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

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com Madison Club

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and three GOP members of the state’s congressional delegation drew primary opponents ahead of today’s filing deadline. David Schroeder, of Milwaukee, filed nomination papers May 27 to challenge Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in the GOP primary, and the Elections Commission

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee unanimously signed off today on nine settlements reached by the Department of Justice on various environmental violations. But it added a provision stating the committee expects Dem AG Josh Kaul to deposit attorneys fees from the cases into

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he’s leaning toward someone with a legal background to replace former Rep. Dean Knudson on the Elections Commission. Meanwhile, the office of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said the Oshkosh Republican told Vos he believed that Knudson “had

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Ben Voelkel today announced he’s dropping out of the crowded field for lieutenant governor, saying he “had the right message and a strong start, but it wasn’t enough in such a wide-open field.” His decision leaves eight candidates in the GOP

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — An attorney representing parents challenging the Madison Metropolitan School District policy on transgender students argued today they should be allowed to file their suit anonymously to avoid likely harassment and reprisals. But a lawyer for the school district countered granting that anonymity

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP appointee Bob Spindell, who was one of 10 electors who signed papers falsely claiming Donald Trump won Wisconsin instead of Joe Biden, told WisPolitics.com today he “absolutely, positively” will run for chair when the Elections Commission elects new officers on Wednesday.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! — While Gov. Tony Evers hasn’t been talking to Devin LeMahieu or Robin Vos lately, he has been meeting with GOP

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge today gave Assembly Speaker Robin Vos until June to ask Michael Gableman to answer questions about records in the former state Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation. Today’s hearing was part of an ongoing lawsuit by the liberal

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Delegates at the GOP state convention this weekend will consider resolutions that call for protecting those who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and requiring all Wisconsin elections to be conducted by hand-counted paper ballots. One resolution proposes supporting U.S. Sen. Ron

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Incoming UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin today told reporters universities should “create spaces for ideas of all different kinds,” including critical race theory. GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday called on the Board of Regents to reconsider Mnookin’s appointment, calling it a “blatantly

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos today called the choice of UCLA Law School Dean Dr. Jennifer Mnookin as UW-Madison chancellor a “blatant partisan selection” and urged the Board of Regents to reconsider her appointment. The UW System this morning announced the Board of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event today argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon said the expected U.S. Supreme Court

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Michael Gableman — who last month offered to reduce his salary to $1 annually to keep his probe of the 2020 election going — will be paid $5,500 a month under an amended contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The new salary

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Dane County judge has ruled unconstitutional a law Republicans approved in the 2018 lame-duck session that gave lawmakers final review over settlements reached by the state Department of Justice. Dane County Judge Susan Crawford wrote in last week’s ruling Republicans have

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says his office, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have no suspects yet on who attacked the Wisconsin Family Action headquarters over the weekend. Barnes at a press conference inside the Madison Safety

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE LEADERS, 6 OTHER GOP INCUMBENTS FACE PRIMARY CHALLENGES With the filing deadline just more than three weeks away, eight candidates have registered to run in the Aug. 9 GOP primary against Republican incumbents in the Assembly and Senate. That includes challengers