Two Dems asked UW regents tomorrow to reject a proposed campus speech policy, which mirrors a bill that passed the Assembly this year. Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, held a news conference today joined by some
State Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, joined “Dreamers” today in calling for passage of a clean DREAM Act that does not include border security measures such as a funding for a south border wall. They also made a last-minute appeal for
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Electeds from both sides of the aisle are paying tribute to Bob Gannon after the GOP lawmaker passed away yesterday. He was 58. “Our hearts and prayers go out to his wife,
State schools Superintendent Tony Evers today voted against a resolution aimed at finding more candidates from outside of academia for top UW System roles. Evers, who’s on the Board of Regents and is running for governor as a Dem, said
Law enforcement officers today lined up in support of a bill laying out standards for handling video from body cameras, saying it would protect privacy while encouraging more departments to use the technology. But media and free speech advocates worried
Three Madison Dems joined gun control advocates today to push for stricter firearm laws following the Las Vegas shooting on Sunday night. They also touted two Dem bills currently awaiting public hearings that look to reinstate a 48-hour firearm purchase
A Senate committee today signed off unanimously on two bills combatting homelessness that the Assembly approved earlier this year. The two bills would create an Interagency Council on Homelessness and let WHEDA pilot a program that lets the agency prioritize
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, sent a message to the Dem guv field via Twitter today after two candidates exchanged knocks via tweets yesterday. Pocan’s tweet read, “Our common goal = defeat @ScottWalker. Let’s keep eye on that. I will.
A bill that would end the so-called moratorium on sulfide mining in the state cleared a Senate committee this afternoon on a 3-2 party-line vote. Members also signed off on a series of GOP amendments on mostly party-line votes seeking
The state Department of Transportation is asking the feds to rescind its decision approving an expansion of an I-94 east-west corridor in Milwaukee County, essentially shutting down any chance of moving the project forward in the short term. DOT wrote
Racine County leaders hailed today’s announcement from the electronics manufacturer Foxconn that it’ll build a manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant as a historic moment for southeast Wisconsin. A top Foxconn executive also promised that the news is not only about
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Hearing oral arguments today on Wisconsin’s partisan gerrymandering case, members of the U.S. Supreme Court took on questions ranging from which voters should have legal standing to whether the justices themselves should
State agencies and local governments would be banned from establishing policies to boycott Israel under legislation proposed by state Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, and Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield. The lawmakers were are not aware of any agencies or local governments
The Department of Health Services expects it would run out of federal money from the Children’s Health Insurance Program in April, much later than other states that face uncertainty due to Congress failing to reauthorize CHIP funding. Congress missed its
The state Department of Health Services is projecting that Medicaid costs will be $7.9 million in GPR above what it had budgeted for the 2017-19 biennium. The figure represents a tiny share of the $6.1 billion in GPR that the
Foxconn, which already has some employees in Wisconsin, has also posted at least 19 positions at the job search website Indeed. Positions open at the company include sourcing specialist, payroll coordinator, HR manager, production supervisor and some engineering roles. Foxconn
Foxconn and Racine County leaders tomorrow will announce the location for the planned $10 billion manufacturing campus from the Taiwanese tech company, according to an event invite. The 11 a.m. announcement will take place at the SC Johnson iMET Center
Dem guv candidate and state Rep. Dana Wachs today attacked State Superintendent Tony Evers on Twitter for his position on which bathroom transgender students should use, saying it “goes against everything progressives stand for.” Evers said again at the WisPolitics.com
State schools Superintendent and Dem guv candidate Tony Evers said today he’s against a Board of Regents proposal to punish students for violating others’ free speech rights. Under the resolution, UW System students who are found responsible for disrupting others’
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state DOJ’s new environmental enforcement record shows the agency’s settlements are at the highest they’ve been under GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel. The new information comes after last year’s 20-year low
Two Dems asked UW regents tomorrow to reject a proposed campus speech policy, which mirrors a bill that passed the Assembly this year. Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, held a news conference today joined by some UW students, saying the policy inhibits students’ ability to protest
State Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, joined “Dreamers” today in calling for passage of a clean DREAM Act that does not include border security measures such as a funding for a south border wall. They also made a last-minute appeal for those covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Electeds from both sides of the aisle are paying tribute to Bob Gannon after the GOP lawmaker passed away yesterday. He was 58. “Our hearts and prayers go out to his wife, Kris, and their children as we mourn the loss of
State schools Superintendent Tony Evers today voted against a resolution aimed at finding more candidates from outside of academia for top UW System roles. Evers, who’s on the Board of Regents and is running for governor as a Dem, said the resolution the regents approved is a “solution seeking a
Law enforcement officers today lined up in support of a bill laying out standards for handling video from body cameras, saying it would protect privacy while encouraging more departments to use the technology. But media and free speech advocates worried the bill’s language is too restrictive and called on lawmakers
Three Madison Dems joined gun control advocates today to push for stricter firearm laws following the Las Vegas shooting on Sunday night. They also touted two Dem bills currently awaiting public hearings that look to reinstate a 48-hour firearm purchase waiting period that the Legislature nixed in 2015 and another
A Senate committee today signed off unanimously on two bills combatting homelessness that the Assembly approved earlier this year. The two bills would create an Interagency Council on Homelessness and let WHEDA pilot a program that lets the agency prioritize chronically homeless individuals on its wait list to get housing
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, sent a message to the Dem guv field via Twitter today after two candidates exchanged knocks via tweets yesterday. Pocan’s tweet read, “Our common goal = defeat @ScottWalker. Let’s keep eye on that. I will. @DanaJWachs @Tony4WI @VinehoutK @McDenimRebel @andygronik @kurtjkober” The tweet was directed
A bill that would end the so-called moratorium on sulfide mining in the state cleared a Senate committee this afternoon on a 3-2 party-line vote. Members also signed off on a series of GOP amendments on mostly party-line votes seeking to address various concerns posed during the public hearing on
The state Department of Transportation is asking the feds to rescind its decision approving an expansion of an I-94 east-west corridor in Milwaukee County, essentially shutting down any chance of moving the project forward in the short term. DOT wrote a letter to the Federal Highway Administration asking that it
Racine County leaders hailed today’s announcement from the electronics manufacturer Foxconn that it’ll build a manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant as a historic moment for southeast Wisconsin. A top Foxconn executive also promised that the news is not only about the $10 billion facility and 13,000 jobs that Foxconn is
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Hearing oral arguments today on Wisconsin’s partisan gerrymandering case, members of the U.S. Supreme Court took on questions ranging from which voters should have legal standing to whether the justices themselves should get involved at all. Chief Justice John Roberts appeared to
State agencies and local governments would be banned from establishing policies to boycott Israel under legislation proposed by state Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, and Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield. The lawmakers were are not aware of any agencies or local governments in Wisconsin with such a policy on the books. The
The Department of Health Services expects it would run out of federal money from the Children’s Health Insurance Program in April, much later than other states that face uncertainty due to Congress failing to reauthorize CHIP funding. Congress missed its Sept. 30 deadline to reauthorize the program, putting funding for
The state Department of Health Services is projecting that Medicaid costs will be $7.9 million in GPR above what it had budgeted for the 2017-19 biennium. The figure represents a tiny share of the $6.1 billion in GPR that the state is projected to spend in the biennium. But the
Foxconn, which already has some employees in Wisconsin, has also posted at least 19 positions at the job search website Indeed. Positions open at the company include sourcing specialist, payroll coordinator, HR manager, production supervisor and some engineering roles. Foxconn is also hiring a recruiter. The company pitches the jobs
Foxconn and Racine County leaders tomorrow will announce the location for the planned $10 billion manufacturing campus from the Taiwanese tech company, according to an event invite. The 11 a.m. announcement will take place at the SC Johnson iMET Center in Sturtevant, where at least two dozen Foxconn employees are
Dem guv candidate and state Rep. Dana Wachs today attacked State Superintendent Tony Evers on Twitter for his position on which bathroom transgender students should use, saying it “goes against everything progressives stand for.” Evers said again at the WisPolitics.com luncheon today that the transgender bathroom debate should be resolved
State schools Superintendent and Dem guv candidate Tony Evers said today he’s against a Board of Regents proposal to punish students for violating others’ free speech rights. Under the resolution, UW System students who are found responsible for disrupting others’ freedom of expression twice would be suspended, while those who
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state DOJ’s new environmental enforcement record shows the agency’s settlements are at the highest they’ve been under GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel. The new information comes after last year’s 20-year low in enforcement cases, where the DOJ’s Environmental Protection Unit pulled