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Dem Gov. Tony Evers signed a GOP push to ban food stamps from being used to buy candy and soda. In exchange, the governor got $72.7 million in additional state money and more positions in the Department of Health Services largely to ensure the state doesn’t lose federal aid for the program.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are in the final hours of debate prep ahead of Wednesday night’s only debate before the April 7 election.
News that Sen. Devin LeMahieu won’t seek reelection means a new governor, Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader will rule the Capitol for the first time in 16 years come January.
GOP Rep. Rick Gundrum, who first joined the Assembly after winning a 2018 special election, announced today he won’t seek reelection.
LeMahieu won’t seek reelection
From WisPolitics.com …
— Senate Majority Devin LeMahieu announced today he won’t seek reelection.
The Oostburg Republican said it was time for a “new chapter in my life.
“I am looking forward to spending more time with my wife in our new Madison-area home and, for the first time since 2006, rooting for bold conservative reform from the sidelines,” LeMahieu said.
LeMahieu, 53, was first elected to the Senate in 2014 and became majority leader in the 2021-22 session.
He is the fourth GOP member of the state Senate to decide against seeking reelection this fall, joining: Rob Hutton, of Brookfield; Steve Nass, of Whitewater; and Van Wanggaard, of Racine.
Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Petersen today announced he won’t seek reelection to the 57th AD.
U.S. AG Pam Bondi appointed Schimel first assistant U.S. attorney a week after the judges on the Eastern District of Wisconsin declined to extend his appointment as the interim leader of the office.
Dozens of bills have passed the state Senate since 2003 with fewer than 17 votes from the majority party, according to a spreadsheet Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu’s office shared with WisPolitics.
GOP state Sen. Van Wanggaard, of Racine, has told colleagues he will not seek reelection this fall, a source told WisPolitics. Wanggaard, 73, posted a video message in December that he planned to take the holidays to discuss with his
Assembly Dems are pushing a proposal to increase general school aid by $445.9 million and raise the special education reimbursement to 60% as Gov. Tony Evers and GOP leaders have so far failed to agree on a property tax relief deal.
Senate GOP leaders circulated a tentative calendar for tomorrow that includes legislation that would allow online gaming in Wisconsin, as well as an NIL bill co-authored by Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu.
GOP State Sen. Chris Kapenga says Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu could lose his leadership post if he brings the online sports betting and NIL bills to the floor for a vote Tuesday, as both face some Republican opposition.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling for public hearings on the ongoing war in Iran, which she said represents “yet another broken promise” by President Donald Trump.
Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley challenged a Department of Justice attorney’s argument that the department is sticking to a 2018 lame-duck law by putting settlement money into agency appropriations rather than handing it over to lawmakers to dictate how it’s used.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling for the Federal Nominating Commission to take a second shot at identifying candidates for the state’s U.S. attorney positions after judges on the Eastern District declined to retain Brad Schimel for the Milwaukee job.
A majority of federal judges on the Eastern District have declined to keep former GOP AG Brad Schimel in his role as interim U.S. attorney after his appointment expires March 17.
Dem gubernatorial candidate Mandela Barnes is pledging to only appoint members to the PSC who would freeze utility rates.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler announced she won’t seek reelection in 2027, saying it will be the right time to step away for more time with her family next year after three decades on the bench.
GOP U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald says he expects the White House to soon ask Congress for more money for the Iran war “any day.” “We had an open discussion about that within our own conference with Speaker Johnson,” Fitzgerald said
A new effort to rekindle a former nuclear power site in northeastern Wisconsin comes amid growing bipartisan interest around nuclear energy in the state.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers signed a GOP push to ban food stamps from being used to buy candy and soda. In exchange, the governor got $72.7 million in additional state money and more positions in the Department of Health Services largely to ensure the state doesn’t lose federal aid for the program.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are in the final hours of debate prep ahead of Wednesday night’s only debate before the April 7 election.
News that Sen. Devin LeMahieu won’t seek reelection means a new governor, Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader will rule the Capitol for the first time in 16 years come January.
GOP Rep. Rick Gundrum, who first joined the Assembly after winning a 2018 special election, announced today he won’t seek reelection.
LeMahieu won’t seek reelection
From WisPolitics.com …
— Senate Majority Devin LeMahieu announced today he won’t seek reelection.
The Oostburg Republican said it was time for a “new chapter in my life.
“I am looking forward to spending more time with my wife in our new Madison-area home and, for the first time since 2006, rooting for bold conservative reform from the sidelines,” LeMahieu said.
LeMahieu, 53, was first elected to the Senate in 2014 and became majority leader in the 2021-22 session.
He is the fourth GOP member of the state Senate to decide against seeking reelection this fall, joining: Rob Hutton, of Brookfield; Steve Nass, of Whitewater; and Van Wanggaard, of Racine.
Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Petersen today announced he won’t seek reelection to the 57th AD.
U.S. AG Pam Bondi appointed Schimel first assistant U.S. attorney a week after the judges on the Eastern District of Wisconsin declined to extend his appointment as the interim leader of the office.
Dozens of bills have passed the state Senate since 2003 with fewer than 17 votes from the majority party, according to a spreadsheet Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu’s office shared with WisPolitics.
GOP state Sen. Van Wanggaard, of Racine, has told colleagues he will not seek reelection this fall, a source told WisPolitics. Wanggaard, 73, posted a video message in December that he planned to take the holidays to discuss with his family whether to retire at the end of this term
Assembly Dems are pushing a proposal to increase general school aid by $445.9 million and raise the special education reimbursement to 60% as Gov. Tony Evers and GOP leaders have so far failed to agree on a property tax relief deal.
Senate GOP leaders circulated a tentative calendar for tomorrow that includes legislation that would allow online gaming in Wisconsin, as well as an NIL bill co-authored by Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu.
GOP State Sen. Chris Kapenga says Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu could lose his leadership post if he brings the online sports betting and NIL bills to the floor for a vote Tuesday, as both face some Republican opposition.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling for public hearings on the ongoing war in Iran, which she said represents “yet another broken promise” by President Donald Trump.
Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley challenged a Department of Justice attorney’s argument that the department is sticking to a 2018 lame-duck law by putting settlement money into agency appropriations rather than handing it over to lawmakers to dictate how it’s used.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling for the Federal Nominating Commission to take a second shot at identifying candidates for the state’s U.S. attorney positions after judges on the Eastern District declined to retain Brad Schimel for the Milwaukee job.
A majority of federal judges on the Eastern District have declined to keep former GOP AG Brad Schimel in his role as interim U.S. attorney after his appointment expires March 17.
Dem gubernatorial candidate Mandela Barnes is pledging to only appoint members to the PSC who would freeze utility rates.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler announced she won’t seek reelection in 2027, saying it will be the right time to step away for more time with her family next year after three decades on the bench.
GOP U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald says he expects the White House to soon ask Congress for more money for the Iran war “any day.” “We had an open discussion about that within our own conference with Speaker Johnson,” Fitzgerald said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with
A new effort to rekindle a former nuclear power site in northeastern Wisconsin comes amid growing bipartisan interest around nuclear energy in the state.