From WisPolitics … — Voters are still largely unfamiliar with the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and state superintendent a month out from the April 1 election, a new Marquette University Law School poll shows. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics luncheon today said tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will have a negative impact on Wisconsin and possibly reduce the state’s projected $4.3 billion surplus. President Donald Trump’s proposed 25%
From WisPolitics … — Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has rebuffed several attempts by the Office of Lawyer Regulation to take his deposition in the discipline case against him, raising concerns some of the allegations could lead to
From WisPolitics … — Madison’s clerk failed to implement practices that could’ve found 193 absentee ballots the city failed to tally from Nov. 5, including a check of all carts and totes that had been used to store ballots before
From WisPolitics … — Dem. Rep. Tip McGuire today asked why the Legislature should have the power to mandate the actions of local law enforcement on immigration enforcement. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos countered the mandates are necessary because some Wisconsin
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today “all tax cuts are good,” but knocked Tony Evers’ approach, saying the Dem guv’s budget would actually raise costs for Wisconsinites. In announcing his budget, Evers focused on some $2
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Barb Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, today reintroduced legislation to ban transgender women and girls from playing the team or sport that matches their gender identity. The introduction comes after the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association changed its
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! Political Stock Report–A collection of insider opinion–(Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2025) Rising Brad Schimel: The conservative candidate’s
From WisPolitics … — A group tied to Elon Musk and another linked to the state’s largest business group are up with new TV ads today knocking Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford for sentences she’s handed out as a Dane
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today approved 54-44 along party lines a bill to overhaul DPI standards that Republicans argue mask poor student performance. Meanwhile, Democrats knocked the bill as politically motivated and said it wouldn’t help improve student
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers tonight will call for $50 million to boost roads used by the ag industry, $300 million to get lead out of service lines, water fountains and childcare centers, and $2 billion in tax
From WisPolitics … — Elon Musk’s Building America’s Future is going up on TV in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race later this week with at least $671,000 in ads statewide, part of a flurry of new activity that has tilted the
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Education Committee today approved 9-4 along party lines a bill to reverse state Superintendent Jill Underly’s overhaul of benchmarks for standardized test scores. AB 1 would: reset report card standards to levels set in
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz today rejected GOP calls to recuse from a lawsuit seeking to overturn Act 10, concluding she can be impartial despite previously saying she disagreed with a past Supreme Court ruling upholding the
From WisPolitics … — Democrats at a committee hearing today voiced skepticism about a GOP bill to restrict remote work for state employees, while Republicans argued it’s a necessary step to ensure productivity. The bill was introduced after a 2023
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul joined a multi-state lawsuit today challenging cuts to medical research funding, calling it a “reckless” move by the Trump administration that will undermine efforts to cure diseases. The National
From WisPolitics … — Republican lawmakers at a hearing today argued the state’s previous standards for statewide tests must be restored, saying DPI’s changes inaccurately reflect student achievement. State Superintendent Jill Underly, who leads the Department of Public Instruction and
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers today announced an $80 million budget package to back Wisconsin farmers, producers and processors. The package to be introduced in the guv’s budget on Feb. 18 includes $30 million in state funding
From WisPolitics … — GOP Sen. Eric Wimberger suggested a budget proposal announced by Gov. Tony Evers to combat PFAS contamination is a concession to Republican lawmakers, but said he still has concerns about language to protect innocent landowners. Wimberger
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today said President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China are “bad news” for consumers, manufacturers and farmers, arguing “everyone is going to pay more.” The Madison Dem made the
From WisPolitics … — Voters are still largely unfamiliar with the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and state superintendent a month out from the April 1 election, a new Marquette University Law School poll shows. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is slightly underwater with Wisconsin voters after his first month
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics luncheon today said tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will have a negative impact on Wisconsin and possibly reduce the state’s projected $4.3 billion surplus. President Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports officially took effect today
From WisPolitics … — Former conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has rebuffed several attempts by the Office of Lawyer Regulation to take his deposition in the discipline case against him, raising concerns some of the allegations could lead to criminal charges. OLR on Friday filed a motion to compel
From WisPolitics … — Madison’s clerk failed to implement practices that could’ve found 193 absentee ballots the city failed to tally from Nov. 5, including a check of all carts and totes that had been used to store ballots before they were counted, state Elections Commission staff found. In a
From WisPolitics … — Dem. Rep. Tip McGuire today asked why the Legislature should have the power to mandate the actions of local law enforcement on immigration enforcement. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos countered the mandates are necessary because some Wisconsin sheriffs haven’t been complying with federal law to notify Immigrations
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today “all tax cuts are good,” but knocked Tony Evers’ approach, saying the Dem guv’s budget would actually raise costs for Wisconsinites. In announcing his budget, Evers focused on some $2 billion in tax relief, from efforts to hold down local
From WisPolitics … — State Rep. Barb Dittrich, R-Oconomowoc, today reintroduced legislation to ban transgender women and girls from playing the team or sport that matches their gender identity. The introduction comes after the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association changed its transgender athlete policy last week to comply with President Donald
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! Political Stock Report–A collection of insider opinion–(Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2025) Rising Brad Schimel: The conservative candidate’s unabashed call for national groups to get involved in his
From WisPolitics … — A group tied to Elon Musk and another linked to the state’s largest business group are up with new TV ads today knocking Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford for sentences she’s handed out as a Dane County judge. Meanwhile, Musk’s America PAC has launched a $1
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today approved 54-44 along party lines a bill to overhaul DPI standards that Republicans argue mask poor student performance. Meanwhile, Democrats knocked the bill as politically motivated and said it wouldn’t help improve student achievement in the state. AB 1 would reverse changes to
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers tonight will call for $50 million to boost roads used by the ag industry, $300 million to get lead out of service lines, water fountains and childcare centers, and $2 billion in tax relief as he releases his fourth state budget. The guv
From WisPolitics … — Elon Musk’s Building America’s Future is going up on TV in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race later this week with at least $671,000 in ads statewide, part of a flurry of new activity that has tilted the spending advantage to conservative Brad Schimel. The Musk-aligned group is
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Education Committee today approved 9-4 along party lines a bill to reverse state Superintendent Jill Underly’s overhaul of benchmarks for standardized test scores. AB 1 would: reset report card standards to levels set in 2019-20; align grades 3-8 with national standards; and restore high
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz today rejected GOP calls to recuse from a lawsuit seeking to overturn Act 10, concluding she can be impartial despite previously saying she disagreed with a past Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2011 law. GOP lawmakers defending the law that stripped most
From WisPolitics … — Democrats at a committee hearing today voiced skepticism about a GOP bill to restrict remote work for state employees, while Republicans argued it’s a necessary step to ensure productivity. The bill was introduced after a 2023 Legislative Audit Bureau report found some state workers weren’t in
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul joined a multi-state lawsuit today challenging cuts to medical research funding, calling it a “reckless” move by the Trump administration that will undermine efforts to cure diseases. The National Institutes of Health announced Friday it is making cuts to
From WisPolitics … — Republican lawmakers at a hearing today argued the state’s previous standards for statewide tests must be restored, saying DPI’s changes inaccurately reflect student achievement. State Superintendent Jill Underly, who leads the Department of Public Instruction and is campaigning for reelection now, commented ahead of the Assembly
From WisPolitics … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers today announced an $80 million budget package to back Wisconsin farmers, producers and processors. The package to be introduced in the guv’s budget on Feb. 18 includes $30 million in state funding for an effort Evers created in 2021 using federal COVID-19
From WisPolitics … — GOP Sen. Eric Wimberger suggested a budget proposal announced by Gov. Tony Evers to combat PFAS contamination is a concession to Republican lawmakers, but said he still has concerns about language to protect innocent landowners. Wimberger said Evers’ proposal is “an admission of what I’ve been
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today said President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China are “bad news” for consumers, manufacturers and farmers, arguing “everyone is going to pay more.” The Madison Dem made the comments today after visiting the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy to