Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Senate voted today to ban the UW or tech college systems from requiring students to “affirm, adopt, or adhere to” tenets of critical race theory. Though the bill passed along party lines late this afternoon, the Senate was wrangling with procedural

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Nearly two dozen groups have signaled support for an amended bill to overhaul the state’s indefinitely confined voter law, especially if another change is added on the Senate floor tomorrow. Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto the bulk of the election-related

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly voted 59-35 along party lines to pass a bill limiting a governor’s emergency powers. Under AB 912, the governor would be prohibited from declaring businesses as “essential” or “nonessential” in emergencies. That means that any order affecting businesses would have

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen today accused Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of trying to “kneecap” her committee by sending a string of election bills to the State Affairs Committee instead. Vos disputed the assertion, saying State Affairs is “our most versatile, flexible

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers tonight in his State of the State address will tout tax cuts, the state’s low unemployment rate and the $1 billion in federal funds he’s doled out to businesses to help recover from the pandemic, according to excerpts his

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Racine County sheriff says he’s contacted the district attorneys in the home counties of five state Elections commissioners he wants charged with felonies after his own DA decided she lacked jurisdiction to prosecute them. Sheriff Christopher Schmaling also again called on

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Rep. Tim Ramthun today registered with the state to run for guv, the latest step as he prepares for a formal campaign launch. Ramthun, R-Campbellsport, again didn’t return calls today from WisPolitics.com as he gears up for a formal announcement

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Ellen Brostrom is passing on a bid for her mom Pat Roggensack’s seat on the state Supreme Court when it’s up next year. WisPolitics.com obtained an email that Brostrom sent supporters notifying them she had decided against a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle today generally agreed moving forward with a plan to replace Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison with a new facility in Milwaukee is good, but some from the area balked at plans to get there by revamping

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matt Rothschild says a series of Republican-authored election bills would hog-tie the Wisconsin Elections Commission by nit-picking and hyper-monitoring the commission. Republicans introduced a series of bills they say are aimed at addressing election integrity concerns that

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he asked LRB for an opinion on whether the Legislature had the ability to change Wisconsin’s electoral votes after the 2020 election — but only so he could share it with members and constituents who wondered if

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party finished the year with nearly $3.7 million in its federal campaign account – more than three times what the Wisconsin GOP had in the bank, according to the latest filings. The state Dem Party reported $1.5 million in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP lawmakers today began circulating five election-related bills, including one that would allow the Joint Finance Committee to punish four state agencies if they failed to comply with certain elections laws. The bills also include one from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry put more than $1.5 million into his campaign during the fourth quarter, accounting for the bulk of the $2 million in receipts he’s reporting to the FEC today. FEC reports continued to be filed ahead of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today called for using $1.7 billion of the state’s projected surplus to provide a tax rebate of $150 for each Wisconsin resident and pump millions more into education. The guv’s call comes on the heels of the Legislative Fiscal

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The conservative group WILL today asked the state Supreme Court for an emergency order to ban unmanned drop boxes ahead of the Feb. 15 primary. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty also wants the justices to take over the case on

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers today called for using the projected $3.8 billion surplus the state now expects through mid-2023 to help Wisconsinites struggling with costs at the checkout line and businesses facing supply chain issues. But GOP legislative leaders urged caution, saying

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Illinois businessman Dick UIhlein today urged Kevin Nicholson to run for guv, saying the former Marine would have his “full support and commitment to win the primary and general elections.” Uihlein’s statement came the same day Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce endorsed Rebecca