A Dane County judge has temporarily enjoined several sections of laws passed in a December extraordinary session following a challenge brought by a series of unions. Judge Frank Remington’s issuance of a partial temporary injunction comes as the laws are
Gov. Tony Evers says his administration is working “as quickly as possible” to fill the 82 appointments he canceled last week after a Dane County judge ruled the Legislature’s actions during the December lame-duck session were unconstitutional. But he told
State Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee, said Republicans are “sore losers” who implemented laws in extraordinary session that Wisconsin citizens didn’t want or need. Bowen appeared in an interview Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. On Thursday, a Dane
Gov. Tony Evers today rescinded 82 appointments his predecessor made after they were overturned by a Dane County judge who found GOP actions in the December extraordinary session were unconstitutional. The state Senate confirmed the appointments during the December lame-duck
GOP lawmakers Friday went to the 3rd District Court of Appeals seeking an emergency stay of a Dane County judge’s ruling holding up enforcement of legislation Republicans approved during a December extraordinary session. The filing argues Thursday’s injunction was “indefensible”
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the capital budget, recent court action on the lame-duck laws and Foxconn.
A Dane County judge issued a temporary injunction Thursday preventing enforcement of laws Republicans passed during a December extraordinary session, ruling they didn’t lawfully convene. While GOP legislative leaders immediately vowed to appeal, Gov. Tony Evers seized on the opportunity to
Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer continued her line of attack on rival Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn over his past actions and writings on the LGTBQ community, questioning whether voters could trust him to remain impartial. Hagedorn, meanwhile, renewed his
A Dane County Circuit Court judge is mulling his next step in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the recent lame-duck session, after hearing arguments on blocking laws passed during the session. The suit, filed in January by the League
After a series of reports raised questions about the company’s plans for a southeastern Wisconsin facility, Foxconn announced today it will begin the next phases of construction this summer on a “Generation 6” facility to produce LCD screens. The company
Wisconsin Democrats will make it a “team effort” to raise the $60 million or more needed to pull off the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, the chairman of the city’s bid committee said. Alex Lasry, a senior vice president
Watch the video of Friday’s state Supreme Court debate between Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer hosted by the Wisconsin State Bar, WISC-TV and WisPolitics.com.
Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin want a review of the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault and harassment policies. The pair sent separate letters to the National Guard Bureau’s Office of Complex Investigations Thursday requesting the office also
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the selection of Milwaukee to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Gov. Tony Evers’ announcement of the two state-run youth prison sites that’ll replace Lincoln Hills, the U.S.
Gov. Tony Evers says two state-run youth prisons that’ll replace the embattled Lincoln Hills facility will be in Milwaukee and Outagamie counties. The Milwaukee facility will be built at the intersection of Teutonia Avenue and Mill Road, while the second
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he hopes GOP lawmakers eventually can sit down to negotiate a new state budget with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. But for right now, they are not talking. “Gov. Evers has chosen kind of this
Gov. Tony Evers is urging a court to dismiss a suit filed by two wedding barns, signaling for the first time that his administration won’t require such operations to have a liquor license for private parties. The wedding barns, with
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget request; Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim’s 2005 child abuse charge that was later dismissed; and cabinet secretaries’ salaries under Evers
Gov. Tony Evers says he stands by Dawn Crim, his choice to lead the Department of Safety and Professional Services, despite a more than decade-old child abuse charge. Evers told reporters Tuesday he didn’t know about the 2005 charge, which
Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said Republicans will hold the line against the tax hikes and increased spending that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed in his first budget. “I was really hoping it would be a ‘people’s budget’ and continue
