Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today opened the door to a gas tax hike to grab a piece of a proposed federal infrastructure plan months after ruling out that option for the 2017-19 state

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission today voted to put off until March a decision on whether to appoint a new interim administrator and begin a national search for a permanent one. The move comes

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson today brushed off reports he was paid by the Democratic Party for campaign work as late as 2002, despite previously claiming he was “absolutely sure” he

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Maggie Gau is taking over as campaign manager for Dem Tony Evers’ guv bid after the state superintendent parted ways last week with Nathan Henry. The move comes not long after the

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker, in Milwaukee for a post-State of the State promotion of his child tax credit proposal, expressed confidence the GOP-run Legislature will back the plan even though some conservatives question

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker’s Department of Administration won’t recognize the Elections Commission’s decision to re-appoint Mike Haas as agency administrator through April 30. The commission this afternoon voted 4-2 to keep Haas on

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Ethics Commission agreed to pay investigator Patrick Fiedler $350 an hour to conduct the probe into allegations administrator Brian Bell had acted in a partisan manner, according to a copy of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin joined a majority of their colleagues today in voting for a short term funding bill that will keep the government going for three weeks. Senators

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ethics Commission Administrator Brian Bell said today he raised his concerns about partisanship at the old Government Accountability Board with former Director Kevin Kennedy. But in a phone interview with WisPolitics.com today,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, hailed the new revenue numbers released today, but isn’t committing just yet to a bill that would boost state aid to rural school districts. “I think

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker pulled in $3.7 million during the second half of 2017, outraising the collective Dem field over the six-month period and finishing the year with more cash on hand. Walker’s

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Ethics Commission today unanimously signaled its confidence in agency Administrator Brian Bell as Republican lawmakers continue to push for his ouster. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, has refused calls

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Madison Mayor Paul Soglin responded to Gov. Scott Walker’s jabs at the city by saying the guv should be thanking Madison and the region for “making him look good.” “I hear this

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The offices of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Sen. Steve Nass told WisPolitics.com they have been contacted by an attorney hired by the Ethics Commission to probe charges of “partisan influence”

From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today threw his support behind a plan from JFC Co-chair John Nygren to help low-revenue school districts after vetoing a similar provision from the state budget. The legislation also would boost sparsity aid