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

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Water Alliance From WisPolitics.com … — The state Department of Justice says it will present details of a proposed court settlement during today’s Joint Finance Committee hearing. Dem AG Josh Kaul has been rebuffed in the past as he’s tried to present proposed settlements

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — The Department of Justice is again going before JFC with a proposed settlement. Until now, Dem AG Josh Kaul and the GOP-controlled committee have been unable to reach an agreement on how to meet a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly Committee on Health will hear public testimony today on a series of bills that grew out of the Speaker’s Task Force on Suicide Prevention. The bipartisan bills would create a suicide prevention program and mandate continued suicide

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said this morning he will serve as president of his new 501(c)(3), which will partner with others to fight poverty and increase economic opportunities. The not-for-profit American Idea Foundation is based in Ryan’s

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will be in Green Bay today for the first meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on Retirement Security. — Evers is seeking applicants for the 1st District Court of Appeals with incumbent Judge

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Dem presidential candidate Kamala Harris will be in Milwaukee on Nov. 3 for a fundraiser, according to an invite obtained by WisPolitics.com. The event at a private home includes donation levels that range from $500 to qualify as a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence is in Wisconsin today for his first visit since May to promote a Trump administration trade pact. First, Pence will visit Fincantieri Marinette Marine tour the shipyard and deliver remarks to employees. Then

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement AARP Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party has hired Nellie Sires, who most recently worked for a group teaching effective management techniques to social change organizations, as its new executive director. Sires, a vice president for The Management Center, will begin with