TOP STORIES Biden in Madison today to unveil latest student loan forgiveness plan … through the Higher Education Act, expanding on powers the president turned to after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned the administration’s first debt cancellation plan
TOP STORIES Effort to expand nurses’ authority fails again with Gov. Tony Evers veto … The “APRN Modernization Act” [passed Senate 23-9, Assembly 63-35] would have created a new system that would allow registered nurses who meet certain qualifications to
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential Vos recall … in a unanimous order, noted that in December it had ruled that the legislative maps then in place [which Vos was elected on] were unconstitutional
TOP STORIES From ‘uninstructed’ Dems to non-Trump GOP: Takeaways from WI’s primary * GOP: Trump 472,227 79.2% Haley 76,149 12.8% DeSantis 19,961 3.3% Uninstructed 12,834 2.2% Christie 9,706 1.6% Ramaswamy 5,161 0.9% * Dem: Biden 506,969 88.6% Uninstructed 47,846 8.4%
TOP STORIES Biden to return to Wisconsin next week with stop in Madison … [place, time TBA] to discuss “lowering costs for Americans” [5th WI visit, multiple surrogate visits, Trump’s first is tonight] … before traveling to Chicago for a
TOP STORIES Evers vetoes $3B GOP tax cut, wolf hunting plan, DEI loyalty ban … [among 41 bills vetoed Friday] … UW doesn’t have any such spoken loyalty pledges in higher education, making the bill unnecessary, Evers said. … vetoed
TOP STORIES Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls … second recall effort says he should be recalled because of his “tacit support for the Chinese Communist Party,” lack of commitment to election
TOP STORIES Evers signs laws on fleeing police, child sex dolls, human trafficking, threatening judges … 29 bills signed into law Wednesday … “We’re working to address the cycle of violence, prevent crime, and keep our schools, streets, and communities
TOP STORIES Biden’s campaign co-chair to highlight infrastructure projects across Wisconsin … Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans who left his post as the White House’s infrastructure coordinator earlier this year to help lead Biden’s bid for a second
TOP STORIES Evers signs measure criminalizing teacher sexual misconduct against a student … Evers on Friday signed into law a bipartisan [James-Spiros-McGuire-Ohnstad] measure criminalizing sexual misconduct committed against a student by a school staff member or volunteer … defines sexual
TOP STORIES Wisconsin passes law to prevent AI ‘deepfakes’ in political ads Evers signed Neylon-C. Anderson-Quinn-Spreitzer bill that requires a disclaimer for any ad — including those distributed by a campaign, political action committee or party — that uses audio
TOP STORIES Jury finds former Milwaukee election official Zapata guilty of election fraud … After deliberating for around five hours following closing arguments Wednesday morning … also guilty of misconduct in public office, a felony … Zapata appeared quiet in
TOP STORIES Speaker Vos calls the Trump supporters trying to oust him ‘whack jobs and morons’ … Vos lashed out at recall organizers at a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday, saying organizers are “so out of touch with reality. The people who
TOP STORIES BadgerCare recipients can get new over-the-counter birth control for free … [Evers on Tuesday directed DHS order] … DHS issued standing order for pharmacies to provide Opill at no out-of-pocket cost to BadgerCare recipients … available at WI
TOP STORIES Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections … split into two questions … April 2 ballot also include[s] a change to allow only election officials designated by law to administer elections. … Since
TOP STORIES Evers signs bills to expand eligibility for water quality projects, allow airgun hunting … [SB99/Act 106] expands what types of projects can receive [state/fed-funded Clean Water Fund Program] funding to now include connecting laterals and sewer lines. [fund
TOP STORIES Biden Promotes ‘Life-Changing Improvements’ in Milwaukee Visit Speech at Pieper Hillside Boys & Girls Club … on a stage decorated with “Rebuilding Our Communities” banners, recognized the White House’s $3.3B allocation to cities across the country through the
TOP STORIES Evers promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by GOP Legislature … repeated his earlier veto promise moments after the state Senate passed the measure [21-11 Dems + Ballweg] on its final planned meeting day of the session.
TOP STORIES Trump backers submit signatures to force recall election of Speaker Vos … Vos angered Trump and his supporters in Wisconsin by refusing calls to decertify President Joe Biden’s narrow win … further angered Trump supporters when he did
TOP STORIES Pres. Joe Biden to visit Milwaukee … White House said Biden will travel to Milwaukee on Wednesday to participate in “political events.” …[following First Lady’s March 2 visit to Waukesha, VP Harris’ March 6 visit to Madison, Joe
TOP STORIES Biden in Madison today to unveil latest student loan forgiveness plan … through the Higher Education Act, expanding on powers the president turned to after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned the administration’s first debt cancellation plan … some proposed measures, including the automatic cancellation of outstanding
TOP STORIES Effort to expand nurses’ authority fails again with Gov. Tony Evers veto … The “APRN Modernization Act” [passed Senate 23-9, Assembly 63-35] would have created a new system that would allow registered nurses who meet certain qualifications to be licensed by the state board of nursing as advanced
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential Vos recall … in a unanimous order, noted that in December it had ruled that the legislative maps then in place [which Vos was elected on] were unconstitutional and barred their future use. … It is the Wisconsin
TOP STORIES From ‘uninstructed’ Dems to non-Trump GOP: Takeaways from WI’s primary * GOP: Trump 472,227 79.2% Haley 76,149 12.8% DeSantis 19,961 3.3% Uninstructed 12,834 2.2% Christie 9,706 1.6% Ramaswamy 5,161 0.9% * Dem: Biden 506,969 88.6% Uninstructed 47,846 8.4% Phillips 17,553 3.1% … ‘Uninstructed’ Democratic votes outpace Biden’s 2020
TOP STORIES Biden to return to Wisconsin next week with stop in Madison … [place, time TBA] to discuss “lowering costs for Americans” [5th WI visit, multiple surrogate visits, Trump’s first is tonight] … before traveling to Chicago for a campaign reception. Reviews 2020 election, MU Law polls, Dem statewide
TOP STORIES Evers vetoes $3B GOP tax cut, wolf hunting plan, DEI loyalty ban … [among 41 bills vetoed Friday] … UW doesn’t have any such spoken loyalty pledges in higher education, making the bill unnecessary, Evers said. … vetoed a bill that would have allowed school boards to hire
TOP STORIES Trump backers try again to recall Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker as first effort stalls … second recall effort says he should be recalled because of his “tacit support for the Chinese Communist Party,” lack of commitment to election integrity, blocking lower prescription drug costs and “flagrant disrespect for
TOP STORIES Evers signs laws on fleeing police, child sex dolls, human trafficking, threatening judges … 29 bills signed into law Wednesday … “We’re working to address the cycle of violence, prevent crime, and keep our schools, streets, and communities safe across Wisconsin,” Evers said in a statement. … next
TOP STORIES Biden’s campaign co-chair to highlight infrastructure projects across Wisconsin … Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans who left his post as the White House’s infrastructure coordinator earlier this year to help lead Biden’s bid for a second term … will meet Tuesday morning with Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier
TOP STORIES Evers signs measure criminalizing teacher sexual misconduct against a student … Evers on Friday signed into law a bipartisan [James-Spiros-McGuire-Ohnstad] measure criminalizing sexual misconduct committed against a student by a school staff member or volunteer … defines sexual misconduct as “verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.”
TOP STORIES Wisconsin passes law to prevent AI ‘deepfakes’ in political ads Evers signed Neylon-C. Anderson-Quinn-Spreitzer bill that requires a disclaimer for any ad — including those distributed by a campaign, political action committee or party — that uses audio or video that is “substantially produced” with generative AI. UW
TOP STORIES Jury finds former Milwaukee election official Zapata guilty of election fraud … After deliberating for around five hours following closing arguments Wednesday morning … also guilty of misconduct in public office, a felony … Zapata appeared quiet in court while Milwaukee County judge Ashley Kori read the [verdict].
TOP STORIES Speaker Vos calls the Trump supporters trying to oust him ‘whack jobs and morons’ … Vos lashed out at recall organizers at a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday, saying organizers are “so out of touch with reality. The people who did this? Whack jobs and morons,” he said. … They
TOP STORIES BadgerCare recipients can get new over-the-counter birth control for free … [Evers on Tuesday directed DHS order] … DHS issued standing order for pharmacies to provide Opill at no out-of-pocket cost to BadgerCare recipients … available at WI pharmacies starting Tuesday … has a recommended retail price of
TOP STORIES Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections … split into two questions … April 2 ballot also include[s] a change to allow only election officials designated by law to administer elections. … Since 2020, Republicans in at least 27 states have outlawed or
TOP STORIES Evers signs bills to expand eligibility for water quality projects, allow airgun hunting … [SB99/Act 106] expands what types of projects can receive [state/fed-funded Clean Water Fund Program] funding to now include connecting laterals and sewer lines. [fund awarded $400M+ to 84 munies last year] … signed 15
TOP STORIES Biden Promotes ‘Life-Changing Improvements’ in Milwaukee Visit Speech at Pieper Hillside Boys & Girls Club … on a stage decorated with “Rebuilding Our Communities” banners, recognized the White House’s $3.3B allocation to cities across the country through the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhood Access and Equity programs. Biden was
TOP STORIES Evers promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by GOP Legislature … repeated his earlier veto promise moments after the state Senate passed the measure [21-11 Dems + Ballweg] on its final planned meeting day of the session. * Evers: “I’ll keep my promise to veto any bill
TOP STORIES Trump backers submit signatures to force recall election of Speaker Vos … Vos angered Trump and his supporters in Wisconsin by refusing calls to decertify President Joe Biden’s narrow win … further angered Trump supporters when he did not back a plan to impeach [WEC Admin.] Wolfe …
TOP STORIES Pres. Joe Biden to visit Milwaukee … White House said Biden will travel to Milwaukee on Wednesday to participate in “political events.” …[following First Lady’s March 2 visit to Waukesha, VP Harris’ March 6 visit to Madison, Joe Biden] was last in WI for a Milwaukee appearance in