Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP lawmakers bristled today as Gov. Tony Evers took credit for signing a $2 billion income tax cut. Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, accused Evers of “trying to re-write history.” Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, charged Evers “got boxed into

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that a program for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will start covering some households’ internet costs. The state received over $322 million in the first round of emergency rental assistance from the feds. Of that, DOA

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers in Waukesha today praised a bill to give the Joint Finance Committee authority to settle opioid lawsuits because he said it would bring needed money to local efforts to fight the opioid crisis. Evers signed AB 374 last week.

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 a press conference with Oneida Chairman Tehassi Hill, Oneida Vice-chairman

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 Legislative Fiscal Bureau says. The LFB memo underscores the risk

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 election. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of two state residents,

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 from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The comparative summary of the

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 redistricting lawsuit. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, and Assembly

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 Reps. Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, and Shelia Stubbs, D-Madison. Despite his

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 administrators acting as independent investigators issued reports, which were heavily

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 one of the state’s four tax brackets. The package also

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 of four heading to the desk of Gov. Tony Evers,

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 veto of the entire budget over the GOP-controlled Joint Finance

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 an ongoing Legislative Audit Bureau review. But the ranking Dem

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 Gov. Tony Evers had proposed. Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, and the

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 ending the extra $300 a week in UI wouldn’t be

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 in 2020-21, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ahead of tomorrow’s UW regents vote on a new board president, one of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees wrote GOP Sen. Roger Roth that it would go against the body’s bylaws to disclose the person he plans to support. During a confirmation hearing

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines today to help those with disabilities find jobs, buy body-worn cameras for DNR wardens and address the bottleneck in meat processing. But Dems knocked the GOP motions for failing to take steps that Gov.