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From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul said he’s ready to challenge the incoming Trump administration if it seeks to improperly divert federal funds to the president-elect’s immigration priorities, tries to end birthright citizenship or restricts access to abortion
Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, today announced she is reappointing Reps. Deb Andraca and Tip McGuire to the Joint Finance Committee. It is the second full session that McGuire, D-Kenosha, will serve on the budget committee. Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay,
TOP STORIES Robin Vos wants to mirror Elon Musk’s DOGE committee in Wisconsin… [Rep. Nedweski] tapped to lead a state Assembly project called GOAT: Government Oversight Accountability and Transparency. … [Vos] skeptical about giving increased aid to local governments …
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers is knocking GOP lawmakers for blocking the reallocation of $70 million for building projects on Universities of Wisconsin campuses, a move that could impact a widely supported engineering building at Madison. The
From WisPolitics … — Senate GOP leaders have fired Chief Clerk Linsay Hale after 10 months on the job, with Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu today only saying she didn’t have enough support in his caucus to continue in the role.
Meanwhile, Reps. Alex Dallman, R-Green Lake; Jessie Rodriguez, R-Oak Creek; and Shannon Zimmerman, R-River Falls; all will return to the committee next session.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin’s 10 GOP electors formally cast votes for Donald Trump, JD Vance4 years ago, a different group of Republicans signed fake documents as part of a false electors scheme … Under a process laid out in the U.S.
From WisPolitics … — A special committee plans to vote today on a proposal that would ensure Native American students can wear traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event. Current law requires schools to provide reasonable accommodations
From WisPolitics … — Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics cutting income taxes will be the top priority for Senate Republicans next session with an emphasis on targeting the second highest of the state’s four rates. LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, noted Assembly
TOP STORIES Madison school shooting is Wisconsin’s deadliest on record… [15-y/o female] student shot and killed a teacher and fellow student and wounded at least six others at Abundant Life Christian School in east Madison [390 students, K-12] … the
From WisPolitics … — A joint legislative committee plans to vote today on suspending a state rule that bars anyone from having a firearm while fishing after the DNR determined it was the best option to nix the prohibition since
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin public officials offered their condolences today after three people died in a shooting at a Madison private school. Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff through Sunday in their honor. Madison Police said
TOP STORIES Hesselbein to revive medical marijuana bill as Senate Democrats weigh new power… already had conversations with Republican leaders, including [LeMahieu, Felzkowski] … thinks recreational legalization is a nonstarter. “But let’s get medicinal out there, because there are a
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Rep. Greta Neubauer says she’s having conversations with Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul about ways to prevent the mass deportations promised by Donald Trump. “We are having conversations with Assembly
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — GOP state Sen. Jesse James said today his daughter withdrew $32,000 from his campaign
TOP STORIES Troupis lashes out at ‘lawfare’ after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case… [ex-judge/Trump atty. Troupis] was the only one of the three defendants to appear in person at the hearing. [Chesebro, Roman] appeared by phone. … All
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus announced the reelection of Sen.-elect Dora Drake, D-Milwaukee, as chair. Meanwhile, Rep.-elect Sequanna Taylor will serve as vice-chair for the 2025-26 session, Rep.-elect Margaret Arney will serve as secretary and Rep.
From WisPolitics … — Jim Troupis said today Dem AG Josh Kaul should be “ashamed of himself” for seeking to prosecute him and two other former Donald Trump aides for their role in the 2020 fake electors scheme. Troupis, after
TOP STORIES Assembly Democrats say they’ll ‘push back’ against Trump’s mass deportation plans… [Minority Leader Neubauer] meeting with Gov. Tony Evers and local communities to “do what we can to push back against Trump’s agenda. … We know that if
From WisPolitics … — The state Department of Justice agrees with the Wisconsin GOP that a federal law requiring electors to meet on Tuesday trumps a state statute saying they should get together on Monday. But DOJ argued in filings
From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul said he’s ready to challenge the incoming Trump administration if it seeks to improperly divert federal funds to the president-elect’s immigration priorities, tries to end birthright citizenship or restricts access to abortion drugs. In a WisPolitics year-end interview, Kaul vowed to take
Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, today announced she is reappointing Reps. Deb Andraca and Tip McGuire to the Joint Finance Committee. It is the second full session that McGuire, D-Kenosha, will serve on the budget committee. Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, was first appointed to the committee in August 2023, replacing
TOP STORIES Robin Vos wants to mirror Elon Musk’s DOGE committee in Wisconsin… [Rep. Nedweski] tapped to lead a state Assembly project called GOAT: Government Oversight Accountability and Transparency. … [Vos] skeptical about giving increased aid to local governments … particularly doubtful about further helping the city of Madison, calling
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers is knocking GOP lawmakers for blocking the reallocation of $70 million for building projects on Universities of Wisconsin campuses, a move that could impact a widely supported engineering building at Madison. The Building Commission yesterday deadlocked on the proposal to move the
From WisPolitics … — Senate GOP leaders have fired Chief Clerk Linsay Hale after 10 months on the job, with Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu today only saying she didn’t have enough support in his caucus to continue in the role. Hale, the first woman to serve as Senate chief clerk,
Meanwhile, Reps. Alex Dallman, R-Green Lake; Jessie Rodriguez, R-Oak Creek; and Shannon Zimmerman, R-River Falls; all will return to the committee next session.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin’s 10 GOP electors formally cast votes for Donald Trump, JD Vance4 years ago, a different group of Republicans signed fake documents as part of a false electors scheme … Under a process laid out in the U.S. Constitution, states around the country met Tuesday to finalize their
From WisPolitics … — A special committee plans to vote today on a proposal that would ensure Native American students can wear traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event. Current law requires schools to provide reasonable accommodations of a pupil’s religious beliefs along with a ban on
From WisPolitics … — Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics cutting income taxes will be the top priority for Senate Republicans next session with an emphasis on targeting the second highest of the state’s four rates. LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, noted Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has raised the prospect of again
TOP STORIES Madison school shooting is Wisconsin’s deadliest on record… [15-y/o female] student shot and killed a teacher and fellow student and wounded at least six others at Abundant Life Christian School in east Madison [390 students, K-12] … the deadliest Wisconsin school shooting ever recorded in a federal database
From WisPolitics … — A joint legislative committee plans to vote today on suspending a state rule that bars anyone from having a firearm while fishing after the DNR determined it was the best option to nix the prohibition since it conflicts with Wisconsin law. The Department of Natural Resources
From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin public officials offered their condolences today after three people died in a shooting at a Madison private school. Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff through Sunday in their honor. Madison Police said the three dead included the suspected shooter, whom they described
TOP STORIES Hesselbein to revive medical marijuana bill as Senate Democrats weigh new power… already had conversations with Republican leaders, including [LeMahieu, Felzkowski] … thinks recreational legalization is a nonstarter. “But let’s get medicinal out there, because there are a lot of people that could benefit from that,” she said.
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Rep. Greta Neubauer says she’s having conversations with Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul about ways to prevent the mass deportations promised by Donald Trump. “We are having conversations with Assembly Democrats, in our local communities, and of course with the
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — GOP state Sen. Jesse James said today his daughter withdrew $32,000 from his campaign account without his permission while serving as his treasurer. James,
TOP STORIES Troupis lashes out at ‘lawfare’ after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case… [ex-judge/Trump atty. Troupis] was the only one of the three defendants to appear in person at the hearing. [Chesebro, Roman] appeared by phone. … All three are charged with 11 felony forgery counts. … Troupis
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus announced the reelection of Sen.-elect Dora Drake, D-Milwaukee, as chair. Meanwhile, Rep.-elect Sequanna Taylor will serve as vice-chair for the 2025-26 session, Rep.-elect Margaret Arney will serve as secretary and Rep. Kalan Haywood was reelected treasurer. All but Arney will represent
From WisPolitics … — Jim Troupis said today Dem AG Josh Kaul should be “ashamed of himself” for seeking to prosecute him and two other former Donald Trump aides for their role in the 2020 fake electors scheme. Troupis, after his initial appearance at the Dane County Courthouse on 11
TOP STORIES Assembly Democrats say they’ll ‘push back’ against Trump’s mass deportation plans… [Minority Leader Neubauer] meeting with Gov. Tony Evers and local communities to “do what we can to push back against Trump’s agenda. … We know that if they were to try to undertake mass deportations, there’s a
From WisPolitics … — The state Department of Justice agrees with the Wisconsin GOP that a federal law requiring electors to meet on Tuesday trumps a state statute saying they should get together on Monday. But DOJ argued in filings yesterday that a federal judge should dismiss the suit and