From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris returns to Wisconsin today for her sixth visit to the state since being sworn in. Harris will be accompanied by Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su in Madison as she talks about expanding apprenticeship programs and creating union jobs. — The Senate

From WisPolitics … — The PAC dedicated to helping Dems win U.S. Senate races is knocking Republican Eric Hovde in its first Wisconsin ad, calling his lifestyle “pure California.” Meanwhile, Hovde is up with the second ad of his campaign, this one featuring his wife stressing his Wisconsin roots and

From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump’s national press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the campaign is “100% confident” the former president will have a clean sweep on Super Tuesday as the campaign turns its focus to key battleground states like Wisconsin. “We’ll be very close to achieving the necessary amount of

From WisPolitics … — Dems have started circulating legislation to address PFAS contamination as Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers continue to clash on the right way to fund it.  Evers has said he will veto a GOP bill to tackle the contamination. He’s calling on lawmakers to take up his

From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet this morning to consider UW’s request to release nearly $31.9 million in state aid to fund workforce development plans. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, agreed the committee would release the money by the end of February as part of a

From WisPolitics … — The group seeking to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is up with a new radio ad that urges listeners to send a message to politicians who stay in office too long. A spokesperson for the group said the buy behind the ad is $70,000. Conservative radio

From WisPolitics … — The redistricting consultants hired by the liberal state Supreme Court majority racked up a combined $128,158 in expenses, according to a new filing. That’s significantly less than the $100,000 each that Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas were eligible to receive under the contracts they signed with

From WisPolitics … — GOP State Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, says there’s no scenario in which he will bring the “Monday processing” bill to a vote before the Senate elections committee ahead of the end of the legislative session. “It is done from my end of things as the chair

From WisPolitics … — The Assembly last night approved bills aimed at taking advantage of $78.6 million in federal funds to help boost the number of electric vehicle charging stations. SB 791, passed 94-2, would allow convenience stores, grocers and others to start selling electricity to electric car owners without

From WisPolitics … — The state Assembly has another full calendar today as it wraps up its work for the session. That includes a constitutional amendment that would ensure people could gather at a place of worship during a state of emergency after orders during the COVID-19 pandemic shut them

From WisPolitics … — The Assembly will be back on the floor this morning after failing to finish the calendar it had scheduled. Before recessing, the chamber approved 64-35 along party lines a bill to overhaul the funding system for the state’s private school voucher programs, sending the measure to

From WisPolitics … — Senate President Chris Kapenga has referred the Assembly’s controversial transmission line bill to the Natural Resources and Energy Committee even though his chamber’s version of the legislation has already cleared a committee chaired by the co-author. Kapenga, R-Delafield, didn’t respond late yesterday to messages left with

From WisPolitics … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Gov. Tony Evers’ “word and promise are on the line” ahead of tomorrow’s deadline to sign or veto his legislative maps. LeMahieu also insists Republicans have no ulterior motives, including a lawsuit to keep the issue in the courts. “We

From WisPolitics … — First Lady Jill Biden will be in Green Bay today to tout the administration’s education policies. It’s part of a larger effort by the White House to tout President Joe Biden’s economic policies. That includes stops by the president, Vice President Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, second

From WisPolitics … — LRB says it added language to the redistricting bill that cleared the Legislature this week on when the proposed maps would take effect. The agency called the language its “standard practice” on redistricting bills. Still, the provision raised concerns among Dems during Tuesday’s debate in the

From WisPolitics … — The Assembly approved a $2.1 billion GOP package that would expand the state’s second-lowest tax bracket while providing additional breaks for retirement income, married couples and child care. Dems during floor debate yestrerday argued the cuts could put the state in a tight spot financially heading

From WisPolitics … — Both houses of the Legislature will be on the floor today, with the Senate possibly taking another run at passing new legislative lines. The Senate calendar includes SB 488, which would implement an Iowa-style redistricting system in Wisconsin. One option for Republicans would be to amend

From WisPolitics … — The GOP 8th CD field is quickly forming after U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s surprise announcement that he isn’t running this fall, with former state Sen. Roger Roth jumping into the race to succeed the Green Bay-area Republican. Meanwhile, Donald Trump supporter Alex Bruesewitz tweeted he’s seriously

From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission unanimously approved the Green Party for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, perhaps complicating Joe Biden’s path to winning the state again. Earlier this week, the Marquette University Law School Poll found Biden and Donald Trump tied at 49% apiece among registered voters. But in

From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin voters are split on banning abortion after 14 weeks. GOP lawmakers have proposed legislation that would call for a statewide referendum on whether abortion should be illegal after 14 weeks rather than the current cut-off of 20 weeks. Dem Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to