Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez in a speech to the state Dem Party convention reminded delegates of her progress alongside Gov. Tony Evers and the importance of continuing to work as a state party.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski praised Wisconsin Democrats for their work in winning recent statewide elections and encouraged party activists to keep fighting.
“It’s under relentless pressure from manufactured culture wars, from chronic underfunding, and now from attempts from the federal government to dismantle programs that support our most vulnerable students,” Underly told the Dem state convention.
Dem state party chair candidates ahead of tomorrow’s election pitched party activists on why they should lead the party. Third Congressional District Chair William Garcia told the convention he’ll be focused on growing the state party. “I’m a lifelong educator,
Outgoing Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler slammed President Donald Trump’s administration in his opening speech at the state party convention and praised the national protests against Trump.
Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their Brooklyn Park home. Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot several times in an assassination attempt and underwent surgery, but are expected to survive.
Whoever emerges from Sunday’s vote will follow one of the more successful chairs in party history. Along with a strong record at the ballot box — Dems have won 10 of 13 statewide contested elections since Ben Wikler became chair in June 2019 — the party has raised an astounding $206 million under his watch.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Joint Finance Committee Republicans approving tax cut and education funding plans for the state budget, a lawsuit filed against Elon Musk over paying people to sign petitions, this weekend’s state Dem Party convention and more.
The Joint Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday to take up 12 areas of the state budget, including Corrections and the UW System.
“The great unfinished task is to win the legislative majorities and be able to deliver the change in people’s lives that Democrats have been fighting for this entire time,” Wikler said in a new WisPolitics interview in advance of Dems’ state convention this week in Wisconsin Dells.
Seniors would see a new tax break on their retirement income, while others would see some of their wages taxed at a lower rate under a GOP plan the Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines.
The bulk of the increase in the GOP motion — approved 12-4 along party lines — would go into special education. That includes $229 million in the main fund used to reimburse districts for special education costs and another $54.6 million for high-cost special education.
Co-chair Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, told reporters ahead of the committee meeting this evening that he tax cut will include expanding the income now covered by the second-lowest of the state’s four tax brackets.
While Wisconsin receives less per resident from the federal government compared to other states, cuts to that funding could still have significant impacts. That’s particularly true for seniors, veterans, students, the disabled, and low-income families, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
The Trump administration is touting new findings from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, saying Republicans’ reconciliation bill would put more money in Wisconsinites’ pockets.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approving boosting the amount of state money going into youth apprenticeship programs and meat inspections, though it was significantly less than what Dem Gov. Tony Evers proposed.
Gov. Tony Evers had backed the state Supreme Court’s call for an Office of Marshals to add 8.4 full-time equivalent staff in addition to the 1.6 positions now working for the court. His budget included nearly $2.3 million to cover the costs.
Wisconsin is on pace to see a spike in credible threats against state judges and justices in 2025, according to numbers compiled by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. A court spokesperson says that’s partly because judges and staff across Wisconsin are being encouraged to report threats.
Thursday’s votes will be the first on two main drivers of state spending. The Department of Public Instruction accounted for nearly 35% of all general fund appropriations in the 2023-25 budget when it was signed into law, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Shared revenue, another item on the committee’s Thursday agenda, is the third-largest general fund appropriation.
GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos accused the Evers administration of lying when Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement that Republicans refused to agree to meaningful investments in education, childcare and the UW System as budget negotiations broke down.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez in a speech to the state Dem Party convention reminded delegates of her progress alongside Gov. Tony Evers and the importance of continuing to work as a state party.
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski praised Wisconsin Democrats for their work in winning recent statewide elections and encouraged party activists to keep fighting.
“It’s under relentless pressure from manufactured culture wars, from chronic underfunding, and now from attempts from the federal government to dismantle programs that support our most vulnerable students,” Underly told the Dem state convention.
Dem state party chair candidates ahead of tomorrow’s election pitched party activists on why they should lead the party. Third Congressional District Chair William Garcia told the convention he’ll be focused on growing the state party. “I’m a lifelong educator, a proud union member and a fierce advocate for democratic
Outgoing Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler slammed President Donald Trump’s administration in his opening speech at the state party convention and praised the national protests against Trump.
Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed at their Brooklyn Park home. Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot several times in an assassination attempt and underwent surgery, but are expected to survive.
Whoever emerges from Sunday’s vote will follow one of the more successful chairs in party history. Along with a strong record at the ballot box — Dems have won 10 of 13 statewide contested elections since Ben Wikler became chair in June 2019 — the party has raised an astounding $206 million under his watch.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Joint Finance Committee Republicans approving tax cut and education funding plans for the state budget, a lawsuit filed against Elon Musk over paying people to sign petitions, this weekend’s state Dem Party convention and more.
The Joint Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday to take up 12 areas of the state budget, including Corrections and the UW System.
“The great unfinished task is to win the legislative majorities and be able to deliver the change in people’s lives that Democrats have been fighting for this entire time,” Wikler said in a new WisPolitics interview in advance of Dems’ state convention this week in Wisconsin Dells.
Seniors would see a new tax break on their retirement income, while others would see some of their wages taxed at a lower rate under a GOP plan the Joint Finance Committee approved along party lines.
The bulk of the increase in the GOP motion — approved 12-4 along party lines — would go into special education. That includes $229 million in the main fund used to reimburse districts for special education costs and another $54.6 million for high-cost special education.
Co-chair Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, told reporters ahead of the committee meeting this evening that he tax cut will include expanding the income now covered by the second-lowest of the state’s four tax brackets.
While Wisconsin receives less per resident from the federal government compared to other states, cuts to that funding could still have significant impacts. That’s particularly true for seniors, veterans, students, the disabled, and low-income families, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
The Trump administration is touting new findings from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, saying Republicans’ reconciliation bill would put more money in Wisconsinites’ pockets.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee approving boosting the amount of state money going into youth apprenticeship programs and meat inspections, though it was significantly less than what Dem Gov. Tony Evers proposed.
Gov. Tony Evers had backed the state Supreme Court’s call for an Office of Marshals to add 8.4 full-time equivalent staff in addition to the 1.6 positions now working for the court. His budget included nearly $2.3 million to cover the costs.
Wisconsin is on pace to see a spike in credible threats against state judges and justices in 2025, according to numbers compiled by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. A court spokesperson says that’s partly because judges and staff across Wisconsin are being encouraged to report threats.
Thursday’s votes will be the first on two main drivers of state spending. The Department of Public Instruction accounted for nearly 35% of all general fund appropriations in the 2023-25 budget when it was signed into law, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Shared revenue, another item on the committee’s Thursday agenda, is the third-largest general fund appropriation.
GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos accused the Evers administration of lying when Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement that Republicans refused to agree to meaningful investments in education, childcare and the UW System as budget negotiations broke down.