Gov. Tony Evers sent Foxconn exec Louis Woo a letter today asking him to clarify the Taiwanese company was the first to suggest changes to its contract with the state. The letter comes after Evers suggested it was “unrealistic” that
Assembly Republicans are looking to add electric vehicle charging stations along freeways and help cover the cost of homeowners’ bills if they buy renewable energy. The proposals are two of five pieces of an environmental package GOP Rep. Adam Neylon
Just back from a trip to the southern U.S. border, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said the influx of migrants is “out of control” and the United States should turn back those without valid asylum claims. Johnson visited the El
A divided state Supreme Court today decided to take over an appeal that had been filed in one of two lame-duck lawsuits originating out of Dane County even though the justices hadn’t been asked to do so. The court earlier
One Wisconsin driver sought to brand his vehicle with a personalized “H8WI” license plate last April. And countless others wanted to flash “4TWENY” — or some variation of the reference to marijuana — across theirs. Those are just a few
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Foxconn, the Supreme Court taking up a lawsuit over extraordinary session laws, Lincoln Hills and more.
While Gov. Tony Evers has raised the prospect of renegotiating the Foxconn contract, the company says it “remains committed” to its deal with the state. The Taiwanese tech company also said it’s “open to further consultation, collaboration, and new ideas,”
Gov. Tony Evers says it’s “unrealistic” to think Foxconn will create the 13,000 jobs it had pledged given the company’s plans to scale back the original project. He also said he’s looking to potentially revise the company’s contract with the
Attorney General Josh Kaul and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers are seeking to pass legislation that would take “a significant step” to prevent a future backlog of untested sexual assault kits. Flanked by legislators, law enforcement and advocates at the
The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a Dane County judge’s ruling that invalidated all of the Legislature’s actions in a December extraordinary session. GOP lawmakers first appealed the case to the 3rd District Court of
Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan said Dem Gov. Tony Evers has been “validated” by the courts over his authority to make appointments Brennan also said the governor is thinking over what to do about 15 former Walker appointments that
The federal investigation into alleged civil rights violations at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison has been closed after insufficient evidence was found to support charges against staffers, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin announced this afternoon. In a
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer conceding in the Supreme Court race, the continuing fight over Gov. Tony Evers rescinding appointments and the Marquette University Law School Poll.
After an appeals court earlier this week shot down their request, GOP lawmakers asked the state Supreme Court to restore 15 appointments Gov. Tony Evers rescinded following a lawsuit over the December lame-duck session. Wednesday’s filing urged the court to
Oneida Nation Chair Tehassi Hill pushed officials in the annual State of the Tribes address to do more to respond to global warming, curb the spread of chronic wasting disease and expand health care access Hill addressed both chambers of
