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TOP STORIES Nearly 200 ballots went uncounted in Wisconsin and officials want to know why… [WEC] voted unanimously to investigate whether Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl failed to comply with state law or abused her discretion. … concerned the clerk’s
From WisPolitics … — At least three of Wisconsin’s six House Republicans are publicly vowing to back U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, for speaker during today’s vote. The offices of U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, and Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission today voted unanimously to open an investigation into the Madison clerk to determine why the city failed to count 193 absentee ballots on Election Day. Chair Ann Jacobs called the oversight “egregious” and
TOP STORIES Coalition of 30 groups call for $953M investment for safe drinking water… long with policy changes [repeal REINS Act] and preventive measures … local rental inspection programs to ensure apartments are lead-free, funding for farmers that use practices
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission today will consider opening an investigation into the Madison clerk after 193 uncounted absentee ballots were found more than a month after Election Day. In materials prepared for today’s meeting at the
TOP STORIES Evers names Karen Hyun to serve as DNR secretary after year-long vacancy… has worked natural resources management for nearly a decade and, most recently, served as [NOAA] … Hyun lives in Madison and said she will be able
From WisPolitics … Subscribers: Today’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final WisPolitics products ahead of the holiday season. Normal products will resume Jan. 2. Thank you for subscribing, and happy holidays. — Gov. Tony Evers announced today
Quotes of the Week Isn’t it about time to turn the page? I mean, we can fight over the election of 2020 for the next four years. What does it get us? Isn’t about time to say … we’ve had
TOP STORIES Not covered: Insurers add PFAS exclusions to commercial liability policiesWI businesses and farms receive notice that insurers won’t cover PFAS losses … [WFBF-member insurer] Rural Mutual Insurance Company also notified Wisconsin farms that they would not pay losses
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany joined Dem colleagues Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan in opposing a resolution, backed by Donald Trump, to avoid a government shutdown. GOP U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald, of Juneau, Glenn Grothman, of
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
TOP STORIES Nearly 200 ballots went uncounted in Wisconsin and officials want to know why… [WEC] voted unanimously to investigate whether Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl failed to comply with state law or abused her discretion. … concerned the clerk’s office didn’t inform them of the problem [discovered Nov. 12]
From WisPolitics … — At least three of Wisconsin’s six House Republicans are publicly vowing to back U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, for speaker during today’s vote. The offices of U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, and Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, told WisPolitics the lawmakers would support Johnson today.
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission today voted unanimously to open an investigation into the Madison clerk to determine why the city failed to count 193 absentee ballots on Election Day. Chair Ann Jacobs called the oversight “egregious” and said she initiated the effort to launch an investigation to
TOP STORIES Coalition of 30 groups call for $953M investment for safe drinking water… long with policy changes [repeal REINS Act] and preventive measures … local rental inspection programs to ensure apartments are lead-free, funding for farmers that use practices to reduce nitrate contamination from manure run and phasing out
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission today will consider opening an investigation into the Madison clerk after 193 uncounted absentee ballots were found more than a month after Election Day. In materials prepared for today’s meeting at the direction of Chair Ann Jacobs, the staff proposed the probe
TOP STORIES Evers names Karen Hyun to serve as DNR secretary after year-long vacancy… has worked natural resources management for nearly a decade and, most recently, served as [NOAA] … Hyun lives in Madison and said she will be able to jump into the new job once she’s briefed on
From WisPolitics … Subscribers: Today’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final WisPolitics products ahead of the holiday season. Normal products will resume Jan. 2. Thank you for subscribing, and happy holidays. — Gov. Tony Evers announced today appointed Karen Hyun, the chief of staff of the National
Quotes of the Week Isn’t it about time to turn the page? I mean, we can fight over the election of 2020 for the next four years. What does it get us? Isn’t about time to say … we’ve had a lot of differences. This is time to start trying
TOP STORIES Not covered: Insurers add PFAS exclusions to commercial liability policiesWI businesses and farms receive notice that insurers won’t cover PFAS losses … [WFBF-member insurer] Rural Mutual Insurance Company also notified Wisconsin farms that they would not pay losses stemming from PFAS pertaining to bodily injury, property or environmental
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany joined Dem colleagues Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan in opposing a resolution, backed by Donald Trump, to avoid a government shutdown. GOP U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald, of Juneau, Glenn Grothman, of Glenbeulah, Bryan Steil, of Janesville, Tony Wied, of De Pere,
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