Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Water Alliance From WisPolitics.com … — The state Elections Commission expects to distribute $800,000 to local governments out of the $1.1 million it originally set aside as part of an election security program to update computer systems and bolster training. With the leftover money,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — After this week taking action on the enrolled proposals from the Legislature’s fall floor period, Gov. Tony Evers is slightly exceeding the average tally over the last two decades of bills signed into law through

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers is facing a deadline today to act on two Senate bills, including one to update the state’s hemp program, according to his office. Along with SB 188, Evers had yet to act on SB 447. That

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will be in Richland Center today with Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm and lawmakers for a bill signing. The event comes as Evers faces a Tuesday deadline to act on 14 pieces of enrolled

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers this morning will sign a bill into law that’ll allow people with disabilities preventing them from stating their name and address to instead present their ID card in order to vote. Current law requires Wisconsinites to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The latest Marquette University Law School Poll finds 39 percent of registered voters have a favorable impression each of U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson. Still, 43 percent of those surveyed had a negative view of Baldwin,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Water Alliance From WisPolitics.com … — A foundation that advocates for young voters has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s restrictions on what student identification cards meet the standards of the state’s voter ID law. The suit, filed in the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Rob Stafsholt is running for the 10th SD, setting up a likely GOP primary to take on the state Sen. Patty Schachtner, Republicans’ top target next fall. Stafsholt, who was first elected to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul today will announce more counties and one tribe will be offering more treatment court and diversion programs following an expansion in the 2019-21 budget. — U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said the impeachment

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has a run of five fundraisers over the first two weeks in December that includes two with former Gov. Tommy Thompson, one with U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman and another

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson criticized expected limits on e-cigarette flavors, saying the move would cause “significant economic harm in the form of businesses closing and subsequent job losses.” In a letter to President Trump, the Oshkosh Republican urged the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Jason Church, an aide to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson who lost both legs while serving in Afghanistan, says in the first TV ad of his campaign that he’s running for Congress “to answer the call of duty.”

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Water Alliance From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly will meet today for its final floor period of 2019 with a calendar that includes bills that largely cleared committee on unanimous votes along with a resolution to declare Thanksgiving week “National Bible Week.” The agenda

    Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned three people for drug-related offenses and another three for failing to report income while on public assistance. The pardons are part of the eight Evers announced, the second wave he’s issued since restarting

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Water Alliance From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders late yesterday quickly dismissed Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session on new gun restrictions and shrugged off criticism they were ignoring the will of voters by failing to even debate the two

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — About one-in-five Wisconsin voters haven’t made up their minds on which presidential candidate they plan to support in 2020, according to a new poll of “blue wall” states. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Warren topped Joe Biden among Dem

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders are clear they aren’t going to take up Gov. Tony Evers’ special session gun bills. But they’re less clear on how they plan to dispose of the special session, which the guv called to start Thursday.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Evers administration and others put on a furious last-minute push to persuade Senate Republicans not to reject the nomination of Brad Pfaff to serve as DATCP secretary. But it wasn’t clear late yesterday whether the effort had

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Water Alliance From WisPolitics.com … — Dem state Rep. David Crowley today formally launched his bid for Milwaukee County exec., saying he sees opportunities as well as challenges. Crowley, first elected to the Assembly in 2016, said in his announcement the county has a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will be with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Milwaukee today for an event to kick off the 2019 open enrollment period for the healthcare.gov marketplace. An Evers statement on the event said state officials are