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A Senate committee voted 3-1 against keeping Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official with all three Republicans opposed, though it was unclear if the issue will move to the full chamber this week.
“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.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss GOP lawmakers’ talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn’t recuse herself from redistricting cases, a Dem Party-backed campaign to get Republicans to back down from those threats, Gov. Tony Evers’ vow to veto Republicans’ proposed $3 billion tax cut plan and more.
The Elections Commission voted 5-1 to move forward with a proposal that would formalize guidelines for challenging a declaration of candidacy.
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.”
The state Dem Party announced a $4 million campaign to target GOP lawmakers over threats to impeach liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, with state Chair Ben Wikler vowing the effort will ask Republicans if they’re “willing to sign a death warrant for democracy in our state.”
Kelli Thompson is leaving her post as State Public Defender after leading the agency for the past 12 years.
“I’ve said I want someone else to be the Republican nominee right now, someone younger who can actually carry on some of the Trump policies on China in a way,” Gallagher said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “But I have a no-boomer policy right now. No boomers for nominees.”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Republicans’ $2.9 billion tax cut proposal, the Senate hearing on Meagan Wolfe as Elections Commission administrator, GOP talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and more.
Addressing a National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers event, first lady Jill Biden argued teachers do their jobs in spite of challenges because they love what they do and who they teach.
The GOP authors of a bill to cut nearly $3 billion in taxes argued the measure would provide significant tax relief for Wisconsinites, pushing back on concerns it could put federal pandemic aid dollars at risk.
Dems and Republicans in a confirmation hearing sparred over Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe’s role, with Dems arguing the Senate has no standing to act on her appointment.
Conservative Chief Justice Annette Ziegler is accusing her liberal colleagues of “rogue lawlessness” in naming an “unlawfully appointed” interim director of state courts she charges has appointed reserve judges without her permission.
Kellyanne Conway, a former adviser to President Trump, and Reince Priebus, his former chief of staff, say they’re both skeptical the eight Republican primary candidates will see a big enough boost after the Milwaukee debate to take on Trump at this early point in the primary. Meanwhile, former Gov. Scott Walker, who attended the Milwaukee debate, concluded, “Nobody said anything on that podium that made Trump supporters feel like they need to shift.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss takeaways from the GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Republicans’ moves to force liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s recusal from redistricting cases, the latest on the controversy over whether Meagan Wolfe should continue as Elections Commission administrator and more.
Dem AG Josh Kaul opined the GOP-controlled state Senate has no authority to confirm or reject Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections officer, and it’s “not a close question under state law.”
GOP lawmakers have filed a motion seeking to force liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz off a pair of redistricting lawsuits, based on donations she received from the state Dem Party and past comments the current lines are “rigged” for Republicans.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss continued rancor on the state Supreme Court, a planned Senate hearing on the state’s top election official, the upcoming GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee and more.
A Senate committee voted 3-1 against keeping Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official with all three Republicans opposed, though it was unclear if the issue will move to the full chamber this week.
“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.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss GOP lawmakers’ talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn’t recuse herself from redistricting cases, a Dem Party-backed campaign to get Republicans to back down from those threats, Gov. Tony Evers’ vow to veto Republicans’ proposed $3 billion tax cut plan and more.
The Elections Commission voted 5-1 to move forward with a proposal that would formalize guidelines for challenging a declaration of candidacy.
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.”
The state Dem Party announced a $4 million campaign to target GOP lawmakers over threats to impeach liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, with state Chair Ben Wikler vowing the effort will ask Republicans if they’re “willing to sign a death warrant for democracy in our state.”
Kelli Thompson is leaving her post as State Public Defender after leading the agency for the past 12 years.
“I’ve said I want someone else to be the Republican nominee right now, someone younger who can actually carry on some of the Trump policies on China in a way,” Gallagher said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “But I have a no-boomer policy right now. No boomers for nominees.”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Republicans’ $2.9 billion tax cut proposal, the Senate hearing on Meagan Wolfe as Elections Commission administrator, GOP talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and more.
Addressing a National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers event, first lady Jill Biden argued teachers do their jobs in spite of challenges because they love what they do and who they teach.
The GOP authors of a bill to cut nearly $3 billion in taxes argued the measure would provide significant tax relief for Wisconsinites, pushing back on concerns it could put federal pandemic aid dollars at risk.
Dems and Republicans in a confirmation hearing sparred over Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe’s role, with Dems arguing the Senate has no standing to act on her appointment.
Conservative Chief Justice Annette Ziegler is accusing her liberal colleagues of “rogue lawlessness” in naming an “unlawfully appointed” interim director of state courts she charges has appointed reserve judges without her permission.
Kellyanne Conway, a former adviser to President Trump, and Reince Priebus, his former chief of staff, say they’re both skeptical the eight Republican primary candidates will see a big enough boost after the Milwaukee debate to take on Trump at this early point in the primary. Meanwhile, former Gov. Scott Walker, who attended the Milwaukee debate, concluded, “Nobody said anything on that podium that made Trump supporters feel like they need to shift.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss takeaways from the GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, Republicans’ moves to force liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s recusal from redistricting cases, the latest on the controversy over whether Meagan Wolfe should continue as Elections Commission administrator and more.
Dem AG Josh Kaul opined the GOP-controlled state Senate has no authority to confirm or reject Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections officer, and it’s “not a close question under state law.”
GOP lawmakers have filed a motion seeking to force liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz off a pair of redistricting lawsuits, based on donations she received from the state Dem Party and past comments the current lines are “rigged” for Republicans.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss continued rancor on the state Supreme Court, a planned Senate hearing on the state’s top election official, the upcoming GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee and more.