Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — GOP businesswoman Cherie Link has announced plans to run for the 10th SD now held by Dem Sen. Patty Schachtner, of Somerset. Link is co-owner of a store in Somerset that sells furniture, collectibles

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers is scheduled to make an announcement about clean energy this afternoon at a news conference at the Capitol. Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Public Service Commission Chairperson Rebecca Cameron Valcq​ are also scheduled to be

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn pledged at his public investiture to set aside partisanship and be a “pro-law judge.” Speaking yesterday evening to a Capitol rotunda packed with supporters, Hagedorn acknowledged his

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn’s public investiture ceremony is this afternoon in the state Capitol. Hagedorn took the oath of office in a private ceremony earlier this month. Today’s event will kick off at 4:30 p.m. on the first

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders are set to address Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s Policy Day. Along with Evers’ noon address to the group, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker told a crowd at a business incubator in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood that the way to beat President Trump is not by engaging in his tactics but by inspiring people to get off the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Chris Taylor rallied with community leaders on the steps of the Capitol to advocate for the safety of Wisconsin’s immigrant communities from racially motivated acts of violence. Before speaking, the Madison Dem requested a moment of silence

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald was noncommittal about fall floor votes for cabinet secretaries ahead of committee action on the nominations of Craig Thompson to lead DOT and Mary Kolar to head Veterans Affairs. Thompson is one of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — With clean drinking water a hot topic in the state Capitol, four GOP lawmakers are circulating legislation to address lead-tainted water in schools, day care centers, group homes and summer camps. The lawmakers have

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, will be in Laona today to visit a jobs center that was once on the chopping block. The Trump administration had planned to transfer 16 of the 25 Civilian Conservation Centers from the Agriculture

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Tony Evers and Dem lawmakers will be in Wauwatosa early this afternoon to push standalone legislation to expand Medicaid after Republicans rejected a similar proposal in the guv’s budget. — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, will be at

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders are asking the state Supreme Court to force Dem AG Josh Kaul to abide by their interpretation of new restrictions they placed on his power during December’s lame-duck session. In a motion filed late yesterday, the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Brian Hagedorn will take the oath of office today in a private ceremony to become the next Wisconsin Supreme Court justice. Hagedorn’s swearing in will push the conservative majority to 5-2 as he replaces longtime liberal Justice Shirley

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will be in Watertown this morning to make an announcement on runoff pollution performance standards. He’ll be joined at the event by DNR Secretary Preston Cole, DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff and state Rep. Katrina Shankland,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — The attorneys who represented Dems challenging Wisconsin’s Assembly lines urged a court to reject a request from GOP lawmakers’ lawyers for attorney fees, arguing their motion reads “more like an op-ed than a serious

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and DNR Secretary Preston Cole will be in Kenosha today to talk about lead exposure. Evers has declared 2019 the year of clean drinking water. — The Republican lawmaker leading a task

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Joan Ballweg accused Ag Secretary Brad Pfaff of playing “a political game of keep away” as Republican lawmakers continue to pile criticism on the DATCP head. Ballweg, who chairs the Speaker’s Task

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers connected the state’s workforce shortage to the national conversation on immigration reform while speaking to tech leaders at a conference in Madison. “We have to have immigration reform. We have to,” Evers said yesterday. “If we

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Employers in the state will see an 8.84 percent decrease in worker’s comp premiums starting in October, according to the state Department of Workforce Development. Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance approved the rate decrease, marking

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet today to consider several funding requests from the Evers administration, including $5.2 million in stewardship funds on two projects. A member of the committee objected anonymously to the DNR’s request to release