Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP’s top two Republicans today continued to pour cold water on the guv’s call for a special session on guns. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald told reporters the Senate likely will adjourn the special session shortly after gaveling it in and

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Legislature’s top two Republicans immediately rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to act on a “red-flag” law and universal background checks in a special session next month, vowing they will stand to protect Second Amendment rights. Evers, anticipating their stance, told reporters

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers established a Task Force on Climate Change today through an executive order. The task force will collaborate with the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy, created by the Dem guv’s Executive Order 38, to advance a climate strategy by

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Milwaukee County Exec. Chris Abele announced today he will not seek reelection in 2020. He previously announced plans May 14 to seek another term. “I have approached public service just as I have approached every venture I take on – giving it

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence’s planned visit to Pleasant Prairie Thursday is being postponed so he can lead a delegation to Turkey, according to the White House. Pence was to visit the Uline Warehouse near Kenosha to discuss the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Jimmy Anderson joined his fellow Assembly Dems in voting against accommodations allowing him to call into committee meetings even after GOP leaders pulled from the package a contentious measure allowing unlimited veto override attempts. Before the proposals were split into two

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Kaiser Family Foundation pollster Ashley Kirzinger today said health care is “among the top issues” voters want to hear about heading into the 2020 election. But she said that voters would make choices in both the presidential election and in down-ballot races

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Paralyzed Dem Rep. Jimmy Anderson would be allowed to phone into committee hearings to accommodate his disability, under a package of proposed rule changes GOP Assembly leaders announced today. But Dems said the changes — which include a provision that would allow

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem lawmakers are targeting Medicaid expansion, criminal justice reform and more money for education and water quality ahead of the upcoming fall floor period. But they aren’t pressuring Gov. Tony Evers to call a special legislative session on gun violence bills. The

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson today said he doesn’t think there’s anything “improper” about President Trump urging China to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family. Speaking with reporters at the White House this morning, Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved releasing $45 million for the UW System over the next two years after Republicans proposed tweaking the allocation to reduce the state’s ongoing commitment to the university in future years. The debate over the money turned

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today warned it will be “very difficult” for family dairy farms to stay in business unless they scale up in size. Speaking after a town hall event with dairy stakeholders at the World Dairy Expo in Madison,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Matt Walker, the son of former Gov. Scott Walker, has decided against a run for the 5th CD, writing on Twitter there is a “great deal” he can do through his small business and community engagement to support southeastern Wisconsin. Walker is

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today knocked Republican lawmakers for striking the budget provisions he backed that would have granted driver’s licenses and in-state college tuition to undocumented immigrants. “At the end of the day, it was all about politics,” Evers said of the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Speakers Task Force on Suicide Prevention is now calling on the Joint Finance Committee to release $220,000 already budgeted for a suicide hotline. This comes after earlier considering new legislation that would’ve allocated the money, but with added reporting requirements. The

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today cast doubts on a call from Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald for a new round of tax cuts, saying it was a politically motivated suggestion as the Juneau Republican launches his campaign for the 5th CD. Fitzgerald said

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers says he called a Jan. 27 special election to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Weston, to fill the seat “quickly to ensure the people of the 7th Congressional District have representation as soon as possible.” But the state

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers again urged GOP lawmakers to address gun violence as he joined Dem lawmakers in unveiling “red-flag” legislation. The legislation would create a new process to ask a court to temporarily take away firearms from someone deemed a threat to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and DNC Chair Tom Perez touted a revamped ground game after acknowledging Dems’ strategy in Wisconsin in the 2016 presidential election left “votes on the table.” Speaking at a WisPolitics.com breakfast in Washington, D.C., Barrett said the party

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today unveiled his plan for new assistant district attorneys that shifts some positions to Milwaukee and Rock counties — at the expense of others — compared to what Republicans had proposed in the budget. Milwaukee County will get three