FRI News Summary: Man who brought guns to Capitol banned from coming back, possessing firearms; GOP continues legislative redistricting push

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FRI AM Update: Queensland signed separation agreement after his resignation; Kurtz, Evers deliver parties’ weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement A Better Wisconsin Together From WisPolitics.com … — Former Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland, found by an investigator to be credibly accused of nonconsensual sexual contact with a woman at a California conference, signed a separation agreement after his resignation, records obtained WisPolitics show. The

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WED AM Update: LeMahieu says acknowledging Wolfe vote was symbolic is best legal strategy as Vos asks to be removed from lawsuit

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin Radio Network From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu tells WisPolitics that it is Republicans’ best legal strategy to acknowledge his chamber’s vote last month to oust Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official was “symbolic” GOP leaders made the admission

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TUE PM Update: Third-party investigator found former Senate chief clerk credibly accused of nonconsensual sexual contact before he resigned

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Former Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland had been credibly accused of engaging in nonconsensual sexual contact with an intoxicated woman during a May conference in California ahead of his resignation last month, according to a report obtained by WisPolitics. The report for

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TUE AM Update: 8 Evers appointees committees voted against up for Senate votes today; Assembly to vote on Brewers stadium bills

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement A Better Wisconsin Together From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-controlled state Senate could fire more than half of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the seven-member Natural Resources Board today. Sharon Adams, Dylan Jennings, Sandra Naas and Jim VandenBrook are among the eight Evers nominees

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MON PM Update: GOP leaders acknowledge Senate vote to oust Wolfe ‘symbolic,’ but seek order that could still remove her from post

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Private attorneys representing GOP legislative leaders acknowledge the Senate’s vote last month to oust Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official was “symbolic” and they have no power to appoint an interim while she continues serving in the job. But Friday’s

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FRI News Summary: Vos says no reason to impeach Protasiewicz yet, but he’ll be watching; Brewers deal tweaked to cut local contributions

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THU PM Update: Vos says Protasiewicz impeachment still an option as Supreme Court prepares to hear redistricting issues

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s not backing off the impeachment option for liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and now argues Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe should be removed from office. The Rochester Republican in a Capitol press event this morning expressed

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