Visit WisPolitics-State Affairs for premium content,
keyword notifications, bill tracking and more
Subscriber products moved to State Affairs-WisPolitics
As of July 17, 2025, all WisPolitics subscriber products have moved to the State Affairs-WisPolitics platform. Archived subscriber products from From February 2017 through July 16, 2025 are available below or search here. For content before 2017, you can search here.
If you are an existing Silver, Gold or Platinum subscriber, you can log on to the State Affairs-WisPolitics site using the email address to which your WisPolitics subscriber emails are sent, no password required. If you would like to subscribe, reach out to schmies@wispolitics.com.
Subscribers unable to access the archives below can contact schmies@wispolitics.com to request access.
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are vowing to appeal a Dane County judge’s ruling rejecting their request to order a recall election. Judge Stephen Ehlke based yesterday’s ruling on the state Supreme Court’s
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today ruled the state Supreme Court’s decision barring any future use of the legislative maps in place for the 2022 elections prohibits recalling Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from the seat he was
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Mark Born said today UW leaders are basically handing out “candy” to chancellors with the new round of raises approved this week, giving him pause about the system’s financial needs. “To be handing out a second
TOP STORIES Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion … [RNC] platform committee began its meeting Monday, a week before the start of the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin … Conservative activists who were accustomed
From WisPolitics … — Businessman Tony Wied is launching the first TV ad of his bid for the 8th CD, touting himself as the “Trump-endorsed conservative” in the race. Wied’s campaign says it’s part of a six-figure buy that will
From WisPolitics … — A representative for one of the state’s top anti-abortion groups warned Republicans could lose votes after a committee approved a new party platform today that includes no call for a national ban for the first time
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says 6-1 [Ziegler] ruled in Gov. Evers’ favor, that JFC may not unilaterally block Stewardship funds … The Legislature gave the executive branch the power to distribute stewardship money when
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says it ultimately is President Joe Biden’s decision whether to step aside as the party’s nominee, adding she continues to be focused on her own race. At least five Dem House members
TOP STORIES Biden is returning to Madison for rally Friday It’s his first appearance in swing state Wisconsin following last week’s debate controversy … Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the upcoming visit in a news briefing Tuesday, but the White
Subscribers: This is the final AM Update of the week due to the Independence Day holiday. The AM Update will return Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Dora Drake beat fellow Milwaukee state Rep. LaKeshia Myers nearly
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will be in Madison on Friday for campaign and official events as he faces questions from Dems over whether he should continue as their nominee following a much-criticized debate. The White House announced
TOP STORIES Funding block delayed transfer of youth tied to Lincoln Hills death … [JFC] have voted against [DHS request for funding to add/train 124 staff for new portion of] Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center in Madison as it completes necessary
From WisPolitics … — Polls are open in the 4th SD, where Dem state Reps. Dora Drake and LaKeshia Myers are squaring off for the party’s nomination in the Milwaukee-based seat. The winner will face no major party opposition in
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public School is projected to receive $81 million less in general aid for the upcoming school year, according to estimates the state Department of Public Instruction released today. More than half of the reduction is
TOP STORIES Baldwin distances herself from Biden after debate night stumbles … Baldwin’s campaign initially declined to say whether Baldwin supported Biden as Democrats’ 2024 nominee before offering a one-sentence response: “Tammy supports the president.” … “Tammy Baldwin is running
From WisPolitics … — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore campaigned for President Joe Biden in Madison and Milwaukee this weekend, urging Democratic voters to stay the course after Biden’s debate performance sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. “I planned on being
Quotes of the Week As the election draws nearer, all of a sudden they’re trying to dance around their previous stance — do not let anyone fall for it. – U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, calling out Republicans during a
TOP STORIES WEC rejects recall attempt against state’s top Republican … commission [GOP + Riepl 4-2 Thomsen, Jacobs] broke with the staff recommendation Thursday and threw out an additional 188 signatures because they were collected beyond the 60-day petition circulation
From WisPolitics … — On the heels of last night’s presidential debate, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will be in Wisconsin this weekend to encourage Black voters to back President Joe Biden with stops in Milwaukee, Madison and Kenosha. Moore, the
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to recall Robin Vos failed for a second time in their effort to target the GOP Assembly speaker after the state Elections Commission ruled 4-2 they were short of the signatures needed to trigger
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are vowing to appeal a Dane County judge’s ruling rejecting their request to order a recall election. Judge Stephen Ehlke based yesterday’s ruling on the state Supreme Court’s December decision throwing out the maps used in 2022 and
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today ruled the state Supreme Court’s decision barring any future use of the legislative maps in place for the 2022 elections prohibits recalling Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from the seat he was elected to under those old lines. The group seeking to
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Mark Born said today UW leaders are basically handing out “candy” to chancellors with the new round of raises approved this week, giving him pause about the system’s financial needs. “To be handing out a second raise this year, it appears that there’s no shortage of
TOP STORIES Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion … [RNC] platform committee began its meeting Monday, a week before the start of the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin … Conservative activists who were accustomed to having a seat at the table fumed beforehand over
From WisPolitics … — Businessman Tony Wied is launching the first TV ad of his bid for the 8th CD, touting himself as the “Trump-endorsed conservative” in the race. Wied’s campaign says it’s part of a six-figure buy that will run on broadcast TV in the Green Bay market as
From WisPolitics … — A representative for one of the state’s top anti-abortion groups warned Republicans could lose votes after a committee approved a new party platform today that includes no call for a national ban for the first time in 40 years. Meanwhile, other groups that oppose abortion had
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says 6-1 [Ziegler] ruled in Gov. Evers’ favor, that JFC may not unilaterally block Stewardship funds … The Legislature gave the executive branch the power to distribute stewardship money when it established the program, Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote in the
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says it ultimately is President Joe Biden’s decision whether to step aside as the party’s nominee, adding she continues to be focused on her own race. At least five Dem House members have now called on Biden to step aside, while national
TOP STORIES Biden is returning to Madison for rally Friday It’s his first appearance in swing state Wisconsin following last week’s debate controversy … Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the upcoming visit in a news briefing Tuesday, but the White House has yet to announce an exact location. … RSVP
Subscribers: This is the final AM Update of the week due to the Independence Day holiday. The AM Update will return Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Dora Drake beat fellow Milwaukee state Rep. LaKeshia Myers nearly 2-to-1 in the Dem primary to fill the vacant 4th
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will be in Madison on Friday for campaign and official events as he faces questions from Dems over whether he should continue as their nominee following a much-criticized debate. The White House announced the Madison stop, which will be Biden’s fifth this year
TOP STORIES Funding block delayed transfer of youth tied to Lincoln Hills death … [JFC] have voted against [DHS request for funding to add/train 124 staff for new portion of] Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center in Madison as it completes necessary renovations to help state officials carry out a law to
From WisPolitics … — Polls are open in the 4th SD, where Dem state Reps. Dora Drake and LaKeshia Myers are squaring off for the party’s nomination in the Milwaukee-based seat. The winner will face no major party opposition in the July 30 special election for the heavily Dem seat
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public School is projected to receive $81 million less in general aid for the upcoming school year, according to estimates the state Department of Public Instruction released today. More than half of the reduction is due to past overpayments after the district failed to properly
TOP STORIES Baldwin distances herself from Biden after debate night stumbles … Baldwin’s campaign initially declined to say whether Baldwin supported Biden as Democrats’ 2024 nominee before offering a one-sentence response: “Tammy supports the president.” … “Tammy Baldwin is running her own race for the people of Wisconsin,” a campaign
From WisPolitics … — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore campaigned for President Joe Biden in Madison and Milwaukee this weekend, urging Democratic voters to stay the course after Biden’s debate performance sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party. “I planned on being here in Wisconsin prior to the debate,” Moore said on
Quotes of the Week As the election draws nearer, all of a sudden they’re trying to dance around their previous stance — do not let anyone fall for it. – U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, calling out Republicans during a Madison roundtable on the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme
TOP STORIES WEC rejects recall attempt against state’s top Republican … commission [GOP + Riepl 4-2 Thomsen, Jacobs] broke with the staff recommendation Thursday and threw out an additional 188 signatures because they were collected beyond the 60-day petition circulation window. … leaving them with 6,678. [they needed 6,850] …
From WisPolitics … — On the heels of last night’s presidential debate, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will be in Wisconsin this weekend to encourage Black voters to back President Joe Biden with stops in Milwaukee, Madison and Kenosha. Moore, the first Black guv in Maryland history, is the latest Biden
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to recall Robin Vos failed for a second time in their effort to target the GOP Assembly speaker after the state Elections Commission ruled 4-2 they were short of the signatures needed to trigger an election. Commission staff had recommended approving a recall after