Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s six Republican members of Congress were among 59 in both chambers to oppose the sweeping $900 billion COVID-19 relief package tied to a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress late last night. The delegation’s four Dems,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Tributes continue to pour in for former Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who is being praised as a trailblazer for women. Abrahamson, the first woman to serve on the state Supreme Court and the state’s longest-serving justice, died Saturday

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules votes today to roll back regulations the DNR wrote to address PFAS contamination from firefighting foam. The DNR Natural Resources Board in October passed the emergency rule to coincide with

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this morning in a lawsuit challenging an Evers administration order limiting indoor public gatherings. The arguments were originally scheduled for Monday, but were pushed back as the court finished

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity today proposed updating state laws that restrict local governments, including those that prevent them from setting their tax rates or providing broadband service. “The state should be setting the floor, not

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has granted President Trump’s request for an expedited schedule as he seeks to throw out Wisconsin’s election results and have the GOP-led state Legislature decide the state’s electors. The order came down

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Former JFC Co-chair John Nygren, who resigned his seat in the Legislature earlier this month, will be the next executive director of the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans. Nygren, R-Marinette, will start the job later this month. Nygren,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A hearing in the Trump campaign’s state lawsuit to overturn Wisconsin’s election results was pushed back to this morning after proceedings in the federal challenge ran long yesterday. Racine County reserve Judge Stephen Simanek said the hearing would

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell to overturn Wisconsin’s election results, writing the request was “far outside” the court’s oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. The suit, filed on behalf of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The final report of the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change is calling for a reduction of carbon emissions from utilities. The report calls for a net reduction of at least 60 percent below 2005 levels by 2030

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed relies on “speculation, conjecture, and conspiracy theories” without offering any evidence that would justify overturning Wisconsin’s presidential election results, an attorney for Gov. Tony Evers argues. Meanwhile, the state Department

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Ron Kind still had $953,553 in the bank after narrowly fending off a challenge from former Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden, according to his post-election report. The filing showed the La Crosse Dem raised more than $2.9

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin Chief Justice Pat Roggensack has appointed Racine County Reserve Judge Stephen Simanek to oversee President Trump’s appeal of the recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. After the state Supreme Court split 4-3 years in rejecting Trump’s request to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — President Trump’s campaign has filed a second lawsuit seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Wisconsin, this time asking a federal court to have the GOP-run Legislature ultimately decide who gets the state’s electoral votes. Milwaukee Mayor Tom

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans are proposing sweeping legislation to deal with COVID-19 that would pressure schools to return to in-person instruction and place new restrictions on the closures that local officials can order to deal with the pandemic. The bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers has signed a certificate of ascertainment certifying Joe Biden as the winner of Wisconsin’s presidential election. The move comes after state Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs, a Dem, yesterday afternoon signed off on the results of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs is scheduled this afternoon to certify the results of Wisconsin’s Nov. 3 election after recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties showed Joe Biden adding to his winning margin. The certification was originally scheduled

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Spectrum Reach From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and DHS Secretary Andrea Palm warn that a negative test is not a free pass to attend large Thanksgiving celebrations or deer hunting. “I want to remind Wisconsinites to celebrate safely, stay smart and follow

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Evers administration says only $22 million of the roughly $2 billion dollars sent to the state through the coronavirus relief package passed by Congress early this year remains unallocated ahead of the end-of-year deadline to spend the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says he tested positive for COVID-19 and is quarantining at his home in Janesville. “After working in Washington, D.C. all of last week, I began experiencing mild symptoms this weekend and contacted my health