Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Efforts by the state crime lab to trim a backlog of untested sexual assault kits led to delays in testing DNA in nearly 350 active cases, a new Department of Justice report says. The state began to clear

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WHCA / WiCAL and LeadingAge Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — UW President Ray Cross slammed the GOP proposal to fund the university over the next two years, calling it a missed opportunity for the Legislature. The GOP proposal, approved 12-4 along party lines Tuesday evening,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — Conservative Justice Daniel Kelly officially kicked off his bid for a full 10-year term on the state Supreme Court, promising today he will remain faithful to the Wisconsin Constitution while serving on the court.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WHCA / WiCAL and LeadingAge Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers used this week’s Dem radio address to rally support for his plan to boost public school spending by $1.4 billion and special education funding by $600 million. The former Wisconsin Superintendent of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will take up K-12 funding today after Assembly Republicans put a $500 million plan on the table. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said after the Assembly GOP presentation that

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans set a news conference today on the education budget in advance of the Joint Finance Committee’s plan to take up K-12 finding tomorrow. The Assembly GOP caucus met on the topic yesterday as Senate Majority Leader

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will convene today to consider Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to boost funding for the Department of Corrections. That plan includes: *an increase of nearly $130 million for the department’s overtime and overtime supplement funds.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson pitched his vision for bringing a corporate structure to the Republican Party of Wisconsin at this weekend’s state convention, while GOP leaders and the guv’s spokeswoman got into a dustup. Meanwhile, GOP members of the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Pence concluded his trip to Wisconsin with a visit to Fort McCoy where he praised members of the armed forces and their families and touted the Trump administration’s proposed defense budget. “President Trump and I understand that

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee is meeting today to continue taking up agency budgets. Among agenda items today: *Department of Financial Institutions *Higher Educational Aids Board *Wisconsin Technical College System *Legislature *Department of Military Affairs *Secretary of State *Wisconsin

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today as justices begin to consider the legality of a host of measures passed by the Legislature during December’s extraordinary session. The case, brought by the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will be back at it today with an agenda that includes Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to pump more money into clean drinking water initiatives. That plan, part of the environmental improvement fund, includes: *an increase

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. David Bowen and MoveOn.org senior adviser Ben Wikler were the only candidates to file by Saturday’s deadline to run for state Dem chair. The two will square off at the party’s June state convention to replace

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission this morning will certify the results of last month’s special election, clearing the way for Dem Tim McGuire to be sworn in as the rep for the 64th AD. McGuire has an in-district ceremony planned for

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar pledged during a Fox News town hall to not leave the Midwest behind as she pursues the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House. “I do think as we look in the last few

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Women in Government From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly is planning to take up three abortion-related bills when it convenes next week, according to a proposed calendar from Majority Leader Jim Steineke. Members are also scheduled to vote on two crime-related bills as well

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — During a fractious meeting that spanned the better part of three-and-a-half hours, several counties that had previously submitted proposals to operate youth lockups expressed concerns about the viability of the projects to the Department

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said his bill to repeal the personal conviction waiver on vaccines is about public health and safety. But state Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt, R-Fond du Lac, said parental rights need to be protected. The

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn says it will continue to work “collaboratively and productively” with the Evers administration after company CEO Terry Gou met with the guv for the first time. Gou, who met with President Trump

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — With GOP lawmakers now formally taking steps to squash his proposal to expand Medicaid, Gov. Tony Evers is appealing to the public to help change their minds. The Joint Finance co-chairs yesterday released a memo outlining 131 of Evers’