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From WisPolitics … — Former Justice David Prosser, who served as GOP speaker of the state Assembly before his 18-year career on the state Supreme Court, died yesterday. He was 81. State GOP Chair Brian Schimming, who served as Prosser’s
Subscribers: Today’s News Summary will be the final product of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — An assistant attorney general argued GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Hospital Association announced today President and CEO Eric Borgerding will retire next year after 10 years of leading the group. He will be succeeded by WHA Senior Vice President of Government Relations Kyle O’Brien.
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Dem Chair Ben Wikler will make a decision shortly after Thanksgiving about whether to seek to lead the national party, according to a source familiar with his thinking. So far, Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken
From WisPolitics … — State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she didn’t vote for or against three resolutions seeking to block arm sales to Israel because neither “captures my goals of both supporting Israel’s right to defend themself and protecting the
From WisPolitics … — Vaccination rates among Wisconsin kindergarteners have recovered somewhat from pandemic lows but remain below pre-pandemic levels, new CDC figures show. Between 2018-2019 and 2023-2024, the percentage of kindergarteners in the state that have received the DTP,
From WisPolitics … — Former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy is promising to help President-elect Trump to “usher in a new golden age of transportation” after he was nominated to join the cabinet. Trump late yesterday afternoon announced he had
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said he’s spoken with GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde in recent days about whether he will concede the race to Sen. Tammy Baldwin or request a recount. “Those would be confidential conversations,”
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission is pushing back on claims GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde made about the Nov. 5 election. The commission has maintained a page at its website to refute claims about Wisconsin elections. Yesterday,
From WisPolitics … — Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin cautions against calling Donald Trump’s win a “landslide.” “This is a very consequential outcome, but to call it a ‘wave election,’ or worse, a ‘landslide election,’ I think,
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde denied to WisPolitics that he’s been advised by attorney John Eastman, who’s been disbarred for false election claims, as he considers his next steps in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race. Hovde yesterday posted
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Republicans and Senate Dems meet today for leadership elections with a handful of contested races. Rep. Scott Krug, of Nekoosh, and Shae Sortwell, of Two Rivers, both circulated letters last week indicating plans to run
From WisPolitics … — Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration. “I’ll be involved
From WisPolitics … — Rep. Greta Neubauer told WisPolitics she will seek another term as Assembly minority leader, saying Dems laid the foundation this week to flip the chamber in 2026. She also rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ charge that
From WisPolitics … — Sen. Chris Kapenga tells WisPolitics he is dropping his bid to continue as Senate president following a challenge from fellow Republican Mary Felzkowski after realizing he didn’t have the votes to secure reelection. Kapenga, R-Delafield, wrote
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump flipped Wisconsin back to his column on his way to reclaiming the presidency, while Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin declared victory early this morning after Milwaukee’s final tally of absentee ballots gave her a
From WisPolitics … — Tim Walz made a final pitch to Milwaukee voters, underscoring the “incredible journey” made by the Dem campaign in the 107 days since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as party’s standard bearer. “Look at the movement
From WisPolitics … — The vice presidential nominees are making yet another swing through Wisconsin on election eve. JD Vance will be in La Crosse this morning, while Tim Walz and his wife have stops planned in La Crosse, Stevens
From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris will swing through Janesville today in addition to her previously announced visits to Outagamie County and Milwaukee. That final stop will again set up dueling campaign rallies with Donald Trump. The former president was
From WisPolitics … — Former Justice David Prosser, who served as GOP speaker of the state Assembly before his 18-year career on the state Supreme Court, died yesterday. He was 81. State GOP Chair Brian Schimming, who served as Prosser’s chief of staff while he led the Assembly for the
Subscribers: Today’s News Summary will be the final product of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — An assistant attorney general argued GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen can’t offer “any actual support for her position” that the
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Hospital Association announced today President and CEO Eric Borgerding will retire next year after 10 years of leading the group. He will be succeeded by WHA Senior Vice President of Government Relations Kyle O’Brien. Borgerding, who has been with the group for 23 years,
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Dem Chair Ben Wikler will make a decision shortly after Thanksgiving about whether to seek to lead the national party, according to a source familiar with his thinking. So far, Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken Martin and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley have both formally
From WisPolitics … — State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum. That dropped Wisconsin to the 35th highest state and local
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she didn’t vote for or against three resolutions seeking to block arm sales to Israel because neither “captures my goals of both supporting Israel’s right to defend themself and protecting the lives of innocent Palestinians.” Baldwin, D-Madison, was the only member
From WisPolitics … — Vaccination rates among Wisconsin kindergarteners have recovered somewhat from pandemic lows but remain below pre-pandemic levels, new CDC figures show. Between 2018-2019 and 2023-2024, the percentage of kindergarteners in the state that have received the DTP, DTaP or DT vaccine for diphtheria has fallen from 96.2%
From WisPolitics … — Former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy is promising to help President-elect Trump to “usher in a new golden age of transportation” after he was nominated to join the cabinet. Trump late yesterday afternoon announced he had tapped Duffy for Transportation secretary, saying the former 7th CD
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said he’s spoken with GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde in recent days about whether he will concede the race to Sen. Tammy Baldwin or request a recount. “Those would be confidential conversations,” Johnson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission is pushing back on claims GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde made about the Nov. 5 election. The commission has maintained a page at its website to refute claims about Wisconsin elections. Yesterday, the agency added four more fact checks, including three directly
From WisPolitics … — Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin cautions against calling Donald Trump’s win a “landslide.” “This is a very consequential outcome, but to call it a ‘wave election,’ or worse, a ‘landslide election,’ I think, really ignores the closeness that is still an important part
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde denied to WisPolitics that he’s been advised by attorney John Eastman, who’s been disbarred for false election claims, as he considers his next steps in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race. Hovde yesterday posted a more than 4-minute video on X in which he
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Republicans and Senate Dems meet today for leadership elections with a handful of contested races. Rep. Scott Krug, of Nekoosh, and Shae Sortwell, of Two Rivers, both circulated letters last week indicating plans to run for assistant majority leader. Rep. Jon Plumer, R-Lodi, served in
From WisPolitics … — Reince Priebus, former chief of staff to Donald Trump and ex-chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he’ll be involved but won’t get ”too much in the matrix” during the second Trump administration. “I’ll be involved in things here and there,” president and chief strategist for
From WisPolitics … — Rep. Greta Neubauer told WisPolitics she will seek another term as Assembly minority leader, saying Dems laid the foundation this week to flip the chamber in 2026. She also rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ charge that Dems attacked GOP candidates with lies this fall, while slamming
From WisPolitics … — Sen. Chris Kapenga tells WisPolitics he is dropping his bid to continue as Senate president following a challenge from fellow Republican Mary Felzkowski after realizing he didn’t have the votes to secure reelection. Kapenga, R-Delafield, wrote in a text message he called Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, last night
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump flipped Wisconsin back to his column on his way to reclaiming the presidency, while Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin declared victory early this morning after Milwaukee’s final tally of absentee ballots gave her a lead. Meanwhile, Republicans held onto the majority in the state
From WisPolitics … — Tim Walz made a final pitch to Milwaukee voters, underscoring the “incredible journey” made by the Dem campaign in the 107 days since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden as party’s standard bearer. “Look at the movement that Kamala has built in that short amount of time,”
From WisPolitics … — The vice presidential nominees are making yet another swing through Wisconsin on election eve. JD Vance will be in La Crosse this morning, while Tim Walz and his wife have stops planned in La Crosse, Stevens Point and Milwaukee starting this afternoon and stretching into tonight.
From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris will swing through Janesville today in addition to her previously announced visits to Outagamie County and Milwaukee. That final stop will again set up dueling campaign rallies with Donald Trump. The former president was in Green Bay on Wednesday while Harris was in Green