From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in a letter with 18 fellow Dem senators to President Joe Biden this week called for a two-state solution amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, saying the crisis has reached an “inflection
TOP STORIES Speaker Vos calls the Trump supporters trying to oust him ‘whack jobs and morons’ … Vos lashed out at recall organizers at a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday, saying organizers are “so out of touch with reality. The people who
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed legislation that will allow Wisconsin to access $78 million in federal grants for new electric vehicle charging stations. Both Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state’s largest business group, and Clean Wisconsin,
From WisPolitics … — Franklin businessman Scott Mayer told WisPolitics he decided against running for the U.S. Senate to avoid a “bloody primary” with Madison businessman Eric Hovde that he feared would damage Republicans’ chances of beating Dem incumbent Tammy
TOP STORIES BadgerCare recipients can get new over-the-counter birth control for free … [Evers on Tuesday directed DHS order] … DHS issued standing order for pharmacies to provide Opill at no out-of-pocket cost to BadgerCare recipients … available at WI
From WisPolitics … — Starting today, BadgerCare Plus members can pick up a daily over-the-counter oral contraception medication at no out-of-pocket cost, Gov. Tony Evers announced. Evers had signaled the move in his State of the State address. “As we
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden’s campaign has launched new TV ads in Wisconsin and other swing states in an effort to appeal to Black voters. The spots, which began yesterday, will run through April 21 in Georgia, Michigan,
TOP STORIES Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections … split into two questions … April 2 ballot also include[s] a change to allow only election officials designated by law to administer elections. … Since
From WisPolitics … — Rep. Elijah Behnke, R-Oconto, announced he will run for the 4th AD, the seat he was drawn into with fellow incumbent Rep. David Steffen, R-Green Bay. Behnke formally announced his bid at a fundraiser Sunday. He
Quotes of the Week It’s truly sad that a group of people who didn’t get their way in the 2020 election are wasting resources and effort working with Democrats to settle a political score rather than better using their time
TOP STORIES Evers signs bills to expand eligibility for water quality projects, allow airgun hunting … [SB99/Act 106] expands what types of projects can receive [state/fed-funded Clean Water Fund Program] funding to now include connecting laterals and sewer lines. [fund
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is launching a new TV ad in which he pledges to donate his salary if elected and declares he “can’t be bought.” Hovde’s campaign said it’s part of a previously
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Marcus Hawkins, the executive director of the Organization of MISO States, to the Public Service Commission. Hawkins, whose previous work includes a stint as a senior engineer at the PSC, replaces
TOP STORIES Biden Promotes ‘Life-Changing Improvements’ in Milwaukee Visit Speech at Pieper Hillside Boys & Girls Club … on a stage decorated with “Rebuilding Our Communities” banners, recognized the White House’s $3.3B allocation to cities across the country through the
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden told supporters at his Wisconsin headquarters that his campaign will require “knocking on doors and making contact with people.” He also took a dig at Donald Trump as both have now won enough
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden today touted a $3 billion federal grant program to help communities divided by decades-old transportation infrastructure projects — including one in Wisconsin’s largest city — while continuing to knock Donald Trump on Social
TOP STORIES Evers promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by GOP Legislature … repeated his earlier veto promise moments after the state Senate passed the measure [21-11 Dems + Ballweg] on its final planned meeting day of the session.
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court is fast-tracking oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to legalize absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin. That prompted conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley to declare the liberal majority has prejudged the case and
TOP STORIES Trump backers submit signatures to force recall election of Speaker Vos … Vos angered Trump and his supporters in Wisconsin by refusing calls to decertify President Joe Biden’s narrow win … further angered Trump supporters when he did
From WisPolitics … — The majority of signatures turned in by those seeking to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are from his old district and organizers would be short of the mark needed if only those within the new lines
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in a letter with 18 fellow Dem senators to President Joe Biden this week called for a two-state solution amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, saying the crisis has reached an “inflection point.” The letter, led by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., proposes
TOP STORIES Speaker Vos calls the Trump supporters trying to oust him ‘whack jobs and morons’ … Vos lashed out at recall organizers at a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday, saying organizers are “so out of touch with reality. The people who did this? Whack jobs and morons,” he said. … They
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed legislation that will allow Wisconsin to access $78 million in federal grants for new electric vehicle charging stations. Both Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state’s largest business group, and Clean Wisconsin, a leading environmental organization, hailed the package after it cleared
From WisPolitics … — Franklin businessman Scott Mayer told WisPolitics he decided against running for the U.S. Senate to avoid a “bloody primary” with Madison businessman Eric Hovde that he feared would damage Republicans’ chances of beating Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin. Mayer expressed confidence that he could’ve beaten Hovde in
TOP STORIES BadgerCare recipients can get new over-the-counter birth control for free … [Evers on Tuesday directed DHS order] … DHS issued standing order for pharmacies to provide Opill at no out-of-pocket cost to BadgerCare recipients … available at WI pharmacies starting Tuesday … has a recommended retail price of
From WisPolitics … — Starting today, BadgerCare Plus members can pick up a daily over-the-counter oral contraception medication at no out-of-pocket cost, Gov. Tony Evers announced. Evers had signaled the move in his State of the State address. “As we see continued attacks on women’s reproductive freedoms here in Wisconsin
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden’s campaign has launched new TV ads in Wisconsin and other swing states in an effort to appeal to Black voters. The spots, which began yesterday, will run through April 21 in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as well as nationally on Black-owned news
TOP STORIES Wisconsin voters to decide on banning private money to help fund elections … split into two questions … April 2 ballot also include[s] a change to allow only election officials designated by law to administer elections. … Since 2020, Republicans in at least 27 states have outlawed or
From WisPolitics … — Rep. Elijah Behnke, R-Oconto, announced he will run for the 4th AD, the seat he was drawn into with fellow incumbent Rep. David Steffen, R-Green Bay. Behnke formally announced his bid at a fundraiser Sunday. He told WisPolitics in a phone interview he talked with Steffen
Quotes of the Week It’s truly sad that a group of people who didn’t get their way in the 2020 election are wasting resources and effort working with Democrats to settle a political score rather than better using their time to defeat our ineffective Democrat President. – Assembly Speaker Robin
TOP STORIES Evers signs bills to expand eligibility for water quality projects, allow airgun hunting … [SB99/Act 106] expands what types of projects can receive [state/fed-funded Clean Water Fund Program] funding to now include connecting laterals and sewer lines. [fund awarded $400M+ to 84 munies last year] … signed 15
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is launching a new TV ad in which he pledges to donate his salary if elected and declares he “can’t be bought.” Hovde’s campaign said it’s part of a previously announced seven-figure buy that’s running statewide on broadcast and cable
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Marcus Hawkins, the executive director of the Organization of MISO States, to the Public Service Commission. Hawkins, whose previous work includes a stint as a senior engineer at the PSC, replaces Tyler Huebner, whose nomination the GOP-controlled state Senate rejected earlier
TOP STORIES Biden Promotes ‘Life-Changing Improvements’ in Milwaukee Visit Speech at Pieper Hillside Boys & Girls Club … on a stage decorated with “Rebuilding Our Communities” banners, recognized the White House’s $3.3B allocation to cities across the country through the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhood Access and Equity programs. Biden was
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden told supporters at his Wisconsin headquarters that his campaign will require “knocking on doors and making contact with people.” He also took a dig at Donald Trump as both have now won enough delegates to clinch their party’s nominations. “A lot of you
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden today touted a $3 billion federal grant program to help communities divided by decades-old transportation infrastructure projects — including one in Wisconsin’s largest city — while continuing to knock Donald Trump on Social Security and Medicaid. Ahead of Biden’s stop at a Boys
TOP STORIES Evers promises to veto transgender athlete ban passed by GOP Legislature … repeated his earlier veto promise moments after the state Senate passed the measure [21-11 Dems + Ballweg] on its final planned meeting day of the session. * Evers: “I’ll keep my promise to veto any bill
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court is fast-tracking oral arguments in a lawsuit seeking to legalize absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin. That prompted conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley to declare the liberal majority has prejudged the case and will reverse a ruling barring their use the court issued
TOP STORIES Trump backers submit signatures to force recall election of Speaker Vos … Vos angered Trump and his supporters in Wisconsin by refusing calls to decertify President Joe Biden’s narrow win … further angered Trump supporters when he did not back a plan to impeach [WEC Admin.] Wolfe …
From WisPolitics … — The majority of signatures turned in by those seeking to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are from his old district and organizers would be short of the mark needed if only those within the new lines are valid, an initial review by the Elections Commission shows.