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TOP STORIES Milwaukee election leader ousted 6 months before election in presidential swing state … The change has nothing to do with how Woodall ran elections, but instead had to do with “other issues internal to the election commission office
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman says encampments are illegal and ‘ultimately will be gone’ … campus police will not clear the encampment, as they did Wednesday, as long as “productive discussions” with student protest organizers continue. … encampment was quiet
TOP STORIES Joe Biden to make 4th trip to Wisconsin with Racine visit next week … on May 8, where he will deliver official remarks and then hold a campaign event. [follows DJT’s second WI stop in Wisconsin this year.]
TOP STORIES Trump campaigns in Waukesha, Hundreds flock to Waukesha County Expo Center for rally … his remarks didn’t begin until 1:30 p.m., but attendees were lined up hours in advance and maxed out the venue. He spoke for an
TOP STORIES Police remove tents at UW-Madison’s pro-Palestinian encampment Police arrived on UW-Madison campus shortly before 7 a.m. local time … University police gave the students staying at the encampment a warning to evacuate shortly before 7 a.m. … began
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian encampment protests reach Universities of Wisconsin Protesters held rallies at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee on Monday … [about 300 students, faculty, activists in Madison] After speeches and chants [Students for Justice in Palestine’s Saba called for divestment,] several
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans recruiting legion of monitors to observe polls, set stage for lawsuits The Republican National Committee and Trump campaign plan to deploy tens of thousands of volunteers and attorneys to monitor and challenge voting processes in battleground
TOP STORIES Ballot drop boxes aren’t actually banned, state’s top cop argues … July 2023 lawsuit, filed by the group Priorities USA, a national nonprofit that supports Democrats, challenges the ruling from two years ago and urges the now liberal-leaning
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 Milwaukee election leader ousted 6 months before election in presidential swing state … The change has nothing to do with how Woodall ran elections, but instead had to do with “other issues internal to the election commission office and to city government that raised concern,” said the mayor’s
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman says encampments are illegal and ‘ultimately will be gone’ … campus police will not clear the encampment, as they did Wednesday, as long as “productive discussions” with student protest organizers continue. … encampment was quiet Sunday morning, with no police in sight and students eating
TOP STORIES Joe Biden to make 4th trip to Wisconsin with Racine visit next week … on May 8, where he will deliver official remarks and then hold a campaign event. [follows DJT’s second WI stop in Wisconsin this year.] … first rally since his criminal trial began [April GB
TOP STORIES Trump campaigns in Waukesha, Hundreds flock to Waukesha County Expo Center for rally … his remarks didn’t begin until 1:30 p.m., but attendees were lined up hours in advance and maxed out the venue. He spoke for an hour and a half of his “peaceful and prosperous” term
TOP STORIES Police remove tents at UW-Madison’s pro-Palestinian encampment Police arrived on UW-Madison campus shortly before 7 a.m. local time … University police gave the students staying at the encampment a warning to evacuate shortly before 7 a.m. … began removing the tents as students jeered. … Video posted to
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian encampment protests reach Universities of Wisconsin Protesters held rallies at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee on Monday … [about 300 students, faculty, activists in Madison] After speeches and chants [Students for Justice in Palestine’s Saba called for divestment,] several students pitched tents — two weeks after students at Columbia
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans recruiting legion of monitors to observe polls, set stage for lawsuits The Republican National Committee and Trump campaign plan to deploy tens of thousands of volunteers and attorneys to monitor and challenge voting processes in battleground states, including Wisconsin — an effort rooted in the former
TOP STORIES Ballot drop boxes aren’t actually banned, state’s top cop argues … July 2023 lawsuit, filed by the group Priorities USA, a national nonprofit that supports Democrats, challenges the ruling from two years ago and urges the now liberal-leaning high court to reinstate the legal use of the boxes.
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