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Today’s Midday podcast covers four members of Wisconsin’s House delegation requesting nearly $150 million in earmarks since both national party caucuses agreed to bring back community project funding. Republicans banned earmarks a decade ago after retaking control of the House
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Joint Finance Committee removing more than 380 items from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, the guv’s appointees gaining the majority on several state boards, Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Milwaukee and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, evaluate Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn’s recent decisions and his record of independent opinions.
Today’s Midday podcast covers vaccinations starting to slow and local county health departments beginning “hand-to-hand combat” to reach herd immunity. For more of the most relevant news on the coronavirus outbreak, reports on groundbreaking health research in Wisconsin and links
Today’s Midday podcast covers Wisconsin’s tourism hubs, which are expecting a flood of visitors to enjoy the state’s recreation, food and event offerings. But businesses fear they won’t have the staff to accommodate them. wispolitics · Tourism industry faces labor
Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly co-chairs of the task force just released recommendations for improving policing and racial justice in Wisconsin. They say lawmakers will now go to work on writing the bills. wispolitics · Speaker’s Task Force on Racial
Today’s Midday podcast covers the Dane County judge who voided two contracts GOP legislative leaders signed that put taxpayers on the hook for more than $1 million in legal fees, ruling lawmakers don’t have the authority to retain private counsel
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Joint Finance Committee wrapping up budget hearings and preparing for the first votes, new census data showing Wisconsin will keep eight House seats, AG Josh Kaul’s statewide probe into clergy abuse and the upcoming special election for the 37th AD.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the upcoming biennial budget as the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee returns from its Wisconsin roadshow and prepares to take its first votes.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Evers approving SB 69, creating Wisconsin Act 30, alongside Jewish community advocates and state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. The law requires all schools to provide Holocaust instruction to students grades five through eight
Today’s Midday podcast covers the Endless Frontier Act investments, which could help the U.S. beat China in tech. And existing tariffs could give the U.S. negotiating power in China trade deals. wispolitics · Trade experts support R&D investments, deals to
Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers veto of 11 GOP-authored bills that would have directed how to spend federal money from the latest COVID-19 relief package, and how he plans to dole out another $420 million of the funds.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer suggestions on spending federal COVID-19 relief funds as GOP legislators shape the state budget.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the new Foxconn deal, recommendations from a task force on racial disparities and the 2022 field for U.S. Senate, governor and attorney general.
Today’s Midday podcast covers the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities’s recommendation to ban police chokeholds except in “life-threatening situations or in self defense” along with other recommendations. wispolitics · Task force backs limited ban on police chokeholds, penalties for
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone and University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank joined WisPolitics.com and the Milwaukee Press Club for a Newsmaker Lunch Hour virtual event on April 22, 2021. The Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Luncheon Series is underwritten
Today’s Midday podcast covers a new deal with Foxconn, which would make the company have to show it had at least 481 full-time employees last year to qualify for the first round of job tax credits under the new deal
Today’s Midday podcast covers some local units of government making moves to decriminalize marijuana as progress at the state level appears unlikely. Nearly a decade after Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate has spiked in
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how Jill Underly will lead Wisconsin’s schools and look back at partisan involvement in the non-partisan state superintendent’s election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss GOP lawmakers’ move to direct AG Josh Kaul to join a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s ban on states using COVID-19 aid for tax cuts. They also discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ deal to preserve $70 million per month in federal food assistance, the state’s pause on using Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and the state Supreme Court striking down the state’s October capacity limits on indoor public gatherings.
Today’s Midday podcast covers four members of Wisconsin’s House delegation requesting nearly $150 million in earmarks since both national party caucuses agreed to bring back community project funding. Republicans banned earmarks a decade ago after retaking control of the House with some criticizing the process as wasteful and ripe for
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Joint Finance Committee removing more than 380 items from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, the guv’s appointees gaining the majority on several state boards, Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Milwaukee and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, evaluate Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn’s recent decisions and his record of independent opinions.
Today’s Midday podcast covers vaccinations starting to slow and local county health departments beginning “hand-to-hand combat” to reach herd immunity. For more of the most relevant news on the coronavirus outbreak, reports on groundbreaking health research in Wisconsin and links to top stories, sign up today for the free daily
Today’s Midday podcast covers Wisconsin’s tourism hubs, which are expecting a flood of visitors to enjoy the state’s recreation, food and event offerings. But businesses fear they won’t have the staff to accommodate them. wispolitics · Tourism industry faces labor shortage
Today’s Midday podcast covers Assembly co-chairs of the task force just released recommendations for improving policing and racial justice in Wisconsin. They say lawmakers will now go to work on writing the bills. wispolitics · Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities talk future of police reform
Today’s Midday podcast covers the Dane County judge who voided two contracts GOP legislative leaders signed that put taxpayers on the hook for more than $1 million in legal fees, ruling lawmakers don’t have the authority to retain private counsel for a redistricting suit that hasn’t been filed yet. wispolitics
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Joint Finance Committee wrapping up budget hearings and preparing for the first votes, new census data showing Wisconsin will keep eight House seats, AG Josh Kaul’s statewide probe into clergy abuse and the upcoming special election for the 37th AD.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take up the upcoming biennial budget as the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee returns from its Wisconsin roadshow and prepares to take its first votes.
Today’s Midday podcast covers Evers approving SB 69, creating Wisconsin Act 30, alongside Jewish community advocates and state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. The law requires all schools to provide Holocaust instruction to students grades five through eight once and provide Holocaust instruction again at least once more
Today’s Midday podcast covers the Endless Frontier Act investments, which could help the U.S. beat China in tech. And existing tariffs could give the U.S. negotiating power in China trade deals. wispolitics · Trade experts support R&D investments, deals to bolster ag industry
Today’s Midday podcast covers Gov. Tony Evers veto of 11 GOP-authored bills that would have directed how to spend federal money from the latest COVID-19 relief package, and how he plans to dole out another $420 million of the funds. wispolitics · Evers vetoes GOP’s 11-bill package on COVID relief
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer suggestions on spending federal COVID-19 relief funds as GOP legislators shape the state budget.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the new Foxconn deal, recommendations from a task force on racial disparities and the 2022 field for U.S. Senate, governor and attorney general.
Today’s Midday podcast covers the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities’s recommendation to ban police chokeholds except in “life-threatening situations or in self defense” along with other recommendations. wispolitics · Task force backs limited ban on police chokeholds, penalties for ignoring excessive force
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone and University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank joined WisPolitics.com and the Milwaukee Press Club for a Newsmaker Lunch Hour virtual event on April 22, 2021. The Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Luncheon Series is underwritten by presenting sponsor Spectrum News 1. WisPolitics.com partners with the
Today’s Midday podcast covers a new deal with Foxconn, which would make the company have to show it had at least 481 full-time employees last year to qualify for the first round of job tax credits under the new deal between the state and the Taiwanese manufacturer. wispolitics · Foxconn
Today’s Midday podcast covers some local units of government making moves to decriminalize marijuana as progress at the state level appears unlikely. Nearly a decade after Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, the debate has spiked in Wisconsin as more states join the pro-marijuana ranks. wispolitics ·
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how Jill Underly will lead Wisconsin’s schools and look back at partisan involvement in the non-partisan state superintendent’s election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss GOP lawmakers’ move to direct AG Josh Kaul to join a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s ban on states using COVID-19 aid for tax cuts. They also discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ deal to preserve $70 million per month in federal food assistance, the state’s pause on using Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine and the state Supreme Court striking down the state’s October capacity limits on indoor public gatherings.