Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes are joining the Legislative Black Caucus and local leaders to kick off the observance of Black History Month with a press conference this afternoon. According to a press release, the group

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Foxconn Technology Group is still unclear on what kind of screens it’ll produce at its Mount Pleasant site and when that production would begin. The company in a statement last night said it’s reconsidering what kind of thin-film-transistor

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — State offices will be closed today for the first time since 2012 after Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency last night due to the “ongoing winter storm and potentially life-threatening temperatures.” “It’s critically important that

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz has appointed himself to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Board, one of four lawmakers to serve on the panel. The Oshkosh Dem replaces Rep. Dana Wachs, D-Eau Claire, who left the Legislature to run

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — The winter storm sweeping across Wisconsin is forcing closures and cancellations. Dane, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties, for example, all closed non-essential services. Meanwhile, Assembly Dems have rescheduled until Feb. 4 a fundraiser with new members. The event will still

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Association of Wisconsin Lobbyists From WisPolitics.com … — AG Josh Kaul wants the Joint Finance Committee to “promptly” hold a vote on his request for authorization to withdraw from the multi-state lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act. That’s according to his letter, sent to JFC

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — A federal court has decided to put on hold a new trial over the constitutionality of the Assembly districts Republicans drew in 2011 as the U.S. Supreme Court considers two similar cases. The three-judge panel identified July 22 as

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers took his push to expand Medicaid to a statewide audience in his first State of the State, making a public appeal to the Legislature’s two top Republicans to avoid making health care a “partisan issue.” Evers

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will deliver his first State of the State at 7 p.m. today. The speech will be carried live by WisconsinEye and Wisconsin Public TV as Evers addresses a joint session of the state Legislature. Check

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … Subscribers: There will be no subscriber products sent Monday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Products will resume Tuesday. Thank you for subscribing. — A spokeswoman for Speaker Robin Vos says Assembly Republicans are still discussing a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and GOP legislative leaders are looking to meet soon to discuss a bill on the coverage of pre-existing conditions. The plans came up after the guv exchanged letters with Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Scott Walker raised $9 million more in 2018 than victorious Dem Tony Evers, according to their latest campaign finance filings. Evers raised nearly $10.6 million last year, finishing 2018 with $345,485 in the bank. He also spent $10.3

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is filing a lawsuit on behalf of two wedding barns, asking a Dunn County court to declare they don’t need a liquor license. In the alternative, The Farmview Event Barn in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Former AG Brad Schimel spent $2.1 million in 2018 on his unsuccessful re-election bid, according to his latest fundraising report. Schimel reported raising $1.6 million for the year and finished 2018 with $50,302 in the bank. The report

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers will be at Lincoln Hills today, fulfilling a campaign promise to visit the youth prison in northern Wisconsin. Evers will be joined by Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Kevin Carr, the guv’s nominee for Corrections secretary.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn raised $310,630 during the second half of 2018 as he geared up for this spring’s race. Hagedorn, a judge on the 2nd District Court of Appeals, also spent $30,040 and had $281,089

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has hired three former aides to Gov. Scott Walker as legislative staffers, including former state Rep. Joe Handrick, who served as consultant to Republicans as they redrew legislative lines in 2011. A Vos spokeswoman said

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement RENEW Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers pledged to supporters last night he would “stay the course” on his biggest priorities. Speaking at his inauguration gala at Monona Terrace in Madison, Evers also highlighted the need to share his budget priorities with the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Tony Evers’ inaugural ceremony is set to kick off at 11 a.m. as the Dem becomes Wisconsin’s 46th guv. Along with Evers, Mandela Barnes will be sworn in as lt. guv, Josh Kaul will be take the oath

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Gov.-elect Tony Evers today announced three deputy chiefs of staff as he continues to round out his team. They are: *Barbara Worcester, who was a longtime legislative aide. She most recently had worked for Cardinal Capital Management, a national