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The Wisconsin Legislature has been the least active full-time state legislative body in the country since states began taking measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a WisPolitics.com review finds. In the other nine states with full-time legislatures, as defined by
The St. Croix County judge overseeing a lawsuit seeking to strike down Gov. Tony Evers’ extended mask mandate quizzed attorneys on why lawmakers weren’t being asked to end the order rather than the judiciary. Judge R. Michael Waterman on Monday
The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said President Trump’s COVID-19 illness won’t really change things for the campaign the GOP is running in Wisconsin. “It’s not going to change how we are on the ground here in Wisconsin,” Andrew
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, doesn’t believe the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court will be delayed after he and two GOP Senate colleagues tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking with reporters shortly after announcing he is
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss the latest in a federal lawsuit over absentee ballot deadlines, Supreme Court hearing in election lawsuits, a challenge to Gov. Tony Evers’ latest public health order and mask mandate extension, and more.
After losing twice before a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit, Republican lawmakers are now asking the full appeals court to hear their arguments in a case that extended the deadline for absentee ballots. They’re also gearing up to take
A federal appeals court says a judge’s decision to delay the deadline for returning Wisconsin absentee ballots can proceed, finding GOP lawmakers and political parties didn’t have standing to challenge the extension. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday
Two of the three justices from the state Supreme Court’s liberal wing asked pointed questions about a complaint brought by a conservative law firm asking for more than 100,000 voters to be removed from the state’s rolls. The remaining five
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has asked a Polk County judge to issue an injunction preventing enforcement of Gov. Tony Evers’ extended mask mandate and related public health emergency. The group on Monday argued Evers has exceeded
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told “UpFront” he thinks Republicans will confirm a Supreme Court justice before the election. Host Adrienne Pedersen asked Johnson to comment on how in April 2016 — seven months before the election when President Obama nominated
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss a federal judge’s decision to set a Nov. 9 deadline to county absentee ballots, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s address in the state Senate chamber, U.S. Sen Ron Johnson on filling the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman’s resignation and more.
Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court
DOA Secretary Joel Brennan announced the Evers administration has upped to $301.5 million how much it expects agencies to lapse back to the state at the end of fiscal year 2020-21. The Department of Health Services is expected to account
Gov. Tony Evers today declared a new public health emergency, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases among young people, and extended his mask mandate. Both orders are effective immediately and last 60 days. In announcing the order, the guv noted
Two female Wisconsin Supreme Court justices remembered Ginsburg as a fighter for gender equality and a trailblazer for women in the law. “She leaves a legacy to all of us. She was a fighter for equality, for women’s rights in
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who four years ago called Supreme Court nominations in an election year “problematic,” said Saturday he favors filling the vacancy left by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who
In asking for Caleb Frostman’s resignation as DWD secretary, Gov. Tony Evers says it was clear “that we must have change” if his administration is going to clear up a lingering backlog in the state’s unemployment program. Evers today asked
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss COVID-19 in Wisconsin, court decisions keeping the Green Party and Kanye West off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot and President Trump’s campaign stop in Mosinee.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos gave his party a one-in-three shot at taking enough seats this November to form a veto-proof supermajority. But both Vos, R-Rochester, and Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, at a WisPolitics.com virtual event Wednesday told viewers
Dane County Exec Joe Parisi said moving to online instruction and other measures UW-Madison is taking to fight COVID-19 are a good start, but still urged officials to consider sending students home. Dane County has seen hundreds of new COVID-19
The Wisconsin Legislature has been the least active full-time state legislative body in the country since states began taking measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a WisPolitics.com review finds. In the other nine states with full-time legislatures, as defined by the National Conference of State Legislatures, lawmakers on average have
The St. Croix County judge overseeing a lawsuit seeking to strike down Gov. Tony Evers’ extended mask mandate quizzed attorneys on why lawmakers weren’t being asked to end the order rather than the judiciary. Judge R. Michael Waterman on Monday indicated he was “wrestling” with the idea that lawmakers were
The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said President Trump’s COVID-19 illness won’t really change things for the campaign the GOP is running in Wisconsin. “It’s not going to change how we are on the ground here in Wisconsin,” Andrew Hitt said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, doesn’t believe the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court will be delayed after he and two GOP Senate colleagues tested positive for COVID-19. Speaking with reporters shortly after announcing he is not experiencing symptoms of the virus, Johnson indicated Senate Majority
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss the latest in a federal lawsuit over absentee ballot deadlines, Supreme Court hearing in election lawsuits, a challenge to Gov. Tony Evers’ latest public health order and mask mandate extension, and more.
After losing twice before a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit, Republican lawmakers are now asking the full appeals court to hear their arguments in a case that extended the deadline for absentee ballots. They’re also gearing up to take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans filed a
A federal appeals court says a judge’s decision to delay the deadline for returning Wisconsin absentee ballots can proceed, finding GOP lawmakers and political parties didn’t have standing to challenge the extension. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday found the state and national Republican parties had suffered no
Two of the three justices from the state Supreme Court’s liberal wing asked pointed questions about a complaint brought by a conservative law firm asking for more than 100,000 voters to be removed from the state’s rolls. The remaining five members of the high court — four conservatives and one
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty has asked a Polk County judge to issue an injunction preventing enforcement of Gov. Tony Evers’ extended mask mandate and related public health emergency. The group on Monday argued Evers has exceeded his authority by declaring three separate public health emergencies all
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told “UpFront” he thinks Republicans will confirm a Supreme Court justice before the election. Host Adrienne Pedersen asked Johnson to comment on how in April 2016 — seven months before the election when President Obama nominated Merrick Garland — he told “UpFront, “Let the American people
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss a federal judge’s decision to set a Nov. 9 deadline to county absentee ballots, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s address in the state Senate chamber, U.S. Sen Ron Johnson on filling the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman’s resignation and more.
Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The Indiana Republican on Thursday praised the administration’s first-term
DOA Secretary Joel Brennan announced the Evers administration has upped to $301.5 million how much it expects agencies to lapse back to the state at the end of fiscal year 2020-21. The Department of Health Services is expected to account for more than half of the savings. In July, the
Gov. Tony Evers today declared a new public health emergency, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases among young people, and extended his mask mandate. Both orders are effective immediately and last 60 days. In announcing the order, the guv noted eight Wisconsin cities were among the top 20 in the
Two female Wisconsin Supreme Court justices remembered Ginsburg as a fighter for gender equality and a trailblazer for women in the law. “She leaves a legacy to all of us. She was a fighter for equality, for women’s rights in a time where women were not able to be leaders
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who four years ago called Supreme Court nominations in an election year “problematic,” said Saturday he favors filling the vacancy left by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who pushed for a vote on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the
In asking for Caleb Frostman’s resignation as DWD secretary, Gov. Tony Evers says it was clear “that we must have change” if his administration is going to clear up a lingering backlog in the state’s unemployment program. Evers today asked for and received Frostman’s resignation after seeing no significant progress
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss COVID-19 in Wisconsin, court decisions keeping the Green Party and Kanye West off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot and President Trump’s campaign stop in Mosinee.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos gave his party a one-in-three shot at taking enough seats this November to form a veto-proof supermajority. But both Vos, R-Rochester, and Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, at a WisPolitics.com virtual event Wednesday told viewers they believe their parties will hold on to all vulnerable
Dane County Exec Joe Parisi said moving to online instruction and other measures UW-Madison is taking to fight COVID-19 are a good start, but still urged officials to consider sending students home. Dane County has seen hundreds of new COVID-19 cases and a “strong majority” of them are coming from