From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers will deliver his seventh State of the State tonight in the Assembly chamber. Neither house of the Legislature planned to be on the floor today ahead of the speech, which begins at 7
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin is one of 20 states and cities suing to block an executive order President Donald Trump signed yesterday to end birthright citizenship for certain people born in the United States. Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney
TOP STORIES Trump pardons 1,500+ Jan. 6 defendants, including 11 from WI… FBI has classified the melee as an act of domestic terrorism, which injured around 140 police officers. … included private messages Kasper [of Saxon] sent to another individual
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford today launched the first TV ads of her campaign, one touting her work fighting crime and the other knocking conservative rival Brad Schimel over a backlog of rape test kits
Subscribers: There will be no WisPolitics products on Monday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Products will resume Tuesday. Thank you for subscribing! Quotes of the Week I said from the beginning that I would never accept
TOP STORIES Battle over ‘conversion therapy’ ban, separation of powers before WI Supreme Court… Evers [suit] targets two votes by [JCRAR]. One deals with [DSPS’] “conversion therapy” ban. The other vote blocked an update to the state’s commercial building standards.
From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party outraised the Wisconsin GOP over the final 10 weeks of the year. And the Dem Party’s fundraising machine kept churning even after Chair Ben Wikler announced his bid to lead the national
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky today pressed an attorney for GOP lawmakers to justify a handful of lawmakers repeatedly suspending a rule seeking to ban conversion therapy, a practice she called “beyond horrific.” After reading a description
TOP STORIES Money allocated for reading law could go to state surplus if not used by June 30$50M for Act 20 is currently tied up in court system … change is complicated and expensive. New curriculum has to be purchased
From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party transferred $1 million to liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford over the last six months, accounting for 44% of what she raised over the period. Meanwhile, conservative candidate Brad Schimel listed a
From WisPolitics … — Dane County leaders vowed to advocate for and protect residents regardless of their immigration status today as President elect-Donald Trump prepares to take office Monday. Trump has proposed mass deportations as a way to crack down
TOP STORIES Gov. Evers creates new violence-prevention office in wake of school shooting… [funded by $10M-ARP, budget will request biennial funding, with] a sweeping package of gun violence and public safety measures. … office will work with local partners, including
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin’s state and local tax burden dropped to another record low in 2024, accounting for 9.62% of personal income, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. That’s down from 9.92% in 2023, which
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Evers today signed an executive order creating a new Office of Violence Prevention, which will send $10 million to such efforts statewide after a deadly school shooting in Madison last month. Evers announced he will
TOP STORIES GOP challengers start to line up as Gov. Evers considers 2026 run for 3rd term… a congressman [Tiffany], a Whitefish Bay manufacturing businessman [Berrien, ex-Navy Seal] and suburban county executive [Schoemann] … have begun the conversations needed to
From WisPolitics … — Agency staff recommends the Elections Commission reject a challenge to state superintendent candidate Jeff Wright’s nomination papers that argued he should be knocked off the ballot for failing to include “Wisconsin” on two sections of his
From WisPolitics … — Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel is launching a $1.1 million TV buy starting tomorrow, the first paid media effort of his campaign. Meanwhile, the liberal group A Better Wisconsin Together is up with what it
TOP STORIES State Building Commission approves funding for UW-Madison engineering building… approves revised proposal to shift unspent funds … new proposal broke the $70M [UWEC left-over] into two chunks, requiring two votes.* unanimously sent $29M to engineering building [total cost:
From WisPolitics … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Senate Republicans will “pull out all the policy issues right away” when Gov. Tony Evers introduces his budget plan. “It’s not a policy vision for the governor,” LeMahieu said on
Quotes of the Week Today I’m announcing a provision I’ll be including in the budget to require the legislation to give the people of Wisconsin a pathway to enshrine the will of the people.- Gov. Tony Evers on his proposal
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers will deliver his seventh State of the State tonight in the Assembly chamber. Neither house of the Legislature planned to be on the floor today ahead of the speech, which begins at 7 p.m. The speech will be livestreamed on the guv’s YouTube
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin is one of 20 states and cities suing to block an executive order President Donald Trump signed yesterday to end birthright citizenship for certain people born in the United States. Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced the lawsuit filed in the
TOP STORIES Trump pardons 1,500+ Jan. 6 defendants, including 11 from WI… FBI has classified the melee as an act of domestic terrorism, which injured around 140 police officers. … included private messages Kasper [of Saxon] sent to another individual as part of their case. “I pepper sprayed 3 cops
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford today launched the first TV ads of her campaign, one touting her work fighting crime and the other knocking conservative rival Brad Schimel over a backlog of rape test kits from his time as AG. Crawford’s campaign said it’s a
Subscribers: There will be no WisPolitics products on Monday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Products will resume Tuesday. Thank you for subscribing! Quotes of the Week I said from the beginning that I would never accept gun violence as a foregone reality and … stop working
TOP STORIES Battle over ‘conversion therapy’ ban, separation of powers before WI Supreme Court… Evers [suit] targets two votes by [JCRAR]. One deals with [DSPS’] “conversion therapy” ban. The other vote blocked an update to the state’s commercial building standards. [GOP argue DSPS lacked authority to enact “conversion therapy” ban]
From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party outraised the Wisconsin GOP over the final 10 weeks of the year. And the Dem Party’s fundraising machine kept churning even after Chair Ben Wikler announced his bid to lead the national party. The latest fundraising reports show the Dem Party raised
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky today pressed an attorney for GOP lawmakers to justify a handful of lawmakers repeatedly suspending a rule seeking to ban conversion therapy, a practice she called “beyond horrific.” After reading a description of the treatment during oral arguments today, Karofsky demanded a
TOP STORIES Money allocated for reading law could go to state surplus if not used by June 30$50M for Act 20 is currently tied up in court system … change is complicated and expensive. New curriculum has to be purchased by already cash-strapped school districts. And literacy coaches need to
From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party transferred $1 million to liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford over the last six months, accounting for 44% of what she raised over the period. Meanwhile, conservative candidate Brad Schimel listed a series of donations from high-profile GOP donors such as Illinois
From WisPolitics … — Dane County leaders vowed to advocate for and protect residents regardless of their immigration status today as President elect-Donald Trump prepares to take office Monday. Trump has proposed mass deportations as a way to crack down on illegal immigration into the United States. District Attorney Ismael
TOP STORIES Gov. Evers creates new violence-prevention office in wake of school shooting… [funded by $10M-ARP, budget will request biennial funding, with] a sweeping package of gun violence and public safety measures. … office will work with local partners, including law enforcement agencies, nonprofits, school districts and gun shop owners
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin’s state and local tax burden dropped to another record low in 2024, accounting for 9.62% of personal income, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. That’s down from 9.92% in 2023, which also set a record after state and local taxes accounted
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Evers today signed an executive order creating a new Office of Violence Prevention, which will send $10 million to such efforts statewide after a deadly school shooting in Madison last month. Evers announced he will be directing $10 million in federal funding to the new
TOP STORIES GOP challengers start to line up as Gov. Evers considers 2026 run for 3rd term… a congressman [Tiffany], a Whitefish Bay manufacturing businessman [Berrien, ex-Navy Seal] and suburban county executive [Schoemann] … have begun the conversations needed to launch campaigns. … [Tiffany] is primarily focused on passing the
From WisPolitics … — Agency staff recommends the Elections Commission reject a challenge to state superintendent candidate Jeff Wright’s nomination papers that argued he should be knocked off the ballot for failing to include “Wisconsin” on two sections of his filings. A Racine voter filed the challenge last week, arguing
From WisPolitics … — Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel is launching a $1.1 million TV buy starting tomorrow, the first paid media effort of his campaign. Meanwhile, the liberal group A Better Wisconsin Together is up with what it called a mid six-figure buy accusing Schimel of being soft
TOP STORIES State Building Commission approves funding for UW-Madison engineering building… approves revised proposal to shift unspent funds … new proposal broke the $70M [UWEC left-over] into two chunks, requiring two votes.* unanimously sent $29M to engineering building [total cost: $419.8M] and $5.4M to UW-Stout, $10.5M to UW-Whitewater.* 5-3 shifted
From WisPolitics … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Senate Republicans will “pull out all the policy issues right away” when Gov. Tony Evers introduces his budget plan. “It’s not a policy vision for the governor,” LeMahieu said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “But
Quotes of the Week Today I’m announcing a provision I’ll be including in the budget to require the legislation to give the people of Wisconsin a pathway to enshrine the will of the people.- Gov. Tony Evers on his proposal to give Wisconsinites a process to make and repeal laws