Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed an amendment to the state’s gaming compact with the Oneida Nation allowing its casinos to offer betting on sports and other events, a first for Wisconsin. In

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin wouldn’t qualify for some $2.2 billion in federal K-12 education aid if Gov. Tony Evers vetoed the GOP-authored budget in full and Capitol leaders failed to pass a new one, the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty today filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County Circuit Court seeking a ban on the use of absentee ballot drop boxes ahead of the 2022

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee’s version of the budget would spend $3.7 billion less in all funds than what Gov. Tony Evers proposed while approving 483 fewer state jobs, according to a summary

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A 3rd District Court of Appeals judge has rejected a request by GOP legislative leadership to stay a lower court ruling that voided contracts with private law firms in anticipation of a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed four policing bills into law, including a bill to ban chokeholds with some exceptions. The bills originated in the Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities co-chaired by

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Independent investigators did not substantiate racial and sexual discrimination claims against Deputy AG Eric Wilson as he denies allegations from the head of the Division of Law Enforcement Services. Two UW System

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The $3.4 billion tax package the Joint Finance Committee plans to take up later today would put more into K-12 education and tech colleges to drive down property tax levies while lowering

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly today approved a series of bills to overhaul police policies, including one to ban chokeholds except in self-defense or when an officer’s life is in danger. That bill was one

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Frustrated with Republicans’ refusal to expand Medicaid, Administration Secretary Joel Brennan reiterated today that a full budget veto is still possible. Gov. Tony Evers early this month warned he was considering a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two Assembly Republicans who traveled to Arizona to witness the partisan audit of the 2020 election told WisPolitics.com they’d like to see a similar review of Wisconsin’s presidential results as part of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee plans today to reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program for four years at $32 million annually. That’s well short of the 10 years at $70 million a year that

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature today voted along party lines to end enhanced federal unemployment benefits even as Gov. Tony Evers has signaled he will veto the bill. Assembly Republicans acknowledged that

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Flush with $4.4 billion in unexpected revenue growth, Gov. Tony Evers today reversed $250 million in agency cuts while GOP legislative leaders called for deep tax cuts. Citing “unprecedented” general fund collections