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The state Assembly’s new Dem minority leader says her caucus will increase its pressure on Republicans to end the GOP-led review of the 2020 election being conducted by former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, told
The UW Board of Regents voted unanimously today to name Jay Rothman, chair and CEO of Foley & Lardner, the new System president. He is the first non-interim leader in the System’s more than 50-year history to come from a
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, the latest campaign finance figures, the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court and the latest action in the Assembly.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told WisPolitics.com he disciplined Rep. Tim Ramthun by taking away his only staffer for lying about fellow GOP members and using taxpayer resources to put out political screeds. The move comes after Ramthun, R-Campbellsport, has put
The Republican National Committee is standing firmly behind U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid, promising its backing and resources in what will be a contentious battle as Republicans try to win back the Senate. “We’re glad he’s running and we’re
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid, redistricting, the Assembly’s 2020 election probe, a Waukesha County judge’s ruling barring unmanned absentee ballot drop boxes and more.
A private attorney Tony Evers retained found the complaint filed seeking to have him remove Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm suffers from several flaws, “both formal and substantive,” that fail to meet the burden required for the guv to begin
A split state Supreme Court rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ last-minute request to shield him from providing a deposition in a lawsuit a liberal group filed seeking records from former Justice Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election. Writing for
The state Supreme Court has agreed to accept amended versions of the maps submitted by Gov. Tony Evers and another set of parties. But it refused to allow the state’s GOP House members to submit an alternative to the first
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election to be complete with a final report by the end of February. “I’ve been very clear with Justice Gableman,” Vos said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tommy Thompson’s resignation as interim UW System president, developments in former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, new GOP law enforcement bills, the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack and more.
Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson will resign his post in March, writing to Regents President Edmund Manydeed today that doing so will allow the university to put its full attention on his successor. Thompson, the longest serving governor in
Eric Genrich has asked a Waukesha County judge to sanction Michael Gableman over the former justice’s effort to have the Green Bay mayor detained unless he sits for a deposition at a private office in Brookfield. Among other things, Genrich
Six months into the budget, the Department of Health Services is projecting the Medicaid fund to finish the 2021-23 biennium with a surplus of $184.9 million in general purpose revenue. That’s up from September’s projection of a $39.4 million surplus.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is poised to soon decide whether to seek reelection in what will be one of several high-profile races set to dominate the Wisconsin landscape in 2022. “As of a few weeks ago, Ron Johnson began the
WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review the top stories of 2021 in state politics.
Speaker Robin Vos has brought in the National Conference of State Legislatures to survey Assembly staffers about their job duties and pay amid bipartisan concerns over recruiting and retaining aides to state reps. Vos, R-Rochester and president emeritus of the
At least 393,810 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been wasted in Wisconsin since the vaccines became available in December 2020, according to state DHS numbers reviewed by WisBusiness.com. That’s about 4 percent of the more than 9.8 million total doses the
A county public health officer who is retiring after 40 years of service said she and her staff received threats over their work in trying to control the pandemic. Gail Scott, who is retiring as Jefferson County’s public health director/officer,
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he would consider offering new incentives to get Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19. But he said ultimately it will be more effective to appeal to Wisconsinites’ desire to help their neighbors as the state pushes to
The state Assembly’s new Dem minority leader says her caucus will increase its pressure on Republicans to end the GOP-led review of the 2020 election being conducted by former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, told WISN’s “UpFront” the co-sponsorship period for a resolution calling for
The UW Board of Regents voted unanimously today to name Jay Rothman, chair and CEO of Foley & Lardner, the new System president. He is the first non-interim leader in the System’s more than 50-year history to come from a non-academic background. Rothman earned a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, the latest campaign finance figures, the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court and the latest action in the Assembly.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told WisPolitics.com he disciplined Rep. Tim Ramthun by taking away his only staffer for lying about fellow GOP members and using taxpayer resources to put out political screeds. The move comes after Ramthun, R-Campbellsport, has put out a series of videos and releases from his office
The Republican National Committee is standing firmly behind U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid, promising its backing and resources in what will be a contentious battle as Republicans try to win back the Senate. “We’re glad he’s running and we’re going to be supporting him,” RNC national spokesman Paris Dennard
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid, redistricting, the Assembly’s 2020 election probe, a Waukesha County judge’s ruling barring unmanned absentee ballot drop boxes and more.
A private attorney Tony Evers retained found the complaint filed seeking to have him remove Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm suffers from several flaws, “both formal and substantive,” that fail to meet the burden required for the guv to begin the process. A half-dozen Milwaukee County residents last month filed
A split state Supreme Court rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ last-minute request to shield him from providing a deposition in a lawsuit a liberal group filed seeking records from former Justice Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election. Writing for the majority, conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn called Vos’ request an
The state Supreme Court has agreed to accept amended versions of the maps submitted by Gov. Tony Evers and another set of parties. But it refused to allow the state’s GOP House members to submit an alternative to the first map they proposed, drawing the ire of three conservative justices.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he wants Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election to be complete with a final report by the end of February. “I’ve been very clear with Justice Gableman,” Vos said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I want to have legislation on the
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tommy Thompson’s resignation as interim UW System president, developments in former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, new GOP law enforcement bills, the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack and more.
Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson will resign his post in March, writing to Regents President Edmund Manydeed today that doing so will allow the university to put its full attention on his successor. Thompson, the longest serving governor in Wisconsin history, was brought in to lead the system on
Eric Genrich has asked a Waukesha County judge to sanction Michael Gableman over the former justice’s effort to have the Green Bay mayor detained unless he sits for a deposition at a private office in Brookfield. Among other things, Genrich wants Gableman to take out full-page newspaper ads to offer
Six months into the budget, the Department of Health Services is projecting the Medicaid fund to finish the 2021-23 biennium with a surplus of $184.9 million in general purpose revenue. That’s up from September’s projection of a $39.4 million surplus. In a letter to the Joint Finance co-chairs yesterday, DHS
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is poised to soon decide whether to seek reelection in what will be one of several high-profile races set to dominate the Wisconsin landscape in 2022. “As of a few weeks ago, Ron Johnson began the process of interviewing consultants, campaign managers for a possible bid,”
WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review the top stories of 2021 in state politics.
Speaker Robin Vos has brought in the National Conference of State Legislatures to survey Assembly staffers about their job duties and pay amid bipartisan concerns over recruiting and retaining aides to state reps. Vos, R-Rochester and president emeritus of the group, OK’d the project at a cost of $114,256. Oshkosh
At least 393,810 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been wasted in Wisconsin since the vaccines became available in December 2020, according to state DHS numbers reviewed by WisBusiness.com. That’s about 4 percent of the more than 9.8 million total doses the state has received. The number of doses wasted each week
A county public health officer who is retiring after 40 years of service said she and her staff received threats over their work in trying to control the pandemic. Gail Scott, who is retiring as Jefferson County’s public health director/officer, told WISN-TV’s “UpFront” program that she was surprised by the
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he would consider offering new incentives to get Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19. But he said ultimately it will be more effective to appeal to Wisconsinites’ desire to help their neighbors as the state pushes to get more residents vaccinated. Evers likened it to what he