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An amended PFAS bill package unanimously OK’d by a Senate panel would exempt several groups from the state’s remediation law, including certain parties that spread PFAS-contaminated wastewater or industrial waste in compliance with a license or permit.
The Wisco Project PAC is doing a new digital ad knocking conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar, saying she let a rideshare driver “keep driving” after he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman on her way home from the
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, told WisPolitics after the vote committee members had sent a series of questions to the agency about the $368,885 spent on the four-day conference in June 2024 to discuss overhauling student performance benchmarks. Born said GOP committee members concluded it was a “routine conference.”
Gov. Tony Evers today signed an executive order calling the Legislature into a special session April 14 to take up a constitutional amendment barring partisan gerrymandering. “There are no tricks, no funny politics here, just a straight-up ban, nothing more,
The president of a national sports gambling lobby accused Assembly lawmakers of “backroom dealing” over a bill that would give tribes control over online sports betting in Wisconsin. Sports Betting Alliance President Joe Maloney cited the Feb. 19 voice vote
Howard Fuller, the former Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent and architect behind the first voucher school in the country, says universal school choice was never his intention.
Gov. Tony Evers ruled out using some of the state’s $2.5 billion surplus to send taxpayers rebates as he expressed hope he’ll meet in the coming weeks with GOP legislative leaders to hash out a deal.
A coalition of education stakeholders has filed suit seeking an order declaring Wisconsin’s school finance system is unconstitutional, arguing it fails to adequately fund students’ education.
Before adjourning last week, the Assembly declined to take up 17 Senate-approved bills, including legislation to set a statewide wolf population and to impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to provide care if a baby is born alive after an abortion attempt.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said there’s “some work to do” between Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers on a tax relief package using some of the state’s projected $2.5 billion surplus.
Wisconsin business groups are divided on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, offering split views on the impact.
Robin Vos, the longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history, announced he won’t seek reelection.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers tonight demanded GOP lawmakers provide additional funding for K-12 education and property tax relief while pushing the Legislature to continue working with him on an unfinished agenda rather than heading out for the campaign trail.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers plans to use his final State of the State to tout bipartisan successes during his two terms, including $2 billion annually in tax cuts, helping more than 127,000 Wisconsinites get job training and paying off $3 billion in state debt.
GOP legislative leaders are calling for a more than $2.3 billion package that would pair a tax rebate Senate Republicans proposed with additional state funding that Dem Gov. Tony Evers wants for special education and money to boost a property tax credit.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, left out of talks between Gov. Tony Evers and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, says his pitch to give Wisconsinites rebate checks has support from some GOP Assembly reps.
LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison said Vos and Evers’ effort to reach a compromise “seems like purely a political stunt.”
Senate Republicans are lining up behind a proposal that would solicit bids to operate a statewide public affairs network after the Assembly passed a bipartisan bill that would create an endowment for WisconsinEye.
Gov. Tony Evers offered GOP leaders a $1.3 billion package that would pump additional money into public schools while boosting a property tax credit and covering a GOP call to exempt cash tips from state taxes, according to an email shared with WisPolitics.
The chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians during the State of the Tribes address said the federal government is “testing the fundamentals of a healthy democracy.”
An amended PFAS bill package unanimously OK’d by a Senate panel would exempt several groups from the state’s remediation law, including certain parties that spread PFAS-contaminated wastewater or industrial waste in compliance with a license or permit.
The Wisco Project PAC is doing a new digital ad knocking conservative Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar, saying she let a rideshare driver “keep driving” after he was charged with sexually assaulting a woman on her way home from the bars. The group said it’s a statewide buy with a
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, told WisPolitics after the vote committee members had sent a series of questions to the agency about the $368,885 spent on the four-day conference in June 2024 to discuss overhauling student performance benchmarks. Born said GOP committee members concluded it was a “routine conference.”
Gov. Tony Evers today signed an executive order calling the Legislature into a special session April 14 to take up a constitutional amendment barring partisan gerrymandering. “There are no tricks, no funny politics here, just a straight-up ban, nothing more, nothing less,” Evers said at a morning presser. “I could
The president of a national sports gambling lobby accused Assembly lawmakers of “backroom dealing” over a bill that would give tribes control over online sports betting in Wisconsin. Sports Betting Alliance President Joe Maloney cited the Feb. 19 voice vote passing AB 601 to the Senate as he charged lawmakers
Howard Fuller, the former Milwaukee Public Schools superintendent and architect behind the first voucher school in the country, says universal school choice was never his intention.
Gov. Tony Evers ruled out using some of the state’s $2.5 billion surplus to send taxpayers rebates as he expressed hope he’ll meet in the coming weeks with GOP legislative leaders to hash out a deal.
A coalition of education stakeholders has filed suit seeking an order declaring Wisconsin’s school finance system is unconstitutional, arguing it fails to adequately fund students’ education.
Before adjourning last week, the Assembly declined to take up 17 Senate-approved bills, including legislation to set a statewide wolf population and to impose criminal penalties on doctors who fail to provide care if a baby is born alive after an abortion attempt.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said there’s “some work to do” between Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers on a tax relief package using some of the state’s projected $2.5 billion surplus.
Wisconsin business groups are divided on today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, offering split views on the impact.
Robin Vos, the longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history, announced he won’t seek reelection.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers tonight demanded GOP lawmakers provide additional funding for K-12 education and property tax relief while pushing the Legislature to continue working with him on an unfinished agenda rather than heading out for the campaign trail.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers plans to use his final State of the State to tout bipartisan successes during his two terms, including $2 billion annually in tax cuts, helping more than 127,000 Wisconsinites get job training and paying off $3 billion in state debt.
GOP legislative leaders are calling for a more than $2.3 billion package that would pair a tax rebate Senate Republicans proposed with additional state funding that Dem Gov. Tony Evers wants for special education and money to boost a property tax credit.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, left out of talks between Gov. Tony Evers and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, says his pitch to give Wisconsinites rebate checks has support from some GOP Assembly reps.
LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison said Vos and Evers’ effort to reach a compromise “seems like purely a political stunt.”
Senate Republicans are lining up behind a proposal that would solicit bids to operate a statewide public affairs network after the Assembly passed a bipartisan bill that would create an endowment for WisconsinEye.
Gov. Tony Evers offered GOP leaders a $1.3 billion package that would pump additional money into public schools while boosting a property tax credit and covering a GOP call to exempt cash tips from state taxes, according to an email shared with WisPolitics.
The chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians during the State of the Tribes address said the federal government is “testing the fundamentals of a healthy democracy.”