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From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today in La Crosse will tout a new federal rule requiring minimum staffing at nursing homes that receive federal funding and another seeking to boost the pay of those who care for
Quotes of the Week There’s no path to victory without organizing in rural Wisconsin and across the country, as well as suburbs, cities and small towns and big towns. In a state like Wisconsin, where four of the last six
TOP STORIES Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’ partial vetoes to literacy bill … centers on a pair of bills designed to improve K-12 students’ reading performance. … first bill [signed] in July … created a [DPI] early literacy coaching program
From WisPolitics … — The liberal state Supreme Court is allowing Dem Gov. Tony Evers to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to allow the use of absentee drop boxes over the objections of conservative justices who argue he will not
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director
TOP STORIES Legislature sues Evers over partial vetoes to literacy program bill … When signing [SB971, $50M for DPI literacy office, reading coaches, new phonics-based reading curricula] — now called 2023 Act 100 — in late February, Evers made several
From WisPolitics … — Peter Barca, a Kenosha Dem who served in the Legislature and as state Revenue secretary, announced today he will again seek the 1st CD 30 years after he lost a reelection bid for the seat. He
From WisPolitics … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s first look at Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race found a tight contest between Dem Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde. Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger
TOP STORIES Evers not ruling out legal challenge to force release of $125M to address PFAS … [Guv, Dem held presser] after Republican lawmakers rejected his call to meet and approve spending $125 million to address PFAS contamination [after Evers
From WisPolitics … – The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit arguing the Legislature has exceeded its authority by blocking conservation projects. The guv originally asked the court to look at other committee
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he may sue the Legislature to force action on PFAS funding after Republicans failed to show up for a special meeting he called. Meanwhile, Republicans blasted Evers for vetoing their plan
TOP STORIES Evers veto to provide 400-year school funding increase faces lawsuit … [WMC Litigation Center] lawsuit filed Monday directly with the Wisconsin Supreme Court … is asking the justices to undo the partial veto, arguing it effectively forces local
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden raised $705,319 over the first three months of the year, increasing his fundraising after a dip in the fourth quarter amid House GOP leadership changes. The Prairie du Chien Republican also
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde loaned his campaign $8 million during the first quarter while pulling in just shy of $1.1 million from other donors. It’s already one of the largest personal investments by a
TOP STORIES WEC Admin. Wolfe gets extra security while Trump foments false accusations … The former president is publicly and falsely accusing Wolfe of rigging this year’s election four years after Trump and his allies sought to meddle with [GA’s
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced this morning she raised $5.4 million in the first quarter of 2024 as her fundraising operation ramped up. The Madison Dem didn’t provide other details of her first-quarter activity, including how
Quotes of the Week Even when they work hard and pay their student loans, their debt increases and not diminishes. Too many people feel the strain and stress, wondering if they can get married, have their first child, start a
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Elections Commission votes 5-0 to reject Vos recall effort … found organizers fell short of the signatures they needed to force a recall … “It really boils down to an arithmetic problem,” said Commissioner Bob Spindell, a
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission voted 5-0 to reject the first recall petition filed against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, finding backers fell short of the signatures needed. It also ignored a demand from a combative former Supreme
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today in La Crosse will tout a new federal rule requiring minimum staffing at nursing homes that receive federal funding and another seeking to boost the pay of those who care for the elderly in their homes. Ahead of Harris’ official stop
Quotes of the Week There’s no path to victory without organizing in rural Wisconsin and across the country, as well as suburbs, cities and small towns and big towns. In a state like Wisconsin, where four of the last six presidential elections came down to 1 percentage point, you can’t
TOP STORIES Republicans file lawsuit challenging Evers’ partial vetoes to literacy bill … centers on a pair of bills designed to improve K-12 students’ reading performance. … first bill [signed] in July … created a [DPI] early literacy coaching program … as well as grants for public and private schools
From WisPolitics … — The liberal state Supreme Court is allowing Dem Gov. Tony Evers to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to allow the use of absentee drop boxes over the objections of conservative justices who argue he will not be personally impacted by the outcome. Yesterday’s order also reset
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director for Planned Parenthood, praised retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director for Planned Parenthood, praised retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley
TOP STORIES Legislature sues Evers over partial vetoes to literacy program bill … When signing [SB971, $50M for DPI literacy office, reading coaches, new phonics-based reading curricula] — now called 2023 Act 100 — in late February, Evers made several changes … including striking language that the governor said would
From WisPolitics … — Peter Barca, a Kenosha Dem who served in the Legislature and as state Revenue secretary, announced today he will again seek the 1st CD 30 years after he lost a reelection bid for the seat. He joins a Dem field that includes Lorenzo Santos, the Racine
From WisPolitics … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s first look at Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race found a tight contest between Dem Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde. Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger Hovde. But among likely voters, it was tied at 50%
TOP STORIES Evers not ruling out legal challenge to force release of $125M to address PFAS … [Guv, Dem held presser] after Republican lawmakers rejected his call to meet and approve spending $125 million to address PFAS contamination [after Evers vetoed their SB312 to distribute the funds.] Reviews WI communities
From WisPolitics … – The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit arguing the Legislature has exceeded its authority by blocking conservation projects. The guv originally asked the court to look at other committee actions he argued amounted to “legislative vetoes,” but the court
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he may sue the Legislature to force action on PFAS funding after Republicans failed to show up for a special meeting he called. Meanwhile, Republicans blasted Evers for vetoing their plan to allocate the funding. Evers made the comments as he
TOP STORIES Evers veto to provide 400-year school funding increase faces lawsuit … [WMC Litigation Center] lawsuit filed Monday directly with the Wisconsin Supreme Court … is asking the justices to undo the partial veto, arguing it effectively forces local property taxpayers to pony up more money to fund schools.
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden raised $705,319 over the first three months of the year, increasing his fundraising after a dip in the fourth quarter amid House GOP leadership changes. The Prairie du Chien Republican also reported spending $375,820 over the period, leaving him with $1.9
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde loaned his campaign $8 million during the first quarter while pulling in just shy of $1.1 million from other donors. It’s already one of the largest personal investments by a U.S. Senate candidate in Wisconsin history. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tammy
TOP STORIES WEC Admin. Wolfe gets extra security while Trump foments false accusations … The former president is publicly and falsely accusing Wolfe of rigging this year’s election four years after Trump and his allies sought to meddle with [GA’s 2020 results] … “Meagan Wolfe will try and steal another
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin announced this morning she raised $5.4 million in the first quarter of 2024 as her fundraising operation ramped up. The Madison Dem didn’t provide other details of her first-quarter activity, including how much she spent and how much cash she had on
Quotes of the Week Even when they work hard and pay their student loans, their debt increases and not diminishes. Too many people feel the strain and stress, wondering if they can get married, have their first child, start a family, because even if they get by, they still have
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Elections Commission votes 5-0 to reject Vos recall effort … found organizers fell short of the signatures they needed to force a recall … “It really boils down to an arithmetic problem,” said Commissioner Bob Spindell, a Republican appointee. “Commission staff looked at it from every single
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission voted 5-0 to reject the first recall petition filed against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, finding backers fell short of the signatures needed. It also ignored a demand from a combative former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, who has clashed with Vos, to