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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen today blamed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for the spike in 17-year-olds voting illegally in the April 2016 primaries. But he later softened his criticism during today’s commission
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign is spending at least $110,000 to run TV ads in the final weeks of the election, according to a WisPolitics.com check of FCC records. The first spot is slated to run March 20 and some
The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from
State superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz gave bleachers to a private school his children attended while working as superintendent of Whitnall School District. The Whitnall district board at the time said Holtz should have first gone through them, according to records
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid
The Assembly also signed off 68-31 on a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state treasurer’s office, putting the question before voters in an April 2018 referendum. Six Dems crossed party lines to support the amendment: Minority Leader Peter Barca,
A bill that would ban local governments from requiring that companies bidding on public projects enter into project labor agreements is heading to Gov. Scott Walker after a 64-35 party-line vote in the Assembly. Dems slammed the bill, saying it
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A bill that would ban local governments from requiring that companies bidding on public projects enter into project labor agreements is heading to Gov. Scott Walker after a 64-35 party-line vote in
UW System President Ray Cross said today Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for UW is the best “we’ve had in over a decade,” though he’s looking for some changes in the coming weeks. Cross spoke at today’s Board of Regents
Gov. Scott Walker today announced an executive order aimed at easing access to government records while declaring next week as Sunshine Week. Walker’s order requires state agencies to figure out which kinds of records the public asks for the most
Gov. Scott Walker’s budget item calling for the relocation of the DNR’s chief forester tosses out a previously ordered study that sought cost estimates for moving the office’s HQ to a new facility. The 2015-17 budget required the DNR conduct
Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee accused their GOP counterparts of improperly receiving a briefing on the guv’s self-insurance plan for state employees. But Co-chairs Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and John Nygren, R-Marinette, said they did nothing wrong by
Rep. Michael Schraa, who authored the amendment to eliminate the office of state treasurer, says there’s a “high probability” that either he or another lawmaker will introduce an amendment this session to scrap the office of secretary of state. Schraa
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Joint Finance tentatively plans to kick off its public hearings on the budget April 3 in Platteville with the first executive session possible May 2, according to a tentative overview sent to
The state Building Commission today signed off on Walker’s 2017-19 capital budget proposal. Walker’s proposal recommended $803 million in building projects, including $75 million for a Southeast Wisconsin Law Enforcement Facility and more than $85 million in renovations at UW-Milwaukee.
Gov. Scott Walker said today he would soon announce a number of steps to address bomb threats made against a Jewish community center in Milwaukee. Walker, following a tour of the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, didn’t
Wisconsinites would save $44 a year, on average, under Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to reduce rates for the lowest two tax brackets and expand how much income they cover, according to an LFB analysis. Today’s memo shows more than 70
Former state Rep. Mandela Barnes, who decided against a run for state Dem chair, tells WisPolitics.com he has decided to seek the party’s No. 3 position. Current 2nd Vice-chair Jeff Christensen announced on his Facebook page today that he won’t
Two GOP legislators want the Department of Transportation to be overseen by an inspector general after a critical audit of the agency released six weeks ago. The legislation, from Sen. David Craig and Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, would require the state
The state Supreme Court today ruled 5-2 passengers on Madison buses can carry concealed weapons. The court sided with gun advocates and Wisconsin Carry, which initially filed the lawsuit against the city. Justice Daniel Kelly, appointed by Gov. Scott Walker,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Elections Commission Chairman Mark Thomsen today blamed Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign for the spike in 17-year-olds voting illegally in the April 2016 primaries. But he later softened his criticism during today’s commission meeting after agency staff said it didn’t fully investigate whether
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign is spending at least $110,000 to run TV ads in the final weeks of the election, according to a WisPolitics.com check of FCC records. The first spot is slated to run March 20 and some will be on the air through election day, April 4.
The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from prior elections, which had seen only a handful of these
State superintendent candidate Lowell Holtz gave bleachers to a private school his children attended while working as superintendent of Whitnall School District. The Whitnall district board at the time said Holtz should have first gone through them, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com. But Holtz said in an interview the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from prior elections,
The Assembly also signed off 68-31 on a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state treasurer’s office, putting the question before voters in an April 2018 referendum. Six Dems crossed party lines to support the amendment: Minority Leader Peter Barca, Reps. Gordon Hintz, Eric Genrich, Amanda Stuck, Don Vruwink and
A bill that would ban local governments from requiring that companies bidding on public projects enter into project labor agreements is heading to Gov. Scott Walker after a 64-35 party-line vote in the Assembly. Dems slammed the bill, saying it would hurt the middle class and reduce the quality of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A bill that would ban local governments from requiring that companies bidding on public projects enter into project labor agreements is heading to Gov. Scott Walker after a 64-35 party-line vote in the Assembly. Dems slammed the bill, saying it would hurt
UW System President Ray Cross said today Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for UW is the best “we’ve had in over a decade,” though he’s looking for some changes in the coming weeks. Cross spoke at today’s Board of Regents meeting in Madison, telling regents that Walker clearly listened to
Gov. Scott Walker today announced an executive order aimed at easing access to government records while declaring next week as Sunshine Week. Walker’s order requires state agencies to figure out which kinds of records the public asks for the most and then determine ways to make them available without a
Gov. Scott Walker’s budget item calling for the relocation of the DNR’s chief forester tosses out a previously ordered study that sought cost estimates for moving the office’s HQ to a new facility. The 2015-17 budget required the DNR conduct a study on moving the chief forestry headquarters out of
Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee accused their GOP counterparts of improperly receiving a briefing on the guv’s self-insurance plan for state employees. But Co-chairs Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and John Nygren, R-Marinette, said they did nothing wrong by meeting yesterday with the Department of Employee Trust Funds and
Rep. Michael Schraa, who authored the amendment to eliminate the office of state treasurer, says there’s a “high probability” that either he or another lawmaker will introduce an amendment this session to scrap the office of secretary of state. Schraa said he has not yet began drafting the language for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Joint Finance tentatively plans to kick off its public hearings on the budget April 3 in Platteville with the first executive session possible May 2, according to a tentative overview sent to members and shared with WisPolitics.com. The offices of Co-chairs Alberta
The state Building Commission today signed off on Walker’s 2017-19 capital budget proposal. Walker’s proposal recommended $803 million in building projects, including $75 million for a Southeast Wisconsin Law Enforcement Facility and more than $85 million in renovations at UW-Milwaukee. The commission today unanimously approved most of Walker’s recommendations. The
Gov. Scott Walker said today he would soon announce a number of steps to address bomb threats made against a Jewish community center in Milwaukee. Walker, following a tour of the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, didn’t provide specifics, but he said the measures will relate to
Wisconsinites would save $44 a year, on average, under Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to reduce rates for the lowest two tax brackets and expand how much income they cover, according to an LFB analysis. Today’s memo shows more than 70 percent of all filers would see a decrease, and the
Former state Rep. Mandela Barnes, who decided against a run for state Dem chair, tells WisPolitics.com he has decided to seek the party’s No. 3 position. Current 2nd Vice-chair Jeff Christensen announced on his Facebook page today that he won’t seek re-election to the post he’s held since 2013, writing
Two GOP legislators want the Department of Transportation to be overseen by an inspector general after a critical audit of the agency released six weeks ago. The legislation, from Sen. David Craig and Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, would require the state auditor to appoint a Legislative Audit Bureau inspector general who
The state Supreme Court today ruled 5-2 passengers on Madison buses can carry concealed weapons. The court sided with gun advocates and Wisconsin Carry, which initially filed the lawsuit against the city. Justice Daniel Kelly, appointed by Gov. Scott Walker, ruled that because cities, city commissions and sub-divisions all derive