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Quotes of the Week Everything that we move forward on is a win. It’s not a loss. If we get so far we can always come back and adjust, but getting this going right now is a win. Having a
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Census – Civil liberties – Courts – Education – Elections – Environment – Labor – Law and order – Non-profits – Public health and safety –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes challenged his fellow Dem U.S. Senate candidates to go on record over whether they support the expansion of a section of I-94 in Milwaukee
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge today ordered Michael Gableman not to delete records related to the 2020 election probe after the former justice’s attorney had indicated he was discarding records that were “irrelevant
STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Civil liberties – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Illinois – Law and order – Michigan
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The liberal group American Oversight has asked a Dane County Circuit Court to prevent former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman from deleting records in his 2020 election
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Edmund Manydeeds informed his fellow UW System regents that he won’t seek another one-year term as board president this summer and threw his support behind Vice President Karen Walsh to succeed him.
STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Management – Media – Public
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Insurance, Licensing and Forestry Committee will take public testimony today on legislation that would legalize medical marijuana. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, has said the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a plan aiming to lower energy prices, increase energy independence and create new jobs. Some of the proposals include: creating an Equity First Program to ensure people
STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Elections – Energy – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin is in line for an additional $283 million in federal transportation aid in the current fiscal year. The bulk of the additional money comes from the recently
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tommy Thompson told WisPolitics.com today that he wanted to run for guv this fall, but opted against a bid because his family was solidly opposed to him seeking the office he once
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Media –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Samantha Kerkman will be sworn in tonight as Kenosha County exec in a private ceremony with family. The Salem Republican, who formally takes office tomorrow, told
Quotes of the Week They went rogue. What they did was illegal. They committed crimes and they should be held accountable. – Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney, who is running for attorney general as a Republican, calling on
STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Management – Non-profits –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Madison businessman Eric Hovde is passing on a run for guv this year, telling WisPolitics.com that he’s instead looking at a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2024.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state crime labs were better at turning around DNA cases submitted in 2021 than the year before. But it took longer, on average, to process them, according to the Department of
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Media
Quotes of the Week Everything that we move forward on is a win. It’s not a loss. If we get so far we can always come back and adjust, but getting this going right now is a win. Having a conversation is a win. And the one thing that I
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Census – Civil liberties – Courts – Education – Elections – Environment – Labor – Law and order – Non-profits – Public health and safety – Real estate – Technology – Editorials – Columns TOP STORIES
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes challenged his fellow Dem U.S. Senate candidates to go on record over whether they support the expansion of a section of I-94 in Milwaukee County after he was asked at a forum about his
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge today ordered Michael Gableman not to delete records related to the 2020 election probe after the former justice’s attorney had indicated he was discarding records that were “irrelevant or useless” to his investigation. Judge Frank Remington issued the
STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Civil liberties – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Illinois – Law and order – Michigan – Military – Public health and safety – Taxes –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The liberal group American Oversight has asked a Dane County Circuit Court to prevent former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman from deleting records in his 2020 election probe. The Washington, D.C.-group has previously won court orders directing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Edmund Manydeeds informed his fellow UW System regents that he won’t seek another one-year term as board president this summer and threw his support behind Vice President Karen Walsh to succeed him. Manydeeds wrote in the message that he needs to spend
STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – State government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Management – Media – Public health and safety – Real estate – Taxes – Technology
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate Insurance, Licensing and Forestry Committee will take public testimony today on legislation that would legalize medical marijuana. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, has said the state shouldn’t seek to legalize medical marijuana until the FDA
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a plan aiming to lower energy prices, increase energy independence and create new jobs. Some of the proposals include: creating an Equity First Program to ensure people disproportionately affected by climate change can benefit from clean energy;
STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Elections – Energy – Environment – Foxconn – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing – Non-profits – Public health and safety – Race relations –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin is in line for an additional $283 million in federal transportation aid in the current fiscal year. The bulk of the additional money comes from the recently signed bipartisan infrastructure law. The Department of Transportation wants to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tommy Thompson told WisPolitics.com today that he wanted to run for guv this fall, but opted against a bid because his family was solidly opposed to him seeking the office he once held for 14 years. Thompson, who formally announced today he
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Media – Public health and safety – Real estate – Technology –
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Samantha Kerkman will be sworn in tonight as Kenosha County exec in a private ceremony with family. The Salem Republican, who formally takes office tomorrow, told WisPolitics.com that she’s planning a more public event in May
Quotes of the Week They went rogue. What they did was illegal. They committed crimes and they should be held accountable. – Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney, who is running for attorney general as a Republican, calling on Gov. Tony Evers to remove all members of the Wisconsin
STORY TOPICS – White house – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Management – Non-profits – Public health and safety – Retail – Taxes – Tourism
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Madison businessman Eric Hovde is passing on a run for guv this year, telling WisPolitics.com that he’s instead looking at a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2024. Hovde has been critical of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ handling
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state crime labs were better at turning around DNA cases submitted in 2021 than the year before. But it took longer, on average, to process them, according to the Department of Justice’s annual report on the Division of Forensic Sciences. GOP
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Labor – Law and order – Media – Public health and safety – Taxes – Utilities –