TUE AM Update: Liz Uihlein gives $220K to back Kleefisch; Jarchow names campaign leadership team

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Illinois businesswoman Liz Uihlein put $220,000 into the effort to elect Republican Rebecca Kleefisch guv, according to new campaign finance filings. Liz Uihlein’s support of Kleefisch through a $20,000 donation to the former lieutenant governor’s campaign and

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MON AM Update: Dems rip Johnson for breaking two-term pledge; Vos tells ‘UpFront’ he wants Gableman final report by end of February

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Dems were quick to knock U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for breaking his vow to only serve two terms after the Oshkosh Republican formally announced his reelection bid. Johnson issued a statement yesterday saying he was running to “continue

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WED AM Update: Green Bay Mayor Genrich seeks sanctions against Gableman

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Eric Genrich has asked a Waukesha County judge to sanction Michael Gableman over the former justice’s effort to have the Green Bay mayor detained unless he sits for a deposition at a private office in Brookfield. Among other

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WED AM Update: Carr disappointed with JCOER action on prison guard pay

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr is knocking the GOP-controlled JCOER for rejecting Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to use general purpose revenue to fund a series of pay increases for prison guards. Republicans on the committee, though, urged

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TUE AM Update: JCOER to take up pay raises for prison guards today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee on Employee Relations plans to approve an additional pay boost for guards at Wisconsin’s maximum security prisons. But the overall pay plan for prison guards won’t be as much as Gov. Tony Evers’ administration had

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MON AM Update: Assembly Dems to hold leadership elections today; Bernier, Pechacek on ‘UpFront’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Dems will meet this afternoon to elect new minority and assistant minority leaders. Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, is unopposed to replace outgoing Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. Meanwhile, five lawmakers were expected to be on

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THU AM Update: Neubauer formally enters race for Assembly minority leader

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, has formally entered the race for Assembly minority leader, saying she can “lead our caucus to advance our shared priorities in 2022.” Neubauer said earlier this week she was weighing a

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WED AM Update: Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against group that backed Mequon-Thiensville school board recall targets

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against the group that backed four Mequon-Thiensville school board members facing a recall effort, according to the organization’s lawyer. Coalition to Support MTSD attorney Michael Maistelman said the

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TUE AM Update: Evers announces nearly $60M for long-term solutions to workforce challenges

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced $59.5 million in grants to 12 regional projects to help develop long-term solutions to the state’s workforce challenges. The efforts include: a public-private partnership to train and attract healthcare workers to

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MON AM Update: Bernier to join election experts to discuss efforts to delegitimize 2020 election; Thomsen, Timberlake, Bauer on ‘UpFront’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Sen. Kathy Bernier today will join national election experts to address efforts in Wisconsin to delegitimize the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and how that affects state and local election officials. Participants in the 11

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FRI AM Update: Haas says Gableman attempt to jail Madison mayor over private testimony refusal lacks legal merit

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Former Justice Michael Gableman’s attempt to jail the Madison mayor unless she sits for a private deposition lacks legal merit and is a “gross mischaracterization of the facts,” the city’s attorney says. Mike Haas wrote a

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