No Labels, the bipartisan group eyeing a third-party presidential ticket, is working to secure ballot access in states including Wisconsin.

“Our goal is to be on probably a little less than half the states by the end of the year,” No Labels National Director Joe Cunningham said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “This is a long process, a tedious process.”

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said he has a “strong aversion” to policy measures targeting his city in the state’s shared revenue agreement, adding he wished the issue had been dealt with when Dems had control of the Legislature.

SB 121, introduced by Senate Health Committee Chair Rachael Cabral-Guevara, would require health insurance policies to cover supplemental screenings for those at an increased risk of breast cancer, such as those with dense breast tissue, and those who have abnormal mammogram results.

Milwaukee Common Council members vowed to take legal action on state-imposed restrictions on the use of city funds before a vote approving a new 2 percent sales tax to address ongoing pension obligations.

Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the forever chemicals.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans are preparing to sue over Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto that increases public school funding for 402 years, saying he sees “very little option left but to go to the courts.”

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and taxpayer groups warned homeowners will see higher property taxes after Gov. Tony Evers used his veto pen to allow school districts to annually increase per pupil spending limits for the next four centuries. 

Gov. Tony Evers today signed a budget that cuts income taxes by $175 million over the next two years — a fraction of what GOP lawmakers had proposed — while nixing Republican provisions to cut diversity, equity and inclusion positions at the UW System.

The federal money announced Monday will be provided under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program created in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden two years ago. The funding is part of more than $42 billion in grants across the country, according to a White House release.

Gov. Tony Evers says he is “hopeful sanity will prevail” as lawmakers are set to vote on the state budget this week, while declining to say whether he will veto the state budget if it comes to him as is.