Dem lawmakers have reintroduced their Economic Justice Bill of Rights they say will help address the state’s workforce shortage and improve Wisconsinites’ quality of life. Rep. Kristina Shelton, D-Green Bay, said the measure would create an equitable living income, union
U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, say they won’t support a no-fly zone or U.S. troops in Ukraine after watching President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea to Congress. “I utilize some of my own experiences and some
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ use of federal COVID-19 funds for public safety, the continuing controversy over the 2020 presidential election, Milwaukee’s plan to use drop boxes
Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics.com luncheon said “hell yes” he could help communities tackle rising crime by helping them get more funding for police through increasing shared revenue even though GOP lawmakers removed his budget proposals to do just
Meeting in a Milwaukee mayoral forum, former Ald. Bob Donovan and Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson sparred over whether critical race theory should be taught in schools. Johnson said it’s important to teach critical race theory lessons in schools. But he
AG Josh Kaul announced a lawsuit alleging Johnson Controls and Tyco Fire Products failed to address PFAS contamination issues after testing firefighting foam. The Dem AG during a Green Bay press conference yesterday said the companies violated state spills law
Milwaukee’s sister city in Ukraine, Irpin, is under siege by Russian forces — a dire situation, according to one of the city’s liaisons in Milwaukee. “I can categorize it as a humanitarian disaster right now,” Boris Nayflish said on WISN’s
A lawsuit from Minocqua Brewing Company Super PAC seeks to remove three top Republicans from office for allegedly aiding and abetting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The targets are: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and Reps. Tom
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the passing of former Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, the state Senate wrapping up its two-year session and
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has extended Michael Gableman’s contract to review the 2020 election through April as the former justice remains entangled in a series of lawsuits challenging his authority to carry out the probe. Gableman’s investigation has been maligned
Margaret Farrow, the first woman to serve as Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor, died this morning, her family said. She was 87. Paul Farrow, who followed his mom’s footsteps into the state Legislature and now serves as Waukesha County exec, praised her
GOP lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by Wisconsin’s justices to put Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative and congressional maps in place for the 2022 elections. And they want the nation’s highest court to order this
U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg Tom Barrett calls the unfolding Russia-Ukraine crisis a “very dangerous time.” Barrett, the former longtime mayor of Milwaukee, is providing U.S. intelligence to Luxembourg officials as the country increases its aid to Ukraine and begins to
GOP state lawmakers on Friday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to stay its ruling putting Gov. Tony Evers’ maps in place for the 2022 election as they appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. The filing argues the lines
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state Supreme Court approving Gov. Tony Evers’ redistricting map, former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s 2020 election investigation report, the latest Marquette University
