From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will return to Wisconsin on Monday for a stop in Madison to discuss lowering costs for Americans, the White House announced this morning. The announcement didn’t include any other details of the trip other than plans to head to Chicago afterward for a

From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Keith Posley says he’s “100% unsure” why many in the business community oppose the district’s proposed $252 million referendum on Tuesday’s ballot. “I have made myself very available to support and talk with them, to walk us through the numbers,” Posley said

Subscribers: There will be no afternoon products today. Products will resume Monday morning.  From WisPolitics … — State Revenue Secretary Peter Barca, who’s leaving his position next month after five years on the job, is considering a run for the 1st CD, an office he held 30 years ago, multiple

From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is launching a new TV ad today that proclaims she “fought like hell” to protect pensions for Wisconsin workers. The campaign said the ad is part of a previously announced seven-figure buy that will run in all Wisconsin markets, but it declined

TOP STORIES Donald Trump to rally in Green Bay on April 2 It’s the Republican former president’s first visit to Wisconsin since 2022: when he campaigned for Tim Michels in GOP guv primary, and slammed Speaker Vos for not helping overturn the 2020 election. Reviews signature fiasco in new Vos

From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party is launching a six-figure ad campaign to support Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg — another sign of extra attention trending to her race with sales executive Doug Diny.   The party said the buy includes broadcast and cable TV, radio and digital. According to

From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have a deadline today to respond to the challenge the Rochester Republican filed urging the Elections Commission to dismiss the effort. The longtime GOP speaker said the recall effort should be dismissed because it’s short of the signatures

From WisPolitics … — Robin Vos says his decision to hire Michael Gableman to review the 2020 election was the biggest mistake he’s made since becoming speaker and the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice should be disbarred. “Mike Gableman is probably the single biggest embarrassment that I have ever had,”

From WisPolitics … — GOP lawmakers want the state Supreme Court to reject a request from the Elections Commission to clarify which maps should be used for any recall or special elections that occur this spring. In a filing yesterday afternoon, Republicans argued the court — if “deemed necessary “

From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, faces a deadline today to challenge the recall petitions filed against him. At a WisPolitics luncheon on Tuesday, Vos said about 50 volunteers and some outside groups had found numerous problems with the signatures that were submitted, including issues that he

From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed legislation that will allow Wisconsin to access $78 million in federal grants for new electric vehicle charging stations. Both Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state’s largest business group, and Clean Wisconsin, a leading environmental organization, hailed the package after it cleared

From WisPolitics … — Starting today, BadgerCare Plus members can pick up a daily over-the-counter oral contraception medication at no out-of-pocket cost, Gov. Tony Evers announced. Evers had signaled the move in his State of the State address. “As we see continued attacks on women’s reproductive freedoms here in Wisconsin

From WisPolitics … — Rep. Elijah Behnke, R-Oconto, announced he will run for the 4th AD, the seat he was drawn into with fellow incumbent Rep. David Steffen, R-Green Bay. Behnke formally announced his bid at a fundraiser Sunday. He told WisPolitics in a phone interview he talked with Steffen

From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is launching a new TV ad in which he pledges to donate his salary if elected and declares he “can’t be bought.” Hovde’s campaign said it’s part of a previously announced seven-figure buy that’s running statewide on broadcast and cable

From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden told supporters at his Wisconsin headquarters that his campaign will require “knocking on doors and making contact with people.”  He also took a dig at Donald Trump as both have now won enough delegates to clinch their party’s nominations. “A lot of you

From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court is fast-tracking oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to legalize absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin. That prompted conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley to declare the liberal majority has prejudged the case and will reverse a ruling barring their use the court issued

From WisPolitics … — The majority of signatures turned in by those seeking to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are from his old district and organizers would be short of the mark needed if only those within the new lines are valid, an initial review by the Elections Commission shows.

From WisPolitics … — The group trying to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, used the boundaries of his Racine County district from the 2022 elections as it collected signatures, an organizer tells WisPolitics. Matt Snorek also said in a phone interview that the group took into account the possibility

From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, was one of several Republicans to heckle Joe Biden during the State of the Union, yelling “lies” while the president criticized his predecessor. Van Orden confirmed to reporters after the speech that he was the one who yelled

From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today launched the first ad of her reelection bid, touting her work on legislation requiring American-made materials be used in federal infrastructure projects. A Baldwin spokesperson said the campaign is putting seven figures into its initial buy over the next several weeks,