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From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said it’s “critical” that Milwaukee Public Schools cooperate with the Department of Public Instruction as he takes steps to begin independent audits of the district’s operations and instructional practices. The guv announced
TOP STORIES Sen. Johnson urges mayor and governor to get involved with RNC protest zone debate … “The proximity is ridiculous,” Johnson said on WISN’s ‘UPFRONT,’ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I’d like to see Mayor Johnson step
From WisPolitics … — GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is urging Dem Gov. Tony Evers and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson to intervene and demand the protest zone for the Republican National Convention be moved further away from Fiserv Forum, the main
Quotes of the Week Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city. – Former President Donald Trump speaking to House Republicans this week, according to a Punchbowl News report. Trump’s campaign issued a statement pushing back on
TOP STORIES Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts RNC convention … The comment, first reported by Punchbowl News while the meeting was in progress, immediately drew disagreements from those there about what Trump meant. Several
From WisPolitics … — The Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin is again hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil on the airwaves, this time with a spot that knocks him for voting to allow credit card companies to charge higher fees. The
From WisPolitics … — UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt today announced the university’s Fox Cities campus will close in June 2025 due to low enrollment — the sixth two-year campus in two years to either end in-person instruction or shut completely.
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now … a win for Republicans … in a victory for Democrats, the court [stayed Judge Gasiorkiewicz’s interpretation of partisan advantage in early vote sites]
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Katrina Shankland knocked fellow Dem 3rd CD Dem candidate Rebecca Cooke for her past as a political consultant while calling for her competitors to reject corporate PAC donations. Shankland, of Stevens Point, Eau Claire
From WisPolitics … — The Racine Recall Committee claimed today Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ challenge to its petition should be rejected because the Rochester Republican didn’t follow proper procedure in filing it. In a rebuttal to Vos’ challenge the committee
TOP STORIES Former Trump attorney Troupis suspended from state judicial ethics panel … after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme. … Wisconsin Supreme Court [Bradley not participating], in its order, notified
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court has unanimously denied a request seeking to allow Racine to again use a van as a mobile absentee voting site in elections. But the court split on a second piece of yesterday’s
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public Schools will try to fill at least a dozen vacant positions in its Finance Department as part of a corrective plan to deliver overdue financial data to the state and shore up the district’s
TOP STORIES Gov. Evers seeks ‘outside, independent’ auditors of MPS … would examine MPS operations and educational practices. … separate from [Baker Thilly’s internal] financial audit, which is … many months overdue. DOA will soon issue RFP for “outside, independent”
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Cegielski, the lone Republican to file to run against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the August primary, is ending his campaign. Cegielski, who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy and has worked
From WisPolitics … — Dem Rep. LaKeshia Myers today said she may appeal a decision by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to reject her complaint seeking to force Rep. Dora Drake off the ballot in their fall primary race for the
TOP STORIES Protesters disrupt Democrats’ convention, call for defunding Gaza war … Earlier [Satur]day, organizers gathered at the state Capitol building in Madison and in front of the Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee … [after] delegates reject[ed] two proposed
From WisPolitics … — Dane County Judge Susan Crawford today formally launched her campaign for the state Supreme Court next year, looking to protect liberals’ 4-3 majority. Crawford is seeking to succeed fellow progressive Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who announced
From WisPolitics … — GOP Speaker Robin Vos today challenged the recall petition filed against him, arguing it was initiated in the wrong district and falls short of the needed signatures — even if opponents had targeted the correct Assembly
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Regents meeting at UWM, leading to 7 arrests … “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crime!” [about 12] protesters chanted in a UWM student union meeting room during [SY24-25 budget]
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said it’s “critical” that Milwaukee Public Schools cooperate with the Department of Public Instruction as he takes steps to begin independent audits of the district’s operations and instructional practices. The guv announced potential auditors will have until next Monday to respond to
TOP STORIES Sen. Johnson urges mayor and governor to get involved with RNC protest zone debate … “The proximity is ridiculous,” Johnson said on WISN’s ‘UPFRONT,’ which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I’d like to see Mayor Johnson step up to the plate or demand change as well. Again,
From WisPolitics … — GOP Sen. Ron Johnson is urging Dem Gov. Tony Evers and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson to intervene and demand the protest zone for the Republican National Convention be moved further away from Fiserv Forum, the main hub for the convention. “The proximity is ridiculous,” Johnson said
Quotes of the Week Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city. – Former President Donald Trump speaking to House Republicans this week, according to a Punchbowl News report. Trump’s campaign issued a statement pushing back on the reporting but confirmed the former president was “explicitly referring
TOP STORIES Trump refers to Milwaukee as ‘horrible’ just before the city hosts RNC convention … The comment, first reported by Punchbowl News while the meeting was in progress, immediately drew disagreements from those there about what Trump meant. Several congressmen who support Trump and attended the meeting argued he
From WisPolitics … — The Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin is again hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil on the airwaves, this time with a spot that knocks him for voting to allow credit card companies to charge higher fees. The group said the ad will run on broadcast TV in
From WisPolitics … — UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt today announced the university’s Fox Cities campus will close in June 2025 due to low enrollment — the sixth two-year campus in two years to either end in-person instruction or shut completely. Leavitt confirmed the news today after Outagamie County Exec Tom
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now … a win for Republicans … in a victory for Democrats, the court [stayed Judge Gasiorkiewicz’s interpretation of partisan advantage in early vote sites] ensured late Tuesday that municipalities … can use the same
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Katrina Shankland knocked fellow Dem 3rd CD Dem candidate Rebecca Cooke for her past as a political consultant while calling for her competitors to reject corporate PAC donations. Shankland, of Stevens Point, Eau Claire nonprofit owner Cooke and Eau Claire mortgage loan officer Eric
From WisPolitics … — The Racine Recall Committee claimed today Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ challenge to its petition should be rejected because the Rochester Republican didn’t follow proper procedure in filing it. In a rebuttal to Vos’ challenge the committee filed late this afternoon, organizers argued the speaker’s attorney Matthew
TOP STORIES Former Trump attorney Troupis suspended from state judicial ethics panel … after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme. … Wisconsin Supreme Court [Bradley not participating], in its order, notified Troupis and the judicial advisory committee that he was “temporarily
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court has unanimously denied a request seeking to allow Racine to again use a van as a mobile absentee voting site in elections. But the court split on a second piece of yesterday’s decision as the liberal majority granted a stay of a
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public Schools will try to fill at least a dozen vacant positions in its Finance Department as part of a corrective plan to deliver overdue financial data to the state and shore up the district’s operations going forward, according to a proposal submitted to DPI
TOP STORIES Gov. Evers seeks ‘outside, independent’ auditors of MPS … would examine MPS operations and educational practices. … separate from [Baker Thilly’s internal] financial audit, which is … many months overdue. DOA will soon issue RFP for “outside, independent” auditors … a “similar effort” to a [Barrett-Doyle] initiative 15
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Cegielski, the lone Republican to file to run against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the August primary, is ending his campaign. Cegielski, who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy and has worked as a conservative writer, didn’t offer any specifics in his
From WisPolitics … — Dem Rep. LaKeshia Myers today said she may appeal a decision by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to reject her complaint seeking to force Rep. Dora Drake off the ballot in their fall primary race for the 4th SD. The commission found Drake’s nomination papers for the
TOP STORIES Protesters disrupt Democrats’ convention, call for defunding Gaza war … Earlier [Satur]day, organizers gathered at the state Capitol building in Madison and in front of the Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee … [after] delegates reject[ed] two proposed resolutions that call for a cease-fire as part of the
From WisPolitics … — Dane County Judge Susan Crawford today formally launched her campaign for the state Supreme Court next year, looking to protect liberals’ 4-3 majority. Crawford is seeking to succeed fellow progressive Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who announced earlier this year she had decided against seeking a fourth
From WisPolitics … — GOP Speaker Robin Vos today challenged the recall petition filed against him, arguing it was initiated in the wrong district and falls short of the needed signatures — even if opponents had targeted the correct Assembly seat. Vos opponents are seeking to recall him from the
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Regents meeting at UWM, leading to 7 arrests … “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crime!” [about 12] protesters chanted in a UWM student union meeting room during [SY24-25 budget] presentation … cited seven people with disorderly conduct … Non-students