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From WisPolitics … — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a potential vice presidential pick, says he’ll be at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee no matter who Donald Trump picks as his running mate. “Only he knows who he’s going
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Prosecution of an alleged scheme by Speaker Robin Vos opponents to evade campaign finance
TOP STORIES Gow’s faculty hearing concludes, decision on his tenured role ‘as soon as practicable’ … decision will be a written report delivered to Gow and interim chancellor Betsy Morgan. Morgan will either adopt the recommendation or send it to
From WisPolitics … — Senate Dems shared polling with WisPolitics showing candidates in two key races with early leads over their GOP opponents. The polling found Sen. Brad Pfaff, D-Onalaska, up by 16 points over his GOP challenger in the
From WisPolitics … — In a “very conservative” estimate, Public Service Commission Chair Summer Strand at a WisPolitics luncheon today said she believes every underserved and unserved location in Wisconsin would have broadband access by 2030. Since 2019, the state
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court to rename State Law Library after Lavinia Goodell [WI’s first female lawyer, 1874] … In 1877, Goodell worked with state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing women to practice law in Wisconsin. … court’s announcement
From WisPolitics … — WHEDA has closed on 2,700 home loans totaling more than $558 million so far this fiscal year — a new record for the agency and more than double the total number from fiscal year 2023. Gov.
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court announced today the renaming of the State Law Library after the first female lawyer in Wisconsin history, removing former conservative Justice David Prosser’s name in the process. Liberal members of the court
TOP STORIES Trump declares ‘I love Milwaukee’ after reportedly calling the RNC host city “horrible” … Hours before Trump took the stage, a line of hundreds of supporters snaked around the block between rows of hawkers selling Trump T-shirts, hats,
From WisPolitics … — The Racine Recall Committee is set to hold a press conference in Madison this afternoon about “troubling findings” regarding Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ response challenging the effort. Recall organizers have argued the Rochester Republican’s challenge to
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump in Racine today charged “radical left lunatics” are lying about reports he called Milwaukee “horrible,” saying he loves the city and chose it himself to host the upcoming Republican National Convention. “But I’m the
TOP STORIES Evers’ ‘400-year veto’ to be decided by Wisconsin Supreme Court … [WMC] lawsuit — filed in April by … representing taxpayers Jeffery LeMieux, of Green Bay, and David DeValk, of Kimberly — challenges what attorneys have called an
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto in the 2023-25 budget that allows per-pupil spending increases each year for the next four centuries. The
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.
From WisPolitics … — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a potential vice presidential pick, says he’ll be at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee no matter who Donald Trump picks as his running mate. “Only he knows who he’s going to pick,” Burgum said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Prosecution of an alleged scheme by Speaker Robin Vos opponents to evade campaign finance limits to boost Vos’ 2022 primary challenger is now in
TOP STORIES Gow’s faculty hearing concludes, decision on his tenured role ‘as soon as practicable’ … decision will be a written report delivered to Gow and interim chancellor Betsy Morgan. Morgan will either adopt the recommendation or send it to the Board of Regents if she disagrees … While the
From WisPolitics … — Senate Dems shared polling with WisPolitics showing candidates in two key races with early leads over their GOP opponents. The polling found Sen. Brad Pfaff, D-Onalaska, up by 16 points over his GOP challenger in the 32nd SD, while Dem Kristin Alfheim had edges on both
From WisPolitics … — In a “very conservative” estimate, Public Service Commission Chair Summer Strand at a WisPolitics luncheon today said she believes every underserved and unserved location in Wisconsin would have broadband access by 2030. Since 2019, the state has invested roughly $200 million in broadband and is receiving
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court to rename State Law Library after Lavinia Goodell [WI’s first female lawyer, 1874] … In 1877, Goodell worked with state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing women to practice law in Wisconsin. … court’s announcement did not mention that the State Law Library is currently
From WisPolitics … — WHEDA has closed on 2,700 home loans totaling more than $558 million so far this fiscal year — a new record for the agency and more than double the total number from fiscal year 2023. Gov. Tony Evers yesterday announced the agency’s single-family team closed 240%
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court announced today the renaming of the State Law Library after the first female lawyer in Wisconsin history, removing former conservative Justice David Prosser’s name in the process. Liberal members of the court praised Lavinia Goodell as a trailblazer, with Justice Ann Walsh
TOP STORIES Trump declares ‘I love Milwaukee’ after reportedly calling the RNC host city “horrible” … Hours before Trump took the stage, a line of hundreds of supporters snaked around the block between rows of hawkers selling Trump T-shirts, hats, signs and flags. … event in downtown Racine had the
From WisPolitics … — The Racine Recall Committee is set to hold a press conference in Madison this afternoon about “troubling findings” regarding Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ response challenging the effort. Recall organizers have argued the Rochester Republican’s challenge to their petition should be rejected because: Vos’ attorney Matthew Fernholz
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump in Racine today charged “radical left lunatics” are lying about reports he called Milwaukee “horrible,” saying he loves the city and chose it himself to host the upcoming Republican National Convention. “But I’m the one that picked Milwaukee and the Democrats, or the radical
TOP STORIES Evers’ ‘400-year veto’ to be decided by Wisconsin Supreme Court … [WMC] lawsuit — filed in April by … representing taxpayers Jeffery LeMieux, of Green Bay, and David DeValk, of Kimberly — challenges what attorneys have called an “imaginative veto” [claim it violates constitutionally banned “Vanna White” veto]
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto in the 2023-25 budget that allows per-pupil spending increases each year for the next four centuries. The suit, which Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce filed on behalf of
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