Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler said “job one” in 2022 is to reelect Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Wikler said he is “very confident” that Evers will seek re-election. “He’s been a spectacular leader for our state,” Wikler

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The failed lawsuit filed by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell to overturn Wisconsin’s election results was so riddled with errors that it underscores that it was filed in bad faith, an attorney for Gov. Tony Evers argued in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee today begins the process of reworking Gov. Tony Evers’ budget. One of the GOP-run committee’s first actions will be to approve a motion that would strip more than 380 items out of the Dem

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Senate committees plan several hearings today on some of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointments, including his pick of Missy Hughes to lead the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. The Senate Economic and Workforce Development Committee will take public testimony on

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Environmental Defense Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced three appointments to the DATCP Board, giving him a majority of the picks that sit on the body that makes ag policy. In the past week, Evers’ appointees have also become a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Climate Reality Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — President Biden’s ideas for getting the economy going after the pandemic have broad public support, and Dems will put those ideas like infrastructure into law, said U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan. “These are all smart ideas, and that’s

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Environmental Defense Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — Building Back Together, a group created to support Joe Biden’s agenda, is launching a multi-million dollar ad campaign in five states to promote the first 100 days of his administration. The group said it will begin airing

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Climate Reality Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Milwaukee on the heels of President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress. The White House didn’t release details of Tuesday’s trip, which will be Harris’ first since becoming VP. — U.S.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet virtually today for the final public hearing on the 2021-23 state budget. All of the speaking slots at today’s seven-hour hearing filled up quickly after they were opened up last week. Each

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — There are a dozen committee meetings on today’s legislative agenda, including an Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee executive session on legislation to bar the use of private grants to cover election costs. The committee also has a public

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Environmental Defense Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers says he’s not concerned Republican lawmakers could take him to court over the distribution of $3.2 billion in federal Covid-19 relief money. The Dem governor recently vetoed GOP bills that would have directed how

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Climate Reality Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — State and local governments in Wisconsin will receive nearly $19.9 billion in federal aid from the COVID-19 packages signed into law over the past year. That’s according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. The

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — An Elections Commission panel today will review the latest update to Dominion voting machines before commissioners later this year decide whether to formally certify the equipment for use by Wisconsin clerks. The presentation and review is a regular

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn will have to show it had at least 481 full-time employees last year to qualify for the first round of job tax credits under the new deal between the state and the Taiwanese manufacturer. To qualify for

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A Senate committee holds a hearing today on a Dem bill that would exempt some unemployment compensation from state taxes. The bill before the Senate Labor and Regulatory Reform Committee would cover calendar years 2020 and 2021. Currently,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and Foxconn execs this morning announced the state has reached a new deal with the company over its Mount Pleasant project. The state originally agreed to a slate of tax incentives for the company

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022, significantly ramped up his fundraising in the first quarter of the year. Johnson reported $545,337 in receipts in an FEC filing

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Environmental Defense Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Committee Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics holds a public hearing today on bills that would create more steps for voting absentee. AB 204 would require an absentee ballot and an absentee ballot application

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Climate Reality Action Fund From WisPolitics.com … — A split state Supreme Court today ruled Gov. Tony Evers’ administration didn’t have the power to limit public gatherings last fall in an effort to combat a rise in COVID-19 cases. In the 4-3 ruling, the court

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP Assembly plans a vote today on a resolution pushing an effort to allow federal COVID money to be used for tax cuts. The resolution would direct Dem AG Josh Kaul to intervene in a lawsuit,