Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz cited the ongoing review of a $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn in naming guv candidate and Rep. Dana Wachs to the WEDC Board, replacing Rep. Peter Barca, who broke with Dem colleagues to support the deal.

A bill that would lay out standards for law enforcement officials in handling and disseminating body camera footage passed an Assembly committee this afternoon. The bill has drawn fire from media and free speech advocates who worry the language is too restrictive and would deny the public access to important

Three GOP state senators who are uncommitted on the mining bill say they’re working on amendments, but declined to provide details. “We’re working on getting to a yes,” said Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon. Tiffany said the four GOP senators he has not received commitments from on the bill are: Olsen;

An Assembly committee signed off on a sulfide mining bill this morning, clearing the way for it to be taken up by the full Assembly on Thursday. The GOP-authored bill, as well as six amendments, all passed over Dem opposition. That includes amendments that would: require technology at a mining

The Department of Corrections has put the state’s youth prisons on lockdown as correctional officer trainees search for contraband. DOC spokesman Tristan Cook said the search, which comes on the heels of reports detailing various inmate assaults on staff, is a required task for trainees. Former guard Doug Curtis, who’s

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said before a GOP permitless carry bill could pass his chamber, a consensus would need to be reached between backers and those who think the current system works well. Vos, R-Rochester, told reporters this afternoon that the Senate has been working on some changes to the

DOA Secretary Scott Neitzel predicts the Foxconn deal will grow more popular over time, saying it’s likely going to be least popular when the agreement is first signed. But Neitzel, speaking at a WisPolitics.com luncheon at the Madison Club this afternoon, said once suppliers across the state work out agreements

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan today sidestepped questions on the indictments of former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort and associate Rick Gates. The Janesville Republican said because hadn’t read the indictments he wouldn’t comment further. Still, Ryan conceded it was “big news” the

Milwaukee beat out Oak Creek to supply the city of Waukesha with Lake Michigan water, officials announced today. Under the deal, unveiled by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly this afternoon, construction of a 15.6-mile pipeline and pumping facilities is expected to begin in 2020 and be

One Dem looking to challenge House Speaker Paul Ryan next year is blasting her opponent for a “misogynistic” tweet over the weekend on Ivanka Trump. The two candidates — iron worker Randy Bryce and Janesville School Board member and teacher Cathy Myers — got into a spat after Bryce yesterday

Gov. Scott Walker and members of a state delegation met today with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of his trade mission to Israel. “Our nation’s commitment to Israel is stronger than ever, and I made it clear to the prime minister that Wisconsin stands by his country as it

State Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, said he has 16 votes for his sulfide mining bill and is still trying to convince another one of his GOP colleagues to get on board so it can pass the chamber. State Sen. Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, told a local radio show late last