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Gov. Tony Evers slammed GOP leaders today for suing to overturn his administration’s latest stay-at-home order, calling the lawsuit a nakedly political power grab that diminishes the threat COVID-19 poses to the health of Wisconsin residents. Evers yesterday said the
GOP lawmakers today asked the state Supreme Court for an injunction preventing the Evers administration from enforcing its latest stay-at-home order, arguing Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm exceeded her authority in issuing the new directive. The Legislature asked the Supreme
Gov. Tony Evers has announced a three-phase plan to reopen Wisconsin businesses once the state gains a greater capacity to fight COVID-19 and sees a downward trajectory in cases over a 14-day period. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau,
Gov. Tony Evers today announced several criteria to be met before beginning to dial back his latest stay-at-home order, including a downward trajectory in the number of influenza-like illnesses and COVID-19 symptoms reported within a 14-day period. Evers also will
Wisconsin business owners are feeling anxious and panicked about losing their livelihoods during the extended “safer-at-home” order, the president of the state’s largest business group said. “There’s a lot of anxiety, there’s a lot of panic, businesses are scared because
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss spring election results and the latest in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Though some have called for beginning to reopen the state’s economy, Gov. Tony Evers says Wisconsin needs a dramatic uptick in testing capacity, among other things, before that step is taken. Instead, Evers’ administration yesterday extended a stay-at-home order for
Wisconsin GOP Party Chair Andrew Hitt said his party possibly “needed to do a better job” of turning out voters in the spring election who are only motivated by President Trump. Hitt commented on Justice Daniel Kelly’s loss during yesterday’s
Gov. Tony Evers announced today he has ordered Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm to extend his stay-at-home order another month to May 26, though with some easing of past restrictions to allow certain activities to start up again. That includes
Within hours of the Senate passing the bill unanimously, Gov. Tony Evers today signed a bipartisan COVID-19 bill even as he said there’s “much more work to be done.’’ After calling for the bill to speed up the signing process,
A top state elections official criticized two Wisconsin cities for the way they carried out voting last Tuesday. “We saw clerks handle it well, and we saw clerks handle it poorly in Milwaukee and Green Bay,” said Dean Knudson, the
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss this spring’s election and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Roughly 2,700 more voters in Madison turned out to cast ballots in person than in the city of Milwaukee, with current totals from both cities eclipsing turnout figures from the April 2019 election. The Madison municipal clerk’s office tweeted turnout
Assembly leaders split on the question of moving forward with Tuesday’s election, with Majority Leader Jim Steineke saying this is no time to “upend” things, and Minority Leader Gordon Hintz warning of “catastrophic consequences” of going ahead with the vote
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss a federal judge’s ruling to extend absentee balloting deadlines, the Dem National Convention’s postponement to mid-August; the state response to COVID-19, the latest Marquette Poll results and more.
Gov. Tony Evers this afternoon announced he is calling the Legislature into special session tomorrow to take up legislation that would allow an all-mail spring election. In a video posted to social media, Evers said he wants lawmakers to OK
As the state and national Republican parties moved to appeal a federal judge’s ruling pushing back the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted, the state Elections Commission deadlocked in a late-night meeting on whether to do the
Wisconsin may not know until mid-April who won the presidential primary or a seat on the state Supreme Court after a federal judge pushed back until April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted in the
Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approve of the way Gov. Tony Evers has handled the COVID-19 pandemic, helping fuel higher overall job approval numbers, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, a narrow majority of voters approve of how
Gov. Tony Evers is recommending a federal judge order Wisconsin to conduct the April 7 ballot largely by mail while moving back deadlines for voters to request absentee ballots, as well as for clerks to receive and process them. The
Gov. Tony Evers slammed GOP leaders today for suing to overturn his administration’s latest stay-at-home order, calling the lawsuit a nakedly political power grab that diminishes the threat COVID-19 poses to the health of Wisconsin residents. Evers yesterday said the suit’s message to those who have contracted COVID-19 and died
GOP lawmakers today asked the state Supreme Court for an injunction preventing the Evers administration from enforcing its latest stay-at-home order, arguing Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm exceeded her authority in issuing the new directive. The Legislature asked the Supreme Court to hear the suit directly and issue an injunction
Gov. Tony Evers has announced a three-phase plan to reopen Wisconsin businesses once the state gains a greater capacity to fight COVID-19 and sees a downward trajectory in cases over a 14-day period. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said yesterday the moves
Gov. Tony Evers today announced several criteria to be met before beginning to dial back his latest stay-at-home order, including a downward trajectory in the number of influenza-like illnesses and COVID-19 symptoms reported within a 14-day period. Evers also will be looking for a downward trajectory of positive tests as
Wisconsin business owners are feeling anxious and panicked about losing their livelihoods during the extended “safer-at-home” order, the president of the state’s largest business group said. “There’s a lot of anxiety, there’s a lot of panic, businesses are scared because they don’t know how long they are going to be
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss spring election results and the latest in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Though some have called for beginning to reopen the state’s economy, Gov. Tony Evers says Wisconsin needs a dramatic uptick in testing capacity, among other things, before that step is taken. Instead, Evers’ administration yesterday extended a stay-at-home order for another month, meaning a cancellation of the remainder of the
Wisconsin GOP Party Chair Andrew Hitt said his party possibly “needed to do a better job” of turning out voters in the spring election who are only motivated by President Trump. Hitt commented on Justice Daniel Kelly’s loss during yesterday’s WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club Newmaker virtual luncheon. It featured Hitt and
Gov. Tony Evers announced today he has ordered Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm to extend his stay-at-home order another month to May 26, though with some easing of past restrictions to allow certain activities to start up again. That includes allowing public libraries to provide curb-side pickup and golf courses
Within hours of the Senate passing the bill unanimously, Gov. Tony Evers today signed a bipartisan COVID-19 bill even as he said there’s “much more work to be done.’’ After calling for the bill to speed up the signing process, Evers said the legislation provides neither hazard pay or workers
A top state elections official criticized two Wisconsin cities for the way they carried out voting last Tuesday. “We saw clerks handle it well, and we saw clerks handle it poorly in Milwaukee and Green Bay,” said Dean Knudson, the Republican chairman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. He appeared Sunday
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss this spring’s election and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Roughly 2,700 more voters in Madison turned out to cast ballots in person than in the city of Milwaukee, with current totals from both cities eclipsing turnout figures from the April 2019 election. The Madison municipal clerk’s office tweeted turnout stood at 87,552, just over 50 percent of registered voters.
Assembly leaders split on the question of moving forward with Tuesday’s election, with Majority Leader Jim Steineke saying this is no time to “upend” things, and Minority Leader Gordon Hintz warning of “catastrophic consequences” of going ahead with the vote during a pandemic. Both lawmakers appeared Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss a federal judge’s ruling to extend absentee balloting deadlines, the Dem National Convention’s postponement to mid-August; the state response to COVID-19, the latest Marquette Poll results and more.
Gov. Tony Evers this afternoon announced he is calling the Legislature into special session tomorrow to take up legislation that would allow an all-mail spring election. In a video posted to social media, Evers said he wants lawmakers to OK sending a ballot by May 19 to every registered voter
As the state and national Republican parties moved to appeal a federal judge’s ruling pushing back the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted, the state Elections Commission deadlocked in a late-night meeting on whether to do the same. Instead, the commissioners plan to ask Judge William Conley
Wisconsin may not know until mid-April who won the presidential primary or a seat on the state Supreme Court after a federal judge pushed back until April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted in the spring election. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic — and again bemoaning
Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approve of the way Gov. Tony Evers has handled the COVID-19 pandemic, helping fuel higher overall job approval numbers, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, a narrow majority of voters approve of how President Trump has addressed the outbreak. But that hasn’t had
Gov. Tony Evers is recommending a federal judge order Wisconsin to conduct the April 7 ballot largely by mail while moving back deadlines for voters to request absentee ballots, as well as for clerks to receive and process them. The state DOJ, representing Evers, offered the proposal as a “middle