TOP STORIES Donald Trump traveling to WI for first off-day rally from New York hush money trial … on Wednesday … the one day a week he is typically not required to be in court. … and plans to deliver
WED News Summary: Evers signs new law to help kids access consistent therapy at school TOP STORIES Opioid treatment money stalled by anonymous JFC member … [JFC co-chair Born and Marklein in letter to DHS Sec. Johnson] contained a mere
TOP STORIES Harris talks abortion in La Crosse, announces minimum nursing home staff levels … “This is a moment where we must stand up for foundational, fundamental values and principles,” Harris told supporters during a campaign event at the La
TOP STORIES VP Harris to discuss new nursing home care rules in La Crosse visit today … Harris’ third visit to Wisconsin in 2024. … will visit the Hmong Cultural and Community Center to join [CMS Admin.] Brooks-LaSure and [SEIU]
TOP STORIES Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’ partial vetoes to literacy bill … centers on a pair of bills designed to improve K-12 students’ reading performance. … first bill [signed] in July … created a [DPI] early literacy coaching program
TOP STORIES Legislature sues Evers over partial vetoes to literacy program bill … When signing [SB971, $50M for DPI literacy office, reading coaches, new phonics-based reading curricula] — now called 2023 Act 100 — in late February, Evers made several
TOP STORIES Evers not ruling out legal challenge to force release of $125M to address PFAS … [Guv, Dem held presser] after Republican lawmakers rejected his call to meet and approve spending $125 million to address PFAS contamination [after Evers
TOP STORIES Evers veto to provide 400-year school funding increase faces lawsuit … [WMC Litigation Center] lawsuit filed Monday directly with the Wisconsin Supreme Court … is asking the justices to undo the partial veto, arguing it effectively forces local
TOP STORIES WEC Admin. Wolfe gets extra security while Trump foments false accusations … The former president is publicly and falsely accusing Wolfe of rigging this year’s election four years after Trump and his allies sought to meddle with [GA’s
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Elections Commission votes 5-0 to reject Vos recall effort … found organizers fell short of the signatures they needed to force a recall … “It really boils down to an arithmetic problem,” said Commissioner Bob Spindell, a
TOP STORIES Trump supporters trying to recall Speaker Vos failed, elections review concludes … [after WI Supreme Court refused request for guidance, WEC staff] memo released Wednesday [showed] that based on their review the effort did not collect enough valid
TOP STORIES Evers vetoes a GOP-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals … took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125M to deal with contamination. … a rarely used power afforded the governor under
TOP STORIES Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in WI as he rallies younger voters … in … one of a handful of battleground states that could decide the outcome … said he wanted to “give everybody a fair shot”
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 Donald Trump traveling to WI for first off-day rally from New York hush money trial … on Wednesday … the one day a week he is typically not required to be in court. … and plans to deliver remarks about 2 p.m. at the Waukesha County Expo Center,
WED News Summary: Evers signs new law to help kids access consistent therapy at school TOP STORIES Opioid treatment money stalled by anonymous JFC member … [JFC co-chair Born and Marklein in letter to DHS Sec. Johnson] contained a mere two paragraphs and cited no reason for the objection. “An
TOP STORIES Harris talks abortion in La Crosse, announces minimum nursing home staff levels … “This is a moment where we must stand up for foundational, fundamental values and principles,” Harris told supporters during a campaign event at the La Crosse Center. “Here’s the other piece that I will say:
TOP STORIES VP Harris to discuss new nursing home care rules in La Crosse visit today … Harris’ third visit to Wisconsin in 2024. … will visit the Hmong Cultural and Community Center to join [CMS Admin.] Brooks-LaSure and [SEIU] Secretary-Treasurer April Verrett for the discussion. … In a typical
TOP STORIES Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’ partial vetoes to literacy bill … centers on a pair of bills designed to improve K-12 students’ reading performance. … first bill [signed] in July … created a [DPI] early literacy coaching program … as well as grants for public and private schools
TOP STORIES Legislature sues Evers over partial vetoes to literacy program bill … When signing [SB971, $50M for DPI literacy office, reading coaches, new phonics-based reading curricula] — now called 2023 Act 100 — in late February, Evers made several changes … including striking language that the governor said would
TOP STORIES Evers not ruling out legal challenge to force release of $125M to address PFAS … [Guv, Dem held presser] after Republican lawmakers rejected his call to meet and approve spending $125 million to address PFAS contamination [after Evers vetoed their SB312 to distribute the funds.] Reviews WI communities
TOP STORIES Evers veto to provide 400-year school funding increase faces lawsuit … [WMC Litigation Center] lawsuit filed Monday directly with the Wisconsin Supreme Court … is asking the justices to undo the partial veto, arguing it effectively forces local property taxpayers to pony up more money to fund schools.
TOP STORIES WEC Admin. Wolfe gets extra security while Trump foments false accusations … The former president is publicly and falsely accusing Wolfe of rigging this year’s election four years after Trump and his allies sought to meddle with [GA’s 2020 results] … “Meagan Wolfe will try and steal another
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Elections Commission votes 5-0 to reject Vos recall effort … found organizers fell short of the signatures they needed to force a recall … “It really boils down to an arithmetic problem,” said Commissioner Bob Spindell, a Republican appointee. “Commission staff looked at it from every single
TOP STORIES Trump supporters trying to recall Speaker Vos failed, elections review concludes … [after WI Supreme Court refused request for guidance, WEC staff] memo released Wednesday [showed] that based on their review the effort did not collect enough valid signatures. … no matter what district is used — the
TOP STORIES Evers vetoes a GOP-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals … took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125M to deal with contamination. … a rarely used power afforded the governor under state law [that Evers has only used once] … Evers
TOP STORIES Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in WI as he rallies younger voters … in … one of a handful of battleground states that could decide the outcome … said he wanted to “give everybody a fair shot” and the “freedom to chase their dreams” as he lamented
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