Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Following the death of a counselor, the
From WisPolitics … — Outgoing state Sen. Duey Stroebel is encouraging his Senate GOP colleagues to be skeptical of working with Terrence Wall in the upcoming legislative session. The developer told WisPolitics Stroebel, R-Saukville, is being “vindictive” after he sent
From WisPolitics … — The Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors today floated the idea of a phased introduction of more psychiatric residential treatment facilities across the state. Sen. Jesse James, R-Altoona, suggested a
From WisPolitics … — The state is now projected to finish the 2023-25 budget with a $4 billion surplus, and the Evers administration expects nearly $1.7 billion in new tax collections over the following two-year period. Even so, the state
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation today accused Michael Gableman of lying to the public, his former client and the agency in a complaint that knocked the former justice’s behavior during a review of the 2020
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde today conceded to Dem Tammy Baldwin as he blamed his loss on a third-party candidate, bemoaned the attacks lobbed against him in the campaign and left open the door to
From WisPolitics … — The Uihleins, Reid Hoffman, Fred Eychaner and Diane Hendricks pumped millions into federal outside groups in 2024, according to Open Secrets. They also dropped a pretty penny in Wisconsin, according to a WisPolitics check of the
From WisPolitics … — The DNR today announced it has approved permits for the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline relocation, angering tribal members and spurring threats of legal action from environmentalists. Enbridge is seeking to relocate a 12-mile segment of Line
From WisPolitics … — The state crime labs saw a record number of fentanyl cases in 2023 and took longer to process DNA samples than the year before as submissions continued to climb, according to a new report from the
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde declined to concede today as he raised claims about the integrity of Wisconsin’s elections that mirrored false charges Donald Trump made following his 2020 loss. Baldwin spokesperson Andrew Mamo said
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly today announced she will propose a more than $4 billion boost in state aid to DPI, including raising the special education aid reimbursement rate. The agency sought a $2.5 billion increase during
From WisPolitics … — Newly elected Senate President Mary Felzkowski told WisPolitics today she will seek to fill a “void” for members left by the outgoing president, Chris Kapenga. The Tomahawk Republican said in an interview that members have come
From WisPolitics … — Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling on GOP rival Eric Hovde to concede with her campaign saying the “few possible outstanding votes will not change the winner in this race.” Hovde didn’t concede this morning
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee election officials are starting over counting some 31,000 absentee ballots initially fed through tabulators that hadn’t properly been locked, likely adding significant time to the final tally. City spokesperson Jeff Fleming said the 13 tabulators
From WisPolitics … — Dem vice presidential nominee Tim Walz at a rally in La Crosse today said women’s lives are at stake in tomorrow’s presidential election while urging Wisconsinites to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, GOP vice
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde’s new TV ad features a closing message that Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin has “led us down the wrong path.” Hovde’s spot, which began airing today, shows the Madison businessman at a park
From WisPolitics … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s final look at the November election found nip-and-tuck races for president and the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, with voters having an increasingly negative view on the leading candidates in both
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee took in $9.3 million during the nearly one-month preelection period, while the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee reported $6.4 million in receipts. It is an escalation of resources compared to the 2022
From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a Wausau rally today said people “have to stop getting so offended at every little thing” after a speaker at a Trump-Vance campaign rally called Puerto Rico a “floating
From WisPolitics … — The demand for early, in-person voting continued to create slowdowns today with the computer system used to print absentee ballot envelope labels, the Elections Commission says. The commission initially reported computer problems on Tuesday after at
Subscribers: Tomorrow’s AM Update and News Summary will be the final products of the week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal delivery will resume Monday. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Following the death of a counselor, the Department of Corrections has taken a more aggressive approach to
From WisPolitics … — Outgoing state Sen. Duey Stroebel is encouraging his Senate GOP colleagues to be skeptical of working with Terrence Wall in the upcoming legislative session. The developer told WisPolitics Stroebel, R-Saukville, is being “vindictive” after he sent the lawmaker a text message stating he was happy to
From WisPolitics … — The Legislative Council Study Committee on Emergency Detention and Civil Commitment of Minors today floated the idea of a phased introduction of more psychiatric residential treatment facilities across the state. Sen. Jesse James, R-Altoona, suggested a pilot program of psychiatric residential treatment facilities in a city
From WisPolitics … — The state is now projected to finish the 2023-25 budget with a $4 billion surplus, and the Evers administration expects nearly $1.7 billion in new tax collections over the following two-year period. Even so, the state would be $742.8 million in the red at the end
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation today accused Michael Gableman of lying to the public, his former client and the agency in a complaint that knocked the former justice’s behavior during a review of the 2020 election. The 75-page complaint asked the state Supreme Court to
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde today conceded to Dem Tammy Baldwin as he blamed his loss on a third-party candidate, bemoaned the attacks lobbed against him in the campaign and left open the door to a future run. Baldwin’s campaign said Hovde hadn’t called her
From WisPolitics … — The Uihleins, Reid Hoffman, Fred Eychaner and Diane Hendricks pumped millions into federal outside groups in 2024, according to Open Secrets. They also dropped a pretty penny in Wisconsin, according to a WisPolitics check of the state’s database. Open Secrets posted a list of top individual
From WisPolitics … — The DNR today announced it has approved permits for the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline relocation, angering tribal members and spurring threats of legal action from environmentalists. Enbridge is seeking to relocate a 12-mile segment of Line 5 and build a new 41-mile segment outside the Bad
From WisPolitics … — The state crime labs saw a record number of fentanyl cases in 2023 and took longer to process DNA samples than the year before as submissions continued to climb, according to a new report from the Department of Justice. In response, Dem AG Josh Kaul said
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde declined to concede today as he raised claims about the integrity of Wisconsin’s elections that mirrored false charges Donald Trump made following his 2020 loss. Baldwin spokesperson Andrew Mamo said Hovde had “stooped as low as a politician can go”
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly today announced she will propose a more than $4 billion boost in state aid to DPI, including raising the special education aid reimbursement rate. The agency sought a $2.5 billion increase during the previous budget cycle, and the Legislature ended up approving
From WisPolitics … — Newly elected Senate President Mary Felzkowski told WisPolitics today she will seek to fill a “void” for members left by the outgoing president, Chris Kapenga. The Tomahawk Republican said in an interview that members have come to her and her staff seeking help on various matters,
From WisPolitics … — Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling on GOP rival Eric Hovde to concede with her campaign saying the “few possible outstanding votes will not change the winner in this race.” Hovde didn’t concede this morning saying in a statement he planned to “continue to monitor
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee election officials are starting over counting some 31,000 absentee ballots initially fed through tabulators that hadn’t properly been locked, likely adding significant time to the final tally. City spokesperson Jeff Fleming said the 13 tabulators at the central county facility for absentee ballots were zeroed
From WisPolitics … — Dem vice presidential nominee Tim Walz at a rally in La Crosse today said women’s lives are at stake in tomorrow’s presidential election while urging Wisconsinites to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance in the western Wisconsin city said
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde’s new TV ad features a closing message that Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin has “led us down the wrong path.” Hovde’s spot, which began airing today, shows the Madison businessman at a park talking directly to the camera. He opens the ad saying
From WisPolitics … — The Marquette University Law School Poll’s final look at the November election found nip-and-tuck races for president and the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, with voters having an increasingly negative view on the leading candidates in both contests. The results also came with a warning from poll
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee took in $9.3 million during the nearly one-month preelection period, while the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee reported $6.4 million in receipts. It is an escalation of resources compared to the 2022 cycle, when the preelection period was three weeks longer. With
From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance at a Wausau rally today said people “have to stop getting so offended at every little thing” after a speaker at a Trump-Vance campaign rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” Meanwhile, Dem vice presidential candidate Tim Walz
From WisPolitics … — The demand for early, in-person voting continued to create slowdowns today with the computer system used to print absentee ballot envelope labels, the Elections Commission says. The commission initially reported computer problems on Tuesday after at least 97,436 people cast absentee ballots in person during the