The conservative Wisconsin Alliance for Reform in a new TV ad is praising Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock, saying he has a record of judicial restraint and being tough on crime. “When judges make decisions based on their personal views, we don’t get justice,” a narrator says in the ad.

State firefighters union head Mahlon Mitchell says he’s more than the union candidate or the black candidate in the Dem race for governor. Mitchell became a statewide figure as part of the opposition to the 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for public employees and ended up as the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Groups spent $18.4 million lobbying Capitol in last half of 2017 GOP caucuses had $1.2 million cash advantage over Dem counterparts to end 2017 Electric car manufacturer Tesla donates $20,000 to leggies following bill that would

GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says defense spending should not be slashed in efforts to rein in the federal debt, but he says the Afghanistan war strategy has been flawed. “If we are not able to project the force that can credibly keep bad guys at bay, we are

GALLAGHER TOPS WI DELEGATION IN DIRECT DONATION RECEIPTS IN FINAL QUARTER OF 2017 U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher pulled in just more than $350,000 to close out the year, making him the top fundraiser for direct contributions among the state’s House members. Gallagher also spent $60,516 from Oct. 1 to Dec.

Dem state Rep. Terese Berceau won’t seek re-election this fall, telling WisPolitics.com today working outside the Republican-dominated Capitol might be more enjoyable than toiling in the minority. Berceau, 67, has been in the minority for all but two years of her 17 years in the Assembly, and she said colleagues

  Legislative Republicans outraised their Dem counterparts more than 4-to-1 in 2017 through accounts that can accept corporate contributions, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Those corporate contributions helped fuel the $1.2 million advantage the GOP caucuses had for cash on hand at the end of 2017. The financial gap was particularly

Interest groups spent nearly $3 million more to lobby the Capitol in the last half of 2017 as the state budget dragged on, compared with the same period in 2015, a WisPolitics.com review shows. But the WisPolitics.com check of lobbying reports shows the outside groups that were most active to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Review: More than half of Elections, Ethics commissioners made political donations after joining boards Provision in plan to lift low-revenue caps has some school districts wary of new referendums First look at civil service overhaul: Administration

Jake Hajdu told WisPolitics.com today he is leaving his post as campaign manager for Dem Dana Wachs’ gubernatorial bid to spend time with his new son. Hajdu, who will be replaced by deputy campaign manager Brita Olsen, said the move has nothing to do with the campaign’s finances. Wachs, D-Eau

The Walker administration is failing to hire new employees within the 60-day window required under an overhaul of the state’s civil service system, according to a report released to WisPolitics.com through the open records law. Still, the report from the Division of Personnel Management says that’s partly because of the

Most of the nine school districts that would be temporarily shut out of a bill to up their low-revenue caps don’t have any immediate plans to ask voters to raise their own taxes again. The stakes are high: if those districts, who in the last three years have failed to

More than half of the appointees on the state Elections and Ethics commissions continued to make political donations to state candidates and groups even after joining the bodies, according to a WisPolitics.com check of campaign finance reports. The head of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which opposed the commission replacing the

WALKER SAYS STATE PREPARED IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Gov. Scott Walker said today the state’s prepared should senators fail to hammer out a deal to avert a federal government shutdown. The House passed a measure Thursday to fund the government for just under another month. But the Senate, which

LARGE UTILITIES SEEKING CHANGES TO GOP WETLAND BILL Some of the state’s largest utilities are pushing for changes to the GOP wetlands bill, saying the legislation in its current form could cost two of them upwards of $1 million a year if it goes unresolved. Lobbyists for the utilities —

18 ASSEMBLY MEMBERS RAISED LESS THAN $200 Eighteen members of the Assembly raised $200 or less over the final six months of 2017, including two members who are likely to be targets this fall. That includes Rep. Lee Nerison, R-Westby, who didn’t raise anything during the six-month period, but reported

POSSIBLE ’18 TARGET MOULTON RAISED $6,251 IN LAST HALF OF ’17 Among the GOP state senators more likely to be targeted this fall, Terry Moulton, of Chippewa Falls, turned in the lightest fundraising effort during the second half of 2017, according to a WisPolitics.com review of campaign finance reports. Meanwhile,

EMAILS SHOW CROSS WAS FRUSTRATED WITH CRITICS OF UW RESTRUCTURING PLAN UW System President Ray Cross wrote to a UW Regent in October that he was “getting hammered” by shared governance leaders for his plan to merge two-year colleges with four year campuses, according to emails obtained by WisPolitics.com. In

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Emails show Cross was frustrated with critics of UW restructuring plan Possible ’18 target Moulton raised $6,251 in last half of ’17 18 Assembly members raised less than $200 Large utilities seeking changes to GOP wetland

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the REPORT: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/fri-report-ryan-says-immigration-should-be-celebrated-as-he-bemoans-trump-comments-on-haiti-african-nations/ TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Ryan says immigration should be celebrated as he bemoans Trump comments on Haiti, African nations Prolific donor … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t