WED PM Update: Kapenga praises, Evers rips SCOWIS Prehn ruling

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Senate President Chris Kapenga today praised a state Supreme Court ruling that will allow Wausau dentist Frederick Prehn to indefinitely serve on the Natural Resources Board, saying it

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Tax collections running ahead of expectations

Tax collections for the fiscal year that ends this month are running ahead of projections, putting the state in line for another boost to the general fund. The Department of Revenue last week reported general fund tax collections through the

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TUE News Summary: Kleefisch, Nicholson pledge to protect certain contraceptives; Abortion ruling puts spotlight on gerrymandered legislatures

STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – Governor’s race – Us senate race – Congressional races – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Consumer protection – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Health care – Law and order – Media – Michigan

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TUE AM Update: Elections Commission to mail 178K voter registration notices

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission later this week will send postcards to about 178,000 Wisconsin residents who appear eligible to vote but are unregistered. The mailing is required before each general election as part of Wisconsin’s membership in the Electronic

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FRI AM Update: Johnson ad blames Biden’s border policies for migrant deaths; parties’ weekly radio addresses mark Independence Day

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new ad from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson pins the blame for the deaths of 53 migrants trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas on President Biden’s border policies. Johnson’s campaign didn’t release details of the buy. “The

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WED PM Update: Kapenga praises, Evers rips SCOWIS Prehn ruling

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Senate President Chris Kapenga today praised a state Supreme Court ruling that will allow Wausau dentist Frederick Prehn to indefinitely serve on the Natural Resources Board, saying it confirms “our state’s strong commitment to checks and balances.” Dem

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WED AM Update: Gableman asks appeals court to stay contempt penalty

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has asked an appeals court to stay the $2,000-a-day penalty he faces from a Dane County judge’s contempt ruling. Gableman earlier this month filed an appeal seeking to overturn Judge Frank

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Tax collections running ahead of expectations

Tax collections for the fiscal year that ends this month are running ahead of projections, putting the state in line for another boost to the general fund. The Department of Revenue last week reported general fund tax collections through the end of May were up 5.2 percent compared to the

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TUE AM Update: GOP guv candidates in forum vow to remove DAs refusing to prosecute abortion ban violations, slam Michels for skipping event

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Three of the GOP candidates for guv vowed to remove any district attorneys who refuse to prosecute violations of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. They also focused their sharpest barbs

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MON PM Update: Tax collections running ahead of expectations

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tax collections for the fiscal year that ends this month are running ahead of projections, putting the state in line for another boost to the general fund. The Department of Revenue last week reported general fund tax collections through the end of

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FRI PM Update: Politicians, activists, health providers weigh in on Roe v. Wade reversal; Dems to kick off state convention Saturday

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The U.S. Supreme Court decision today overturning Roe v Wade has triggered Wisconsin’s 1849 law criminalizing most abortions. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will have to stop performing abortions immediately due to today’s SCOTUS ruling. The abortion rights group last week told WisPolitics.com

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