Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — Bernie Sanders returns to Wisconsin today for the first rally of his 2020 presidential bid. The Vermont senator will speak to supporters at a downtown Madison park late this afternoon. See the Election Blog

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — More voters have a positive view of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin than U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. But he has a better net positive. The poll found 44 percent of registered voters

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee will hit the road for the second time to hold a public hearing on Gov. Tony Evers’ budget in Oak Creek. The panel will take testimony from members of the public at the Oak

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — Both the Assembly and Senate are in session today, the same day as the annual State of the Tribes address. Chairman Tehassi Hill of the Oneida Nation will deliver remarks to the Legislature this

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers agreed Wisconsin is in a “constitutional crisis” but said it was “created by the Republicans in the lame-duck session.” “Yes, there is a constitutional crisis. It will be resolved,” Evers told “UpFront,” produced in partnership

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — DNR Secretary Preston Cole defended Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to reject new money in the budget to combat chronic wasting disease, arguing the administration is looking to take a more collaborative approach with other states. Responding to a question

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee grilled Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm on the plan to accept the federal Medicaid expansion, a proposal Palm said is the center of her agency’s budget. Gov. Tony Evers’ budget calls for

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities From WisPolitics.com … — Conservative Brian Hagedorn declared victory early today in a razor-thin race with fellow Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer to become Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, The Associated Press

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — The Supreme Court candidates are hitting the polls this morning. Lisa Neubauer was scheduled to cast her ballot around 7:15 a.m. in Racine, while fellow Appeals Court Judge Brian Hagedorn planned to vote at 8 a.m. in Summit. Polls

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The conservative Republican State Leadership Committee is up to nearly $1.2 million spent on the state Supreme Court race as independent groups exert heavy influence on tomorrow’s election. American Majority Action and Wisconsin Right to Life PAC are

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s work requirements for some Medicaid recipients are still in force despite a federal judge blocking Medicaid work requirements in Kentucky and Arkansas, according to state Medicaid Director Jim Jones. Jones, speaking yesterday at a WisPolitics.com forum on

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — While he hasn’t formally announced his intentions for seeking a full 10-year term, state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly says he “can’t imagine wanting to do anything other than this.” Kelly, appointed by Gov. Scott Walker to the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Meeting for their final debate ahead of the April 2 election, Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn accused rival Lisa Neubauer of making up lies about him. Neubauer fired back she was only using her opponent’s own words to show

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Republican State Leadership Committee’s Judicial Fairness Initiative mounted a last-minute ad buy ahead of next week’s election trying to paint Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer as a tool of “radical, out-of-state special interests.” The group, which traditionally

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer pulled in $866,030 over the last six weeks, pushing her total raised for the campaign to $1.7 million. Neubauer had $615,436 in the bank as of March 18 for the final push in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Midwest Growth Fund, which has backed Republicans in past campaigns, spent more than $46,000 on canvassing and mail to back conservative Brian Hagedorn in the state Supreme Court race. The group is just the second to report

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — In her closing ad of the race, Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer says the state needs a court “that is there for the people.” The campaign said the ad is running in the Madison, Green Bay, Milwaukee, La Crosse/Eau

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney and Department of Workforce Development head Caleb Frostman have their confirmation hearings scheduled for this afternoon. The two will appear before the Senate Local Government, Small Business, Tourism, and Workforce Committee. See the notice:

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — The Greater Wisconsin Political Fund targets Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn on abortion in its latest TV ad, calling him “extreme” in his position. The group said the ad will run on broadcast TV in Madison and via