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TOP STORIES Sen. Johnson urges mayor and governor to get involved with RNC protest zone debate … “The proximity is ridiculous,” Johnson said on WISN’s ‘UPFRONT,’ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I’d like to see Mayor Johnson step
TOP STORIES Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts RNC convention … The comment, first reported by Punchbowl News while the meeting was in progress, immediately drew disagreements from those there about what Trump meant. Several
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now … a win for Republicans … in a victory for Democrats, the court [stayed Judge Gasiorkiewicz’s interpretation of partisan advantage in early vote sites]
TOP STORIES Former Trump attorney Troupis suspended from state judicial ethics panel … after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme. … Wisconsin Supreme Court [Bradley not participating], in its order, notified
TOP STORIES Gov. Evers seeks ‘outside, independent’ auditors of MPS … would examine MPS operations and educational practices. … separate from [Baker Thilly’s internal] financial audit, which is … many months overdue. DOA will soon issue RFP for “outside, independent”
TOP STORIES Protesters disrupt Democrats’ convention, call for defunding Gaza war … Earlier [Satur]day, organizers gathered at the state Capitol building in Madison and in front of the Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee … [after] delegates reject[ed] two proposed
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Regents meeting at UWM, leading to 7 arrests … “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crime!” [about 12] protesters chanted in a UWM student union meeting room during [SY24-25 budget]
TOP STORIES Waupun Warden Hepp, 8 staffers charged following probes into 4 inmate deaths … Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face charges of felony inmate abuse. Three of them are also charged with misconduct.
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. returns to WI CD8 to stump for Trump-endorsed candidate Wied … During [Tues’ De Pere] rally, Wied, Trump Jr. and other speakers railed against “career politicians” and framed Wied, the former owner of a gas station
TOP STORIES Key Trump allies charged in Wisconsin over fake elector scheme … [AG Kaul charged] Kenneth Chesebro, James Troupis and Michael Roman. … under a statute that criminalizes attempting to forge legal records or other public documents. … Roman
TOP STORIES Evers appoints replacement for UW regent who refuses to step down … [Walker-appointed, term-expired] Atwell … has said he won’t step down until he chooses to do so or the state Senate confirms a successor [though Evers had
TOP STORIES Trump is now a felon, and Wisconsin responds … Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments … to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a sexual relationship
TOP STORIES Wisconsin launches new $100M investment fund with biohealth focus … Wisconsin Investment Fund, a public-private venture capital program … will initially invest $100M in WI startups … [WEDC has selected] Five venture capital management firms … to administer
TOP STORIES WI unions argue for overturning 2011 law that ended nearly all collective bargaining … [Public worker and teachers unions on Tuesday asked Judge Frost to void controversial Act 10] because it … violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s equal protection
TOP STORIES Lawmakers debate banning delta-8, other hemp products in WI … causing a sharp rise in reports of children and adults getting sick, raising concern among doctors and public health officials. … [also] House committee voted last week to
TOP STORIES Ex-Milwaukee election chief Woodall, city reach separation agreement … notes the “importance of a smooth transition of leadership before the upcoming 2024 presidential election.” … [Woodall] will remain with the city in an [“associate director”] position [May 13
TOP STORIES Liberals, conservatives weigh in as DOJ considers formal opinion on election workers New constitutional amendment states that “[n]o individual other than an election official designated by law may perform any task in the conduct of any primary, election,
TOP STORIES Facing backlash from Jewish groups over protest deal, UWM chancellor Mone apologizes … “It is clear to me that UWM should not have weighed in on deeply complex geopolitical and historical issues,” Mone said in a Tuesday message
TOP STORIES Vos recall committee addresses challenges as deadline nears … [Gableman, Brandtjen] spoke during a Racine Recall Committee news conference at the group’s headquarters … committee has until May 28 to gather 6,800 valid signatures for its second effort.
TOP STORIES Ron Johnson calls on GOP to set aside ‘squabbles’ on abortion in order to win elections Johnson says most Americans, Wisconsinites, ‘even most Republicans’ don’t support total abortion bans … Johnson said the greatest threat he sees facing
TOP STORIES Sen. Johnson urges mayor and governor to get involved with RNC protest zone debate … “The proximity is ridiculous,” Johnson said on WISN’s ‘UPFRONT,’ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I’d like to see Mayor Johnson step up to the plate or demand change as well. Again,
TOP STORIES Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts RNC convention … The comment, first reported by Punchbowl News while the meeting was in progress, immediately drew disagreements from those there about what Trump meant. Several congressmen who support Trump and attended the meeting argued he
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now … a win for Republicans … in a victory for Democrats, the court [stayed Judge Gasiorkiewicz’s interpretation of partisan advantage in early vote sites] ensured late Tuesday that municipalities … can use the same
TOP STORIES Former Trump attorney Troupis suspended from state judicial ethics panel … after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme. … Wisconsin Supreme Court [Bradley not participating], in its order, notified Troupis and the judicial advisory committee that he was “temporarily
TOP STORIES Gov. Evers seeks ‘outside, independent’ auditors of MPS … would examine MPS operations and educational practices. … separate from [Baker Thilly’s internal] financial audit, which is … many months overdue. DOA will soon issue RFP for “outside, independent” auditors … a “similar effort” to a [Barrett-Doyle] initiative 15
TOP STORIES Protesters disrupt Democrats’ convention, call for defunding Gaza war … Earlier [Satur]day, organizers gathered at the state Capitol building in Madison and in front of the Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee … [after] delegates reject[ed] two proposed resolutions that call for a cease-fire as part of the
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Regents meeting at UWM, leading to 7 arrests … “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crime!” [about 12] protesters chanted in a UWM student union meeting room during [SY24-25 budget] presentation … cited seven people with disorderly conduct … Non-students
TOP STORIES Waupun Warden Hepp, 8 staffers charged following probes into 4 inmate deaths … Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face charges of felony inmate abuse. Three of them are also charged with misconduct. … All of the charges are related to the deaths
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. returns to WI CD8 to stump for Trump-endorsed candidate Wied … During [Tues’ De Pere] rally, Wied, Trump Jr. and other speakers railed against “career politicians” and framed Wied, the former owner of a gas station chain, as a political outsider. They also railed against the
TOP STORIES Key Trump allies charged in Wisconsin over fake elector scheme … [AG Kaul charged] Kenneth Chesebro, James Troupis and Michael Roman. … under a statute that criminalizes attempting to forge legal records or other public documents. … Roman … was a Trump campaign operative who delivered the list
TOP STORIES Evers appoints replacement for UW regent who refuses to step down … [Walker-appointed, term-expired] Atwell … has said he won’t step down until he chooses to do so or the state Senate confirms a successor [though Evers had not appointed a successor at the time Atwell chose to
TOP STORIES Trump is now a felon, and Wisconsin responds … Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments … to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a sexual relationship with Trump. … sentencing … scheduled for July 11, four
TOP STORIES Wisconsin launches new $100M investment fund with biohealth focus … Wisconsin Investment Fund, a public-private venture capital program … will initially invest $100M in WI startups … [WEDC has selected] Five venture capital management firms … to administer the first round of funding, with a sixth firm to
TOP STORIES WI unions argue for overturning 2011 law that ended nearly all collective bargaining … [Public worker and teachers unions on Tuesday asked Judge Frost to void controversial Act 10] because it … violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s equal protection guarantee … [by exempting] firefighters and other public safety workers
TOP STORIES Lawmakers debate banning delta-8, other hemp products in WI … causing a sharp rise in reports of children and adults getting sick, raising concern among doctors and public health officials. … [also] House committee voted last week to ban most hemp-derived products. … Researchers who have tested the
TOP STORIES Ex-Milwaukee election chief Woodall, city reach separation agreement … notes the “importance of a smooth transition of leadership before the upcoming 2024 presidential election.” … [Woodall] will remain with the city in an [“associate director”] position [May 13 – Aug. 9] ― but with [restrictions] that include her
TOP STORIES Liberals, conservatives weigh in as DOJ considers formal opinion on election workers New constitutional amendment states that “[n]o individual other than an election official designated by law may perform any task in the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum.” On April 24, Dane Co. Corp Counsel asked
TOP STORIES Facing backlash from Jewish groups over protest deal, UWM chancellor Mone apologizes … “It is clear to me that UWM should not have weighed in on deeply complex geopolitical and historical issues,” Mone said in a Tuesday message to the campus community. “And for that, I apologize. I
TOP STORIES Vos recall committee addresses challenges as deadline nears … [Gableman, Brandtjen] spoke during a Racine Recall Committee news conference at the group’s headquarters … committee has until May 28 to gather 6,800 valid signatures for its second effort. … Gableman said he believes the recall effort is being
TOP STORIES Ron Johnson calls on GOP to set aside ‘squabbles’ on abortion in order to win elections Johnson says most Americans, Wisconsinites, ‘even most Republicans’ don’t support total abortion bans … Johnson said the greatest threat he sees facing America is “our horrible division,” which he blamed on Democrats