From WisPolitics … — Federal officials have approved Wisconsin’s plan to use $140 million in ARPA funding for two grant programs aimed at improving digital connections, state officials announced. In a release yesterday, Gov. Tony Evers said the state’s plan for the Capital Projects Fund dollars was greenlit by the

From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is calling a reversal by the UW Board of Regents to approve a deal he struck with university leaders “just the first step” in eliminating “cancerous DEI practices” on campuses. Meanwhile, Rep. Dora Drake, chair of the Black Legislative Caucus, knocked the

From WisPolitics … — The Universities of Wisconsin regents will again vote on a deal leaders struck with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, only this time with the support of a key board member. Board Vice President Amy Blumenfeld Bogost, who voted against the package as it failed 9-8 on Saturday,

From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin school districts will levy $297.8 million more in property taxes on the bills now being sent to homeowners compared to last year, according to a nonpartisan report. The increase in gross levies of 5.4% is the largest since 2009 and will increase gross K-12 property

From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers is calling for talks to continue on a deal that would pave the way for state investments in the Universities of Wisconsin after the Board of Regents rejected curtailing DEI positions in exchange for a series of financial priorities. But Assembly Speaker Robin

From WisPolitics … — Foxconn qualified for $6.3 million in tax credits in 2022 for meeting job creation and capital investment targets outlined in the contract between the company and WEDC, according to documents provided to WisPolitics.  This marks the third year in a row the company has qualified for

From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer is getting used to recruiting candidates for an upcoming election without being able to tell them what their districts might look like. But the big difference this cycle is the Racine Dem has more time to recruit. “The difference for me

From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and Dem AG Josh Kaul are hailing a Dane County judge’s ruling that an 1849 Wisconsin law doesn’t ban consensual abortions. Meanwhile, anti-abortion advocates called for the ruling to be promptly appealed. Despite her ruling on the 1849 law, Judge Diane Schlipper declined

From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet today to consider the Evers administration’s request to release $2 million to two tribes. Each of the state’s 11 federally recognized tribes was slated to get $1 million from gaming revenues. But the money for the Bad River Band of

From WisPolitics …  — New Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein, D-Middleton, is vowing to make sure everyone in her caucus “has a voice.” Hesselbein replaces Melissa Agard, of Madison, who stepped down to focus on a run for Dane County executive next year. Hesselbein said after Friday’s vote she was

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Former GOP AG Brad Schimel, now a Waukesha County judge, launched his bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, pitching it as an opportunity for conservatives to take back the majority. In his announcement late yesterday, Schimel

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard, D-Madison, announced this morning she will run for Dane County exec next year, giving up her legislative seat in the process. The move opens up her heavily Dem Senate seat, which will be

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge has dismissed claims that former justices advising Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on the possibility of impeaching liberal Janet Protasiewicz violated the open meetings law. Judge Frank Remington wrote in his ruling yesterday that when

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — A Senate committee will hear testimony today on legislation that would require public and school libraries to notify parents within 24 hours anytime their children under the age of 16 check out materials. Under current law, custodial parents

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The group that targeted Assembly Speaker Robin Vos earlier this fall with a $100,000 ad campaign pressuring him to impeach Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe says it’s launching a new $250,000 buy. A group spokesperson told WisPolitics the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — President Biden’s campaign is running a pair of ads in the Milwaukee and Detroit markets around the Packers-Lions football game on Thanksgiving tomorrow. One ad, “Never Left,” focuses on Biden’s middle-class roots, while a second, “Finally,” focuses on

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin justices today will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit that could overturn the legislative maps drawn by GOP lawmakers and blessed by the state Supreme Court’s former conservative majority. With Justice Janet Protasiewicz now on the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Matt Neumann, one of the hosts of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ private fundraiser in Milwaukee last week, says the event had “good turnout” that included some prominent Wisconsin Republicans. “I’m not here to drop names, but yes, there

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The MKE 2024 Host Committee has launched a directory of businesses available for contracts related to next year’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The group yesterday rolled out its vendor directory site, which aims to help delegates

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Barb Dittrich slammed state Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara’s testimony as a “disgrace” after the Appleton Republican joked during a hearing on a nurse practitioner bill about using an IV needle to hurt a lobbyist for a group