Gov. Scott Walker is pledging the state will pass a bill to guarantee pre-existing condition coverage using “the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act.” Walker’s comments Thursday, during a campaign stop in Waukesha, go further than he
On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: Tony Evers is launching a new tv ad just five days before the election Meanwhile Governor Walker is ratcheting up his plan to protect pre-existing conditions … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you
The federal government has signed off on the state’s plan to institute work requirements for some Medicaid recipients. But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shot down a provision in Wisconsin’s waiver request asking for permission to drug test
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Recap of the final MU Law School poll … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and and her GOP opponent, Leah Vukmir, are on opposite sides of a plan from President Trump to end birthright citizenship for some born in the U.S. While Baldwin, D-Madison, instead called for “comprehensive immigration reform,”
Gary Storck, a publisher and cannabis activist in Wisconsin, chalks up this year’s unprecedented number of marijuana referendums to “the amazing work of grassroots people all over the state.”
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Tony Evers campaign releases some fundraising information. Gov Walker launches 33rd ad of the campaign. AG candidates trade barbs in new TV ads. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a
Dem AG candidate Josh Kaul said if elected, he would ask the governor for permission to withdraw the state from a lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act. “I would ask the governor for permission to withdraw, and if that permission
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: New fundraising numbers in US Senate race. Congressional Leadership fund launches new ad against Randy Bryce. AG Brad Schimel’s campaign says new DAGA ad is being pulled from TV stations for false claims against the AG.
Recap of President Trump’s visit to Wisconsin Gov Walker sends Tony Evers a letter over his state budgets with portions plagiarized. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the first gubernatorial debate, surrogate visits and independent expenditures in state races.
Republican AG Brad Schimel’s campaign slammed an attack ad from the Democratic Attorneys General Association as false, which it says prompted several stations to pull it down. But the DAGA said it stood by charges in the ad that Schimel
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: New TV ads launched in the state-wide races. Tony Evers drafts a letter asking for WI to be pulled out of the Obamacare lawsuit. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
Former Republican state lawmaker Michelle Litjens says she thinks GOP Gov. Scott Walker is on his way to a third term after changing his message mid-campaign. Meanwhile, Capital Times associate editor John Nichols says Dem Tony Evers has run a
Shifting political winds at the national level are reducing the chance of a blue wave come November, at least according to GOP Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald. The Juneau Republican at a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday cited more favorable congressional and
