Wisconsin State Capitol

Senate committee backs Palm’s appointment to lead DHS

Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm won bipartisan backing from a Senate committee Wednesday despite concerns from Sen. Andre Jacque about “conflicts of interest” within the agency. Jacque, R-DePere, again said he was concerned about Palm’s decision to hire Nicole Safar,

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for August 16

On this week’s episode of Rewind, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest gun control debate in the Capitol, concerns over election security and state Sen. Lena Taylor considering a run for Milwaukee mayor.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for August 9

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss a committee vote on Craig Thompson’s nomination to be DOT secretary, the state response to recent mass shootings and the Dems’ continued push to expand Medicaid.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for August 2

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss WILL’s lawsuit seeking to overturn several budget vetoes, sparring between Robin Vos and Jimmy Anderson, and Gov. Tony Evers’ latest efforts on clean drinking water.

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Wisconsin State Capitol

Senate committee backs Palm’s appointment to lead DHS

Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm won bipartisan backing from a Senate committee Wednesday despite concerns from Sen. Andre Jacque about “conflicts of interest” within the agency. Jacque, R-DePere, again said he was concerned about Palm’s decision to hire Nicole Safar, who formerly worked for Planned Parenthood, to fill the agency’s

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Testin, included in NRCC poll, passing on race against Kind

State Sen. Pat Testin was the “named Republican candidate” who was neck-and-neck with Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind in an NRCC poll released last month, but the lawmaker says he is focused on re-election to the state Senate in 2020. The National Republican Congressional Committee declined to release the identity

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for August 16

On this week’s episode of Rewind, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest gun control debate in the Capitol, concerns over election security and state Sen. Lena Taylor considering a run for Milwaukee mayor.

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Democrats introduce bill to expand background checks for firearms

Gov. Tony Evers joined Dem lawmakers and AG Josh Kaul to introduce a bill to expand background checks covering a vast majority of firearms purchases in the state. But Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, said in a statement that is was “disingenuous” to suggest universal background checks “would have

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Records: Evers using state planes less than Walker

Gov. Tony Evers has dramatically cut the use of state planes compared to Scott Walker and instead is much more likely to use a car to get outside of Madison, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. Still, Walker’s plane use — which became an issue that dogged him in last

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Sen. Taylor hints at run for Milwaukee mayor on ‘UpFront’

Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, hinted at a run for Milwaukee mayor in a weekend television interview. “I’ve got on my Converse. Normally you wear tennis shoes when you are ready to run,” she said Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Tom Barrett, Milwaukee’s mayor since 2004, is up

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for August 9

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss a committee vote on Craig Thompson’s nomination to be DOT secretary, the state response to recent mass shootings and the Dems’ continued push to expand Medicaid.

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Wisconsin State Capitol

DOT’s Thompson clears committee; Nass, Stroebel raise objections

A Senate panel has unanimously backed the confirmation of Craig Thompson to lead DOT despite Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, urging Republicans on the panel to either oppose Thompson’s nomination or delay the vote. Before Thursday’s vote, committee Chair Jerry Petrowski, R-Marathon, praised Thompson as “a class act” that “will do

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for August 2

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss WILL’s lawsuit seeking to overturn several budget vetoes, sparring between Robin Vos and Jimmy Anderson, and Gov. Tony Evers’ latest efforts on clean drinking water.

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