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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 … — Challenges have been filed to the nomination papers of 11 candidates seeking to get on this fall’s ballot, including one that claims 8th CD GOP candidate Tony Wied’s circulators misled some signers. The challenges to Wied’s
From WisPolitics … — A committee of the state Dem Party is urging activists at this weekend’s convention to vote against two resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over concerns they don’t condemn
The Joint Finance Committee today approved $5 million for a program to help attract large events to the state of Wisconsin, half of what WEDC had requested to get the project off the ground.
TOP STORIES Waupun Warden Hepp, 8 staffers charged following probes into 4 inmate deaths … Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face charges of felony inmate abuse. Three of them are also charged with misconduct.
From WisPolitics … — Dem Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski has dropped her request for the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee to approve additional funding and staff for her office. The committee had planned to take up the request during today’s
From WisPolitics … — The Dodge County sheriff today accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies.
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. returns to WI CD8 to stump for Trump-endorsed candidate Wied … During [Tues’ De Pere] rally, Wied, Trump Jr. and other speakers railed against “career politicians” and framed Wied, the former owner of a gas station
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
From WisPolitics … — Challenges have been filed to the nomination papers of 11 candidates seeking to get on this fall’s ballot, including one that claims 8th CD GOP candidate Tony Wied’s circulators misled some signers. The challenges to Wied’s nomination papers for the regular election and the special election
From WisPolitics … — A committee of the state Dem Party is urging activists at this weekend’s convention to vote against two resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over concerns they don’t condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. State Dem Party spokesperson Joe
The Joint Finance Committee today approved $5 million for a program to help attract large events to the state of Wisconsin, half of what WEDC had requested to get the project off the ground.
TOP STORIES Waupun Warden Hepp, 8 staffers charged following probes into 4 inmate deaths … Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face charges of felony inmate abuse. Three of them are also charged with misconduct. … All of the charges are related to the deaths
From WisPolitics … — Dem Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski has dropped her request for the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee to approve additional funding and staff for her office. The committee had planned to take up the request during today’s 13.10 hearing. Instead, Godlewski wrote in a letter yesterday she
From WisPolitics … — The Dodge County sheriff today accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies. Sheriff Dale Schmidt said the state Department of Corrections refers
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. returns to WI CD8 to stump for Trump-endorsed candidate Wied … During [Tues’ De Pere] rally, Wied, Trump Jr. and other speakers railed against “career politicians” and framed Wied, the former owner of a gas station chain, as a political outsider. They also railed against the