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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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