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The state Supreme Court today agreed to hear a lawsuit seeking to force the Department of Public Instruction to submit its administrative rules to the guv’s administration for review. But the justices will first hear oral arguments in May on
As the state barrels toward midterm season, election strategists on both sides are working not just to fire up the base, but to win over the elusive “unicorn voter.” Those voters, who label themselves as political moderates or independents, have
Lawmakers are on track to get fewer bills signed into law this session than over the previous two, a WisPolitics.com review shows. The count includes a series of special session calls that resulted in a slate of welfare overhaul bills
Gov. Scott Walker and his cabinet spent twice as much in 2017 on taxpayer-funded flights as the governor was gearing up for his re-election run than in 2015, when he was running for president, records show. The guv and his
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Walker spending for state plane use rises in 2017 as Dems knock short hops, DC trips Fewer bills to be signed into law this session compared
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Spending surge helped boost Dallet during campaign’s closing weeks Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK The message is
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Dem, Republican parties using Tuesday’s election as dry run for fall turnout operations Attorneys with cases before Dallet gave more than $42K to her campaign Week
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Walker backs Vos, Fitzgerald effort to change special election requirements Legislators ponder next steps on bills that failed to pass this session Ryan’s office helped state
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Records show few meetings between Walker, GOP leaders during budget stalemate Elections Commission approves Stein campaign request to access voting machine software Petri says recent Dem
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Fundraising costs make up more than half of new Feingold PAC’s spending Ethics Commission says it won’t issue penalties for lobbying violations found in audit Vinehout
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, known as a progressive, is openly commending President Trump, and that goes to an interesting election-year question: Will there be a significant group of Baldwin-Trump voters at the polls this November? A WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ethics Commission spent $22,000 on investigation of former administrator Last-ditch effort to reach deal on ‘dark store’ legislation fails Johnson’s loan repayments topped $1.6 million in
A Madison law firm billed the Ethics Commission nearly $22,000 for an investigation of former agency Administrator Brian Bell that included reviews of his social media accounts and John Doe documents leaked to a British newspaper. A copy of the
Assembly Republicans made a last-ditch effort last night to act on the so-called “dark store” legislation that sought to significantly pare back the original version of the package. But the attempted eleventh-hour deal fell apart. The potential deal stemmed from
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson repaid himself $90,000 during the fourth quarter of 2017 for loans to his campaign, pushing his personal reimbursement to more than $1.6 million since 2010, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Johnson, a plastics manufacturers exec who gave
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ethics Commission in first year issues smaller penalties than old GAB Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK Everybody
In its first full year of operation, the state Ethics Commission was less likely to issue a penalty than the old GAB, preferring to dole out a warning instead, according to a WisPolitics.com review of settlement records. What’s more, the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Nicholson outspent Vukmir 20-to-1 on direct mail in final quarter of 2017 Dallet raised $92,000 for state Supreme Court campaign in first month of the year
Kevin Nicholson outspent GOP U.S. Senate rival Leah Vukmir more than 20-to-1 on direct mail and postage over the last three months of 2017 as he worked to develop a network of donors, a WisPolitics.com review of campaign finance reports
Madison businessman Mark Bakken was again state Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet’s biggest donor over the first month of the year, pumping $6,000 into the Milwaukee judge’s campaign. Bakken, who flirted with a guv bid last year, also gave $14,000
The state Supreme Court today agreed to hear a lawsuit seeking to force the Department of Public Instruction to submit its administrative rules to the guv’s administration for review. But the justices will first hear oral arguments in May on who should represent state Superintendent Tony Evers in the lawsuit.
As the state barrels toward midterm season, election strategists on both sides are working not just to fire up the base, but to win over the elusive “unicorn voter.” Those voters, who label themselves as political moderates or independents, have supported leading Dem and GOP candidates — sometimes on the
Lawmakers are on track to get fewer bills signed into law this session than over the previous two, a WisPolitics.com review shows. The count includes a series of special session calls that resulted in a slate of welfare overhaul bills and the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package. It also includes
Gov. Scott Walker and his cabinet spent twice as much in 2017 on taxpayer-funded flights as the governor was gearing up for his re-election run than in 2015, when he was running for president, records show. The guv and his cabinet spent a total of $391,372 on state plane use
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Walker spending for state plane use rises in 2017 as Dems knock short hops, DC trips Fewer bills to be signed into law this session compared to previous two State Supreme Court to hear DPI administrative
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Spending surge helped boost Dallet during campaign’s closing weeks Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK The message is certainly about the state not being for sale, that the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Dem, Republican parties using Tuesday’s election as dry run for fall turnout operations Attorneys with cases before Dallet gave more than $42K to her campaign Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Walker backs Vos, Fitzgerald effort to change special election requirements Legislators ponder next steps on bills that failed to pass this session Ryan’s office helped state press for expedited federal permitting and review process for Foxconn
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Records show few meetings between Walker, GOP leaders during budget stalemate Elections Commission approves Stein campaign request to access voting machine software Petri says recent Dem wins show need to work across party lines Week ahead
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Fundraising costs make up more than half of new Feingold PAC’s spending Ethics Commission says it won’t issue penalties for lobbying violations found in audit Vinehout says voters should consider her experience and performance, not gender
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, known as a progressive, is openly commending President Trump, and that goes to an interesting election-year question: Will there be a significant group of Baldwin-Trump voters at the polls this November? A WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison this week provided some clues. The Madison Democrat commended Trump
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ethics Commission spent $22,000 on investigation of former administrator Last-ditch effort to reach deal on ‘dark store’ legislation fails Johnson’s loan repayments topped $1.6 million in last quarter of 2017 Baldwin highlights common ground with Trump
A Madison law firm billed the Ethics Commission nearly $22,000 for an investigation of former agency Administrator Brian Bell that included reviews of his social media accounts and John Doe documents leaked to a British newspaper. A copy of the bill obtained by WisPolitics.com shows the firm of investigator Patrick
Assembly Republicans made a last-ditch effort last night to act on the so-called “dark store” legislation that sought to significantly pare back the original version of the package. But the attempted eleventh-hour deal fell apart. The potential deal stemmed from talks between lawmakers, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and Wisconsin
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson repaid himself $90,000 during the fourth quarter of 2017 for loans to his campaign, pushing his personal reimbursement to more than $1.6 million since 2010, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Johnson, a plastics manufacturers exec who gave himself $9 million for his 2010 campaign, repaid himself $230,000
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ethics Commission in first year issues smaller penalties than old GAB Week ahead Political TV Names in the news Lobbyist watch QUOTES OF THE WEEK Everybody wanted Foxconn. Frankly, they weren’t going to come to this
In its first full year of operation, the state Ethics Commission was less likely to issue a penalty than the old GAB, preferring to dole out a warning instead, according to a WisPolitics.com review of settlement records. What’s more, the penalties that campaigns, outside groups and lobbyists paid in 2017
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Nicholson outspent Vukmir 20-to-1 on direct mail in final quarter of 2017 Dallet raised $92,000 for state Supreme Court campaign in first month of the year Wisconsin Alliance for Reform praises Screnock in new TV ad
Kevin Nicholson outspent GOP U.S. Senate rival Leah Vukmir more than 20-to-1 on direct mail and postage over the last three months of 2017 as he worked to develop a network of donors, a WisPolitics.com review of campaign finance reports showed. In addition to the $320,720 the ex-Marine spent on
Madison businessman Mark Bakken was again state Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet’s biggest donor over the first month of the year, pumping $6,000 into the Milwaukee judge’s campaign. Bakken, who flirted with a guv bid last year, also gave $14,000 to Dallet during the final six months of 2017. Other