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From WisPolitics … — Circulating legislation would prevent health insurers from requiring care providers to accept reimbursement through “virtual credit card payments,” a financial tool used for business-to-business transactions. Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Appleton, and Rep. Clint Moses, R-Menomonie, recently sent
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet today for the second time this week in a session that includes the capital budget. Gov. Tony Evers proposed a $4.3 billion plan that included more than $3.8 million in
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today is set to take up a variety of bills, including a plan to create a new certification for advanced practice registered nurses and a measure aiming to help gig workers. Under AB 257,
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee gets back to work on the 2025-27 state budget today with votes on the Universities of Wisconsin and the Department of Corrections. UW had asked for $855 million in new aid, but
From WisPolitics … — Following his election as state Dem Party chair, Devin Remiker said he was “honored” to win the party’s support and is excited to get to work fighting for 2026. “I am looking forward to serving with
From WisPolitics … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve a $1.3 billion GOP tax plan and a Republican motion to put $336 million more into K-12 education. The tax cut plan includes a new
From WisPolitics … — While Wisconsin receives less per resident from the federal government compared to other states, cuts to that funding could still have significant impacts. That’s particularly true for seniors, veterans, students, the disabled, and low-income families, according
From WisPolitics … — A new lawsuit accuses billionaire Elon Musk of “a brazen scheme to bribe Wisconsin citizens to vote” in the spring state Supreme Court race. Filed on behalf of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and two voters, the
From WisPolitics … — Tourism generated a record-high $25.8 billion in economic impact in Wisconsin last year, surpassing the previous record of $25 billion set in 2023. Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Tourism also announced this morning 114.4
From WisPolitics … — GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos accused the Evers administration of lying when Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement that Republicans refused to agree to meaningful investments in education, childcare and the UW System as budget
From WisPolitics … — A group of business leaders and voters wants the state Supreme Court to throw out Wisconsin’s congressional map because it’s an “anti-competitive gerrymander.” In their proposed filing, Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy and the voters seek
From WisPolitics … — The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee gets back to work on the state budget today with its first votes after negotiations between Republican leaders and Dem Gov. Tony Evers broke off. GOP leaders announced late yesterday talks
From WisPolitics … — The Senate Agriculture and Revenue Committee will take testimony on two bills that would limit foreign ownership of Wisconsin land. Under current law, a foreign person or corporation can own up to 640 acres of land
From WisPolitics … — Local prosecutors have accused a Milwaukee man facing robbery charges of forging letters threatening to kill President Donald Trump in an effort to have an undocumented immigrant deported so he couldn’t testify at trial. Department of
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, says he has “the facts and figures on my side” as the U.S. Senate returns to Washington and he prepares to take on President Donald Trump and his “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
From WisPolitics … — The Trump administration listed deep red Shawano County alongside Dane County, Madison and Milwaukee as the Wisconsin communities refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The release late yesterday included no information on why the communities
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he doesn’t want to run again in 2028, but he’s not ruling it out. “I’d rather go home,” Johnson said yesterday at a Newsmaker Luncheon in Milwaukee presented by WisPolitics
From WisPolitics … — All three announced candidates for chair of the state Dem Party met the requirements to qualify for the race at next month’s convention. The other four races will be uncontested, including Secretrary of State Sarah Godlewski’s
From WisPolitics … — Assembly and Senate committees will have a joint hearing today on legislation that would allow the DHS to certify psychiatric residential treatment facilities for those under the age of 21. It’s one of four bills from
Subscribers: There will be no WisPolitics subscriber products Monday due to Memorial Day. Delivery will resume Tuesday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, wants 28 members of former Joe Biden’s administration to voluntarily
From WisPolitics … — Circulating legislation would prevent health insurers from requiring care providers to accept reimbursement through “virtual credit card payments,” a financial tool used for business-to-business transactions. Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Appleton, and Rep. Clint Moses, R-Menomonie, recently sent a cosponsorship memo to other lawmakers seeking support for the
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet today for the second time this week in a session that includes the capital budget. Gov. Tony Evers proposed a $4.3 billion plan that included more than $3.8 million in new bonding. The Building Commission deadlocked on Evers’ proposal in
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today is set to take up a variety of bills, including a plan to create a new certification for advanced practice registered nurses and a measure aiming to help gig workers. Under AB 257, APRNs, with the exception of certified nurse-midwives, would be required
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee gets back to work on the 2025-27 state budget today with votes on the Universities of Wisconsin and the Department of Corrections. UW had asked for $855 million in new aid, but GOP legislative leaders have balked at the request. Meanwhile, Dem
From WisPolitics … — Following his election as state Dem Party chair, Devin Remiker said he was “honored” to win the party’s support and is excited to get to work fighting for 2026. “I am looking forward to serving with you over the next two years to make sure that
From WisPolitics … — The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to approve a $1.3 billion GOP tax plan and a Republican motion to put $336 million more into K-12 education. The tax cut plan includes a new exclusion for retirement income for those 67 and older. It
From WisPolitics … — While Wisconsin receives less per resident from the federal government compared to other states, cuts to that funding could still have significant impacts. That’s particularly true for seniors, veterans, students, the disabled, and low-income families, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report. The report largely
From WisPolitics … — A new lawsuit accuses billionaire Elon Musk of “a brazen scheme to bribe Wisconsin citizens to vote” in the spring state Supreme Court race. Filed on behalf of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and two voters, the suit against Musk and two of his political organizations. It
From WisPolitics … — Tourism generated a record-high $25.8 billion in economic impact in Wisconsin last year, surpassing the previous record of $25 billion set in 2023. Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Tourism also announced this morning 114.4 million people visited Wisconsin in 2024, another record. That was
From WisPolitics … — GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos accused the Evers administration of lying when Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement that Republicans refused to agree to meaningful investments in education, childcare and the UW System as budget negotiations broke down. “That’s a lie,” Vos said on WISN
From WisPolitics … — A group of business leaders and voters wants the state Supreme Court to throw out Wisconsin’s congressional map because it’s an “anti-competitive gerrymander.” In their proposed filing, Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy and the voters seek to add a new argument to a request that the
From WisPolitics … — The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee gets back to work on the state budget today with its first votes after negotiations between Republican leaders and Dem Gov. Tony Evers broke off. GOP leaders announced late yesterday talks were at an impasse. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg,
From WisPolitics … — The Senate Agriculture and Revenue Committee will take testimony on two bills that would limit foreign ownership of Wisconsin land. Under current law, a foreign person or corporation can own up to 640 acres of land with some exceptions such as for exploration of a mining
From WisPolitics … — Local prosecutors have accused a Milwaukee man facing robbery charges of forging letters threatening to kill President Donald Trump in an effort to have an undocumented immigrant deported so he couldn’t testify at trial. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a picture
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, says he has “the facts and figures on my side” as the U.S. Senate returns to Washington and he prepares to take on President Donald Trump and his “Big, Beautiful Bill.” “I don’t want it to come to that. I want
From WisPolitics … — The Trump administration listed deep red Shawano County alongside Dane County, Madison and Milwaukee as the Wisconsin communities refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The release late yesterday included no information on why the communities were listed, and attempts to reach Shawano County officials were
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he doesn’t want to run again in 2028, but he’s not ruling it out. “I’d rather go home,” Johnson said yesterday at a Newsmaker Luncheon in Milwaukee presented by WisPolitics and the Milwaukee Press Club. “I don’t covet the position,
From WisPolitics … — All three announced candidates for chair of the state Dem Party met the requirements to qualify for the race at next month’s convention. The other four races will be uncontested, including Secretrary of State Sarah Godlewski’s bid to become first vice-chair, the party’s No. 2 leadership
From WisPolitics … — Assembly and Senate committees will have a joint hearing today on legislation that would allow the DHS to certify psychiatric residential treatment facilities for those under the age of 21. It’s one of four bills from the Joint Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and
Subscribers: There will be no WisPolitics subscriber products Monday due to Memorial Day. Delivery will resume Tuesday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, wants 28 members of former Joe Biden’s administration to voluntarily testify before his subcommittee on the former president’s cognitive decline.