Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem appointee Jeralyn Wendelberger resigned from the state Ethics Commission last week so she could go to work for a group that lobbies the state. State law prohibits members of the commission

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Candidates for the 59th AD will have an extra three days to file their nomination papers after Rep. Jesse Kremer failed to file his notice of non-candidacy by Friday’s deadline, according to

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson today split on the nomination of Gina Haspel, who was confirmed as CIA director despite her involvement in the agency’s torture program. Hours before the

From WisPolitics.com … — Alex Renard’s campaign says the Green Bay operations manager hasn’t yet made a decision about whether he’ll run for the 1st SD again this fall. Renard, who lost in the Republican primary for the seat to

From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Ed Brooks, who announced his retirement due to his ongoing battle with leukemia, said he received a new round of chemotherapy yesterday and was set for another today. Brooks told reporters during a call this

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP state Rep. Ed Brooks, of Reedsburg, announced today he will not seek re-election, citing his health. Brooks’ office said in a statement recent tests “indicated he needs to maintain control over

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv candidate Kelda Roys said longtime friend and rival Matt Flynn’s defense of the Milwaukee Archdiocese against priest abuse victims is serious but is withholding further comment until talking with him.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Sen. Lena Taylor today decried what she called a “political lynching,” insisting she had done nothing that warranted her removal from the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee. Flanked by supporters at a

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Sen. Lena Taylor was ordered to undergo training after it was found she bullied an employee who filed a complaint against her as well as other staffers, according to documents released

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP businessman Tim Michels, who ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, told WisPolitics.com he is passing on another bid after receiving some late overtures. “I’m flattered to be considered once again

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Taxpayers are on the hook for more than $1,800 following a new settlement in an open records case. The deal came about after the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sued

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is suing the Trump administration over changes to family planning grants that the group says could harm low-income patients. PPWI, along with affiliates in Utah and Ohio, today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Democratic state lawmakers argued today House Republicans will be “taking food out of the mouths of children” if they pass their current version of the farm bill. A Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo