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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 Lawyers say Dem Dean Phillips waited too long to get on WI’s presidential primary ballot Phillips wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule that the Democratic Party abused its power by keeping him off the ballot …[argued statute]
TOP STORIES Evers vetoes GOP map as another redistricting court fight looms … a day after [US Reps. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gallagher, Steil, Tiffany, Legislative GOP] asked [Justice Protasiewicz] not to hear [Elias Lawsuit] to redraw congressional district maps [drawn by
TOP STORIES Biden rival Dean Phillips sues to get on the ballot in Wisconsin … state law calls for all candidates to be placed on the ballot who are “generally advocated or recognized in the national news media throughout the
TOP STORIES WI’s budget surplus is shrinking but still large LFB estimates $3.25B to end FY25 – down about $800M since June 2023 budget signing. Spending was up [includes $423M on UW bldg projects], collections down $422M. * WPF’s Stein:
TOP STORIES Assembly passes referendum on 14-week abortion ban that faces certain Evers veto … [amended to include] exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest … require doctors to “make reasonable efforts” to preserve the life of the fetus
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,
TOP STORIES Lawyers say Dem Dean Phillips waited too long to get on WI’s presidential primary ballot Phillips wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule that the Democratic Party abused its power by keeping him off the ballot …[argued statute] requires the preference committee to put “all candidates whose candidacy
TOP STORIES Evers vetoes GOP map as another redistricting court fight looms … a day after [US Reps. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gallagher, Steil, Tiffany, Legislative GOP] asked [Justice Protasiewicz] not to hear [Elias Lawsuit] to redraw congressional district maps [drawn by Evers, approved by WI and US Supremes] ahead of the
TOP STORIES Biden rival Dean Phillips sues to get on the ballot in Wisconsin … state law calls for all candidates to be placed on the ballot who are “generally advocated or recognized in the national news media throughout the United States on the ballot,” as well as anyone else
TOP STORIES WI’s budget surplus is shrinking but still large LFB estimates $3.25B to end FY25 – down about $800M since June 2023 budget signing. Spending was up [includes $423M on UW bldg projects], collections down $422M. * WPF’s Stein: “The state’s extremely bright financial picture dimmed a little bit.
TOP STORIES Assembly passes referendum on 14-week abortion ban that faces certain Evers veto … [amended to include] exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest … require doctors to “make reasonable efforts” to preserve the life of the fetus during medical emergencies. Senate support unclear. 4 GOP senators are