From WisPolitics … — The state’s Democratic and Republican party chairs at a WisPolitics luncheon today said they expect hundreds of millions of dollars to go into political campaigns leading up to the November election. State Dem Party Chair Ben
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump is targeting May 1 for a return visit to Wisconsin, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources said details were still being finalized, but the former president was looking to visit the Waukesha area.
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay-area advocates of closing the state prison there urged lawmakers and Gov. Tony Evers to agree on replacing the 126-year-old facility, arguing it’s not safe for inmates or staff and Wisconsin shouldn’t sink any more
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today urged Dem activists to remind voters that Donald Trump said he was proud of his role in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, declaring it could make a difference in
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor today passed on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs. Taylor, a former Dem state lawmaker and policy director
From WisPolitics … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s first look at Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race found a tight contest between Dem Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde. Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he may sue the Legislature to force action on PFAS funding after Republicans failed to show up for a special meeting he called. Meanwhile, Republicans blasted Evers for vetoing their plan
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde loaned his campaign $8 million during the first quarter while pulling in just shy of $1.1 million from other donors. It’s already one of the largest personal investments by a
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
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
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
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
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
— 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
