Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers spokesperson Britt Cudaback tells WisPolitics the guv will work “expeditiously” to find a replacement for DNR Secretary Adam Payne, who will step down Nov. 1. Payne in a resignation letter to Gov. Tony Evers on Friday said he would

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State officials are touting Wisconsin’s precision medicine “Tech Hub” designation as a win for the state’s biohealth industries. The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub effort, led by Madison-based BioForward Wisconsin, is one of 31 such initiatives

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP lawmakers in a hearing today knocked Dems for not supporting a redistricting plan they say closely mirrors past Dem bills to create a new commission to draw Wisconsin’s political boundaries. But Dems countered the GOP bill omits important provisions to ensure

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge today quashed subpoenas for former Supreme Court Justices Pat Roggensack and Jon Wilcox in a lawsuit over Assembly Speaker Robin Vos seeking advice on whether to impeach liberal Janet Protasiewicz. Judge Frank Remington noted both Wilcox and former

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Former Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland had been credibly accused of engaging in nonconsensual sexual contact with an intoxicated woman during a May conference in California ahead of his resignation last month, according to a report obtained by WisPolitics. The report for

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Private attorneys representing GOP legislative leaders acknowledge the Senate’s vote last month to oust Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official was “symbolic” and they have no power to appoint an interim while she continues serving in the job. But Friday’s

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Republicans today announced a proposal to invest in the child care industry along with a $2 billion tax cut, among other measures. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, in a statement said under the plan, a family of four with two

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s not backing off the impeachment option for liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and now argues Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe should be removed from office. The Rochester Republican in a Capitol press event this morning expressed

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly State Affairs Committee tomorrow will exec a package of two bills to fund Milwaukee Brewers ballpark maintenance. The $700 million package aims to fulfill that state’s existing contract as stadium landlord to the Brewers and keep the team in Wisconsin

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Conservative former Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is advising Assembly Speaker Robin Vos against impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz over her refusal to recuse herself from hearing redistricting cases. Vos had raised the possibility of impeaching Protasiewicz if she didn’t

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republican legislative leaders today blasted liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz for not recusing from redistricting lawsuits, but didn’t say whether they would seek to impeach her. The new liberal judge issued her decision to not recuse herself from the suits late

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today praised police for their actions after an armed man twice came to the Capitol with loaded guns demanding to see him. Evers, who wasn’t at the Capitol at the time of yesterday’s incidents, told reporters after touring a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem Rep. Lisa Subeck today ripped Republicans for trying to restrict medical freedoms with a bill to ban gender-affirming care for kids, which she says would also increase suicide rates. But co-authors Rep. Scott Allen, of Waukesha, and Sen. Duey Stroebel, of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP members of a Senate committee today voted against confirming former Milwaukee County Clerk Joe Czarnezki to the state Elections Commission after the Dem appointee abstained from a June vote to renominate Meagan Wolfe as the agency’s administrator. Ahead of the vote,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Katrina Shankland is expected to enter the race for the Dem nomination in the 3rd CD, according to multiple Dem sources. Shankland has been calling donors and others indicating she is launching a bid, the sources said. She has a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Senate committee today voted to reject four of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the state Natural Resources Board. The only appointment the committee voted to advance via paper ballot was former dairy farmer Paul Buhr, who was approved unanimously. Evers’ appointments

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Natural Resources Board today unanimously approved a rule to impose stricter limits on surface water pollution, despite business group concerns that costs will exceed what is permitted under state law. Groups including WMC, the Wisconsin Paper Council, Midwest Food Products Association,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Sen. Rob Hutton, R-Brookfield, was noncommittal today about a future vote on Board of Regents appointees after today’s confirmation hearing on 11 of Gov. Tony Evers’ nominees. The Senate Universities and Revenue Committee chair after the hearing said he doesn’t know yet

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland, who was placed on leave last month amid an investigation, has resigned, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said. The Oostburg Republican didn’t provide any details of the allegations against Queensland or of his resignation in a short

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Five GOP members of the Assembly today introduced a resolution seeking to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe with a lawsuit pending in Dane County Circuit Court seeking to keep her in the post. The action comes a week after the