TOP STORIES GOP lawmakers again delay plan to close Lincoln Hills youth corrections complex… [JCRAR must] vote to codify rules governing how state officials handle teen inmates … before the end of the year [or DOC] could put the rule
TOP STORIES OLR files complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe… 10-count complaint … stems from Gableman’s work investigating allegations of fraud and abuse related to the 2020 election that Trump narrowly lost in Wisconsin. [hired by Speaker
TOP STORIES Hovde concedes to Baldwin in U.S. Senate race… new video released Monday morning [features Hovde] saying that a recount would not do any good as it would not involve “a detailed review of all the ballots and their
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court today to hear arguments in lawsuit over Meagan Wolfe ‘holdover’ appointmentCase could hinge on a ruling by the court’s previous conservative majority that let political appointees remain in their positions after their terms end …
TOP STORIES WDNR issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation … issued construction permits … with 200+ conditions attached, including: * completion by Nov. 14, 2027* hire DNR-approved environmental monitors * allow DNR employees to
TOP STORIES Voters’ feelings about economy decided election, says Marquette pollster… only 44 percent of surveyed Wisconsinites said they were “living comfortably” last month. Four years ago … 67 percent. … [MU Law pollster Franklin] said feelings about personal finances
TOP STORIES Vos reelected as Wisconsin Assembly speaker despite losing seats, fights with Trump… Vos was challenged by Rep. Scott Allen, who supported impeaching the state’s nonpartisan election leader. Vos opposed impeachment. … [Vos at presser did not reveal vote
TOP STORIES Nearly a week after the election, Hovde has yet to publicly concede or request recount … issued a statement Wednesday morning saying in part, “We will continue to monitor returns and make sure that every vote is counted.” …
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court to hear arguments on 1849 feticide law… scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. [today] … [Urmanski] case is one of two in the state … Urmanski has said he believes the 1849 law applies to
TOP STORIES Democrats gained in the Wisconsin Legislature. Will it affect policy?… Priorities when legislators return to the Capitol will include tax cuts for retirees and making “sure that we have adequately funded schools and services in the state,” Vos,
TOP STORIES Baldwin wins reelection by defeating a Trump-backed opponent… Baldwin declared victory earlier Wednesday after the tally of absentee ballots from Milwaukee was reported. She had a lead of 0.9% based on the unofficial results, just within the 1%
TOP STORIES Donald Trump wins Wisconsin, propelling his return to the White House… Unofficial results showed Trump with about a one-point edge — approximately 41,000 votes — on Harris with more than 95% of the vote tabulated in Wisconsin. The
TOP STORIES Takeaways from Tim Walz’s Milwaukee rally… Walz, the governor of Minnesota, ended his whirlwind campaign through Wisconsin at the State Fair Exposition Center with Milwaukee-born musician Eric Benét and a couple hundred supporters. … his 12th stop in
TOP STORIES Trump and Harris host dueling Milwaukee area rallies in a final push to win WI… [Air Force Two] touched down at Milwaukee’s airport about 40 minutes ahead of Trump’s private plane [Trump Force One] … parked near each
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris rally in Milwaukee Friday to be held at Wisconsin State Fair Park… as speculation has focused on Veterans Park, where a concert-sized stage was being erected Thursday and where permits filed with the city indicated a
TOP STORIES Harris, Trump make push for battleground votes with dueling Wisconsin ralliesThe 2 presidential candidates will also both hold events in Milwaukee on Friday as they make final appeals to swing state voters … “We have six days left
TOP STORIES Trump and Harris will both campaign in Wisconsin WednesdayVP Harris will look to inspire supporters in Madison while Trump holds a rally near Green Bay … Harris and her campaign will be in Madison for an hours-long “get
TOP STORIES Dem VP nominee Tim Walz appeals to unions at Manitowoc manufacturing stop… At Manitowoc Pattern and Machining, Walz said a Harris administration would implement pro-worker policies … create an “American forward strategy for manufacturing” that builds on federal
TOP STORIES Trump will host rally at Fiserv Forum, campaign in Green Bay with FavreHarris will be in Madison, with high-profile surrogates fanning out across state. … When Trump appears at the Resch Center Wednesday, Oct. 30, he’ll be joined
TOP STORIES GOP Sen. Rob Cowles, WI’s longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris… called it “one of the most important things I’ve done.” … “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution,” he said on [Civic
TOP STORIES GOP lawmakers again delay plan to close Lincoln Hills youth corrections complex… [JCRAR must] vote to codify rules governing how state officials handle teen inmates … before the end of the year [or DOC] could put the rule into effect itself. … inaction has pushed off a plan
TOP STORIES OLR files complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe… 10-count complaint … stems from Gableman’s work investigating allegations of fraud and abuse related to the 2020 election that Trump narrowly lost in Wisconsin. [hired by Speaker Vos] Gableman found no evidence of widespread fraud during his
TOP STORIES Hovde concedes to Baldwin in U.S. Senate race… new video released Monday morning [features Hovde] saying that a recount would not do any good as it would not involve “a detailed review of all the ballots and their legitimacy. … As a result, and my desire not to
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court today to hear arguments in lawsuit over Meagan Wolfe ‘holdover’ appointmentCase could hinge on a ruling by the court’s previous conservative majority that let political appointees remain in their positions after their terms end … latest example of an ongoing power struggle … will test
TOP STORIES WDNR issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation … issued construction permits … with 200+ conditions attached, including: * completion by Nov. 14, 2027* hire DNR-approved environmental monitors * allow DNR employees to access the site during reasonable hours * notify DNR within
TOP STORIES Voters’ feelings about economy decided election, says Marquette pollster… only 44 percent of surveyed Wisconsinites said they were “living comfortably” last month. Four years ago … 67 percent. … [MU Law pollster Franklin] said feelings about personal finances are “damned hard to argue your way out of by
TOP STORIES Vos reelected as Wisconsin Assembly speaker despite losing seats, fights with Trump… Vos was challenged by Rep. Scott Allen, who supported impeaching the state’s nonpartisan election leader. Vos opposed impeachment. … [Vos at presser did not reveal vote count]. Allen did not attend … Vos, who has held
TOP STORIES Nearly a week after the election, Hovde has yet to publicly concede or request recount … issued a statement Wednesday morning saying in part, “We will continue to monitor returns and make sure that every vote is counted.” … has not responded to requests for comment since … said
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court to hear arguments on 1849 feticide law… scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. [today] … [Urmanski] case is one of two in the state … Urmanski has said he believes the 1849 law applies to abortion [Judge Schlipper said no] … [AG] Kaul said Schlipper’s
TOP STORIES Democrats gained in the Wisconsin Legislature. Will it affect policy?… Priorities when legislators return to the Capitol will include tax cuts for retirees and making “sure that we have adequately funded schools and services in the state,” Vos, R-Rochester, said. … Democrats remaining in the minority in both
TOP STORIES Baldwin wins reelection by defeating a Trump-backed opponent… Baldwin declared victory earlier Wednesday after the tally of absentee ballots from Milwaukee was reported. She had a lead of 0.9% based on the unofficial results, just within the 1% margin that would allow for Hovde to request a recount
TOP STORIES Donald Trump wins Wisconsin, propelling his return to the White House… Unofficial results showed Trump with about a one-point edge — approximately 41,000 votes — on Harris with more than 95% of the vote tabulated in Wisconsin. The state’s 10 electoral votes pushed him over the 270 threshold
TOP STORIES Takeaways from Tim Walz’s Milwaukee rally… Walz, the governor of Minnesota, ended his whirlwind campaign through Wisconsin at the State Fair Exposition Center with Milwaukee-born musician Eric Benét and a couple hundred supporters. … his 12th stop in Wisconsin over the past three months. … took the stage
TOP STORIES Trump and Harris host dueling Milwaukee area rallies in a final push to win WI… [Air Force Two] touched down at Milwaukee’s airport about 40 minutes ahead of Trump’s private plane [Trump Force One] … parked near each other, but … Harris’ motorcade was gone before Trump landed.
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris rally in Milwaukee Friday to be held at Wisconsin State Fair Park… as speculation has focused on Veterans Park, where a concert-sized stage was being erected Thursday and where permits filed with the city indicated a Harris campaign event would be taking place. … remains unclear
TOP STORIES Harris, Trump make push for battleground votes with dueling Wisconsin ralliesThe 2 presidential candidates will also both hold events in Milwaukee on Friday as they make final appeals to swing state voters … “We have six days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime,
TOP STORIES Trump and Harris will both campaign in Wisconsin WednesdayVP Harris will look to inspire supporters in Madison while Trump holds a rally near Green Bay … Harris and her campaign will be in Madison for an hours-long “get out the vote” rally and concert beginning at 5:30 p.m.
TOP STORIES Dem VP nominee Tim Walz appeals to unions at Manitowoc manufacturing stop… At Manitowoc Pattern and Machining, Walz said a Harris administration would implement pro-worker policies … create an “American forward strategy for manufacturing” that builds on federal investments like [BIL, IRA, CHIPS and Science Act]. … eliminate
TOP STORIES Trump will host rally at Fiserv Forum, campaign in Green Bay with FavreHarris will be in Madison, with high-profile surrogates fanning out across state. … When Trump appears at the Resch Center Wednesday, Oct. 30, he’ll be joined by … [Packer Super Bowl QB] Favre, who recently revealed
TOP STORIES GOP Sen. Rob Cowles, WI’s longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris… called it “one of the most important things I’ve done.” … “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution,” he said on [Civic Media] show “Rational Revolution.” “And the country will go on,