MON AM Update: Assembly Dems to hold leadership elections today; Bernier, Pechacek on ‘UpFront’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Dems will meet this afternoon to elect new minority and assistant minority leaders. Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, is unopposed to replace outgoing Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh. Meanwhile, five lawmakers were expected to be on

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THU PM Update: Johnson working to ensure Barrett confirmation; Hesselbein stepping down from leadership to run for 27th SD

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said today he’s working with GOP colleagues to ensure smooth confirmation of Tom Barrett’s nomination to become the U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg. U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, have placed holds on various foreign policy

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THU News Summary: Evers’ latest maps would keep, bot reduce Republican majorities; Vos sees no need for legislative action on hospital bed shortage

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THU AM Update: Neubauer formally enters race for Assembly minority leader

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, has formally entered the race for Assembly minority leader, saying she can “lead our caucus to advance our shared priorities in 2022.” Neubauer said earlier this week she was weighing a

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WED AM Update: Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against group that backed Mequon-Thiensville school board recall targets

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against the group that backed four Mequon-Thiensville school board members facing a recall effort, according to the organization’s lawyer. Coalition to Support MTSD attorney Michael Maistelman said the

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TUE AM Update: Evers announces nearly $60M for long-term solutions to workforce challenges

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced $59.5 million in grants to 12 regional projects to help develop long-term solutions to the state’s workforce challenges. The efforts include: a public-private partnership to train and attract healthcare workers to

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MON News Summary: Gableman lawsuit seeking jail time for mayors delayed; U.S. Supreme Court won’t end state’s redistricting suit

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MON AM Update: Bernier to join election experts to discuss efforts to delegitimize 2020 election; Thomsen, Timberlake, Bauer on ‘UpFront’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Sen. Kathy Bernier today will join national election experts to address efforts in Wisconsin to delegitimize the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and how that affects state and local election officials. Participants in the 11

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FRI AM Update: Haas says Gableman attempt to jail Madison mayor over private testimony refusal lacks legal merit

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement WIIN (Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment Now) From WisPolitics.com … — Former Justice Michael Gableman’s attempt to jail the Madison mayor unless she sits for a private deposition lacks legal merit and is a “gross mischaracterization of the facts,” the city’s attorney says. Mike Haas wrote a

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