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DOE JUDGE WITHDRAWING FROM CASE DUE TO TWEETS The Jefferson County judge who oversaw DOJ’s probe into leaks of John Doe documents is dropping off the case over tweets he sent on the investigation in 2015. Meanwhile, former GAB attorney
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2017 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — AG Brad Schimel is dropping an incorrect footnote from the 92-page report on his agency’s investigation into a leak of John Doe records. The report notes DOJ agents
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Sen. Steve Nass today said four Elections or Ethics commission employees should quit following a DOJ report that accused the old GAB of mishandling documents related to John Doe probes
One Dem lawmaker is looking to give patients the option of having their surgeries videotaped. The bill, from Rep. Christine Sinicki, D-Milwaukee, would then require that footage to be stored indefinitely and confidentially as part of a patient’s medical record.
The UW System Board of Regents today signed off on resolutions to track faculty teaching loads and establish outcome-based funding metrics. Both passed over criticism from Dem guv candidate and state schools Superintendent Tony Evers, who was the only regent
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2017 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The UW System Board of Regents will receive an update today on President Ray Cross’ UW merger plan. The plan folds the 13 two-year UW Colleges into seven
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — At least one person illegally removed documents from the old GAB and leaked them to The Guardian, but the needed proof does not exist to convict anyone, the state DOJ concluded in
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today appointed Sen. Duey Stroebel to the Joint Finance Committee. The Saukville Republican, who was elected to the Senate in 2015, replaces Sheila Harsdorf, who last month became DATCP secretary. He also was one of
State Medicaid director Michael Heifetz is predicting Congress will re-authorize funding through the Children’s Health Insurance Program by the end of this year. “It may take them to the wire but this is a program that has broad support over
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today appointed Sen. Duey Stroebel to the Joint Finance Committee. The Saukville Republican, who was elected to the Senate in 2015, replaces Sheila Harsdorf, who last month became DATCP secretary. He also was one of three
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2017 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Like legislative leaders, AG Brad Schimel says it’s important to shield sexual harassment complaints filed with his agency, saying making them public would discourage victims from coming forward.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz says stripping fellow Dem Josh Zepnick of his committee assignments is “one of the few disciplinary actions available” following allegations the Milwaukee lawmaker kissed two women without
Conservative state Supreme Court justices today peppered a Madison teacher union’s attorney with questions on whether the release of certain voting-related records could have led to voter intimidation or coercion. But union attorney Susan Crawford largely countered the case was
The GOP today continued to pressure state schools Superintendent Tony Evers over a Middleton teacher who kept his license after viewing porn at work, releasing a district report that the woman who lodged the complaint “felt like a rape victim
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2017 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Ethics Commission staff is asking if they should look at FCC information as part of audits into whether groups are complying with state law on reporting independent expenditures.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Four sexual harassment complaints have been filed in the state Legislature over the past 15 years, including one in the Assembly this year and another years-old case that led to a former
DOE JUDGE WITHDRAWING FROM CASE DUE TO TWEETS The Jefferson County judge who oversaw DOJ’s probe into leaks of John Doe documents is dropping off the case over tweets he sent on the investigation in 2015. Meanwhile, former GAB attorney Shane Falk said he has reported to the Office of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2017 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad and top conservative ad of the year — TV, radio
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — AG Brad Schimel is dropping an incorrect footnote from the 92-page report on his agency’s investigation into a leak of John Doe records. The report notes DOJ agents and a forensic analyst visited the clerk’s office to inspect
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Sen. Steve Nass today said four Elections or Ethics commission employees should quit following a DOJ report that accused the old GAB of mishandling documents related to John Doe probes that touched Gov. Scott Walker or his associates. Of the
One Dem lawmaker is looking to give patients the option of having their surgeries videotaped. The bill, from Rep. Christine Sinicki, D-Milwaukee, would then require that footage to be stored indefinitely and confidentially as part of a patient’s medical record. It could then be used in any civil or criminal
The UW System Board of Regents today signed off on resolutions to track faculty teaching loads and establish outcome-based funding metrics. Both passed over criticism from Dem guv candidate and state schools Superintendent Tony Evers, who was the only regent to vote against the proposals in a voice vote this
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2017 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad and top conservative ad of the year — TV, radio
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The UW System Board of Regents will receive an update today on President Ray Cross’ UW merger plan. The plan folds the 13 two-year UW Colleges into seven nearby four-year institutions. The board recently passed it via a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — At least one person illegally removed documents from the old GAB and leaked them to The Guardian, but the needed proof does not exist to convict anyone, the state DOJ concluded in a report released today. Still, the 92-page document paints the
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today appointed Sen. Duey Stroebel to the Joint Finance Committee. The Saukville Republican, who was elected to the Senate in 2015, replaces Sheila Harsdorf, who last month became DATCP secretary. He also was one of three Republicans who issued a series of veto demands to
State Medicaid director Michael Heifetz is predicting Congress will re-authorize funding through the Children’s Health Insurance Program by the end of this year. “It may take them to the wire but this is a program that has broad support over many years,” Heifetz told WisPolitics.com in an interview this afternoon.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald today appointed Sen. Duey Stroebel to the Joint Finance Committee. The Saukville Republican, who was elected to the Senate in 2015, replaces Sheila Harsdorf, who last month became DATCP secretary. He also was one of three Republicans who issued a series of veto demands to Gov.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2017 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad and top conservative ad of the year — TV, radio
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Like legislative leaders, AG Brad Schimel says it’s important to shield sexual harassment complaints filed with his agency, saying making them public would discourage victims from coming forward. Still, the agency released the names of two employees who
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz says stripping fellow Dem Josh Zepnick of his committee assignments is “one of the few disciplinary actions available” following allegations the Milwaukee lawmaker kissed two women without their consent in 2011 and 2015. Zepnick, who did not
Conservative state Supreme Court justices today peppered a Madison teacher union’s attorney with questions on whether the release of certain voting-related records could have led to voter intimidation or coercion. But union attorney Susan Crawford largely countered the case was a matter of public records law and election oversight, arguing
The GOP today continued to pressure state schools Superintendent Tony Evers over a Middleton teacher who kept his license after viewing porn at work, releasing a district report that the woman who lodged the complaint “felt like a rape victim with the frat buddies that are all ‘in’ on it.”
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2017 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad and top conservative ad of the year — TV, radio
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Ethics Commission staff is asking if they should look at FCC information as part of audits into whether groups are complying with state law on reporting independent expenditures. The staff has asked the commission ahead of today’s meeting
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Four sexual harassment complaints have been filed in the state Legislature over the past 15 years, including one in the Assembly this year and another years-old case that led to a former senator’s aide getting a $75,000 taxpayer-financed settlement. Jana Williams, a