Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dems U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan and State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski today criticized U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for voting against the Inflation Reduction Act, saying the GOP incumbent has favored the gas and oil industry over Wisconsinites. The legislation includes provisions aiming to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Fourth- and eighth-grade students’ reading and math scores declined in Wisconsin as in most states since 2019, but overall scores remained higher than the national average across grade levels. Nationally, the average math score for fourth graders dropped five points compared to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — AG Josh Kaul today slammed Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney for what he called a contradictory stance on prosecuting Wisconsinites under the 1849 abortion ban. The Dem AG outside the Capitol argued Toney is contradicting his position on enforcing the law

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney today charged Dem AG Josh Kaul has not worked hard enough to clear what he claims is a backlog of internet sex crimes against children. Toney, without citing his source, said by September there was a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP guv candidate Tim Michels, responding to negative ads targeting his abortion position, today said he would “never arrest a doctor.” Current law stipulates anyone other than the mother who performs an abortion is guilty of a Class H felony. The construction

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The director of state courts is seeking a $3.9 million boost in general purpose revenue to bulk up Wisconsin’s cybersecurity system while moving to a hybrid approach to in-office and remote work. Randy Koschnick wrote in a letter to the Department of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … Political Stock Report -A collection of insider opinion- (Oct. 8 – 14, 2022) Rising: Ron Johnson, state finances Mixed: Tim Michels, Eric Toney Falling: Brad Pfaff Read the full Political Stock Report here: https://www.wispolitics.com/2022/political-stock-report-for-oct-8-14 — A Dane County judge today questioned whether it

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Retiring Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind last month transferred $250,000 to a group that’s now running ads attacking Derrick Van Orden, the Republican seeking to succeed him in western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD. The La Crosse Dem detailed the transfer to the Washington,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson moved ahead of Dem rival Mandela Barnes by 6 points in the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll, while the guv’s race remained about even. In both races, the numbers have shifted toward the GOP candidates since

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes and the groups backing him have significantly closed the spending gap with GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and his allies on paid media over the final four weeks of the race. As of Sept. 27, Johnson,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Elections Commission today rejected a GOP effort to provide new guidance on what observers can do at the polls next month as Dems complained the proposal went beyond what’s allowed under state law. That leaves local clerks with no new

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has teamed up with the National Republican Senatorial Committee to run nearly $5.6 million in TV ads from Sept. 1 through today. That includes a series of ads in recent weeks that paint Dem rival Mandela Barnes as

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ten percent of DOJ’s special agent positions are currently vacant, along with 13 percent of the slots for criminal prosecutors, according to numbers the agency released to WisPolitics.com today. The Department of Justice released the figures as GOP AG candidate Eric Toney

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Five weeks out from the election, Wisconsin Dems today sought to place a spotlight on abortion as Gov. Tony Evers told a Capitol rally he and Dem AG Josh Kaul have been a “brick wall” against GOP efforts to restrict access to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers announced today he’ll call for a $101.4 million boost in shared revenue as part of the 2023-25 budget, including a new $10 million supplement to help cover public safety costs. Evers, who has faced a barrage of attacks over

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party had $7.3 million in the bank between its state and federal accounts at the end of August, compared to the $1.8 million held by its GOP counterpart. The Dem Party reported raising $1.8 million through its main state

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul ended the most recent fundraising period with $2.2 million in the bank, a nearly 19-to-1 advantage over GOP opponent Eric Toney. From July 26-Aug. 31, Kaul brought in $481,132, while the former Baltimore federal prosecutor also spent $241,444.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he wants the Legislature to increase funding for arts programs at UW System campuses to attract more workers to the state. The Dem guv, responding to student questions at a roundtable event at UW-Milwaukee, said it’ll be