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From WisPolitics … — Americans for Prosperity Action has launched a new $1 million ad campaign praising GOP businessman Eric Hovde as someone who will bring people together and knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as a career politician. The campaign,
From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today defended the pace of his investigation into the false elector scheme in Wisconsin while declining to go into specifics on why he filed felony charges against two attorneys and a former
TOP STORIES Key Trump allies charged in Wisconsin over fake elector scheme … [AG Kaul charged] Kenneth Chesebro, James Troupis and Michael Roman. … under a statute that criminalizes attempting to forge legal records or other public documents. … Roman
From WisPolitics … — GOP appointee Bob Atwell says he “left room for people to assume” he was going to stay on the UW Board of Regents much longer than he intended, according to an email he shared with WisPolitics.
From WisPolitics … — More than two dozen members of the Assembly are facing primary challenges so far, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was
TOP STORIES Evers appoints replacement for UW regent who refuses to step down … [Walker-appointed, term-expired] Atwell … has said he won’t step down until he chooses to do so or the state Senate confirms a successor [though Evers had
From WisPolitics … — Candidates seeking to get on the fall ballot have a deadline today to turn in their nomination papers. The Elections Commission’s latest update, posted late Friday, shows: *All four announced candidates for the 8th CD have
TOP STORIES Trump is now a felon, and Wisconsin responds … Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments … to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a sexual relationship
From WisPolitics … — State GOP Chairman Brian Schimming is accusing Dems and President Joe Biden’s campaign of weaponizing the legal system after Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a felony, calling the verdict “a
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Cegielski, a conservative journalist who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy, announced today he plans to challenge Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the GOP primary for the 33rd AD in August. Cegielski’s
TOP STORIES Wisconsin launches new $100M investment fund with biohealth focus … Wisconsin Investment Fund, a public-private venture capital program … will initially invest $100M in WI startups … [WEDC has selected] Five venture capital management firms … to administer
From WisPolitics … — DPI is threatening to withhold state aid payments from Milwaukee Public Schools because the district has failed to file statutorily required fiscal reports. Two of the reports were due eight months ago, and the district is
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $100 million effort to back startup businesses, which he called “the biggest public-private investment in Wisconsin startups and entrepreneurs in our state’s history.” Evers announced the Wisconsin Investment Fund today
TOP STORIES WI unions argue for overturning 2011 law that ended nearly all collective bargaining … [Public worker and teachers unions on Tuesday asked Judge Frost to void controversial Act 10] because it … violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s equal protection
From WisPolitics … — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today it has added former Revenue Secretary Peter Barca to its “Red to Blue” program, a sign it intends to invest in his campaign against U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville.
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today they turned in more than 9,000 signatures and are highly confident they have the 6,850 valid ones to trigger a recall after a previous failed effort.
TOP STORIES Lawmakers debate banning delta-8, other hemp products in WI … causing a sharp rise in reports of children and adults getting sick, raising concern among doctors and public health officials. … [also] House committee voted last week to
From WisPolitics … — The group seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says it will turn in more than 8,000 signatures from the 63rd AD this afternoon with 6,850 valid ones needed to trigger a recall. Recall organizers face
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos face a Tuesday deadline to turn in the required signatures to trigger a recall. But even if they’re successful, there’d be nothing standing in the way of Vos
TOP STORIES Ex-Milwaukee election chief Woodall, city reach separation agreement … notes the “importance of a smooth transition of leadership before the upcoming 2024 presidential election.” … [Woodall] will remain with the city in an [“associate director”] position [May 13
From WisPolitics … — Americans for Prosperity Action has launched a new $1 million ad campaign praising GOP businessman Eric Hovde as someone who will bring people together and knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as a career politician. The campaign, which follows a six-figure effort earlier this spring, will run
From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today defended the pace of his investigation into the false elector scheme in Wisconsin while declining to go into specifics on why he filed felony charges against two attorneys and a former aide to Donald Trump. He also declined to say whether
TOP STORIES Key Trump allies charged in Wisconsin over fake elector scheme … [AG Kaul charged] Kenneth Chesebro, James Troupis and Michael Roman. … under a statute that criminalizes attempting to forge legal records or other public documents. … Roman … was a Trump campaign operative who delivered the list
From WisPolitics … — GOP appointee Bob Atwell says he “left room for people to assume” he was going to stay on the UW Board of Regents much longer than he intended, according to an email he shared with WisPolitics. Atwell notified UW officials last month he planned to remain
From WisPolitics … — More than two dozen members of the Assembly are facing primary challenges so far, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was successful in beating GOP lawmakers. Candidates faced a 5 p.m.
TOP STORIES Evers appoints replacement for UW regent who refuses to step down … [Walker-appointed, term-expired] Atwell … has said he won’t step down until he chooses to do so or the state Senate confirms a successor [though Evers had not appointed a successor at the time Atwell chose to
From WisPolitics … — Candidates seeking to get on the fall ballot have a deadline today to turn in their nomination papers. The Elections Commission’s latest update, posted late Friday, shows: *All four announced candidates for the 8th CD have turned in their signatures to run in both the special
TOP STORIES Trump is now a felon, and Wisconsin responds … Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records related to payments … to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had a sexual relationship with Trump. … sentencing … scheduled for July 11, four
From WisPolitics … — State GOP Chairman Brian Schimming is accusing Dems and President Joe Biden’s campaign of weaponizing the legal system after Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a felony, calling the verdict “a national embarrassment.” A New York jury yesterday found Trump was
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Cegielski, a conservative journalist who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy, announced today he plans to challenge Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the GOP primary for the 33rd AD in August. Cegielski’s announcement comes ahead of the Monday deadline for candidates seeking
TOP STORIES Wisconsin launches new $100M investment fund with biohealth focus … Wisconsin Investment Fund, a public-private venture capital program … will initially invest $100M in WI startups … [WEDC has selected] Five venture capital management firms … to administer the first round of funding, with a sixth firm to
From WisPolitics … — DPI is threatening to withhold state aid payments from Milwaukee Public Schools because the district has failed to file statutorily required fiscal reports. Two of the reports were due eight months ago, and the district is in danger of missing out on a $15.7 million special
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $100 million effort to back startup businesses, which he called “the biggest public-private investment in Wisconsin startups and entrepreneurs in our state’s history.” Evers announced the Wisconsin Investment Fund today at Forward BIOLABS in Madison, a company that offers lab
TOP STORIES WI unions argue for overturning 2011 law that ended nearly all collective bargaining … [Public worker and teachers unions on Tuesday asked Judge Frost to void controversial Act 10] because it … violates the Wisconsin Constitution’s equal protection guarantee … [by exempting] firefighters and other public safety workers
From WisPolitics … — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today it has added former Revenue Secretary Peter Barca to its “Red to Blue” program, a sign it intends to invest in his campaign against U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville. The DCCC provides candidates in the program with organizational and
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today they turned in more than 9,000 signatures and are highly confident they have the 6,850 valid ones to trigger a recall after a previous failed effort. Former Justice Michael Gableman at a press conference outside of
TOP STORIES Lawmakers debate banning delta-8, other hemp products in WI … causing a sharp rise in reports of children and adults getting sick, raising concern among doctors and public health officials. … [also] House committee voted last week to ban most hemp-derived products. … Researchers who have tested the
From WisPolitics … — The group seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says it will turn in more than 8,000 signatures from the 63rd AD this afternoon with 6,850 valid ones needed to trigger a recall. Recall organizers face a deadline today to turn in signatures in their second
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos face a Tuesday deadline to turn in the required signatures to trigger a recall. But even if they’re successful, there’d be nothing standing in the way of Vos running for reelection this fall under Wisconsin law. The second
TOP STORIES Ex-Milwaukee election chief Woodall, city reach separation agreement … notes the “importance of a smooth transition of leadership before the upcoming 2024 presidential election.” … [Woodall] will remain with the city in an [“associate director”] position [May 13 – Aug. 9] ― but with [restrictions] that include her