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From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet today on the Evers administration’s plan to spend $36 million in opioid settlement money after a member anonymously objected to the proposal. But the GOP committee co-chairs rejected Dem Gov.
From WisPolitics … — Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced today he is replacing the city’s top election official six months before voters head to the polls in a presidential race that will likely again place Milwaukee’s procedures under a national microscope.
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman says encampments are illegal and ‘ultimately will be gone’ … campus police will not clear the encampment, as they did Wednesday, as long as “productive discussions” with student protest organizers continue. … encampment was quiet
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin this morning announced the fourth TV ad of her reelection bid, this one featuring a woman who praises the Madison Dem’s efforts to combat fentanyl. Meanwhile, the conservative Restoration PAC says it’s
Quotes of the Week I will secure our elections: one-day voting, with paper ballots and proof of citizenship and voter ID. – Donald Trump during a speech in Waukesha on Wednesday despite many of his fellow Republicans urging their supporters
TOP STORIES Joe Biden to make 4th trip to Wisconsin with Racine visit next week … on May 8, where he will deliver official remarks and then hold a campaign event. [follows DJT’s second WI stop in Wisconsin this year.]
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will return to Wisconsin on Wednesday with a stop in Racine. The White House said Biden will talk about his “Investing in America agenda” and then participate in a campaign event. It will
From WisPolitics … — Will Martin, a member of the state GOP’s Executive Committee, is calling for an overhaul to the party’s fundraising approach after a disappointing haul to start 2024, warning in a letter obtained by WisPolitics, “No money,
TOP STORIES Trump campaigns in Waukesha, Hundreds flock to Waukesha County Expo Center for rally … his remarks didn’t begin until 1:30 p.m., but attendees were lined up hours in advance and maxed out the venue. He spoke for an
From WisPolitics … — 3rd CD Dem candidates Rebecca Cooke and Eric Wilson at a candidate forum in La Crosse both said they support a federal assault weapons ban. Meanwhile, state Rep. Katrina Shankland didn’t directly say whether she supported
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump today went on an extended defense of his approach to abortion during a rally in Waukesha today, telling supporters you have to “do what’s right,” but “as a politician, you also have to get
TOP STORIES Police remove tents at UW-Madison’s pro-Palestinian encampment Police arrived on UW-Madison campus shortly before 7 a.m. local time … University police gave the students staying at the encampment a warning to evacuate shortly before 7 a.m. … began
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump will be in Waukesha this afternoon for his second rally in Wisconsin over the past month. With his New York trial on hold while the judge overseeing it attends to other cases, Trump will
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet today called for a more expansive reading of Wisconsin’s Constitution to provide broader protections for individual liberties than the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That drew a rebuke from conservative Justice
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian encampment protests reach Universities of Wisconsin Protesters held rallies at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee on Monday … [about 300 students, faculty, activists in Madison] After speeches and chants [Students for Justice in Palestine’s Saba called for divestment,] several
From WisPolitics … — UW-Madison leaders say they are willing to speak with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment about their demands, but only if they stop camping on university land. Protesters urging the university to divest from Israel pitched tents
From WisPolitics … — As of late this afternoon, UW-Madison still hasn’t said how it plans to respond to an encampment on campus demanding the university divest from Israel. Protesters gathered today at the campus’ Library Mall and set up
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans recruiting legion of monitors to observe polls, set stage for lawsuits The Republican National Committee and Trump campaign plan to deploy tens of thousands of volunteers and attorneys to monitor and challenge voting processes in battleground
From WisPolitics … — UW-Madison is reminding the campus community that its protest policies prohibit camping on university property ahead of a student demonstration set for today opposing the “ongoing genocide and Zionist war crimes” in Gaza. UW-Madison’s Students for
Quotes of the Week Drink more. Tweet less. Get to know your colleagues in real life before trashing them on social media. – U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Allouez, after his early departure from Congress telling Fox 11 WLUK what he
From WisPolitics … — The Joint Finance Committee will meet today on the Evers administration’s plan to spend $36 million in opioid settlement money after a member anonymously objected to the proposal. But the GOP committee co-chairs rejected Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ latest call for a special meeting to approve
From WisPolitics … — Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced today he is replacing the city’s top election official six months before voters head to the polls in a presidential race that will likely again place Milwaukee’s procedures under a national microscope. Johnson spokesperson Jeff Fleming told WisPolitics there were “multiple reasons”
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman says encampments are illegal and ‘ultimately will be gone’ … campus police will not clear the encampment, as they did Wednesday, as long as “productive discussions” with student protest organizers continue. … encampment was quiet Sunday morning, with no police in sight and students eating
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin this morning announced the fourth TV ad of her reelection bid, this one featuring a woman who praises the Madison Dem’s efforts to combat fentanyl. Meanwhile, the conservative Restoration PAC says it’s launched a $3 million TV ad campaign calling Baldwin “Madison’s
Quotes of the Week I will secure our elections: one-day voting, with paper ballots and proof of citizenship and voter ID. – Donald Trump during a speech in Waukesha on Wednesday despite many of his fellow Republicans urging their supporters to vote early. Observers are welcome to observe. But the
TOP STORIES Joe Biden to make 4th trip to Wisconsin with Racine visit next week … on May 8, where he will deliver official remarks and then hold a campaign event. [follows DJT’s second WI stop in Wisconsin this year.] … first rally since his criminal trial began [April GB
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will return to Wisconsin on Wednesday with a stop in Racine. The White House said Biden will talk about his “Investing in America agenda” and then participate in a campaign event. It will be Biden’s 11th stop in Wisconsin and fourth this year.
From WisPolitics … — Will Martin, a member of the state GOP’s Executive Committee, is calling for an overhaul to the party’s fundraising approach after a disappointing haul to start 2024, warning in a letter obtained by WisPolitics, “No money, no mission.” Martin, a Racine businessman who ran for lieutenant
TOP STORIES Trump campaigns in Waukesha, Hundreds flock to Waukesha County Expo Center for rally … his remarks didn’t begin until 1:30 p.m., but attendees were lined up hours in advance and maxed out the venue. He spoke for an hour and a half of his “peaceful and prosperous” term
From WisPolitics … — 3rd CD Dem candidates Rebecca Cooke and Eric Wilson at a candidate forum in La Crosse both said they support a federal assault weapons ban. Meanwhile, state Rep. Katrina Shankland didn’t directly say whether she supported such a ban, instead touting legislation she co-sponsored to prohibit
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump today went on an extended defense of his approach to abortion during a rally in Waukesha today, telling supporters you have to “do what’s right,” but “as a politician, you also have to get elected.” Dems have focused many of their attacks against Trump
TOP STORIES Police remove tents at UW-Madison’s pro-Palestinian encampment Police arrived on UW-Madison campus shortly before 7 a.m. local time … University police gave the students staying at the encampment a warning to evacuate shortly before 7 a.m. … began removing the tents as students jeered. … Video posted to
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump will be in Waukesha this afternoon for his second rally in Wisconsin over the past month. With his New York trial on hold while the judge overseeing it attends to other cases, Trump will hit the Waukesha Expo Center. Then he’ll fly to Freeland,
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet today called for a more expansive reading of Wisconsin’s Constitution to provide broader protections for individual liberties than the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That drew a rebuke from conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley that her colleague was issuing a “call for
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian encampment protests reach Universities of Wisconsin Protesters held rallies at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee on Monday … [about 300 students, faculty, activists in Madison] After speeches and chants [Students for Justice in Palestine’s Saba called for divestment,] several students pitched tents — two weeks after students at Columbia
From WisPolitics … — UW-Madison leaders say they are willing to speak with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment about their demands, but only if they stop camping on university land. Protesters urging the university to divest from Israel pitched tents at the campus’ Library Mall yesterday despite a prohibition against
From WisPolitics … — As of late this afternoon, UW-Madison still hasn’t said how it plans to respond to an encampment on campus demanding the university divest from Israel. Protesters gathered today at the campus’ Library Mall and set up tents despite a prohibition against camping on university lands. A
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans recruiting legion of monitors to observe polls, set stage for lawsuits The Republican National Committee and Trump campaign plan to deploy tens of thousands of volunteers and attorneys to monitor and challenge voting processes in battleground states, including Wisconsin — an effort rooted in the former
From WisPolitics … — UW-Madison is reminding the campus community that its protest policies prohibit camping on university property ahead of a student demonstration set for today opposing the “ongoing genocide and Zionist war crimes” in Gaza. UW-Madison’s Students for Justice in Palestine has advertised on social media a “protest
Quotes of the Week Drink more. Tweet less. Get to know your colleagues in real life before trashing them on social media. – U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Allouez, after his early departure from Congress telling Fox 11 WLUK what he learned serving Wisconsin’s 8th CD for nearly four terms. I