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From WisPolitics … — Three liberal judges told WisPolitics they’re looking at a run next spring for the seat of retiring Justice Ann Walsh Bradley that will determine control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan
TOP STORIES Trump supporters trying to recall Speaker Vos failed, elections review concludes … [after WI Supreme Court refused request for guidance, WEC staff] memo released Wednesday [showed] that based on their review the effort did not collect enough valid
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission this evening will discuss a staff recommendation that it no longer allow candidates to circulate nomination papers without their street address, even if they have concerns for their personal safety. The header of
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission should reject the initial effort to recall Speaker Robin Vos because backers fell short of the mark needed, agency staff found. The recommendation comes on the heels of the state Supreme Court declining
TOP STORIES Evers vetoes a GOP-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals … took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125M to deal with contamination. … a rarely used power afforded the governor under
From WisPolitics … — GOP lawmakers told the state Supreme Court they shouldn’t be on the hook for any of the expenses incurred by the consultants the liberal majority hired in the case, arguing the entire process was improper. Meanwhile,
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed Republicans’ bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination and called a special meeting of the Joint Finance Committee next week to take up funding to address forever chemicals and western Wisconsin hospital
TOP STORIES Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in WI as he rallies younger voters … in … one of a handful of battleground states that could decide the outcome … said he wanted to “give everybody a fair shot”
From WisPolitics … — De Pere businessman Tony Wied touted the support of Donald Trump as he formally launched his campaign for the GOP nomination in the 8th CD. “Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District is hungry for an America First outsider,”
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden in Madison today touted his plan to provide student debt relief to more than 30 million Americans, saying it would help ensure Americans don’t have to put their lives on hold to pay
TOP STORIES Biden in Madison today to unveil latest student loan forgiveness plan … through the Higher Education Act, expanding on powers the president turned to after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned the administration’s first debt cancellation plan
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden today will be on the Madison Area Technical College campus, where he will detail the next steps in his effort to lower student loan debt. Ahead of this stop, the White House said
Quotes of the Week I think that the fact that we have so many lifers and careerists in this institution is why it’s so dysfunctional, and that the framers, when they created the Constitution and this country, had in mind
TOP STORIES Effort to expand nurses’ authority fails again with Gov. Tony Evers veto … The “APRN Modernization Act” [passed Senate 23-9, Assembly 63-35] would have created a new system that would allow registered nurses who meet certain qualifications to
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has agreed to dismiss part of its lawsuit against the State Bar of Wisconsin after the legal group decided to clarify its definition of “diversity” for a clerkship program.
From WisPolitics … — Republicans sent a bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination to Gov. Tony Evers today amid an ongoing standoff on the issue, starting a weeklong countdown for the guv to take action. Evers has vowed to veto
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential Vos recall … in a unanimous order, noted that in December it had ruled that the legislative maps then in place [which Vos was elected on] were unconstitutional
From WisPolitics … — Former GOP state Sen. Roger Roth raised more than $380,000 in less than six weeks for his 8th CD bid, his campaign told WisPolitics this morning. Roth, R-Appleton, announced his intention to run for the northeastern
— The state Department of Health Services has submitted its plans for using $36 million in opioid settlement funds to the Joint Finance Committee. The plan, covering fiscal year 2025, proposes allocating the funding across prevention, harm reduction, treatment and
TOP STORIES From ‘uninstructed’ Dems to non-Trump GOP: Takeaways from WI’s primary * GOP: Trump 472,227 79.2% Haley 76,149 12.8% DeSantis 19,961 3.3% Uninstructed 12,834 2.2% Christie 9,706 1.6% Ramaswamy 5,161 0.9% * Dem: Biden 506,969 88.6% Uninstructed 47,846 8.4%
From WisPolitics … — Three liberal judges told WisPolitics they’re looking at a run next spring for the seat of retiring Justice Ann Walsh Bradley that will determine control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford, 1st District Court of Appeals Judge Pedro Colón and
TOP STORIES Trump supporters trying to recall Speaker Vos failed, elections review concludes … [after WI Supreme Court refused request for guidance, WEC staff] memo released Wednesday [showed] that based on their review the effort did not collect enough valid signatures. … no matter what district is used — the
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission this evening will discuss a staff recommendation that it no longer allow candidates to circulate nomination papers without their street address, even if they have concerns for their personal safety. The header of a nomination paper has to “substantially” include the information required
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission should reject the initial effort to recall Speaker Robin Vos because backers fell short of the mark needed, agency staff found. The recommendation comes on the heels of the state Supreme Court declining to say which maps should be applied to the recall
TOP STORIES Evers vetoes a GOP-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals … took the unusual step of calling the GOP-controlled budget committee into meeting to approve spending $125M to deal with contamination. … a rarely used power afforded the governor under state law [that Evers has only used once] … Evers
From WisPolitics … — GOP lawmakers told the state Supreme Court they shouldn’t be on the hook for any of the expenses incurred by the consultants the liberal majority hired in the case, arguing the entire process was improper. Meanwhile, the Republican voters who intervened in the suit argued the
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed Republicans’ bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination and called a special meeting of the Joint Finance Committee next week to take up funding to address forever chemicals and western Wisconsin hospital closures. It is the second time Evers, who has repeatedly
TOP STORIES Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in WI as he rallies younger voters … in … one of a handful of battleground states that could decide the outcome … said he wanted to “give everybody a fair shot” and the “freedom to chase their dreams” as he lamented
From WisPolitics … — De Pere businessman Tony Wied touted the support of Donald Trump as he formally launched his campaign for the GOP nomination in the 8th CD. “Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District is hungry for an America First outsider,” Wied said. Wied owned and operated Dino Stop, a chain
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden in Madison today touted his plan to provide student debt relief to more than 30 million Americans, saying it would help ensure Americans don’t have to put their lives on hold to pay off their school loans. “Too many people feel the strain
TOP STORIES Biden in Madison today to unveil latest student loan forgiveness plan … through the Higher Education Act, expanding on powers the president turned to after the U.S. Supreme Court last year overturned the administration’s first debt cancellation plan … some proposed measures, including the automatic cancellation of outstanding
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden today will be on the Madison Area Technical College campus, where he will detail the next steps in his effort to lower student loan debt. Ahead of this stop, the White House said the new plan would cut the amount owed by 23
Quotes of the Week I think that the fact that we have so many lifers and careerists in this institution is why it’s so dysfunctional, and that the framers, when they created the Constitution and this country, had in mind that you would embark on a season of service and
TOP STORIES Effort to expand nurses’ authority fails again with Gov. Tony Evers veto … The “APRN Modernization Act” [passed Senate 23-9, Assembly 63-35] would have created a new system that would allow registered nurses who meet certain qualifications to be licensed by the state board of nursing as advanced
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has agreed to dismiss part of its lawsuit against the State Bar of Wisconsin after the legal group decided to clarify its definition of “diversity” for a clerkship program. The State Bar in a statement said the change does
From WisPolitics … — Republicans sent a bill aiming to combat PFAS contamination to Gov. Tony Evers today amid an ongoing standoff on the issue, starting a weeklong countdown for the guv to take action. Evers has vowed to veto SB 312 over provisions limiting DNR authority to regulate the
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential Vos recall … in a unanimous order, noted that in December it had ruled that the legislative maps then in place [which Vos was elected on] were unconstitutional and barred their future use. … It is the Wisconsin
From WisPolitics … — Former GOP state Sen. Roger Roth raised more than $380,000 in less than six weeks for his 8th CD bid, his campaign told WisPolitics this morning. Roth, R-Appleton, announced his intention to run for the northeastern Wisconsin seat on Feb. 10, hours after U.S. Rep. Mike
— The state Department of Health Services has submitted its plans for using $36 million in opioid settlement funds to the Joint Finance Committee. The plan, covering fiscal year 2025, proposes allocating the funding across prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery efforts. It includes $6 million for tribal nations in
TOP STORIES From ‘uninstructed’ Dems to non-Trump GOP: Takeaways from WI’s primary * GOP: Trump 472,227 79.2% Haley 76,149 12.8% DeSantis 19,961 3.3% Uninstructed 12,834 2.2% Christie 9,706 1.6% Ramaswamy 5,161 0.9% * Dem: Biden 506,969 88.6% Uninstructed 47,846 8.4% Phillips 17,553 3.1% … ‘Uninstructed’ Democratic votes outpace Biden’s 2020