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TOP STORIES Wisconsin officials scramble ahead of Trump order shuttering federal education agency… preliminary executive order … seeks to eliminate the agency to “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law” … directs [Ed Sec.] McMahon to “take all necessary
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission will meet today on a staff report outlining things the Madison clerk could’ve done to avoid the failure to count 193 absentee ballots from November. The commission’s agenda also includes the results of
From WisPolitics … — At a crowded Capitol hearing today, Democrats argued provisions in a GOP bill prohibiting school staff from referring to students by their preferred name and pronouns without parental permission would allow school boards to stand in
TOP STORIES MU Law poll: Many don’t know about Crawford or Schimel in pivotal Supreme Court race… did not ask [registered voters] who they plan to vote for in the April 1 election. Schimel launched his campaign in Nov. 2023,
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin National Guard has seen an increase in reports of sexual assault and inquiries to its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office in recent years. In its first-ever report on the topic, the Guard suggested
From WisPolitics … — Voters are still largely unfamiliar with the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and state superintendent a month out from the April 1 election, a new Marquette University Law School poll shows. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump
TOP STORIES Evers blasts Trump tariffs, warns they’ll harm Wisconsin… at a WisPolitics lunch event … “This is not good for our country. Simple as that,” Evers said. “It sucks. It’s bad. It’s no good. I’m irritated. … “Of course
From WisPolitics … — An Assembly committee will hear testimony today on legislation that would dictate how MPS and Milwaukee split the costs of placing resource officers in schools. State law required officers to return to Milwaukee Public Schools by
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics luncheon today said tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will have a negative impact on Wisconsin and possibly reduce the state’s projected $4.3 billion surplus. President Donald Trump’s proposed 25%
TOP STORIES DOGE terminates leases for federal offices in WIDOGE website lists lease terminations for … [SBA, FDA] in Madison and Milwaukee. … [BIA n Ashland] … Defense Contract Management Agency office in Milwaukee and [FHWA] office in Madison. However,
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Audit Committee will meet today to consider a review of how the Department of Public Instruction created new benchmarks for standardized tests. The GOP-run committee will also look at asking the Legislative Audit Bureau
From WisPolitics … — Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has rebuffed several attempts by the Office of Lawyer Regulation to take his deposition in the discipline case against him, raising concerns some of the allegations could lead to
TOP STORIES As Musk pours money into Supreme Court race, Tesla files case that could reach justices… Last year, the state denied Tesla’s request for [statue exemption to hold] dealer licenses … had hoped to convert its galleries in Madison
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August says Republicans could hold up passing the state budget if their GOP tax cut plan isn’t first passed and signed by Dem Gov. Tony Evers. “Well, look, I think it depends
Quotes of the Week It’s shocking to think a handful of law enforcement and our government would rather protect felons than work with our federal partners, to stop the flow of crime and drugs in more neighborhoods.- Sen. Julian Bradley,
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP open to Evers’ plan to close GBCI… “It’s an outdated facility. The operating costs are huge,” [Corrections chair] Kaufert said. “The bottom line is, it’s time to close that facility.” … “But we definitely all have
From WisPolitics … — Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford is out with another new TV spot this morning, this one knocking the “false ads trying to tell you who I am.” Crawford’s buy was up to nearly $13 million for
From WisPolitics … — Madison’s clerk failed to implement practices that could’ve found 193 absentee ballots the city failed to tally from Nov. 5, including a check of all carts and totes that had been used to store ballots before
TOP STORIES Evers seeks to go big on investing in conservation. Republicans aren’t sold… [FY25-27 budget] proposed a $1B, 10-yr reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program [which expires in 2026]. … “For years, the Stewardship Program consistently earned bipartisan support
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Environment Committee is holding a public hearing today on an administrative rule to impose stricter limits on surface water pollution after another Assembly committee voted more than a year ago to request changes to
TOP STORIES Wisconsin officials scramble ahead of Trump order shuttering federal education agency… preliminary executive order … seeks to eliminate the agency to “the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law” … directs [Ed Sec.] McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission will meet today on a staff report outlining things the Madison clerk could’ve done to avoid the failure to count 193 absentee ballots from November. The commission’s agenda also includes the results of a post-election audit that included a hand count of more
From WisPolitics … — At a crowded Capitol hearing today, Democrats argued provisions in a GOP bill prohibiting school staff from referring to students by their preferred name and pronouns without parental permission would allow school boards to stand in the way of legal name changes. Wisconsin law allows anyone
TOP STORIES MU Law poll: Many don’t know about Crawford or Schimel in pivotal Supreme Court race… did not ask [registered voters] who they plan to vote for in the April 1 election. Schimel launched his campaign in Nov. 2023, Crawford in June, 2024. Reviews $56M spent in2023 Protasiewicz 11-pt
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin National Guard has seen an increase in reports of sexual assault and inquiries to its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office in recent years. In its first-ever report on the topic, the Guard suggested that rather than an increase in the occurrence of sexual
From WisPolitics … — Voters are still largely unfamiliar with the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and state superintendent a month out from the April 1 election, a new Marquette University Law School poll shows. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is slightly underwater with Wisconsin voters after his first month
TOP STORIES Evers blasts Trump tariffs, warns they’ll harm Wisconsin… at a WisPolitics lunch event … “This is not good for our country. Simple as that,” Evers said. “It sucks. It’s bad. It’s no good. I’m irritated. … “Of course it’s going to impact our budget. Of course it’s going
From WisPolitics … — An Assembly committee will hear testimony today on legislation that would dictate how MPS and Milwaukee split the costs of placing resource officers in schools. State law required officers to return to Milwaukee Public Schools by Jan. 1, 2024. But the district and city couldn’t reach
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics luncheon today said tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will have a negative impact on Wisconsin and possibly reduce the state’s projected $4.3 billion surplus. President Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports officially took effect today
TOP STORIES DOGE terminates leases for federal offices in WIDOGE website lists lease terminations for … [SBA, FDA] in Madison and Milwaukee. … [BIA n Ashland] … Defense Contract Management Agency office in Milwaukee and [FHWA] office in Madison. However, buildings at some locations house multiple offices, and WPR was
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Audit Committee will meet today to consider a review of how the Department of Public Instruction created new benchmarks for standardized tests. The GOP-run committee will also look at asking the Legislative Audit Bureau to review how grant programs are overseen at departments within
From WisPolitics … — Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has rebuffed several attempts by the Office of Lawyer Regulation to take his deposition in the discipline case against him, raising concerns some of the allegations could lead to criminal charges. OLR on Friday filed a motion to compel
TOP STORIES As Musk pours money into Supreme Court race, Tesla files case that could reach justices… Last year, the state denied Tesla’s request for [statue exemption to hold] dealer licenses … had hoped to convert its galleries in Madison and Milwaukee into dealerships, and had additional plans for dealerships
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August says Republicans could hold up passing the state budget if their GOP tax cut plan isn’t first passed and signed by Dem Gov. Tony Evers. “Well, look, I think it depends on how the governor is going to react to the
Quotes of the Week It’s shocking to think a handful of law enforcement and our government would rather protect felons than work with our federal partners, to stop the flow of crime and drugs in more neighborhoods.- Sen. Julian Bradley, R-New Berlin, during a public hearing on a bill that
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP open to Evers’ plan to close GBCI… “It’s an outdated facility. The operating costs are huge,” [Corrections chair] Kaufert said. “The bottom line is, it’s time to close that facility.” … “But we definitely all have to come to the table, and we have to have
From WisPolitics … — Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford is out with another new TV spot this morning, this one knocking the “false ads trying to tell you who I am.” Crawford’s buy was up to nearly $13 million for the full campaign as of last night, according to AdImpact.
From WisPolitics … — Madison’s clerk failed to implement practices that could’ve found 193 absentee ballots the city failed to tally from Nov. 5, including a check of all carts and totes that had been used to store ballots before they were counted, state Elections Commission staff found. In a
TOP STORIES Evers seeks to go big on investing in conservation. Republicans aren’t sold… [FY25-27 budget] proposed a $1B, 10-yr reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program [which expires in 2026]. … “For years, the Stewardship Program consistently earned bipartisan support from folks on both sides of the aisle, and that’s
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Environment Committee is holding a public hearing today on an administrative rule to impose stricter limits on surface water pollution after another Assembly committee voted more than a year ago to request changes to the policy. The proposed revision would update the state’s antidegradation