Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson are seeking new applicants to fill a vacancy on the federal court in Milwaukee after the president’s first pick ran into opposition over past comments,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler said the 5th and 7th CDs are “gerrymandered, tough seats” but believes the race to replace U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Weston, will “come down to maybe

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today declined to join a proposal to settle suits multiple states filed against the manufacturer of Oxycontin, calling the terms inadequate. And DOJ acknowledged for the first time

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — AG Josh Kaul today warned that an impasse between his office and GOP lawmakers over legislation passed during December’s lame-duck session could endanger “hundreds of millions” of dollars in lawsuit settlements. But

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With GOP state Sen. Tom Tiffany poised to formally enter the race tomorrow, Jason Church, an Army vet and aide to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, has emerged as another possible candidate for

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With a number of possible GOP candidates considering a bid following his surprise announcement, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Menomonee Falls, says he will be “strictly neutral” in the Republican primary to find

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The latest Marquette University Law School Poll again finds President Trump’s job approval numbers underwater, Joe Biden in the strongest position of any Dem challenger and voters more pessimistic about the economy’s

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — One week after failing to secure Joint Finance’s approval of an undisclosed, multi-state settlement, the Department of Justice is going back before the committee tomorrow seeking members’ sign off in seven cases.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP leaders of the Joint Finance Committee hired a private attorney to review any proposed settlements reached by the AG with the clock ticking for state action on one deal. Co-chairs Alberta

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan questioned Dems’ chances of winning the 7th CD in an upcoming special election, saying the northern Wisconsin district has been gerrymandered to the GOP’s benefit. Pocan told the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee accused Dem AG Josh Kaul of seeking to undermine a lame-duck session law that requires legislative approval to settle a lawsuit by demanding lawmakers

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Potential candidates for 7th CD quickly began to consider their options after U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Weston, announced he will resign next month. Meanwhile, Gov. Tony Evers was weighing when to call

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A federal three-judge panel today rejected a request from GOP lawmakers to reimburse some of the tab they charged to taxpayers for outside counsel to defend the Assembly map Republicans drew in

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm won bipartisan backing from a Senate committee today despite concerns from Sen. Andre Jacque about “conflicts of interest” within the agency. Jacque, R-DePere, again said he was

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — All three PSC commissioners today gave preliminary OK for a high-voltage transmission line from near Dubuque to Middleton for wind-generated electricity. A coalition of clean energy advocates — including the Clean Grid