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From WisPolitics … — 3rd CD Dem Rebecca Cooke is up with a second ad calling for a data center moratorium, this time adding her pledge not to take corporate PAC money because she doesn’t want to be “beholden to
From WisPolitics … — Novig has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Wisconsin Department of Justice from enforcing state gaming laws against the prediction market platform. The state agency has already sued Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, Crypto.com and
From WisPolitics … — Lawmakers on a study committee on regulating artificial intelligence use in health care want rules that keep people in decision-making roles and protect patients’ data. Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Fox Crossing, said she wants to hear more
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters. The city said in a short statement this morning that Jeffreys made the decision to step down, but offered
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers is doing a fundraiser for David Crowley this evening as he seeks to boost the Milwaukee County executive in the final days of the race for the Dem gubernatorial nomination. An invite obtained
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association has added another six figures to its effort to boost Dem Francesca Hong in the gubernatorial primary. That pushes its overall investment in the ad campaign to nearly $3.6 million. The latest
THU AM Update: Evers’ approval rating rises in Marquette poll, Trump hits new low From WisPolitics … – Gov. Tony Evers’ approval rating rose, while President Donald Trump’s reached a new low in the latest Marquette University Law School poll.
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association’s buy targeting Dem Francesa Hong as “dangerously liberal” is now up to nearly $3.2 million, according to a new filing. Meanwhile, a group backing former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the guv’s
From WisPolitics … — In this week’s GOP radio address, Sen. Rob Hutton shares his experience meeting two immigrants and the importance of American values. “One came from Lithuania. The other from Brazil. Both chose America. Both built successful lives
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers, who hasn’t announced whether he’ll seek a third term next year, raised $757,215 over the first six months of 2025, a fraction of what he pulled in during the same period four
From WisPolitics … — Dem state Sen. Jeff Smith told WisPolitics he’s “absolutely running” for reelection next year after reporting a significant uptick in fundraising activity of the first six months of 2025. Smith, D-Brunswick, raised $67,370 during the most
From WisPolitics … — Devin Remiker, the newly elected chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, says he “absolutely” wants Gov. Tony Evers to seek a third term. “I pray that he decides to seek reelection,” Remiker said on WISN
From WisPolitics … — Judge Chris Taylor’s campaign said she raised $583,933 in the six weeks after she launched her bid for the state Supreme Court, a new record for the period. By comparison, fellow liberal Susan Crawford detailed $461,274
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Natural Resources announced it’s moving forward with a dredging project along the Manitowoc River, a week after Dem Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a $70,000 earmark in the state budget for the work in
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Bill Berrien formally launched his bid for governor today, accusing “bureaucrats and politicians like Tony Evers” of failing Wisconsin. Along with his statement, Berrien released a rollout video on which he touted his service
From WisPolitics … — The PAC created by businessman and possible gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien to advance conservative causes and back Republicans raised $1.2 million in the nearly three months after its launch, the group said. A spokesperson said Berrien
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the state budget committee, says everyone can claim wins when reflecting on the state budget deal negotiated and now signed by Gov. Tony Evers. “Certainly he’s going to point to
Editor’s note: Today’s PM Update will be the final WisPolitics product ahead of the holiday weekend. Normal products will resume on Monday. Thank you for subscribing. From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers overnight vetoed a GOP deadline of 2029
From WisPolitics … — A split state Supreme Court today invalidated an 1849 law that had been interpreted as banning all abortions. Writing for the majority in a 4-3 ruling, liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet found changes the state has made
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders announced they have reached an agreement to pump an additional $1.2 billion into K-12 education, child care and the UW System. The deal also includes a $1.5 billion tax
From WisPolitics … — 3rd CD Dem Rebecca Cooke is up with a second ad calling for a data center moratorium, this time adding her pledge not to take corporate PAC money because she doesn’t want to be “beholden to any of these big tech companies.” Cooke has nearly $3.2
From WisPolitics … — Novig has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Wisconsin Department of Justice from enforcing state gaming laws against the prediction market platform. The state agency has already sued Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, Crypto.com and their affiliates, arguing the services offered by those prediction markets
From WisPolitics … — Lawmakers on a study committee on regulating artificial intelligence use in health care want rules that keep people in decision-making roles and protect patients’ data. Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Fox Crossing, said she wants to hear more from medical professionals – she cited radiologists and nurses in
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters. The city said in a short statement this morning that Jeffreys made the decision to step down, but offered no other comment other than wishing her well. The move
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers is doing a fundraiser for David Crowley this evening as he seeks to boost the Milwaukee County executive in the final days of the race for the Dem gubernatorial nomination. An invite obtained by WisPolitics lists Evers as the special guest for the
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association has added another six figures to its effort to boost Dem Francesca Hong in the gubernatorial primary. That pushes its overall investment in the ad campaign to nearly $3.6 million. The latest filing with the Ethics Commission is largely for a TV
THU AM Update: Evers’ approval rating rises in Marquette poll, Trump hits new low From WisPolitics … – Gov. Tony Evers’ approval rating rose, while President Donald Trump’s reached a new low in the latest Marquette University Law School poll. Among registered voters, Evers’ approval rose to 51%, up from
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association’s buy targeting Dem Francesa Hong as “dangerously liberal” is now up to nearly $3.2 million, according to a new filing. Meanwhile, a group backing former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the guv’s race has detailed $626,990 in spending. The RGA yesterday notified
From WisPolitics … — In this week’s GOP radio address, Sen. Rob Hutton shares his experience meeting two immigrants and the importance of American values. “One came from Lithuania. The other from Brazil. Both chose America. Both built successful lives here. And both have made meaningful contributions to our economy,
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers, who hasn’t announced whether he’ll seek a third term next year, raised $757,215 over the first six months of 2025, a fraction of what he pulled in during the same period four years ago ahead of his successful reelection bid. The report
From WisPolitics … — Dem state Sen. Jeff Smith told WisPolitics he’s “absolutely running” for reelection next year after reporting a significant uptick in fundraising activity of the first six months of 2025. Smith, D-Brunswick, raised $67,370 during the most recent reporting period, which ended June 30. That’s nearly three
From WisPolitics … — Devin Remiker, the newly elected chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, says he “absolutely” wants Gov. Tony Evers to seek a third term. “I pray that he decides to seek reelection,” Remiker said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “But
From WisPolitics … — Judge Chris Taylor’s campaign said she raised $583,933 in the six weeks after she launched her bid for the state Supreme Court, a new record for the period. By comparison, fellow liberal Susan Crawford detailed $461,274 raised on her July 2024 report ahead of her 10-point
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Natural Resources announced it’s moving forward with a dredging project along the Manitowoc River, a week after Dem Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a $70,000 earmark in the state budget for the work in Manitowoc County. GOP lawmakers who had championed the project knocked
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Bill Berrien formally launched his bid for governor today, accusing “bureaucrats and politicians like Tony Evers” of failing Wisconsin. Along with his statement, Berrien released a rollout video on which he touted his service as a Navy SEAL. He also called himself an “outsider
From WisPolitics … — The PAC created by businessman and possible gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien to advance conservative causes and back Republicans raised $1.2 million in the nearly three months after its launch, the group said. A spokesperson said Berrien didn’t put any personal money into Never Out of the
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Mark Born, co-chair of the state budget committee, says everyone can claim wins when reflecting on the state budget deal negotiated and now signed by Gov. Tony Evers. “Certainly he’s going to point to the things he likes,” Born said on WISN 12’s “UpFront”
Editor’s note: Today’s PM Update will be the final WisPolitics product ahead of the holiday weekend. Normal products will resume on Monday. Thank you for subscribing. From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers overnight vetoed a GOP deadline of 2029 to close the Green Bay prison, saying it was a
From WisPolitics … — A split state Supreme Court today invalidated an 1849 law that had been interpreted as banning all abortions. Writing for the majority in a 4-3 ruling, liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet found changes the state has made to abortion laws over the past 50 years implicitly repealed
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders announced they have reached an agreement to pump an additional $1.2 billion into K-12 education, child care and the UW System. The deal also includes a $1.5 billion tax cut package, adding two of the guv’s priorities to what