The Assembly Transportation Committee has approved three bills designed to ensure spending by the Department of Transportation is “efficient and effective.” The panel Thursday approved three measures from the so-called Road to Sustainability package authored by Rep. Joe Sanfelippo: AB
A trial is now off in one of the two lame-duck cases out of Dane County after the state Supreme Court stayed part of a judge’s ruling in the suit. Dane County Judge Frank Remington had blocked some provisions Republicans
Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair Rep. John Nygren is strongly denying a charge that the state’s budget panel is looking to “(smuggle) into the budget” an amendment that would put in place new regulations on so-called wedding barns. The Wisconsin Institute
With the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee preparing to wrap up work on the state budget, Sens. LaTonya Johnson and Devin LeMahieu on Sunday’s episode of “UpFront” debated the committee’s actions on transportation funding and Medicaid expansion. The JFC last week
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest from the Joint Finance Committee, Senate votes on abortion bills and Ben Wikler’s election as state Dem chair.
A coalition of first responders is calling on Wisconsin lawmakers to increase funding for road repair and maintenance. In a Capitol news conference Tuesday, first responders said lawmakers need to find solutions so they can more effectively and safely do
With Republicans rejecting his call to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, Gov. Tony Evers announced a new partnership aimed at boosting the number of state residents enrolled in the existing program. In a news conference on the steps of the Capitol
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Congress should exert its oversight role over the executive branch and continue to investigate President Trump. But in a weekend interview, the Madison Democrat said she did not join dozens of other Democrats who are
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest on Joint Finance Committee actions and Justice Daniel Kelly announcing plans to run for a full 10-year term, as well as a look ahead to the Dem state convention.
The Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee unanimously approved a pair of bills Thursday that stiffen penalties for impaired drivers. AB 15 and 17 would require those charged with first-offense OWI to appear in court and would implement a
Efforts by the state crime lab to trim a backlog of untested sexual assault kits led to delays in testing DNA in nearly 350 active cases, a new Department of Justice report says. The state began to clear that backlog
The state Senate still plans to move forward with a bill that would ban abortions on the basis of race, sex or disability despite the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday declining to review a federal appeals court decision striking down a
UW System President Ray Cross, who sought 3 percent raises for faculty, said “we’ll do the best we can” with expected 2 percent pay hikes, but the university is behind some peer institutions when it comes to compensation. Cross appeared
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest on budget deliberations, Gov. Tony Evers vowing to veto four abortion bills and a roundup on the state GOP convention.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he thinks there is a small chance Tony Evers could sign the GOP’s so-called “born alive” abortion bill – a bill the Dem governor has said he will veto. “I know it’s a
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the oral arguments in the lame-duck lawsuit, new revenue projections, abortion legislation and this weekend’s GOP state convention.
Flanked by lawmakers, law enforcement officials and advocates, AG Josh Kaul and Gov. Tony Evers announced the state has filed a lawsuit alleging subsidiaries of Purdue Pharma fueled the opioid epidemic by employing “deceptive” marketing and sales techniques. Wisconsin is
On one day in February, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes drove to Kenosha, attended a Black History Month event at a school and had lunch in Racine before heading back to Milwaukee, where he started the day. There, he had a
Fiserv Forum, the new home of the Milwaukee Bucks, will return a tremendous amount of money to state taxpayers who helped fund it, said Scott Neitzel, the former administration secretary for Republican Gov. Scott Walker who helped craft the arena
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s first actions, the GOP abortion-related bills making their way through the Legislature and the Department of Corrections’ new program to provide raises for some correctional staff.
The Assembly Transportation Committee has approved three bills designed to ensure spending by the Department of Transportation is “efficient and effective.” The panel Thursday approved three measures from the so-called Road to Sustainability package authored by Rep. Joe Sanfelippo: AB 273 would offer ways for the DOT to source materials
A trial is now off in one of the two lame-duck cases out of Dane County after the state Supreme Court stayed part of a judge’s ruling in the suit. Dane County Judge Frank Remington had blocked some provisions Republicans approved in the December extraordinary session, including how state agencies
Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair Rep. John Nygren is strongly denying a charge that the state’s budget panel is looking to “(smuggle) into the budget” an amendment that would put in place new regulations on so-called wedding barns. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty was among a coalition of groups
With the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee preparing to wrap up work on the state budget, Sens. LaTonya Johnson and Devin LeMahieu on Sunday’s episode of “UpFront” debated the committee’s actions on transportation funding and Medicaid expansion. The JFC last week scrapped Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed 8 cents-per-gallon gas tax increase,
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest from the Joint Finance Committee, Senate votes on abortion bills and Ben Wikler’s election as state Dem chair.
A coalition of first responders is calling on Wisconsin lawmakers to increase funding for road repair and maintenance. In a Capitol news conference Tuesday, first responders said lawmakers need to find solutions so they can more effectively and safely do their jobs. “We stand here as a united group focused
With Republicans rejecting his call to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, Gov. Tony Evers announced a new partnership aimed at boosting the number of state residents enrolled in the existing program. In a news conference on the steps of the Capitol Monday, Evers said the new partnership between the Department of
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Congress should exert its oversight role over the executive branch and continue to investigate President Trump. But in a weekend interview, the Madison Democrat said she did not join dozens of other Democrats who are calling for Congress to begin an impeachment inquiry. “Congress has
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest on Joint Finance Committee actions and Justice Daniel Kelly announcing plans to run for a full 10-year term, as well as a look ahead to the Dem state convention.
The Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee unanimously approved a pair of bills Thursday that stiffen penalties for impaired drivers. AB 15 and 17 would require those charged with first-offense OWI to appear in court and would implement a presumptive mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison for
Efforts by the state crime lab to trim a backlog of untested sexual assault kits led to delays in testing DNA in nearly 350 active cases, a new Department of Justice report says. The state began to clear that backlog — which peaked at over 6,800 untested kits, some of
The state Senate still plans to move forward with a bill that would ban abortions on the basis of race, sex or disability despite the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday declining to review a federal appeals court decision striking down a similar law in Indiana. The Indiana law would prohibit doctors
UW System President Ray Cross, who sought 3 percent raises for faculty, said “we’ll do the best we can” with expected 2 percent pay hikes, but the university is behind some peer institutions when it comes to compensation. Cross appeared in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest on budget deliberations, Gov. Tony Evers vowing to veto four abortion bills and a roundup on the state GOP convention.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he thinks there is a small chance Tony Evers could sign the GOP’s so-called “born alive” abortion bill – a bill the Dem governor has said he will veto. “I know it’s a long shot. I’m not naïve,” Fitzgerald said Sunday on “UpFront,”
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the oral arguments in the lame-duck lawsuit, new revenue projections, abortion legislation and this weekend’s GOP state convention.
Flanked by lawmakers, law enforcement officials and advocates, AG Josh Kaul and Gov. Tony Evers announced the state has filed a lawsuit alleging subsidiaries of Purdue Pharma fueled the opioid epidemic by employing “deceptive” marketing and sales techniques. Wisconsin is one of five states — along with Iowa, Kansas, Maryland
On one day in February, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes drove to Kenosha, attended a Black History Month event at a school and had lunch in Racine before heading back to Milwaukee, where he started the day. There, he had a call with the president of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council
Fiserv Forum, the new home of the Milwaukee Bucks, will return a tremendous amount of money to state taxpayers who helped fund it, said Scott Neitzel, the former administration secretary for Republican Gov. Scott Walker who helped craft the arena deal. Neitzel, who as former chairman of the Wisconsin Center
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s first actions, the GOP abortion-related bills making their way through the Legislature and the Department of Corrections’ new program to provide raises for some correctional staff.