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From WisPolitics … — The Republican Accountability Project says it’s launching a six-figure ad campaign in Wisconsin and other states that says Donald Trump is running for president as a “wannabe dictator.” The group says the 60-second spot will air
Subscriber note: Tomorrow’s News Summary will be the final WisPolitics subscriber product of the year. Normal products will resume Jan. 2. Thank you for subscribing. From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ call
View the online News Summary TOP STORIES Biden Touts ‘Small Business Boom’ In Visit to Milwaukee President Joe Biden highlighted his contributions to what he calls a “small business boom” during a visit to Milwaukee on Wednesday. Speaking at
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says GOP lawmakers early next year will OK an audit of DEI practices in state government, highlighting his next target after curtailing positions at UW. The Rochester Republican told WisPolitics in a
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden on a visit to Milwaukee today knocked former President Donald Trump for saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.” “Investing in Black economic prosperity lifts everybody up. You know, we always
TOP STORIES Evers: Excessive costs force DNR to halt work on PFAS groundwater standards … [compliance costs] for industrial facilities and wastewater treatment plants that discharge to groundwater [projected to be] $33M over the first two years the standards would
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will visit the Milwaukee Black Chamber of Commerce today to tout his economic policies and announce new investments in Milwaukee and other communities around the country, the White House says. The president will
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today said “we are not done yet” targeting DEI in state government after a legislative committee signed off on pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees. The Rochester Republican agreed to a
View the online News Summary TOP STORIES VP Harris announces nationwide events focused on abortion … first event is scheduled for Wisconsin on Jan. 22, which would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade … “I will continue
From WisPolitics … — The White House announced this morning Vice President Kamala Harris’ “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour will kick off in Wisconsin on Jan. 22, the 51st anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade. The
From WisPolitics … — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced today it will resume providing abortions at its Sheboygan clinic Dec. 28. Planned Parenthood had committed to the move after a Dane County judge earlier this month ruled an 1849 state
View the online News Summary TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans call for layoffs and criticize remote work policies as wasting office spaces … [LAB audit found] state employees were spending substantially more time working from home than in their offices. …
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Hitt, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and one of the so-called “fake electors,” says he was “tricked” by Trump campaign officials as part of a larger scheme to overturn the results
Quotes of the Week This deal is part of a systematic racist deal. And it is discriminatory toward students, faculty and staff of color, because their experiences should never have a price tag and should never be bought out on
View the News Summary online TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court makes interim state court director permanent despite complaints … Audrey Skwierawski took a leave from her job as a Milwaukee County circuit judge to work as the state court administrator
From WisPolitics … — Federal officials have approved Wisconsin’s plan to use $140 million in ARPA funding for two grant programs aimed at improving digital connections, state officials announced. In a release yesterday, Gov. Tony Evers said the state’s plan
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to promote his economic policies, the White House said. It will be Biden’s seventh stop in Wisconsin since becoming president. He was last in the state in August
View the News Summary online TOP STORIES UW regents reverse vote, approving deal with Robin Vos 11-6 vote flipped Regent pres. Walsh, VP Blumenfeld Bogost and Staton.Reviews deal. * Bogost:“After further discussions with stakeholders from every campus, I have decided
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is calling a reversal by the UW Board of Regents to approve a deal he struck with university leaders “just the first step” in eliminating “cancerous DEI practices” on campuses. Meanwhile, Rep.
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly, who missed Saturday’s regents vote on the university- Assembly Speaker Robin Vos deal and won’t participate in this evening’s proceedings, is calling for the vote to be rescheduled. Underly, a member of
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Accountability Project says it’s launching a six-figure ad campaign in Wisconsin and other states that says Donald Trump is running for president as a “wannabe dictator.” The group says the 60-second spot will air nationally on CNN and MSNBC as well as in Georgia,
Subscriber note: Tomorrow’s News Summary will be the final WisPolitics subscriber product of the year. Normal products will resume Jan. 2. Thank you for subscribing. From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ call to have voters weigh in on more restrictive abortion limits,
View the online News Summary TOP STORIES Biden Touts ‘Small Business Boom’ In Visit to Milwaukee President Joe Biden highlighted his contributions to what he calls a “small business boom” during a visit to Milwaukee on Wednesday. Speaking at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce (WBCC), 2900 W. Vliet
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says GOP lawmakers early next year will OK an audit of DEI practices in state government, highlighting his next target after curtailing positions at UW. The Rochester Republican told WisPolitics in a year-end interview that GOP lawmakers in early 2025 will then
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden on a visit to Milwaukee today knocked former President Donald Trump for saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.” “Investing in Black economic prosperity lifts everybody up. You know, we always believe diversity is our strength as a nation,” Biden said.
TOP STORIES Evers: Excessive costs force DNR to halt work on PFAS groundwater standards … [compliance costs] for industrial facilities and wastewater treatment plants that discharge to groundwater [projected to be] $33M over the first two years the standards would be in effect. … [2017 Walker law] requires state agencies
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will visit the Milwaukee Black Chamber of Commerce today to tout his economic policies and announce new investments in Milwaukee and other communities around the country, the White House says. The president will be joined by the founder and owner of Hero Plumbing,
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today said “we are not done yet” targeting DEI in state government after a legislative committee signed off on pay raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees. The Rochester Republican agreed to a deal with UW leaders that curtails diversity, equity and inclusion
View the online News Summary TOP STORIES VP Harris announces nationwide events focused on abortion … first event is scheduled for Wisconsin on Jan. 22, which would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade … “I will continue to fight for our fundamental freedoms while bringing together those
From WisPolitics … — The White House announced this morning Vice President Kamala Harris’ “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour will kick off in Wisconsin on Jan. 22, the 51st anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade. The White House didn’t release details on the stop. The visit
From WisPolitics … — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced today it will resume providing abortions at its Sheboygan clinic Dec. 28. Planned Parenthood had committed to the move after a Dane County judge earlier this month ruled an 1849 state law doesn’t ban consensual abortions and only applies to feticide.
View the online News Summary TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans call for layoffs and criticize remote work policies as wasting office spaces … [LAB audit found] state employees were spending substantially more time working from home than in their offices. … a majority of the agencies surveyed said that remote work
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Hitt, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and one of the so-called “fake electors,” says he was “tricked” by Trump campaign officials as part of a larger scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He’s now cooperating with federal prosecutors
Quotes of the Week This deal is part of a systematic racist deal. And it is discriminatory toward students, faculty and staff of color, because their experiences should never have a price tag and should never be bought out on what inclusion looks like on our campuses. – Legislative Black
View the News Summary online TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court makes interim state court director permanent despite complaints … Audrey Skwierawski took a leave from her job as a Milwaukee County circuit judge to work as the state court administrator since the court flipped to majority liberal control in August.
From WisPolitics … — Federal officials have approved Wisconsin’s plan to use $140 million in ARPA funding for two grant programs aimed at improving digital connections, state officials announced. In a release yesterday, Gov. Tony Evers said the state’s plan for the Capital Projects Fund dollars was greenlit by the
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to promote his economic policies, the White House said. It will be Biden’s seventh stop in Wisconsin since becoming president. He was last in the state in August to visit electric vehicle charger manufacturer Ingeteam, arguing “Bidenomics” was
View the News Summary online TOP STORIES UW regents reverse vote, approving deal with Robin Vos 11-6 vote flipped Regent pres. Walsh, VP Blumenfeld Bogost and Staton.Reviews deal. * Bogost:“After further discussions with stakeholders from every campus, I have decided to support this resolution,” said Regents will continue to hold
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is calling a reversal by the UW Board of Regents to approve a deal he struck with university leaders “just the first step” in eliminating “cancerous DEI practices” on campuses. Meanwhile, Rep. Dora Drake, chair of the Black Legislative Caucus, knocked the
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly, who missed Saturday’s regents vote on the university- Assembly Speaker Robin Vos deal and won’t participate in this evening’s proceedings, is calling for the vote to be rescheduled. Underly, a member of the board due to her elected position, said she agrees