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From WisPolitics … — Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy says the NFL is “embracing” Green Bay ahead of hosting the NFL Draft in the league’s smallest market beginning Thursday. “I think because of that it means more to 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
From WisPolitics … — A slow decline in Wisconsin exports over the past dozen years “may be cause for concern” amid tariff-related uncertainties, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. The value of state exports was about $27.5 billion last year, or
Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week. All products will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — GOP legislative leaders, who have pledged to pass a tax cut before
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
From WisPolitics … — Operative Joe Zepecki today formally launched his bid for state Dem chair, the fourth person to enter the contest to succeed Ben Wikler. In his announcement, Zepecki said the party needs someone to build on Wikler’s
From WisPolitics … — The state GOP announced to members today that it’s launching a postmortem on the 2025 state Supreme Court race that conservative Brad Schimel lost by 10 points as the party prepares for next year’s contest. Since
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
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden raised $1.1 million over the first three months of 2025, just more than the $1 million Dem challenger Rebecca Cooke pulled in over the first three weeks of her quest
From WisPolitics … — The state GOP has for the first time set a code of conduct to allow the removal of local party officials, members of the executive committee or staff for actions such as sexually, verbally or physically
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
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil’s campaign said the Janesville Republican raised $860,000 through his various committees over the first three months of the year. That includes nearly $669,000 raised through his personal campaign account, which will report
From WisPolitics … — Madison’s city clerk has resigned after being put on leave a month ago amid a state probe into why her office failed to count 193 absentee ballots cast in the November election. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway didn’t
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
From WisPolitics … — Businessman Bill Berrien, who’s been weighing a bid for governor in 2026, announced today he’s created a PAC to advance conservative policy solutions and help “Republican candidates get back to winning.” Berrien, a former Navy SEAL,
Quotes of the Week By prioritizing low-carbon-emitting nuclear energy as a strategy in energy generation, we will help position Wisconsin to meet the increased electricity demands of today and lay the groundwork Wisconsin needs to be able to attract large
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
From WisPolitics … — Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy tells WisPolitics he will make a formal announcement in the next few days that he’s running for state Dem chair. He will join former party Executive Director Devin Remiker as candidates formally
From WisPolitics … — Outgoing state Dem Chair Ben Wikler told WisPolitics he’s interested in running for public office some day, but has no immediate political plans as he decides what’s next in his career. “I think it really matters
TOP STORIES Crime-related TV ads consumed $27M, 34% of TV ads, in WI Supreme Court race… Crawford neutralized … Schimel’s perceived advantage on crime by aggressively attacking his record. … record-breaking $79.5M spent on TV ads [Dems $44.55M, GOP $34,93M]
From WisPolitics … — Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy says the NFL is “embracing” Green Bay ahead of hosting the NFL Draft in the league’s smallest market beginning Thursday. “I think because of that it means more to the community, particularly in terms of economic impact and the long
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
From WisPolitics … — A slow decline in Wisconsin exports over the past dozen years “may be cause for concern” amid tariff-related uncertainties, the Wisconsin Policy Forum reports. The value of state exports was about $27.5 billion last year, or 7.8% of Wisconsin’s GDP, marking a decline of $4.2 billion
Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week. All products will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — GOP legislative leaders, who have pledged to pass a tax cut before taking up the budget, have held off introducing a plan
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
From WisPolitics … — Operative Joe Zepecki today formally launched his bid for state Dem chair, the fourth person to enter the contest to succeed Ben Wikler. In his announcement, Zepecki said the party needs someone to build on Wikler’s success over the past six years, while refining its approach
From WisPolitics … — The state GOP announced to members today that it’s launching a postmortem on the 2025 state Supreme Court race that conservative Brad Schimel lost by 10 points as the party prepares for next year’s contest. Since liberal Susan Crawford’s victory April 1, some have questioned the
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
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden raised $1.1 million over the first three months of 2025, just more than the $1 million Dem challenger Rebecca Cooke pulled in over the first three weeks of her quest for a rematch in the 3rd CD. Van Orden, R-Prairie
From WisPolitics … — The state GOP has for the first time set a code of conduct to allow the removal of local party officials, members of the executive committee or staff for actions such as sexually, verbally or physically harassing fellow Republicans. The new bylaws laying out the process
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
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil’s campaign said the Janesville Republican raised $860,000 through his various committees over the first three months of the year. That includes nearly $669,000 raised through his personal campaign account, which will report $2.75 million cash on hand as of March 31. House
From WisPolitics … — Madison’s city clerk has resigned after being put on leave a month ago amid a state probe into why her office failed to count 193 absentee ballots cast in the November election. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway didn’t provide a reason for Maribeth Witzel-Behl’s resignation in a short
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
From WisPolitics … — Businessman Bill Berrien, who’s been weighing a bid for governor in 2026, announced today he’s created a PAC to advance conservative policy solutions and help “Republican candidates get back to winning.” Berrien, a former Navy SEAL, dubbed the group the Never Out of the Fight PAC.
Quotes of the Week By prioritizing low-carbon-emitting nuclear energy as a strategy in energy generation, we will help position Wisconsin to meet the increased electricity demands of today and lay the groundwork Wisconsin needs to be able to attract large electricity technology companies looking to locate their operations in Wisconsin.-
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
From WisPolitics … — Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy tells WisPolitics he will make a formal announcement in the next few days that he’s running for state Dem chair. He will join former party Executive Director Devin Remiker as candidates formally in the race to succeed Ben Wikler, who announced yesterday
From WisPolitics … — Outgoing state Dem Chair Ben Wikler told WisPolitics he’s interested in running for public office some day, but has no immediate political plans as he decides what’s next in his career. “I think it really matters who serves in public office,” Wikler said in a phone
TOP STORIES Crime-related TV ads consumed $27M, 34% of TV ads, in WI Supreme Court race… Crawford neutralized … Schimel’s perceived advantage on crime by aggressively attacking his record. … record-breaking $79.5M spent on TV ads [Dems $44.55M, GOP $34,93M] raises concerns about the influence of money in judicial elections.