From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Ag Committee has an informational hearing planned this afternoon to hear from DATCP. The committee has invited Deputy Secretary Aileen Switzer and State Veterinarian Dr. Darlene M. Konkle to testify. The hearing will be
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Barb Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, today reintroduced legislation to ban transgender women and girls from playing the team or sport that matches their gender identity. The introduction comes after the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association changed its
TOP STORIES GOP assail Evers’ budget language changing ‘mother’ to ‘inseminated person’… attempts to recognize same-sex marriage … terms like “mother,” “father” and “husband” are replaced with terms like “person” and “spouse.” … and provide “greater flexibility and inclusion for
From WisPolitics … — State Sen. Kelda Roys, a member of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee, says Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed 20% spending increase is not only responsible but needed. “I would go as far as to say, let’s look at
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! Political Stock Report–A collection of insider opinion–(Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2025) Rising Brad Schimel: The conservative candidate’s
TOP STORIES Evers’ budget has a $2.4B net tax increase, would create a shortfall… Evers proposal would cut income and sales taxes by $900M … lower local property taxes by $1B+ … raise state taxes by $3.3B for a net
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford released a new TV ad today featuring a police officer who says when he walks into a courtroom, he wants a judge like her. For the week that ends Monday,
From WisPolitics … — A group tied to Elon Musk and another linked to the state’s largest business group are up with new TV ads today knocking Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford for sentences she’s handed out as a Dane
TOP STORIES GOP bill banning student cell phones in classrooms passes Wisconsin Assembly… Ahead of the Assembly’s [party-line] vote, [sponsor Rep. Kitchens] claimed students’ mental health has declined since 2010 when cell phones and social media became more prevalent. …
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly approved by voice vote a resolution celebrating Black History Month after dropping one man that backers had originally planned to honor. Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde, D-Milwaukee, said he was “so glad” to be able
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today approved 54-44 along party lines a bill to overhaul DPI standards that Republicans argue mask poor student performance. Meanwhile, Democrats knocked the bill as politically motivated and said it wouldn’t help improve student
TOP STORIES Evers’ budget calls for tax cuts, protection against ‘needless chaos’ of Trump policies… nearly $119 billion two-year budget would result in a roughly 20% increase in overall spending … leave approximately $500M on hand.* eliminate tax on tips,
From WisPolitics … — GOP legislative leaders are vowing to scrap Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ $118.9 billion budget and work off current law as they put together their own spending plan for the 2025-27 biennium. Evers last night hailed his
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers tonight will call for $50 million to boost roads used by the ag industry, $300 million to get lead out of service lines, water fountains and childcare centers, and $2 billion in tax
The proposed relief will include a call to eliminate the income taxes on tips.
TOP STORIES What lawmakers hope to hear during Gov. Evers’ biennial budget address on Tuesday… [reviews SOTS, budget previews] … “Wisconsin spends more on corrections than most states, including all of our Midwest neighbors,” Gov. Evers told reporters during a
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers will release his 2025-27 state budget this evening. The guv will address a joint session of the Legislature at 7 p.m. in the Assembly chamber. See WisPolitics tonight for full coverage of
From WisPolitics … — Elon Musk’s Building America’s Future is going up on TV in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race later this week with at least $671,000 in ads statewide, part of a flurry of new activity that has tilted the
TOP STORIES Evers pushes to close a prison, reduce population behind bars… [$500M budget plan] would require Republican lawmakers to agree to a series of steps* Close Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake, building replacements in Dane and Milwaukee counties* Convert Lincoln Hills/Copper
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly says she hopes she receives the backing of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers if she makes it through Tuesday’s primary. “He didn’t endorse the last time either when I ran in 2021
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Ag Committee has an informational hearing planned this afternoon to hear from DATCP. The committee has invited Deputy Secretary Aileen Switzer and State Veterinarian Dr. Darlene M. Konkle to testify. The hearing will be a general update from the Department of Ag, Trade and
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Barb Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, today reintroduced legislation to ban transgender women and girls from playing the team or sport that matches their gender identity. The introduction comes after the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association changed its transgender athlete policy last week to comply with President Donald
TOP STORIES GOP assail Evers’ budget language changing ‘mother’ to ‘inseminated person’… attempts to recognize same-sex marriage … terms like “mother,” “father” and “husband” are replaced with terms like “person” and “spouse.” … and provide “greater flexibility and inclusion for all individuals, couples and families.” [similar past budget requests have
From WisPolitics … — State Sen. Kelda Roys, a member of the Legislature’s budget-writing committee, says Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed 20% spending increase is not only responsible but needed. “I would go as far as to say, let’s look at the context here,” the Madison Dem said on WISN’s “UpFront,”
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! Political Stock Report–A collection of insider opinion–(Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2025) Rising Brad Schimel: The conservative candidate’s unabashed call for national groups to get involved in his
TOP STORIES Evers’ budget has a $2.4B net tax increase, would create a shortfall… Evers proposal would cut income and sales taxes by $900M … lower local property taxes by $1B+ … raise state taxes by $3.3B for a net increase of $2.B … spend $59B+/yr [up 20%] … balance
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford released a new TV ad today featuring a police officer who says when he walks into a courtroom, he wants a judge like her. For the week that ends Monday, Crawford has nearly $1.3 million in ad reservations, according to
From WisPolitics … — A group tied to Elon Musk and another linked to the state’s largest business group are up with new TV ads today knocking Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford for sentences she’s handed out as a Dane County judge. Meanwhile, Musk’s America PAC has launched a $1
TOP STORIES GOP bill banning student cell phones in classrooms passes Wisconsin Assembly… Ahead of the Assembly’s [party-line] vote, [sponsor Rep. Kitchens] claimed students’ mental health has declined since 2010 when cell phones and social media became more prevalent. … while around 90 percent of Wisconsin school boards already have
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly approved by voice vote a resolution celebrating Black History Month after dropping one man that backers had originally planned to honor. Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde, D-Milwaukee, said he was “so glad” to be able to bring the measure to the floor on a bipartisan
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today approved 54-44 along party lines a bill to overhaul DPI standards that Republicans argue mask poor student performance. Meanwhile, Democrats knocked the bill as politically motivated and said it wouldn’t help improve student achievement in the state. AB 1 would reverse changes to
TOP STORIES Evers’ budget calls for tax cuts, protection against ‘needless chaos’ of Trump policies… nearly $119 billion two-year budget would result in a roughly 20% increase in overall spending … leave approximately $500M on hand.* eliminate tax on tips, utility bills, OTC meds, diapers, menstrual products, other everyday household
From WisPolitics … — GOP legislative leaders are vowing to scrap Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ $118.9 billion budget and work off current law as they put together their own spending plan for the 2025-27 biennium. Evers last night hailed his proposal as the “most pro-kid budget in state history,” from
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers tonight will call for $50 million to boost roads used by the ag industry, $300 million to get lead out of service lines, water fountains and childcare centers, and $2 billion in tax relief as he releases his fourth state budget. The guv
The proposed relief will include a call to eliminate the income taxes on tips.
TOP STORIES What lawmakers hope to hear during Gov. Evers’ biennial budget address on Tuesday… [reviews SOTS, budget previews] … “Wisconsin spends more on corrections than most states, including all of our Midwest neighbors,” Gov. Evers told reporters during a press briefing on Friday. “That’s because, unlike red and blue
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers will release his 2025-27 state budget this evening. The guv will address a joint session of the Legislature at 7 p.m. in the Assembly chamber. See WisPolitics tonight for full coverage of the budget and reaction from lawmakers. Watch the guv’s speech
From WisPolitics … — Elon Musk’s Building America’s Future is going up on TV in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race later this week with at least $671,000 in ads statewide, part of a flurry of new activity that has tilted the spending advantage to conservative Brad Schimel. The Musk-aligned group is
TOP STORIES Evers pushes to close a prison, reduce population behind bars… [$500M budget plan] would require Republican lawmakers to agree to a series of steps* Close Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake, building replacements in Dane and Milwaukee counties* Convert Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake into medium-security adult facilities in 2029* Convert Stanley Correctional
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly says she hopes she receives the backing of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers if she makes it through Tuesday’s primary. “He didn’t endorse the last time either when I ran in 2021 when there was a seven-way primary,” Underly said on WISN’s