TUE AM Update: Senate Committee to take testimony on legislation addressing sexual assault in Wisconsin National Guard

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — A Senate committee today will take public testimony on legislation that would overhaul the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice to deal with sexual assault cases. Along with SB 166, the Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

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MON AM Update: New SCOWIS procedures could hamper conservatives’ ability to delay redistricting lawsuit; second suit filed against legislative maps

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Some of the changes to court procedures approved by liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet and her colleagues would likely make it harder for conservatives to slow down deliberations on a redistricting lawsuit, according to legal observers. That includes a

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WED AM Update: Protasiewicz at investiture says she’s ‘ready to deliver justice and common sense’ on Supreme Court

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — New liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz declared during her investiture ceremony that she is “ready to deliver justice and common sense as a member” of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She also vowed to follow what she said is

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THU AM Update: Milwaukee County Board to vote on sales tax increase today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Milwaukee County Board is scheduled to convene this morning to vote on boosting the county’s sales tax. Under the shared revenue deal Gov. Tony Evers signed into law, approving the additional 0.4 percent sales tax requires a

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WED AM Update: Marquette poll finds uptick in U.S. Supreme Court approval

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — A new Marquette University Law School Poll national survey found a four-point increase in support for the U.S. Supreme Court, though most respondents still disapprove of the job the high court is doing. The results show 55 percent

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TUE AM Update: Joint Finance to consider DOJ settlement over Trump administration diverting federal funds for border wall

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The state DOJ wants lawmakers to sign off on a settlement to formally resolve a lawsuit originally filed against the Trump administration challenging the diversion of federal funds to build a wall along the Mexican border. The Joint

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MON AM Update: Deputy Pentagon press secretary on ‘UpFront’ says officials working to engage with North Korea over Wisconsin soldier who crossed border

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh says “all levels of government” are working to engage with North Korea after a Wisconsin soldier willingly crossed into North Korea nearly a week ago. “We are working all levels of

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FRI AM Update: Baldwin to visit Columbus farm to highlight federal help for farmers; Evers, Felzkowski deliver parties’ weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, will be at a Columbus farm today to talk about a federal initiative helping Wisconsin farmers, cheese makers and processors. — In this week’s Dem radio address, Gov. Tony Evers praises investments made

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