Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Rebecca Kleefisch took her first shot at GOP guv rival Tim Michels through paid media today, accusing the construction exec in a TV ad of pushing “for years to raise our gas tax while getting rich from massive government contracts.” Meanwhile, the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Kevin Nicholson today announced he is suspending his guv campaign, saying he doesn’t want to go negative against his rivals to win the Republican nomination. In a statement this afternoon, Nicholson said he assessed the state of the primary race over the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … Political Stock Report -A collection of insider opinion- (June 18 – 30, 2022) Rising: Walker appointees, Mandela Barnes, female Dem candidates, tax collections Mixed: Tim Michels, the power grid Falling: Doug La Follette, Ron Johnson, Joe Biden Read the full Stock Report here:

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin Right to Life is “very disappointed” in a lawsuit from AG Josh Kaul and Gov. Tony Evers to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban, a group official says. Evers and Kaul at a Milwaukee press conference today announced the lawsuit, which

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tax collections for the fiscal year that ends this month are running ahead of projections, putting the state in line for another boost to the general fund. The Department of Revenue last week reported general fund tax collections through the end of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The U.S. Supreme Court decision today overturning Roe v Wade has triggered Wisconsin’s 1849 law criminalizing most abortions. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will have to stop performing abortions immediately due to today’s SCOTUS ruling. The abortion rights group last week told WisPolitics.com

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman testified today he deleted 2020 election probe records even after open records requests were submitted and worked out of a public library during a time he said he was bedridden with COVID-19. The testimony came during

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate and Assembly today quickly gaveled in and out of special sessions as Dem lawmakers booed and called on their majority Republicans to pass legislation that would protect the right to abortion access. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, signaled earlier

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wanted to hand-deliver to former Vice President Mike Pence slates of alternate electors for Michigan and Wisconsin in the 2020 election, according to text messages the Jan. 6 Committee revealed today. In 2020, 10 Republicans in Wisconsin —

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Former Republican lt. gov. candidate Ben Voelkel today announced he has joined U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection campaign as a senior adviser. Voelkel previously worked as the Oshkosh Republican’s communications director in DC. He told WisPolitics.com it’s “bittersweet” to have dropped out

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin’s jobless rate ticked up, but the number of people employed in May hit a record total of 3,059,300, new government stats show. In addition, the state’s labor force participation rate in May was 66.5 percent, which is 4.2 percentage points higher

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge today fined Michael Gableman’s office $2,000 a day — the maximum allowed — for a “pattern of intentional disobedience” in defying to fully comply with an open records request. Judge Frank Remington also referred Gableman to the Office

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson today charged President Biden with lying after the former senator slammed Johnson for pushing to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Biden at an AFL-CIO meeting in Philadelphia today criticized the Oshkosh Republican for pushing to repeal ACA protections,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With the final ballot now set, three Assembly candidates vying for open seats will face no major party candidate in either the primary or the general election. Meanwhile, there are 31 seats in the Legislature where only one major party qualified candidates

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — John Tate II today resigned as chair of the Wisconsin Parole Commission after Dem Gov. Tony Evers pressured him to step down. Tate has been under fire from Republicans after initially approving the release of a man who’d served 25 years of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — UW Regent Tracey Klein announced today she is resigning nearly a year early due to professional commitments. Klein, an attorney with the national law firm of Polsinelli, was one of five regents appointed by former GOP Gov. Scott Walker. Her departure will

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republicans today shrugged off Gov. Tony Evers’ call for them to meet to repeal the state’s 1849 abortion ban with Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu saying they will “gavel out of another blatantly political special session call.” Evers has called Republicans into special

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tim Michels’ campaign says the construction exec would address any holdings that could provide a conflict of interest if he’s elected guv after WisPolitics.com identified ownership of a half-dozen stocks with companies that have contracts with the state. The holdings include Madison-based

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — At least 11 candidates are facing challenges to their nomination papers, including the one Dems filed seeking to boot Republican Tim Michels off the ballot for guv. The full complaints weren’t yet available. But the Elections Commission provided WisPolitics.com a list of