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TOP STORIES What’s the status of Wisconsin’s many lawsuits against the Trump administration?… [AG] Kaul has joined more than a dozen* 20 states sued HHS, Sec. Kennedy on May 5 over efforts to collapse from 28 agencies to 15, fire
TOP STORIES WI GOP poised to delete hundreds of items from Evers’ budgetScheduled JFC vote would dramatically pare down the budget Evers introduced in February … argued Evers’ budget … would spend … $119B from all funding sources — beyond
TOP STORIES Wisconsin officials join lawsuit over Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal health agency… [HHS Sec.] Kennedy Jr. in March announced a major restructuring plan that included consolidating divisions, closing half of the federal agency’s regional offices and eliminating
TOP STORIES Evers says he’s not afraid after border czar Homan suggests possible arrest[for impeding arrest of “or knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien”] … “I’m not afraid,” Evers said in the extraordinary video posted on YouTube. “I’ve never
TOP STORIES Schoemann files papers to run for governor in 2026… the second candidate to file papers [After Alexander Kent-I] … will make a formal announcement … on Sunday at a Summer Kickoff Cookout event … at Elderberry Manor …
TOP STORIES Investigators don’t know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order… [June 2024] leak of a draft order showed the court would take a [PPWI] case … seeking to declare [constitutional] access to abortion … A week
TOP STORIES Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade ICE agents… In its two-page order, the court said it was acting to protect public confidence in Wisconsin courts during the criminal proceedings against Dugan. … acting
TOP STORIES Arrest of Wisconsin judge could affect how justice system operates, UW prof. Schweber argues… “We have to separate the law, the politics and the policy here if the allegations are true,” Schweber [said]. “All I have to go
TOP STORIES Protesters chant after arrest of judge accused of helping man evade ICE arrest… Dugan was taken into custody by the FBI on Friday morning on the courthouse grounds … appeared briefly in federal court in Milwaukee later Friday
TOP STORIES Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at CourthouseMilwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested April 25 by federal authorities who are investigating whether she tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after
TOP STORIES JLAC co-chair Wimberger calls state DEI spending ‘rebranded discrimination’ at hearing… [before testimony from DOA Sec. Blumenfeld, UW Pres. Rothman, UW-Madison Chancellor Mnookin] … set the table by claiming DEI “cleverly and thinly veils discrimination by implying all
TOP STORIES GOP scour for options to sidestep Evers vetoes, including not using digits in the budget… Speaker Robin Vos said April 22 his caucus would discuss ways … “We are already meeting with our attorneys. We’ve begun the process
TOP STORIES Wisconsin governor’s guidance on dealing with ICE agents draws GOP backlash… [radio host O’Donnell announced Evers’ 5-point email, which tells state workers] to remain calm and immediately notify their supervisor. After asking agents to identify themselves and to
TOP STORIES Evers, Republican leaders holding ‘productive’ talks on a tax package… met in March … Cudaback [for Evers] said there would be conversations between staff going forward and another meeting between the leaders has not been scheduled. … “The
TOP STORIES Evers can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, Supreme Court rules… court’s four liberal justices ruled Friday that the state constitution allows the governor to strike digits to create a new year or to remove
TOP STORIES RPW creates process to remove local GOP officials for harassment, defaming leaders… approved by … executive committee Sunday. … state that while volunteers and “grassroots members” have the right to elect leaders at the county and congressional district
TOP STORIES Judge Conley: UW-Madison int’l student can’t be deported for nowKrish Isserdasani of India is just weeks away from earning a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering … His student visa was unexpectedly terminated this month. Federal authorities demanded he
TOP STORIES Madison Clerk Witzel-Behl resigns amid uncounted election ballots scrutiny… Witzel-Behl was appointed in 2006 and oversaw more than 60 elections up to the city’s primary elections in February. Prior to [being] placed on leave by Madison Mayor Satya
TOP STORIES Wisconsin audits find lack of tracking of DEI spending at university system and state agencies… [GOP-requested LAB] audits found that neither UW nor the 15 state agencies that were reviewed specifically tracked how much money they spent on
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Democratic leader who revitalized state party in swing state is leaving… [a week after shepherding Crawford to victory] … two months after [losing DNC chair race] to Ken Martin … WisDems chair Wikler … party chair since
TOP STORIES What’s the status of Wisconsin’s many lawsuits against the Trump administration?… [AG] Kaul has joined more than a dozen* 20 states sued HHS, Sec. Kennedy on May 5 over efforts to collapse from 28 agencies to 15, fire federal health workers, shutter programs and halt state aid for
TOP STORIES WI GOP poised to delete hundreds of items from Evers’ budgetScheduled JFC vote would dramatically pare down the budget Evers introduced in February … argued Evers’ budget … would spend … $119B from all funding sources — beyond the state’s ability to pay.… Many of the [600+] proposals
TOP STORIES Wisconsin officials join lawsuit over Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal health agency… [HHS Sec.] Kennedy Jr. in March announced a major restructuring plan that included consolidating divisions, closing half of the federal agency’s regional offices and eliminating 20K [about 25% of HHS staff, began April 1] …
TOP STORIES Evers says he’s not afraid after border czar Homan suggests possible arrest[for impeding arrest of “or knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien”] … “I’m not afraid,” Evers said in the extraordinary video posted on YouTube. “I’ve never once been discouraged from doing the right thing and I
TOP STORIES Schoemann files papers to run for governor in 2026… the second candidate to file papers [After Alexander Kent-I] … will make a formal announcement … on Sunday at a Summer Kickoff Cookout event … at Elderberry Manor … Cookout is free to attend, but you must register to
TOP STORIES Investigators don’t know who leaked a Wisconsin Supreme Court draft abortion order… [June 2024] leak of a draft order showed the court would take a [PPWI] case … seeking to declare [constitutional] access to abortion … A week after the leak was reported, the court issued the order
TOP STORIES Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade ICE agents… In its two-page order, the court said it was acting to protect public confidence in Wisconsin courts during the criminal proceedings against Dugan. … acting on its own initiative and was not responding to a
TOP STORIES Arrest of Wisconsin judge could affect how justice system operates, UW prof. Schweber argues… “We have to separate the law, the politics and the policy here if the allegations are true,” Schweber [said]. “All I have to go on are the allegations as stated by the federal government.
TOP STORIES Protesters chant after arrest of judge accused of helping man evade ICE arrest… Dugan was taken into custody by the FBI on Friday morning on the courthouse grounds … appeared briefly in federal court in Milwaukee later Friday before being released from custody. … “Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets
TOP STORIES Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at CourthouseMilwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested April 25 by federal authorities who are investigating whether she tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week, officials confirmed. Dugan
TOP STORIES JLAC co-chair Wimberger calls state DEI spending ‘rebranded discrimination’ at hearing… [before testimony from DOA Sec. Blumenfeld, UW Pres. Rothman, UW-Madison Chancellor Mnookin] … set the table by claiming DEI “cleverly and thinly veils discrimination by implying all people have implicit biases. These audits expose the waste and
TOP STORIES GOP scour for options to sidestep Evers vetoes, including not using digits in the budget… Speaker Robin Vos said April 22 his caucus would discuss ways … “We are already meeting with our attorneys. We’ve begun the process of saying, ‘How can we work around this ruling?'” Vos
TOP STORIES Wisconsin governor’s guidance on dealing with ICE agents draws GOP backlash… [radio host O’Donnell announced Evers’ 5-point email, which tells state workers] to remain calm and immediately notify their supervisor. After asking agents to identify themselves and to present documentation of why they are there … worker should
TOP STORIES Evers, Republican leaders holding ‘productive’ talks on a tax package… met in March … Cudaback [for Evers] said there would be conversations between staff going forward and another meeting between the leaders has not been scheduled. … “The conversations are productive.” … [Vos in Feb. foretold tax cut
TOP STORIES Evers can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, Supreme Court rules… court’s four liberal justices ruled Friday that the state constitution allows the governor to strike digits to create a new year or to remove language to create a longer duration than the one approved
TOP STORIES RPW creates process to remove local GOP officials for harassment, defaming leaders… approved by … executive committee Sunday. … state that while volunteers and “grassroots members” have the right to elect leaders at the county and congressional district level, those individuals “should be working in coordination to achieve
TOP STORIES Judge Conley: UW-Madison int’l student can’t be deported for nowKrish Isserdasani of India is just weeks away from earning a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering … His student visa was unexpectedly terminated this month. Federal authorities demanded he leave the country by May 2, eight days before his
TOP STORIES Madison Clerk Witzel-Behl resigns amid uncounted election ballots scrutiny… Witzel-Behl was appointed in 2006 and oversaw more than 60 elections up to the city’s primary elections in February. Prior to [being] placed on leave by Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway [over] concerns about public confidence in elections [after misplacing
TOP STORIES Wisconsin audits find lack of tracking of DEI spending at university system and state agencies… [GOP-requested LAB] audits found that neither UW nor the 15 state agencies that were reviewed specifically tracked how much money they spent on DEI efforts during FY23-24, which ended June 30 [because despite
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Democratic leader who revitalized state party in swing state is leaving… [a week after shepherding Crawford to victory] … two months after [losing DNC chair race] to Ken Martin … WisDems chair Wikler … party chair since 2019 … announced Thursday he will be leaving his position