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

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

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

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The swift confirmation of Tom Barrett to become the next ambassador to Luxembourg sets up a spring election to select his successor. The U.S. Senate last night confirmed Barrett via voice vote after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,

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

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

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

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

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

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The state Elections Commission dismissed a complaint over five Wisconsin cities accepting private money to cover election costs last year, finding there was no probable cause to believe “that a violation of law or abuse of discretion has

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee today will exec legislation that backers say would ban teaching critical race theory on UW and tech college system campuses AB 413 would also prohibit race and sex stereotyping in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Property taxpayers are in line for smaller increases this month than they saw in the last two years, thanks to a bump in school levies, a drop for tech colleges and a rise in a state tax credit,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Michael Gableman is paying his lead attorney $450 an hour to fight Dem AG Josh Kaul’s attempt to quash a subpoena the former Supreme Court justice issued to Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, according to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The mayors of Green Bay and Madison are firing back at Michael Gableman over the former justice’s petition that could have them jailed to force their compliance with subpoenas he issued as part of his review of the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin school districts will get an additional $134 per child through the $110 million in federal COVID-19 funds he is directing their way. Evers said districts will be able to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Family Law Committee today will hear public comment on a pair of bills that could terminate parental rights in certain circumstances, including if a parent is in prison. AB 627, would terminate parental rights over a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Jake Curtis, a Milwaukee attorney and first lieutenant in the Wisconsin Air National Guard, is passing on a bid for AG, saying it’s not the right time for his family. Curtis called it an

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson are asking “outside individuals or groups” who may try to exploit the tragedy in Waukesha for their own political purposes to “cease and desist.” In a rare joint statement Saturday, the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — In this week’s Democratic radio address, Gov. Tony Evers wished Wisconsinites a happy Thanksgiving and urged shopping locally. Evers said he is more thankful than ever to spend time with loved ones and celebrate safely. “We

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Madison is now offering election officials ways to work the polls next year without getting a COVID-19 vaccine first. In a communication to elections officials yesterday, the clerk’s office wrote they may provide proof of a negative test