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U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said President Trump lied to his supporters, but the Green Bay Republican is not convinced that impeachment is what is best for the country. “The country is barely being held together right now. It’s a tinderbox,”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss objections to states’ electoral votes, the swearing-in of the state Legislature, COVID-19 legislation and the Kenosha County DA’s decision not to charge officers in the Jacob Blake shooting.
The Assembly Health Committee split along party lines on a COVID-19 relief package from Speaker Robin Vos after the panel’s Dems opted to leave the public hearing early in the proceedings. The move drew criticism from committee chair Rep. Joe
Assembly Republicans and Dems released their own COVID-19 bills as Gov. Tony Evers pressed lawmakers to quickly pass the legislation he sent them last month to deal with the pandemic. The competing efforts came as lawmakers yesterday took their oaths
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce President Kurt Bauer said businesses have mixed feelings about the economy heading into the new year. The leader of the state’s largest business lobbying group told viewers over the weekend on “UpFront” that there remains “a
WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross review the top stories of 2020 in state politics and COVID-19.
The GOP chair of the Senate’s elections committee said Republican lawmakers will be looking to make some changes in state elections law when they come back next year. Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Lake Hallie, told the “UpFront” program that changing what
Gov. Tony Evers insists his administration did “everything humanly possible” to handle the onslaught of unemployment claims that left thousands of Wisconsinites waiting months for their checks. In a year-end interview with WisPolitics.com, Evers also hedged on whether he’ll seek
Two GOP state reps and a Republican running in the special election for the 89th AD are among the plaintiffs in a new federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the presidential election results in five states, including Wisconsin. The suit raises
Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress were among 59 in both chambers to oppose the sweeping $900 billion COVID-19 relief package tied to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress late last night. The delegation’s four Dems, meanwhile,
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, says the COVID-19 relief package negotiated by House and Senate leaders was “missing a lot,” including more robust support for state and local governments. In an interview done before congressional leaders announced a
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson has died. She was 87. Abrahamson was the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court with her appointment in 1976 and then rose to chief justice in 1996. She retired
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss COVID-19 vaccinations in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s acknowledgment of President-elect Joe Biden’s win, PFAS Action Council recommendations and an audit of the Department of Workforce Development’s handling of jobless benefits.
State Supreme Court justices quizzed an Evers administration attorney on the legality of an order limiting indoor capacity at bars and restaurants in light of an earlier high court decision affirming lawmakers had oversight over a similar order. The questioning
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says a bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers has sent a pair of COVID-19 relief package proposals to congressional leaders for final negotiations. According to Baldwin, negotiators have thus far hashed out differences on about 80 percent
The new Assembly Republican co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance said lawmakers “want to be part of the discussion” when it comes to distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccines in Wisconsin. Republican leaders in both the Assembly and Senate
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s election results, a state Supreme Court hearing on health emergency powers, recommendations from Gov. Tony Evers’ climate change panel and more.
The final report of the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change is calling for a reduction of carbon emissions from utilities. The report calls for a net reduction of at least 60 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and 100
A former judge representing the Trump campaign said state election officials and some local clerks “willfully determined” that they would not follow state law in administering the Nov. 3 election. Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits seeking to have more than
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s presidential election, the Assembly GOP’s draft COVID-19 package, new appointments to the Joint Finance Committee and more.
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said President Trump lied to his supporters, but the Green Bay Republican is not convinced that impeachment is what is best for the country. “The country is barely being held together right now. It’s a tinderbox,” Gallagher said in an interview Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss objections to states’ electoral votes, the swearing-in of the state Legislature, COVID-19 legislation and the Kenosha County DA’s decision not to charge officers in the Jacob Blake shooting.
The Assembly Health Committee split along party lines on a COVID-19 relief package from Speaker Robin Vos after the panel’s Dems opted to leave the public hearing early in the proceedings. The move drew criticism from committee chair Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, who said he was disappointed the minority
Assembly Republicans and Dems released their own COVID-19 bills as Gov. Tony Evers pressed lawmakers to quickly pass the legislation he sent them last month to deal with the pandemic. The competing efforts came as lawmakers yesterday took their oaths of office for the 2021-22 session with some lawmakers participating
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce President Kurt Bauer said businesses have mixed feelings about the economy heading into the new year. The leader of the state’s largest business lobbying group told viewers over the weekend on “UpFront” that there remains “a lot of unknowns” as to how an economic recovery will
WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross review the top stories of 2020 in state politics and COVID-19.
The GOP chair of the Senate’s elections committee said Republican lawmakers will be looking to make some changes in state elections law when they come back next year. Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Lake Hallie, told the “UpFront” program that changing what constitutes an “indefinitely confined” voter will be at the top
Gov. Tony Evers insists his administration did “everything humanly possible” to handle the onslaught of unemployment claims that left thousands of Wisconsinites waiting months for their checks. In a year-end interview with WisPolitics.com, Evers also hedged on whether he’ll seek reelection in 2022 and said won’t receive a COVID-19 vaccination
Two GOP state reps and a Republican running in the special election for the 89th AD are among the plaintiffs in a new federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the presidential election results in five states, including Wisconsin. The suit raises a series of complaints about how Wisconsin’s election was run
Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress were among 59 in both chambers to oppose the sweeping $900 billion COVID-19 relief package tied to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress late last night. The delegation’s four Dems, meanwhile, each backed the package, which will fund the federal government
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, says the COVID-19 relief package negotiated by House and Senate leaders was “missing a lot,” including more robust support for state and local governments. In an interview done before congressional leaders announced a final deal, Pocan said he had wanted to see “more
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson has died. She was 87. Abrahamson was the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court with her appointment in 1976 and then rose to chief justice in 1996. She retired in 2019. She announced in 2018 she was being treated
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss COVID-19 vaccinations in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s acknowledgment of President-elect Joe Biden’s win, PFAS Action Council recommendations and an audit of the Department of Workforce Development’s handling of jobless benefits.
State Supreme Court justices quizzed an Evers administration attorney on the legality of an order limiting indoor capacity at bars and restaurants in light of an earlier high court decision affirming lawmakers had oversight over a similar order. The questioning yesterday was led primarily by the court’s three-member liberal wing,
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says a bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers has sent a pair of COVID-19 relief package proposals to congressional leaders for final negotiations. According to Baldwin, negotiators have thus far hashed out differences on about 80 percent of the issues, including an extension of the Paycheck Protection
The new Assembly Republican co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance said lawmakers “want to be part of the discussion” when it comes to distribution of the new COVID-19 vaccines in Wisconsin. Republican leaders in both the Assembly and Senate recently have said that lawmakers should have oversight of vaccine
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s election results, a state Supreme Court hearing on health emergency powers, recommendations from Gov. Tony Evers’ climate change panel and more.
The final report of the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change is calling for a reduction of carbon emissions from utilities. The report calls for a net reduction of at least 60 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 and 100 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. According to the new
A former judge representing the Trump campaign said state election officials and some local clerks “willfully determined” that they would not follow state law in administering the Nov. 3 election. Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits seeking to have more than 200,000 ballots in Milwaukee and Dane counties tossed out. Chief
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s presidential election, the Assembly GOP’s draft COVID-19 package, new appointments to the Joint Finance Committee and more.