforts by the Biden administration to help people of color deal with debt, particularly student loans and medical bills, while creating economic opportunities, including purchasing a home.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman said he’s “disappointed” by an agreement UW-Milwaukee leaders reached with pro-Palestinian protesters this week that involved the school calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The 4th SD election will be July 30 with a primary, if necessary, on July 2. The special election in the 8th CD will be held concurrently with the November election, with an Aug. 13 primary.
Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky suggested the court’s 2022 ruling barring the use of absentee ballot drop boxes was ripe for reversal because its conclusion was “egregiously wrong,” its reasoning was exceptionally weak and the consequences have been damaging.
Senate Republicans will meet tomorrow to try overriding Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes of bills that would provide a framework to spend $125 million to combat PFAS, provide $15 million to hospitals in the Chippewa Valley and require new post-election audits.
The latest Marquette Law School poll showed just 37% of Wisconsin’s Black voters said they felt “very enthusiastic” ahead of November’s election. “If we’re still having that same type of conversation around Labor Day, then I think that is a problem,” said Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities in Milwaukee.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and guest host Jessie Opoien of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel discuss Joe Biden’s Microsoft announcement in Racine County, the Joint Finance Committee’s approval of a plan for $36 million in opioid settlement funds and the Joint Audit Committee’s approval of a DEI review.
Voters on a Dem call knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for past comments saying people struggling with obesity should pay more for health care and that “Obamacare” should be repealed. Meanwhile, Hovde slammed Baldwin for not outright opposing the Biden administration’s consideration of a plan to allow U.S. entry for some Palestinian refugees.
No Labels has formally withdrawn its petition to appear on the November presidential ballot after suspending its search for a viable candidate more than a month ago, according to a letter obtained by WisPolitics.
President Joe Biden touted Microsoft’s plans for a $3.3 billion new artificial intelligence datacenter in southeastern Wisconsin while slamming his predecessor for the failure of Foxconn to follow through on a project it planned for the area.
Ahead of the president’s stop, the White House said the project is expected to create 2,300 union construction jobs and 2,000 permanent jobs over time.
Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced he is replacing the city’s top election official six months before voters head to the polls in a presidential race that will likely again place Milwaukee’s procedures under a national microscope.