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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
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers isn’t backing off his demand that any tax plan he’d sign be included in the state budget, and he wants Republicans to fund education “at every level” to move forward on budget negotiations.
From WisPolitics … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics in a statement today that GOP leaders have asked to meet with Dem Gov. Tony Evers by the end of next week to keep budget deliberations on schedule. He
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee will kick off work on the state budget Thursday by voting on a motion that would strip 612 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the document he sent the Legislature in February.
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
From WisPolitics … — A Senate committee today will take public testimony on legislation that would allow retired public workers to continuing collecting their pensions if they go back to work. Current law requires anyone receiving a retirement or disability
From WisPolitics … — Dem Attorney General Josh Kaul joined his 14th lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration today, accusing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “dismantling” the Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit, filed by 19 states,
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
From WisPolitics … — Washington County Exec Josh Schoemann officially kicked off his campaign for governor next year, accusing Dem incumbent Tony Evers and the status quo of failing Wisconsin. Schoemann, first elected county exec in 2020, said entrepreneurs can’t
Quotes of the Week I meant what I said. You can not support what we’re doing, and you can support sanctuary cities if that’s what you want to. But if you cross that line of impediment or knowingly harboring or
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 …
From WisPolitics … — Clark County Judge Lyndsey Boon Brunette is passing on a run for state Supreme Court next year, telling WisPolitics in a statement that 2026 “is not the best time to pursue a seat on the state’s
From WisPolitics … — Washington County Exec Josh Schoemann, who has a “summer kickoff cookout” scheduled Sunday, has registered his campaign committee with the state to run for governor next year. WisPolitics first reported earlier this week on Schoemann’s kickoff
Under Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, property taxes on the mythical median-valued home would go up $4 on the bills local governments send out in December and another $46 the following year, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
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
From WisPolitics … — An Assembly committee will hear legislation today that seeks to compel the governing body for high school sports in Wisconsin to follow the state’s open records law. AB 51 would bar school districts from being a
From WisPolitics … — A court-ordered investigation failed to definitively identify who was responsible for the leak of a draft order signaling the justices would hear a lawsuit seeking a declaration the Wisconsin Constitution protects the right to an abortion.
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
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court acted on its own to suspend a Milwaukee County judge facing federal charges of interfering with immigration officials, saying it was necessary to uphold the public’s confidence in the courts. In yesterday’s
From WisPolitics … — The former Madison clerk failed to perform her work duties when local officials missed 193 absentee ballots from the November election and her office didn’t report the issue to the state until after the official count
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
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers isn’t backing off his demand that any tax plan he’d sign be included in the state budget, and he wants Republicans to fund education “at every level” to move forward on budget negotiations. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, told WisPolitics in a
From WisPolitics … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics in a statement today that GOP leaders have asked to meet with Dem Gov. Tony Evers by the end of next week to keep budget deliberations on schedule. He added there’s agreement in the Legislature on a tax cut
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee will kick off work on the state budget Thursday by voting on a motion that would strip 612 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the document he sent the Legislature in February.
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] …
From WisPolitics … — A Senate committee today will take public testimony on legislation that would allow retired public workers to continuing collecting their pensions if they go back to work. Current law requires anyone receiving a retirement or disability from the Wisconsin Retirement System to suspend those payments if
From WisPolitics … — Dem Attorney General Josh Kaul joined his 14th lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration today, accusing Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “dismantling” the Department of Health and Human Services. The lawsuit, filed by 19 states, seeks an order forcing Kennedy to halt further cuts of
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
From WisPolitics … — Washington County Exec Josh Schoemann officially kicked off his campaign for governor next year, accusing Dem incumbent Tony Evers and the status quo of failing Wisconsin. Schoemann, first elected county exec in 2020, said entrepreneurs can’t afford to pursue their dreams in Wisconsin, young families can’t
Quotes of the Week I meant what I said. You can not support what we’re doing, and you can support sanctuary cities if that’s what you want to. But if you cross that line of impediment or knowingly harboring or concealing an alien, that is a felony, and we’ll treat
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
From WisPolitics … — Clark County Judge Lyndsey Boon Brunette is passing on a run for state Supreme Court next year, telling WisPolitics in a statement that 2026 “is not the best time to pursue a seat on the state’s highest court.” Boon Brunette was elected DA for the central
From WisPolitics … — Washington County Exec Josh Schoemann, who has a “summer kickoff cookout” scheduled Sunday, has registered his campaign committee with the state to run for governor next year. WisPolitics first reported earlier this week on Schoemann’s kickoff event, which was promoted as a “historic day in Washington
Under Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, property taxes on the mythical median-valued home would go up $4 on the bills local governments send out in December and another $46 the following year, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
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
From WisPolitics … — An Assembly committee will hear legislation today that seeks to compel the governing body for high school sports in Wisconsin to follow the state’s open records law. AB 51 would bar school districts from being a member of an interscholastic athletic association unless the body agrees
From WisPolitics … — A court-ordered investigation failed to definitively identify who was responsible for the leak of a draft order signaling the justices would hear a lawsuit seeking a declaration the Wisconsin Constitution protects the right to an abortion. On her final day as chief justice, Annette Ziegler released
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
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court acted on its own to suspend a Milwaukee County judge facing federal charges of interfering with immigration officials, saying it was necessary to uphold the public’s confidence in the courts. In yesterday’s order, the court temporarily relieved Hannah Dugan of her official
From WisPolitics … — The former Madison clerk failed to perform her work duties when local officials missed 193 absentee ballots from the November election and her office didn’t report the issue to the state until after the official count was complete, according to a city investigation. Still, the report