On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest campaign finance reports, record spending in the spring Supreme Court election, a new challenge to congressional district lines, the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s report on the former Madison clerk’s handling of uncounted absentee ballots and more.
A source close to Tony Evers tells WisPolitics the governor hasn’t yet made a final decision on seeking a third term, pushing back on reports that a retirement announcement is imminent.
Candidates and outside groups dropped nearly $115 million on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race this spring, more than doubling the previous national record set just two years earlier, a WisPolitics tally shows.
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress want the chance to urge the state Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the state’s House districts rather than moving forward with a novel approach to hear such lawsuits.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, who told WisPolitics in April she planned to seek reelection next year, raised nothing for her campaign over the first half of 2025, according to a new filing.
“I pray that he decides to seek reelection,” Devin Remiker said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “But either way, I know the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will be in a great position to ensure he’s either reelected or reelect a Democrat in 2026.”
The UW Board of Regents voted unanimously to give campuses the option to raise tuition by at least 5%, citing declining state support and the need to support higher wages for faculty and staff.
The former Madison clerk showed an “astonishing” lack of urgency after discovering 193 absentee ballots that hadn’t been included in the city’s November tally and failed to follow the law in how they were handled, according to a draft Elections Commission report.
Along with his statement, Berrien released a rollout video in which he touted his service as a Navy SEAL. He also called himself an “outsider and a businessman just like Donald Trump,” vowing to “shake up Madison like he’s shaking up DC.”
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman is seeking to increase tuition for resident undergraduates by at least 5% for the 2025-26 school year following the enactment of the state budget.
A split state Supreme Court today overturned the Legislature’s power to suspend administrative rules, ending decades of lawmakers having the power to at least temporarily block agency regulations.
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Rep. Mark Born appearead on the Juky 6, 2025, episode of WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics/State Affairs-Wisconsin.
Wisconsin House members split along party lines to send a GOP tax cut bill to President Donald Trump, overcoming Dem opposition to cuts in Medicaid and other programs.
Writing for the majority in a 4-3 ruling, liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet found changes the state has made to abortion laws over the past 50 years implicitly repealed the 1849 law.
The Joint Finance Committee wrapped up its work on an $111.1 billion budget today by approving a package that includes $1.4 billion in new state money to cover Medicaid costs, a series of transportation-related fee increases and the eventual closure of Green Bay’s prison. A significant portion of the package reflects the deal that Dem Gov. Tony Evers struck with GOP legislative leaders on education, child care and pieces of the Department of Transportation budget.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson today voted to pass Republicans’ reconciliation bill to advance President Donald Trump’s tax cut and policy agenda, despite condemning the measure for adding trillions to the national debt.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee plans to approve a $2.5 billion capital budget that would close the prison in Green Bay by 2029 and include many of the changes to the state prison system that Dem Gov. Tony Evers had proposed, the co-chairs said today.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders announced they have reached an agreement to pump an additional $1.2 billion into K-12 education, child care and the UW System. The deal also includes a $1.5 billion tax cut package, adding two of the guv’s priorities to what the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee had already approved.
State Sen. LaTonya Johnson says Senate Dems are “not willing to be picked off one by one” to back the budget, but she still sees a bipartisan path to a two-year spending plan. “We are determined to stick together as
Meanwhile, GOP legislative leaders are moving to set up an extraordinary session to vote on the budget.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest campaign finance reports, record spending in the spring Supreme Court election, a new challenge to congressional district lines, the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s report on the former Madison clerk’s handling of uncounted absentee ballots and more.
A source close to Tony Evers tells WisPolitics the governor hasn’t yet made a final decision on seeking a third term, pushing back on reports that a retirement announcement is imminent.
Candidates and outside groups dropped nearly $115 million on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race this spring, more than doubling the previous national record set just two years earlier, a WisPolitics tally shows.
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress want the chance to urge the state Supreme Court to reject a challenge to the state’s House districts rather than moving forward with a novel approach to hear such lawsuits.
Conservative Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, who told WisPolitics in April she planned to seek reelection next year, raised nothing for her campaign over the first half of 2025, according to a new filing.
“I pray that he decides to seek reelection,” Devin Remiker said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “But either way, I know the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will be in a great position to ensure he’s either reelected or reelect a Democrat in 2026.”
The UW Board of Regents voted unanimously to give campuses the option to raise tuition by at least 5%, citing declining state support and the need to support higher wages for faculty and staff.
The former Madison clerk showed an “astonishing” lack of urgency after discovering 193 absentee ballots that hadn’t been included in the city’s November tally and failed to follow the law in how they were handled, according to a draft Elections Commission report.
Along with his statement, Berrien released a rollout video in which he touted his service as a Navy SEAL. He also called himself an “outsider and a businessman just like Donald Trump,” vowing to “shake up Madison like he’s shaking up DC.”
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman is seeking to increase tuition for resident undergraduates by at least 5% for the 2025-26 school year following the enactment of the state budget.
A split state Supreme Court today overturned the Legislature’s power to suspend administrative rules, ending decades of lawmakers having the power to at least temporarily block agency regulations.
Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Rep. Mark Born appearead on the Juky 6, 2025, episode of WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics/State Affairs-Wisconsin.
Wisconsin House members split along party lines to send a GOP tax cut bill to President Donald Trump, overcoming Dem opposition to cuts in Medicaid and other programs.
Writing for the majority in a 4-3 ruling, liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet found changes the state has made to abortion laws over the past 50 years implicitly repealed the 1849 law.
The Joint Finance Committee wrapped up its work on an $111.1 billion budget today by approving a package that includes $1.4 billion in new state money to cover Medicaid costs, a series of transportation-related fee increases and the eventual closure of Green Bay’s prison. A significant portion of the package reflects the deal that Dem Gov. Tony Evers struck with GOP legislative leaders on education, child care and pieces of the Department of Transportation budget.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson today voted to pass Republicans’ reconciliation bill to advance President Donald Trump’s tax cut and policy agenda, despite condemning the measure for adding trillions to the national debt.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee plans to approve a $2.5 billion capital budget that would close the prison in Green Bay by 2029 and include many of the changes to the state prison system that Dem Gov. Tony Evers had proposed, the co-chairs said today.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders announced they have reached an agreement to pump an additional $1.2 billion into K-12 education, child care and the UW System. The deal also includes a $1.5 billion tax cut package, adding two of the guv’s priorities to what the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee had already approved.
State Sen. LaTonya Johnson says Senate Dems are “not willing to be picked off one by one” to back the budget, but she still sees a bipartisan path to a two-year spending plan. “We are determined to stick together as a body to make sure that this is a bipartisan
Meanwhile, GOP legislative leaders are moving to set up an extraordinary session to vote on the budget.