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From WisPolitics … — UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone apologized today after Jewish groups and the Universities of Wisconsin president condemned an agreement he reached with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment. Last week, Anti-Defamation League Midwest, Hillel Milwaukee and the Milwaukee
From WisPolitics … — Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman said today he believes those seeking to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos “are on track to collect more than an adequate number” of signatures to be successful. Gableman spoke
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today touted Biden administration efforts to help people of color deal with debt, particularly student loans and medical bills, while creating economic opportunities like buying a home. During a discussion with comedian
From WisPolitics … — The Water Council today confirmed the group hasn’t had ties to two Israeli-government-owned water organizations since 2019, contradicting UW-Milwaukee leaders’ claim Chancellor Mark Mone convinced it to end relations with the organizations. The clarification comes after
From WisPolitics … — The Senate briefly descended into chaos after majority Republicans abruptly cut off debate on overriding a veto of grants for hospitals in western Wisconsin and shut down today’s floor period over protests from Dems so a
From WisPolitics … — Stymied by Tony Evers’ veto pen, Senate Republicans tomorrow will try to override the Dem guv’s rejection of legislation to provide the framework for $125 million to combat PFAS and $15 million set aside for grants
Political Stock Report –A collection of insider opinion– (May 4-10, 2034) Rising Mount Pleasant: Largely jilted by Foxconn, the southeastern Wisconsin community gets one heck of a consolation prize — and what many view as a more stable partner in
From WisPolitics … – Voters on a Dem call today knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for past comments saying people struggling with obesity should pay more for health care and that “Obamacare” should be repealed. Hovde during his
From WisPolitics … — No Labels today formally withdrew its petition to appear on the November presidential ballot after suspending its search for a viable candidate more than a month ago, according to a letter obtained by WisPolitics. The news
From WisPolitics … — Seeking to deny Dem Tony Evers any discretion in their pick for a former clerk to serve on the Elections Commission, GOP legislative leaders nominated just one person despite a requirement in state law they send
From WisPolitics … — Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced today he is replacing the city’s top election official six months before voters head to the polls in a presidential race that will likely again place Milwaukee’s procedures under a national microscope.
From WisPolitics … — Will Martin, a member of the state GOP’s Executive Committee, is calling for an overhaul to the party’s fundraising approach after a disappointing haul to start 2024, warning in a letter obtained by WisPolitics, “No money,
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump today went on an extended defense of his approach to abortion during a rally in Waukesha today, telling supporters you have to “do what’s right,” but “as a politician, you also have to get
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet today called for a more expansive reading of Wisconsin’s Constitution to provide broader protections for individual liberties than the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That drew a rebuke from conservative Justice
From WisPolitics … — As of late this afternoon, UW-Madison still hasn’t said how it plans to respond to an encampment on campus demanding the university divest from Israel. Protesters gathered today at the campus’ Library Mall and set up
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 … — UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone apologized today after Jewish groups and the Universities of Wisconsin president condemned an agreement he reached with organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment. Last week, Anti-Defamation League Midwest, Hillel Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation urged the Board of Regents to nullify UWM’s
From WisPolitics … — Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman said today he believes those seeking to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos “are on track to collect more than an adequate number” of signatures to be successful. Gableman spoke to recall supporters today in Union Grove just more than
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today touted Biden administration efforts to help people of color deal with debt, particularly student loans and medical bills, while creating economic opportunities like buying a home. During a discussion with comedian D.L. Hughley in Milwaukee, Harris touted a proposal to provide
From WisPolitics … — The Water Council today confirmed the group hasn’t had ties to two Israeli-government-owned water organizations since 2019, contradicting UW-Milwaukee leaders’ claim Chancellor Mark Mone convinced it to end relations with the organizations. The clarification comes after WisPolitics previously reported Mone had successfully urged The Water Council
From WisPolitics … — The Senate briefly descended into chaos after majority Republicans abruptly cut off debate on overriding a veto of grants for hospitals in western Wisconsin and shut down today’s floor period over protests from Dems so a GOP member could catch a flight. Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein,
From WisPolitics … — Stymied by Tony Evers’ veto pen, Senate Republicans tomorrow will try to override the Dem guv’s rejection of legislation to provide the framework for $125 million to combat PFAS and $15 million set aside for grants to support hospitals. Meanwhile, Evers filed a counterclaim against the
Political Stock Report –A collection of insider opinion– (May 4-10, 2034) Rising Mount Pleasant: Largely jilted by Foxconn, the southeastern Wisconsin community gets one heck of a consolation prize — and what many view as a more stable partner in Microsoft than the Taiwanese manufacturer that’s failed to deliver on
From WisPolitics … – Voters on a Dem call today knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for past comments saying people struggling with obesity should pay more for health care and that “Obamacare” should be repealed. Hovde during his 2012 Senate bid, in which he failed to emerge from
From WisPolitics … — No Labels today formally withdrew its petition to appear on the November presidential ballot after suspending its search for a viable candidate more than a month ago, according to a letter obtained by WisPolitics. The news comes after Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Don Millis yesterday told
From WisPolitics … — Seeking to deny Dem Tony Evers any discretion in their pick for a former clerk to serve on the Elections Commission, GOP legislative leaders nominated just one person despite a requirement in state law they send the guv a list of three “individuals” to pick from.
From WisPolitics … — Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced today he is replacing the city’s top election official six months before voters head to the polls in a presidential race that will likely again place Milwaukee’s procedures under a national microscope. Johnson spokesperson Jeff Fleming told WisPolitics there were “multiple reasons”
From WisPolitics … — Will Martin, a member of the state GOP’s Executive Committee, is calling for an overhaul to the party’s fundraising approach after a disappointing haul to start 2024, warning in a letter obtained by WisPolitics, “No money, no mission.” Martin, a Racine businessman who ran for lieutenant
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump today went on an extended defense of his approach to abortion during a rally in Waukesha today, telling supporters you have to “do what’s right,” but “as a politician, you also have to get elected.” Dems have focused many of their attacks against Trump
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet today called for a more expansive reading of Wisconsin’s Constitution to provide broader protections for individual liberties than the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. That drew a rebuke from conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley that her colleague was issuing a “call for
From WisPolitics … — As of late this afternoon, UW-Madison still hasn’t said how it plans to respond to an encampment on campus demanding the university divest from Israel. Protesters gathered today at the campus’ Library Mall and set up tents despite a prohibition against camping on university lands. A
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 Wikler and state GOP Chair Brian Schimming didn’t offer specific
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. Trump is currently on trial in New York on charges
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 money into repairing it. The roundtable at the state Capitol
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 who wins this fall. During a stop in western Wisconsin,
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 for Planned Parenthood, praised retiring liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley