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Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Prosecution of an alleged scheme by Speaker Robin Vos opponents to evade campaign finance
From WisPolitics … — In a “very conservative” estimate, Public Service Commission Chair Summer Strand at a WisPolitics luncheon today said she believes every underserved and unserved location in Wisconsin would have broadband access by 2030. Since 2019, the state
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court announced today the renaming of the State Law Library after the first female lawyer in Wisconsin history, removing former conservative Justice David Prosser’s name in the process. Liberal members of the court
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump in Racine today charged “radical left lunatics” are lying about reports he called Milwaukee “horrible,” saying he loves the city and chose it himself to host the upcoming Republican National Convention. “But I’m the
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said it’s “critical” that Milwaukee Public Schools cooperate with the Department of Public Instruction as he takes steps to begin independent audits of the district’s operations and instructional practices. The guv announced
From WisPolitics … — UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt today announced the university’s Fox Cities campus will close in June 2025 due to low enrollment — the sixth two-year campus in two years to either end in-person instruction or shut completely.
From WisPolitics … — The Racine Recall Committee claimed today Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ challenge to its petition should be rejected because the Rochester Republican didn’t follow proper procedure in filing it. In a rebuttal to Vos’ challenge the committee
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public Schools will try to fill at least a dozen vacant positions in its Finance Department as part of a corrective plan to deliver overdue financial data to the state and shore up the district’s
From WisPolitics … — Dem Rep. LaKeshia Myers today said she may appeal a decision by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to reject her complaint seeking to force Rep. Dora Drake off the ballot in their fall primary race for the
From WisPolitics … — GOP Speaker Robin Vos today challenged the recall petition filed against him, arguing it was initiated in the wrong district and falls short of the needed signatures — even if opponents had targeted the correct Assembly
From WisPolitics … — A committee of the state Dem Party is urging activists at this weekend’s convention to vote against two resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over concerns they don’t condemn
From WisPolitics … — The Dodge County sheriff today accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies.
From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today defended the pace of his investigation into the false elector scheme in Wisconsin while declining to go into specifics on why he filed felony charges against two attorneys and a former
From WisPolitics … — More than two dozen members of the Assembly are facing primary challenges so far, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Cegielski, a conservative journalist who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy, announced today he plans to challenge Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the GOP primary for the 33rd AD in August. Cegielski’s
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $100 million effort to back startup businesses, which he called “the biggest public-private investment in Wisconsin startups and entrepreneurs in our state’s history.” Evers announced the Wisconsin Investment Fund today
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today they turned in more than 9,000 signatures and are highly confident they have the 6,850 valid ones to trigger a recall after a previous failed effort.
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos face a Tuesday deadline to turn in the required signatures to trigger a recall. But even if they’re successful, there’d be nothing standing in the way of Vos
From WisPolitics … — UW Regent Robert Atwell, a GOP appointee, will remain on the board for the foreseeable future after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos advised him he can serve until his successor is appointed and confirmed, according to an
From WisPolitics … — State tax collections through the month of April are up 0.9% over the year before, slightly ahead of the 0.4% growth that the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had projected for 2023-24. LFB Director Bob Lang told WisPolitics
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Prosecution of an alleged scheme by Speaker Robin Vos opponents to evade campaign finance limits to boost Vos’ 2022 primary challenger is now in
From WisPolitics … — In a “very conservative” estimate, Public Service Commission Chair Summer Strand at a WisPolitics luncheon today said she believes every underserved and unserved location in Wisconsin would have broadband access by 2030. Since 2019, the state has invested roughly $200 million in broadband and is receiving
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court announced today the renaming of the State Law Library after the first female lawyer in Wisconsin history, removing former conservative Justice David Prosser’s name in the process. Liberal members of the court praised Lavinia Goodell as a trailblazer, with Justice Ann Walsh
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump in Racine today charged “radical left lunatics” are lying about reports he called Milwaukee “horrible,” saying he loves the city and chose it himself to host the upcoming Republican National Convention. “But I’m the one that picked Milwaukee and the Democrats, or the radical
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today said it’s “critical” that Milwaukee Public Schools cooperate with the Department of Public Instruction as he takes steps to begin independent audits of the district’s operations and instructional practices. The guv announced potential auditors will have until next Monday to respond to
From WisPolitics … — UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt today announced the university’s Fox Cities campus will close in June 2025 due to low enrollment — the sixth two-year campus in two years to either end in-person instruction or shut completely. Leavitt confirmed the news today after Outagamie County Exec Tom
From WisPolitics … — The Racine Recall Committee claimed today Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ challenge to its petition should be rejected because the Rochester Republican didn’t follow proper procedure in filing it. In a rebuttal to Vos’ challenge the committee filed late this afternoon, organizers argued the speaker’s attorney Matthew
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Public Schools will try to fill at least a dozen vacant positions in its Finance Department as part of a corrective plan to deliver overdue financial data to the state and shore up the district’s operations going forward, according to a proposal submitted to DPI
From WisPolitics … — Dem Rep. LaKeshia Myers today said she may appeal a decision by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to reject her complaint seeking to force Rep. Dora Drake off the ballot in their fall primary race for the 4th SD. The commission found Drake’s nomination papers for the
From WisPolitics … — GOP Speaker Robin Vos today challenged the recall petition filed against him, arguing it was initiated in the wrong district and falls short of the needed signatures — even if opponents had targeted the correct Assembly seat. Vos opponents are seeking to recall him from the
From WisPolitics … — A committee of the state Dem Party is urging activists at this weekend’s convention to vote against two resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over concerns they don’t condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. State Dem Party spokesperson Joe
From WisPolitics … — The Dodge County sheriff today accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies. Sheriff Dale Schmidt said the state Department of Corrections refers
From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today defended the pace of his investigation into the false elector scheme in Wisconsin while declining to go into specifics on why he filed felony charges against two attorneys and a former aide to Donald Trump. He also declined to say whether
From WisPolitics … — More than two dozen members of the Assembly are facing primary challenges so far, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was successful in beating GOP lawmakers. Candidates faced a 5 p.m.
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Cegielski, a conservative journalist who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy, announced today he plans to challenge Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the GOP primary for the 33rd AD in August. Cegielski’s announcement comes ahead of the Monday deadline for candidates seeking
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $100 million effort to back startup businesses, which he called “the biggest public-private investment in Wisconsin startups and entrepreneurs in our state’s history.” Evers announced the Wisconsin Investment Fund today at Forward BIOLABS in Madison, a company that offers lab
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today they turned in more than 9,000 signatures and are highly confident they have the 6,850 valid ones to trigger a recall after a previous failed effort. Former Justice Michael Gableman at a press conference outside of
From WisPolitics … — Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos face a Tuesday deadline to turn in the required signatures to trigger a recall. But even if they’re successful, there’d be nothing standing in the way of Vos running for reelection this fall under Wisconsin law. The second
From WisPolitics … — UW Regent Robert Atwell, a GOP appointee, will remain on the board for the foreseeable future after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos advised him he can serve until his successor is appointed and confirmed, according to an email obtained by WisPolitics. Atwell’s move would block Dem Gov.
From WisPolitics … — State tax collections through the month of April are up 0.9% over the year before, slightly ahead of the 0.4% growth that the Legislative Fiscal Bureau had projected for 2023-24. LFB Director Bob Lang told WisPolitics the numbers are “tracking well compared to our estimate.” April