TOP STORIES Evers approves $15M grant for western WI hospitals; GOP balk at expansion … [JFC co-chair Born] said he has no intention of releasing the money after [Evers’ “unbelievable” veto] limiting the area where the funds could be spent
WED News Summary: Evers to veto PFAS bill but urges lawmakers to release money TOP STORIES Evers to veto PFAS bill but urges legislators to release money … [Cowles-Wimberger SB312] would lay out a blueprint for how to spend $125M
TOP STORIES Redistricting experts submit $128K bill for review of WI legislative maps … [Carnegie Mellon prof. Cervas] submitted a $62,721 bill for more than 139 hours of work. … [UCal-Irvine prof. Grofman] submitted a $39,762 bill for more than
TOP STORIES Despite bipartisan support, Senate GOP is poised to block Monday processing bill … In Milwaukee, that means processing at times [100K+] ballots while also administering the polls. … leaving open the door to more false [Trump] claims of
TOP STORIES PFAS bill goes to skeptical Gov. Evers, who says it’s pro-polluter … Evers’ administration submitted a plan to use the [$125M PFAS budget trust fund], but Republicans have instead favored [Cowles-Wimberger SB312 which] doesn’t directly spend the money
TOP STORIES Evers urges Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider congressional maps … “Given that the maps the Governor submitted in Johnson were grounded in that ‘least change’ approach, the Governor urges the Court to review its decision and stands ready
TOP STORIES Senate sends $2.1B in tax cuts aimed at low and middle earners to Gov. Evers [tax bracket change, expanded married credit passed on party line, 1 Dem supported retirement income exemption, 7 Dems supported expanded child tax credit]
TOP STORIES Paired incumbents weigh political futures under Gov. Tony Evers’ maps … Some Democrats have said pairing incumbents is an inevitable result of undoing the baked-in Republican advantage * Sen. Cowles, paired with Wimberger, Jacque, “The district that I’ve
TOP STORIES Evers signs new election maps, ending Wisconsin Republicans’ grip on legislative power … The Journal Sentinel based its analysis of the districts on precinct-level voting data calculated by Dave’s Redistricting App based on national and local elections from
TOP STORIES Hovde to enter Wisconsin US Senate race against Baldwin … Hovde campaign spokesperson Ben Voelkel said Thursday that Hovde, 59, will get into the race next week after months of preparation. Baldwin is critical to tenuous Dem majority
TOP STORIES Redistricting saga now in Evers’ hands as lawmakers, groups lobby governor on maps … court ordered parties to the case to draw replacement maps, but Republicans in the state Legislature flipped the script Tuesday, when they quickly introduced
TOP STORIES GOP-led Legislature passes Evers’ legislative maps * Vos at pre-session presser said new maps would end pricey lawsuit, “I have said from the very beginning that I think we can win under the maps presented because we have
TOP STORIES $2B tax cut, ending work permits for younger teens on tap in Wisconsin Assembly … On the proposed [AB 1020-23] tax cut, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has said he’ll consider a cut that focuses on Wisconsin’s middle class
TOP STORIES US Rep. Gallagher won’t run again after refusing to impeach Homeland Security chief … [post-vote WallStJnl op-ed said] impeachment wouldn’t stop migrants from crossing the border and would set a precedent that could be used against future Republican
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans seek to subpoena Supreme Court redistricting consultants … On Thursday, attorneys for both Republican lawmakers and WILL filed a motion calling on the Supreme Court to let them subpoena the consultants [Cervas, Grofman], claiming … that
TOP STORIES Evers says independent investigation into Wisconsin prison deaths possible … at an event Wednesday at Darlington Elementary School … Evers said the state is waiting on internal investigations into the three deaths [including Hoffman suicide at Waupun] …
TOP STORIES Gallagher joins Democrats in 214-216 blocking impeachment of DHS Sec. Mayorkas … [McClintock, Buck] also voted against the measure. [House GOP vice-chair] Moore … changed his vote to no, likely to allow the House to reconsider the motion.
TOP STORIES Evers discusses layoffs, health care access in western Wisconsin ahead of regional closures … During a visit to [CVTC] in Eau Claire on Monday, Evers [with OCI Commissioner Houdek] met with local and state leaders in workforce development,
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court 4-3 agrees to hear Evers’ lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature The court only agreed to immediately hear one of the three issues Evers brought forward in the complaint. That issue relates to the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court’s experts call GOP, WILL map plans ‘partisan gerrymanders’ … described the plan put forward by WILL as scoring well on “good government” criteria but having an “extreme level of partisan bias,” dubbing it a “stealth
TOP STORIES Evers approves $15M grant for western WI hospitals; GOP balk at expansion … [JFC co-chair Born] said he has no intention of releasing the money after [Evers’ “unbelievable” veto] limiting the area where the funds could be spent to Chippewa and Eau Claire counties, where the soon-to-be-closed hospitals
WED News Summary: Evers to veto PFAS bill but urges lawmakers to release money TOP STORIES Evers to veto PFAS bill but urges legislators to release money … [Cowles-Wimberger SB312] would lay out a blueprint for how to spend $125M previously approved by lawmakers in last year’s budget to address
TOP STORIES Redistricting experts submit $128K bill for review of WI legislative maps … [Carnegie Mellon prof. Cervas] submitted a $62,721 bill for more than 139 hours of work. … [UCal-Irvine prof. Grofman] submitted a $39,762 bill for more than 88 hours of work. … Fees from three other research
TOP STORIES Despite bipartisan support, Senate GOP is poised to block Monday processing bill … In Milwaukee, that means processing at times [100K+] ballots while also administering the polls. … leaving open the door to more false [Trump] claims of … fraudulent “dump” of ballots … Ahead of the 2020
TOP STORIES PFAS bill goes to skeptical Gov. Evers, who says it’s pro-polluter … Evers’ administration submitted a plan to use the [$125M PFAS budget trust fund], but Republicans have instead favored [Cowles-Wimberger SB312 which] doesn’t directly spend the money but instead creates programs that the $125M could eventually fund
TOP STORIES Evers urges Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider congressional maps … “Given that the maps the Governor submitted in Johnson were grounded in that ‘least change’ approach, the Governor urges the Court to review its decision and stands ready to participate in any future proceedings the Court may order,”
TOP STORIES Senate sends $2.1B in tax cuts aimed at low and middle earners to Gov. Evers [tax bracket change, expanded married credit passed on party line, 1 Dem supported retirement income exemption, 7 Dems supported expanded child tax credit] … would cost $2.1B in FY24-5 and $1.4B/yr afterward …
TOP STORIES Paired incumbents weigh political futures under Gov. Tony Evers’ maps … Some Democrats have said pairing incumbents is an inevitable result of undoing the baked-in Republican advantage * Sen. Cowles, paired with Wimberger, Jacque, “The district that I’ve represented, the bulk of it, is moved away from me.
TOP STORIES Evers signs new election maps, ending Wisconsin Republicans’ grip on legislative power … The Journal Sentinel based its analysis of the districts on precinct-level voting data calculated by Dave’s Redistricting App based on national and local elections from 2016 to 2022. The Journal Sentinel defined districts that are
TOP STORIES Hovde to enter Wisconsin US Senate race against Baldwin … Hovde campaign spokesperson Ben Voelkel said Thursday that Hovde, 59, will get into the race next week after months of preparation. Baldwin is critical to tenuous Dem majority [w/Sanders-I and Synema-I], defending 23 seats compared to 11 GOP.
TOP STORIES Redistricting saga now in Evers’ hands as lawmakers, groups lobby governor on maps … court ordered parties to the case to draw replacement maps, but Republicans in the state Legislature flipped the script Tuesday, when they quickly introduced and passed voting maps that were identical to the ones
TOP STORIES GOP-led Legislature passes Evers’ legislative maps * Vos at pre-session presser said new maps would end pricey lawsuit, “I have said from the very beginning that I think we can win under the maps presented because we have better candidates, a better message and the ability to have
TOP STORIES $2B tax cut, ending work permits for younger teens on tap in Wisconsin Assembly … On the proposed [AB 1020-23] tax cut, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has said he’ll consider a cut that focuses on Wisconsin’s middle class but has remained largely silent on the specific bills likely
TOP STORIES US Rep. Gallagher won’t run again after refusing to impeach Homeland Security chief … [post-vote WallStJnl op-ed said] impeachment wouldn’t stop migrants from crossing the border and would set a precedent that could be used against future Republican administrations. … did not mention the impeachment vote in [non-candidacy]
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans seek to subpoena Supreme Court redistricting consultants … On Thursday, attorneys for both Republican lawmakers and WILL filed a motion calling on the Supreme Court to let them subpoena the consultants [Cervas, Grofman], claiming … that “as Court-appointed experts,” cross-examination is allowed under Wisconsin law. …
TOP STORIES Evers says independent investigation into Wisconsin prison deaths possible … at an event Wednesday at Darlington Elementary School … Evers said the state is waiting on internal investigations into the three deaths [including Hoffman suicide at Waupun] … if needed, the state would pursue an outside, independent investigation
TOP STORIES Gallagher joins Democrats in 214-216 blocking impeachment of DHS Sec. Mayorkas … [McClintock, Buck] also voted against the measure. [House GOP vice-chair] Moore … changed his vote to no, likely to allow the House to reconsider the motion. … [Majority Leader Scalise] missed the vote, and a spokesman
TOP STORIES Evers discusses layoffs, health care access in western Wisconsin ahead of regional closures … During a visit to [CVTC] in Eau Claire on Monday, Evers [with OCI Commissioner Houdek] met with local and state leaders in workforce development, health care and higher education to talk about what’s being
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court 4-3 agrees to hear Evers’ lawsuit against GOP-controlled Legislature The court only agreed to immediately hear one of the three issues Evers brought forward in the complaint. That issue relates to the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee blocking funding for state conservation programs. Evers suit argued
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court’s experts call GOP, WILL map plans ‘partisan gerrymanders’ … described the plan put forward by WILL as scoring well on “good government” criteria but having an “extreme level of partisan bias,” dubbing it a “stealth gerrymander.” … declared the remaining four submitted by liberal groups,