Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Sen. Pat Testin has formally announced his bid for lieutenant governor, saying “in 2022, Wisconsin Republicans must go on offense to fight, win, and get our state back on the right track.” “Since 2016, I

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s House delegation split over a $768 billion defense policy bill, but not along the usual party lines. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, joined GOP colleagues Mike Gallagher, of Allouez, Scott Fitzgerald, of Juneau, and Bryan

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — State Superintendent Jill Underly will deliver her first State of Education address at noon in the Capitol rotunda. The speech will be livestreamed by WisconsinEye: https://wiseye.org/ — The Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee will exec a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly’s proposed calendar for Tuesday includes bills that GOP sponsors say would ban teaching critical race theory in K-12 schools or in training for state and local government employees. Tuesday’s meeting will be the first regular floor

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — An Assembly committee plans a hearing today on new legislation that would require Gov. Tony Evers to allocate at least $100 million in ARPA funds for K-12 mental health programs. The bill would direct the guv to allocate

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards says he has become alarmed over recent threats and harassment of local school board members. In an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” John Ashley said he put out

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — In this week’s Democratic radio address, Gov. Tony Evers talks about new funds available for local and tribal health departments to help them continue to respond to the pandemic. “Since the very beginning of the pandemic, our

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Kevin Nicholson’s 501c4 is launching a $1.5 million ad campaign that promotes the group and prominently features the former U.S. Senate candidate, who is considering another statewide campaign in 2022. In the opening ad, Nicholson looks into the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Longtime lobbyist Bill McCoshen formally announced today he won’t run for guv in 2022, saying he lost “too much precious time” trying to close the sale of his lobbying firm to mount a serious bid. Michael Best

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Michael Best Strategies announced today the acquisition of Capitol Consultants and the addition of the lobbying firm’s managing partner, Bill McCoshen. The sale of Capitol Consultants, which has been in the works since spring, has been considered a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Rebecca Kleefisch raised more than $1.2 million in individual donations in the first 48 hours after officially launching her guv bid last week, her campaign says. Kleefisch filed the paperwork to run for guv last month. But

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers has ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The executive order took effect at sunrise today and

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Rebecca Kleefisch today formally launched her campaign for guv with a video that slammed Dem Tony Evers for a term that’s been “marked by failure and weakness.” The former lieutenant governor released a 2 minute, 40-second

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics Committee has an informational hearing today for lawmakers and staff to learn more about the running of elections. According to the hearing notice, it will include bipartisan clerks, Elections Commission

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission is urging state justices to send a redistricting lawsuit to the lower courts first, arguing the drawing of new maps is complex and the Supreme Court isn’t meant to be a fact-finding body. The conservative

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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Frederick Prehn, who’s refusing to vacate his spot on the Natural Resources Board, is asking for a new judge to hear Dem AG Josh Kaul’s lawsuit seeking to force the Wausau dentist from his post. The case has

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Nearly half of the budget for the Assembly’s expanded review of the 2020 election is earmarked for a data analysis contractor, according to a copy of the amended deal obtained this morning by WisPolitics.com. The contractor, who isn’t

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — With Dem AG Josh Kaul seeking to force him off the Natural Resources Board, Wausau dentist Frederick Prehn is asking a Dane County court to declare he can remain until the Senate confirms a successor. Kaul earlier this

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers’ lawyers say recent court rulings in Colorado and Michigan back up their argument that Donald Trump and his attorneys should reimburse Wisconsin taxpayers for legal costs they incurred while the former president sought to overturn