Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission in a contentious meeting today deadlocked on a proposal to resend a mailing to voters who may have moved. At one point, GOP appointee Bob Spindell said it was “disgusting” that Dem members refused to go along with

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — An Ozaukee County judge today found the three Dem members of the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to strike the registrations of as many as 209,000 voters who may have moved. The state Department of Justice had urged Judge Paul Malloy

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today assigned the GOP-controlled Legislature “homework” for the upcoming year, calling on lawmakers to address a range of topics including homelessness, contaminated drinking water and the so-called “dark store” loophole. Evers, a former teacher and state superintendent, in a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly lawmakers today unveiled a $10 million package aimed at improving the quality of the state’s groundwater. The 13-bill package stems from an Assembly task force commissioned last January to address contaminated drinking water. The package was released less than an hour

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Donald Trump is poised to be unopposed in Wisconsin’s primary after the Presidential Preference Selection Committee decided today against adding any other Republicans to the April 7 ballot. The committee, comprised equally of representatives from the state GOP and Dem parties, also

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The attorneys GOP lawmakers hired to represent them in a federal lawsuit that could impact the registrations of more than 200,000 Wisconsin voters asked a judge today to allow them to intervene in the case, which they want dismissed. In one filing,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty today asked an Ozaukee County judge to find the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to comply with his order to deactivate registrations for voters who may have moved. The commission has deadlocked on

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem state Rep. Staush Gruszynski faced pressure today to resign from both his Assembly colleagues and his party after an investigation found he verbally sexually harassed a legislative employee. A probe conducted by the Legislative Human Resources Office substantiated a complaint that

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has not yet indicated how he intends to vote on articles of impeachment against President Trump mere hours ahead of the expected vote. The La Crosse Dem is the only member of the Wisconsin delegation and one of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — WEDC policies continue to allow the awarding of tax credits to Foxconn for employees working outside of Wisconsin despite a vow last year to make changes ensuring that wouldn’t happen, according to a new Legislative Audit Bureau report. But Wisconsin Economic Development

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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The latest Marquette University Law School Poll found little change in how Wisconsin voters view the impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Meanwhile, the president’s standing against potential Dem rivals tightened a touch since November, though the movement was largely within the poll’s

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who has opposed legislation to legalize medical marijuana, isn’t changing his position now that two Republicans have put out their own bill to do so. “I personally oppose this bill and I don’t believe there are the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Ron Kind credited negotiations between House Dems and the Trump administration for yielding a “much better” North American trade deal than the one originally unveiled by President Trump over a year ago. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today announced Dems struck

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin National Guard created its own arm to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and assault in violation of state and federal law, according to a report released this afternoon. After reviewing the report on how the Wisconsin National Guard botched the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes today touted the Evers administration’s work to ensure the $3.6 billion Foxconn incentive package will be “successful for the taxpayers.” “I think that the key to making it a good deal — because it has to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Plans to overhaul Wisconsin’s adoption process were again met with concern from stakeholders during a long public hearing today before a Senate panel. The bulk of the seven adoption-related measures heard throughout the course of the day stem from recommendations developed by

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — In the wake of officer-involved shootings at Wisconsin high schools in back-to-back days, Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul today joined Dem lawmakers in calling for elected officials to address gun violence. According to the Oshkosh Police Department, a police officer

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission today voted to ask lawmakers to clarify procedures for mailings to voters who may have moved. The action comes after the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty in October challenged the legality of the WEC’s prior decision