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Gov. Tony Evers says his administration is still reviewing the president’s executive actions allowing an additional $400 in weekly unemployment payments. Initially, Trump said the federal government would pick up $300 if states would pay $100 of the additional benefit.
A Republican lawmaker said he doesn’t believe there are enough votes yet in the GOP-controlled Assembly to overturn Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. “Quite frankly, we’re still working through the votes and understanding who will be supportive and
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss Joe Bidens’s decision to not come to Milwaukee to accept the Dem nomination, Tuesday’s primaries, Kanye West’s presidential nomination papers and opposition to Gov., Tony Evers’s mask mandate.
The Elections Commission’s initial review of entertainer Kanye West’s nomination papers puts him above the signature threshold needed to qualify for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. But there is a deadline of 4:30 p.m. today to file challenges to his nomination papers,
The COVID-19 pandemic put a slight dent in efforts to lobby the state Capitol during the first half of the year. It’s also the first time in the past decade that the amount spent during the first half of the
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said the Dems’ plan for a new COVID-19 relief package contains a “grotesque level of spending.” In an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Johnson said at least $1 trillion is still unspent from a previous
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask order starting Saturday, Justice Jill Karofsky joining the state Supreme Court and federal Operation Legend agents coming to Milwaukee.
Citing a rise in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Tony Evers today issued a new public health emergency and along with a mandate that people wear a mask while indoors. Under the mandate, effective Saturday, those 5 and older are required to
The tab for private attorneys hired by GOP lawmakers has now hit nearly $4.8 million this session, fueled recently by fights over Gov. Tony Evers’ orders during the COVID-19 pandemic and a string of election lawsuits. The tab jumps to
Wisconsin Dem AG Josh Kaul, saying federal agents slated to come to Milwaukee cannot attack peaceful protesters, held out the possibility of taking legal action if they do. Last week, the Trump administration announced it would be surging federal agents
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel state government and politics reporter Patrick Marley discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ call for $250 million in agency budget cuts, the state’s growing COVID-19 numbers, plans to restore damaged Capitol statues and more.
Gov. Tony Evers has pledged his administration “will not touch” state funds allocated to the Unemployment Insurance program after he called for $250 million in budget cuts to deal with the COVID-19 revenue crunch. Still, quizzed Thursday by reporters on
UW System President Tommy Thompson and a coalition of shared governance groups are seeking to limit cuts to the state’s university system following Gov. Tony Evers’ call for $250 million in state agency budget cuts for the current fiscal year.
State Sen. Tim Carpenter has apologized to Senate candidate Nada Elmikashfi for a Twitter exchange over the weekend that the chamber’s top Dem and the state party say devolved into online bullying. The Milwaukee Dem’s Twitter account was temporarily suspended
Wisconsin is now seeing “generalized community spread” of COVID-19 with local hot spots developing, said Dr. Ryan Westergaard, chief medical officer and state epidemiologist for communicable diseases in the Department of Health Services. “There’s a slow burn that’s heating up
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss mask mandates, school reopening plans, record spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race and more.
Dem lawmakers unveiled legislation aimed at overhauling the state’s overwhelmed unemployment program by removing obstacles in the application process and broadening access. Meanwhile, Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan announced that 100 state employees are being temporarily reassigned to help
The president has seen little movement among minority voters during the past year of Marquette University Law School Polls compared to how Donald Trump fared with them in the 2016 election. But his standing among white voters has dropped compared
Dem AG Josh Kaul has joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that would prevent international students from studying in the U.S. this fall if their classes are totally online. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the group trying to recall her is “a small group of conservative right-wing folks” trying to divide the community. “I understand that there are some people who are unhappy,” Rhodes-Conway said in an interview aired
Gov. Tony Evers says his administration is still reviewing the president’s executive actions allowing an additional $400 in weekly unemployment payments. Initially, Trump said the federal government would pick up $300 if states would pay $100 of the additional benefit. After some state officials complained they didn’t have the resources,
A Republican lawmaker said he doesn’t believe there are enough votes yet in the GOP-controlled Assembly to overturn Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. “Quite frankly, we’re still working through the votes and understanding who will be supportive and who won’t,” state Rep. Adam Neylon, R-Pewaukee, said Sunday on
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss Joe Bidens’s decision to not come to Milwaukee to accept the Dem nomination, Tuesday’s primaries, Kanye West’s presidential nomination papers and opposition to Gov., Tony Evers’s mask mandate.
The Elections Commission’s initial review of entertainer Kanye West’s nomination papers puts him above the signature threshold needed to qualify for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. But there is a deadline of 4:30 p.m. today to file challenges to his nomination papers, and the commission won’t determine whether West met all of
The COVID-19 pandemic put a slight dent in efforts to lobby the state Capitol during the first half of the year. It’s also the first time in the past decade that the amount spent during the first half of the year declined compared to the same period in previous sessions.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said the Dems’ plan for a new COVID-19 relief package contains a “grotesque level of spending.” In an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Johnson said at least $1 trillion is still unspent from a previous COVID relief bill, and Congress should target that first. “UpFront”
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask order starting Saturday, Justice Jill Karofsky joining the state Supreme Court and federal Operation Legend agents coming to Milwaukee.
Citing a rise in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Tony Evers today issued a new public health emergency and along with a mandate that people wear a mask while indoors. Under the mandate, effective Saturday, those 5 and older are required to wear a face covering when they’re inside or an enclosed
The tab for private attorneys hired by GOP lawmakers has now hit nearly $4.8 million this session, fueled recently by fights over Gov. Tony Evers’ orders during the COVID-19 pandemic and a string of election lawsuits. The tab jumps to $5.5 million when legal bills from the Wisconsin Elections Commission
Wisconsin Dem AG Josh Kaul, saying federal agents slated to come to Milwaukee cannot attack peaceful protesters, held out the possibility of taking legal action if they do. Last week, the Trump administration announced it would be surging federal agents to Milwaukee and several other cities with rising crime rates.
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel state government and politics reporter Patrick Marley discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ call for $250 million in agency budget cuts, the state’s growing COVID-19 numbers, plans to restore damaged Capitol statues and more.
Gov. Tony Evers has pledged his administration “will not touch” state funds allocated to the Unemployment Insurance program after he called for $250 million in budget cuts to deal with the COVID-19 revenue crunch. Still, quizzed Thursday by reporters on whether the cuts would affect the departments of Workforce Development
UW System President Tommy Thompson and a coalition of shared governance groups are seeking to limit cuts to the state’s university system following Gov. Tony Evers’ call for $250 million in state agency budget cuts for the current fiscal year. Thompson said additional cuts in state spending for the UW
State Sen. Tim Carpenter has apologized to Senate candidate Nada Elmikashfi for a Twitter exchange over the weekend that the chamber’s top Dem and the state party say devolved into online bullying. The Milwaukee Dem’s Twitter account was temporarily suspended over the weekend after he repeatedly sent a message to
Wisconsin is now seeing “generalized community spread” of COVID-19 with local hot spots developing, said Dr. Ryan Westergaard, chief medical officer and state epidemiologist for communicable diseases in the Department of Health Services. “There’s a slow burn that’s heating up in many areas of the state,” Westergaard told “UpFront,” produced
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss mask mandates, school reopening plans, record spending in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race and more.
Dem lawmakers unveiled legislation aimed at overhauling the state’s overwhelmed unemployment program by removing obstacles in the application process and broadening access. Meanwhile, Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan announced that 100 state employees are being temporarily reassigned to help the Department of Workforce Development with unemployment insurance processing. That
The president has seen little movement among minority voters during the past year of Marquette University Law School Polls compared to how Donald Trump fared with them in the 2016 election. But his standing among white voters has dropped compared to four years ago, helping explain why he trails Dem
Dem AG Josh Kaul has joined a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block a new Trump administration rule that would prevent international students from studying in the U.S. this fall if their classes are totally online. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week amended its rules so that nonimmigrant F-1 students
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the group trying to recall her is “a small group of conservative right-wing folks” trying to divide the community. “I understand that there are some people who are unhappy,” Rhodes-Conway said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “But I