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
The UW System should actively pursue chancellor candidates outside of academia and boost professional development to help current staff take on top campus roles, under a resolution from the regents’ vice president. The recommendations, which the regents will consider on
UW System students who are found responsible for disrupting others’ freedom of expression twice would be suspended, while those who do so three times would be expelled, under a resolution that the regents will consider on Friday. The resolution has
