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

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP lawmakers today took no action on Gov. Tony Evers’ workforce development package, but kept open the special session he called with a vow to produce solutions of their own. Like they have with most of the 12 previous special sessions Evers

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Department of Public Instruction is moving forward with a website to disclose details of school spending after the Joint Finance Committee dropped an objection to including information on private schools. Someone on the committee anonymously objected to the proposal late last

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Asking taxpayers to help cover the cost of a professional sports stadium for the second time in eight years, GOP lawmakers again argued today it would be cheaper to put public money into the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark than to lose the team.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The fight over Meagan Wolfe’s status as Wisconsin’s top elections official moved to the courts today as Dem AG Josh Kaul filed a lawsuit seeking a declaration that Senate Republicans’ move to fire her has no legal effect. Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he has asked former members of the state Supreme Court to lay out for him what conduct by a justice rises to the level of impeachment as he continues to weigh such a move against liberal

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today pitched moving Wisconsin to an Iowa-style redistricting process to avoid a costly court fight before the state Supreme Court and to spare his members from millions in ads targeting them over the push to impeach liberal Janet

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Senate committee voted 3-1 today against keeping Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections official with all three Republicans opposed, though it was unclear if the issue will move to the full chamber this week. The office of Majority Leader Devin

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Department of Administration cut off Senate Chief Clerk Mike Queensland’s access to state buildings two weeks ago at the request of the chamber’s sergeant at arms for undisclosed reasons. Senate GOP leaders aren’t saying why, and they don’t want caucus members

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he plans to veto a GOP-proposed $3 billion tax cut, arguing it would send the state on a “path to bankruptcy.” “​​I’ll veto it. Plain and simple,” the Dem guv wrote today on Twitter. “I’m not going

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Judicial Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz over comments she made during the spring campaign, finding there is “no evidence of misconduct.” The state GOP and state Sen. Cory Tomczyk, R-Mosinee, filed complaints ahead of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State lawmakers have signed redistricting contracts with four law firms that will likely put taxpayers on the hook for another seven-figure payout in a fight over Wisconsin’s legislative lines, according to records obtained by WisPolitics. Republican lawmakers have retained three firms, including

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP authors of a bill to cut nearly $3 billion in taxes today argued the measure would provide significant tax relief for Wisconsinites, pushing back on concerns it could put federal pandemic aid dollars at risk. Dem Rep. Sue Conley, of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly co-chair of the budget committee pitched a $2.9 billion tax cut package as a chance for Tony Evers to “do the right thing” after the Dem guv vetoed a larger reduction Republicans included in the state budget. The guv’s administration,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — At least one Joint Finance Committee member has objected to a DPI proposal to create an online dashboard about school district finances after a coalition of groups opposed the inclusion of data about private schools. An anonymous committee member or members objected

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A new bill to create a carbon calculator for farmers could encourage sustainable farming while allowing farmers to benefit financially from reduced carbon emissions. The bill, from Rep. Loren Oldenburg, R-Viroqua, and Sen. Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, directs DATCP to create an

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Political insiders argue last night’s Republican debate will likely lead to three contenders dropping out before the next matchup. Politicos at a Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership event in Milwaukee, hosted in part by WisPolitics, said last night’s debate was

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul opined the GOP-controlled state Senate has no authority to confirm or reject Meagan Wolfe as the state’s top elections officer, and it’s “not a close question under state law.” In a letter to the Leg Council director, Kaul

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Republicans today grilled three nominees to the Wisconsin Judicial Commission on when Supreme Court justices should recuse themselves amid GOP complaints about liberal Janet Protasiewicz past statements on redistricting. GOP members of the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee today didn’t

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Leaders at UW-Platteville and UW-Parkside today say they’re considering taking new steps to address structural deficits, including layoffs and furloughs, in the face of enrollment declines and financial challenges. The potential moves come on the heels of UW-Oshkosh announcing it will lay