Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A Dem bill to bring back a revenue limit adjustment for school safety costs would allow districts to raise property taxes by up to $84.9 million to cover improvements, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. A Department of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate’s version of a bill that would close Lincoln Hills youth prison and overhaul the state’s juvenile corrections system is set for a vote in committee this morning. The bill keeps intact much of what the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker released a new digital ad today in which he touts the state’s unemployment rate being near a “record low.” Walker says the state lost more than 130,000 jobs before he took office and “we’ve more

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Some Republican lawmakers are raising objections to a bill that would extend the hours for wineries, because last-minute changes to the bill on the Assembly floor could impact tailgating around Lambeau Field. That includes Rep. John Nygren, of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee is pumping $140,000 into digital ads backing Milwaukee Judge Rebecca Dallet for the state Supreme Court and opposing her rival, Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock, new filings show. It is the first

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The city of Racine’s request to divert up to 7 million gallons of Lake Michigan water to the Foxconn development site is getting pushback from conservation groups. This comes after city officials have asked the Department of Natural

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker is headed to New Mexico this afternoon for a campaign event backing GOP guv candidate Steve Pearce. Pearce last week tweeted a picture of the invite for his fundraiser with Walker in Albuquerque. Tickets are

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The conservative Concerned Veterans for America this morning announced a new $1.6 million TV and digital buy hitting Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on the Tomah VA scandal. It comes on the heels of a $1.5 million buy

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — The first Marquette University Law School Poll of 2018 will be released today. See the Election Blog early this afternoon for top numbers: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/election/ See today’s PM Update for full coverage. — The Legislature’s Blue Ribbon Commission on School

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin and Michigan were the top two contenders for Foxconn’s megaproject and proximity to a skilled workforce may have been part of what tipped the scales in Wisconsin’s favor. That’s according to an email from Wisconsin Economic Development

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Rep. Adam Jarchow has become the third member of the Assembly so far to announce plans to retire after this session without seeking another office. In a statement this morning, Jarchow said he looks forward to returning

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The State Elections Commission is refuting an NBC News report claiming Wisconsin’s websites or voter registration systems were compromised by Russian hackers prior to the 2016 election. U.S. officials told NBC the American intelligence community had developed

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — Two Senate committees are scheduled today to hear testimony on two of Gov. Scott Walker’s priorities that face an uncertain future. A committee will meet to hear public testimony on the Senate version of the guv’s one-time $100 per-child

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Josh Zepnick, who has been under fire over allegations he kissed two women without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015, has a luncheon fundraiser planned today in Madison. Zepnick, D-Milwaukee, reported $2,433 in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — Madison businessman Eric Hovde told WisPolitics.com he has not talked to anyone about hiring them for a possible U.S. Senate campaign. But he has spoken with outside consultants and firms in case he decides to move forward with a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — No state Supreme Court candidate won more than 46 percent the vote in their home county on Tuesday, a WisPolitics.com review shows. This year’s three-way primary pitted conservative Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock against left-leaning Milwaukee

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — The race for Supreme Court, now down to two candidates, is off to a contentious start after last night’s primary results. Sauk County Judge Michael Screnock, the Republicans’ choice in the officially non-partisan race, slammed rival Rebecca Dallet as

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks gave conservative Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock $20,000 late last week during the final stretch ahead of today’s primary. The Sauk County judge’s most recent late contribution report also includes a $2,500 donation from

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Badger Advocates From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker will tour hospitals in La Crosse and Green Bay today to tout his plan for an Obamacare reinsurance program for individuals. Both houses of the Legislature have the bill on their Tuesday calendars. See the Senate

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Assembly last night signed off on a bill to roll back permitting requirements for certain urban and rural wetlands on a 58-39 vote. The chamber also approved a new substitute amendment on a voice vote aligning