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From WisPolitics … — Robin Vos says his decision to hire Michael Gableman to review the 2020 election was the biggest mistake he’s made since becoming speaker and the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice should be disbarred. “Mike Gableman is
TOP STORIES Wisconsin passes law to prevent AI ‘deepfakes’ in political ads Evers signed Neylon-C. Anderson-Quinn-Spreitzer bill that requires a disclaimer for any ad — including those distributed by a campaign, political action committee or party — that uses audio
From WisPolitics … — GOP lawmakers want the state Supreme Court to reject a request from the Elections Commission to clarify which maps should be used for any recall or special elections that occur this spring. In a filing yesterday
Quotes of the Week The people who organized this are so out of touch with reality. And I’m just going to keep saying it over and over again: they are morons, they are stupid. These people do not deserve the
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today declared the recall effort against him a “waste of time and resources,” filing a challenge that urged the Elections Commission to dismiss the effort both because it’s short of the signatures
TOP STORIES Jury finds former Milwaukee election official Zapata guilty of election fraud … After deliberating for around five hours following closing arguments Wednesday morning … also guilty of misconduct in public office, a felony … Zapata appeared quiet in
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, faces a deadline today to challenge the recall petitions filed against him. At a WisPolitics luncheon on Tuesday, Vos said about 50 volunteers and some outside groups had found numerous problems
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
From WisPolitics … — Robin Vos says his decision to hire Michael Gableman to review the 2020 election was the biggest mistake he’s made since becoming speaker and the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice should be disbarred. “Mike Gableman is probably the single biggest embarrassment that I have ever had,”
TOP STORIES Wisconsin passes law to prevent AI ‘deepfakes’ in political ads Evers signed Neylon-C. Anderson-Quinn-Spreitzer bill that requires a disclaimer for any ad — including those distributed by a campaign, political action committee or party — that uses audio or video that is “substantially produced” with generative AI. UW
From WisPolitics … — GOP lawmakers want the state Supreme Court to reject a request from the Elections Commission to clarify which maps should be used for any recall or special elections that occur this spring. In a filing yesterday afternoon, Republicans argued the court — if “deemed necessary “
Quotes of the Week The people who organized this are so out of touch with reality. And I’m just going to keep saying it over and over again: they are morons, they are stupid. These people do not deserve the respect that anybody gave them for the last three months,
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today declared the recall effort against him a “waste of time and resources,” filing a challenge that urged the Elections Commission to dismiss the effort both because it’s short of the signatures needed and it’s legally barred. Vos, R-Rochester, argued in today’s
TOP STORIES Jury finds former Milwaukee election official Zapata guilty of election fraud … After deliberating for around five hours following closing arguments Wednesday morning … also guilty of misconduct in public office, a felony … Zapata appeared quiet in court while Milwaukee County judge Ashley Kori read the [verdict].
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, faces a deadline today to challenge the recall petitions filed against him. At a WisPolitics luncheon on Tuesday, Vos said about 50 volunteers and some outside groups had found numerous problems with the signatures that were submitted, including issues that he
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