Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Rep. Peter Barca, who is in line to lead the Department of Revenue under Gov. Tony Evers, has resigned his seat in the Assembly. Barca, D-Kenosha, took the oath of office yesterday and then promptly turned in his resignation letter. His

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With the first executive order of his governorship, Dem Tony Evers called on state agencies to take “steps necessary” to curb discrimination and harassment based on factors such as age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, religion, veteran status

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Twice as many Assembly Dems are currently slated to share Capitol offices in the upcoming session even though Republicans have one less member than in 2017-18. Incoming Dem Reps. Jodi Emerson, of Eau Claire, and Staush Gruszynski, of Green Bay, will be

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov.-elect Tony Evers declared today, “I have no intent to break the law,” pushing back on a media report that he might ignore some provisions of the lame-duck session bills Republicans passed last month The bills, signed without partial veto by GOP

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov.-elect Tony Evers, who said during the campaign he wanted to reduce the state’s prison population, will put “building blocks” in his budget to work toward that goal. But he told WisPolitics.com it’s unlikely his budget will include a target for reducing

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov.-elect Tony Evers tomorrow will name Craig Thompson, head of the Transportation Development Association, his first DOT secretary, according to multiple sources. Evers’ transition declined comment. Thompson joined TDA, which has been advocating for more road funding, in 2007. He previously served

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov-elect Tony Evers, responding to criticism today that his first four cabinet picks are from Milwaukee, said future announcements will allay concerns he is ignoring rural Wisconsin. “I happen to be in Milwaukee, and these four happen to be from Milwaukee,” Evers

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz says the deal the outgoing Walker administration gave Kimberly-Clark to keep open a plant is the latest example of chasing “companies with cash payments” rather than creating a long-term strategy for the paper industry. The Oshkosh Dem,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Kimberly-Clark could receive up to 30 percent of a potential $28 million incentive package during the first year of its newly announced agreement with the state’s jobs agency to keep open a company plant in the Fox Valley. Gov. Scott Walker last

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker says he wants the new deal with Kimberly-Clark — one of the last actions he’ll take in the waning days of his administration — to be his legacy. The guv today joined Kimberly-Clark officials and state lawmakers to announce

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling fears the Legislature will be left out of any incentive package the outgoing Walker administration negotiates to keep open a Kimberly-Clark plant, saying WEDC’s poor track record puts taxpayers at risk without some layer of oversight. “The

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker says the lame-duck legislation doesn’t amount to “a fundamental shift in powers” away from incoming Dems Tony Evers and Josh Kaul. Criticizing the “huge misinformation out there” about the bills, the guv told reporters at a stop in Pewaukee

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says proposed changes to the way the agency verifies job creation under a new lame-duck bill wouldn’t alter WEDC’s current process for certifying jobs. Instead, WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan told reporters today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov.-elect Tony Evers says one of the most concerning outcomes of this week’s extraordinary session is a bill that would temporarily take away his power to appoint the head of the state’s top economic development agency. That power over Wisconsin Economic Development

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov.-elect Tony Evers today called the extraordinary session bills that cleared the Legislature a “hot mess” and an attempt to ignore the will of the 2.6 million Wisconsinites who voted in last month’s election. He said that includes a provision that would

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature went to the floor this afternoon for a frantic final push to approve a host of changes that would give GOP lawmakers more oversight over Gov.-elect Tony Evers and AG-elect Josh Kaul ahead of the Dems taking

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders today insisted the bills they’re pushing through a lame-duck session are only to balance the powers between the executive and legislative branches of government and not some power grab as Dems have charged. Dems, meanwhile, continued to knock the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Republican lawmakers are considering changes to state tax laws and a revamped WEDC board with the power to appoint the agency CEO rather than the guv, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources also noted a growing expectation that PSC Chair Lon

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov-elect Tony Evers during a stop at a Milwaukee health clinic today said his visit reinforced his view the state needs to accept the federal Medicaid expansion money. He said the staff at the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center are “doing all

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he expects there are “maybe” 10 or 11 Senate Republican votes for the Kimberly-Clark bill. The Juneau Republican has long said the incentive package would need Dem support to pass the Senate. But today was the