U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan said Democrats are working “in good faith” as they close in on a big social spending bill, part of President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda. “Every day I think things are moving closer to agreement,” the
A Dane County judge today issued a temporary injunction halting the state’s fall wolf hunt until the Department of Natural Resources “with all haste” creates and follows a rulemaking process to set a quota on the number of wolves that
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ redistricting maps, former President Trump’s call for former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy to run for governor, the state Senate’s approval of several abortion
Dem AG Josh Kaul is asking a Dane County judge to block the subpoenas Justice Michael Gableman issued to the Elections Commission, arguing the former justice doesn’t have the power under state law to compel public officials to provide a
Members of the Natural Resources Board took no action on seeking private legal counsel in a lawsuit aiming to ban this fall’s wolf hunt. Following a 90-minute closed session yesterday, Chair Frederick Prehn announced on a virtual call the board
Special Counsel Mike Gableman, hired by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to investigate the November 2020 election, said he could soon be taking a hard look at voting machines. In an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Gableman told WISN-TV reporter
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest on the investigation being run by Michael Gableman, a peek at fundraising numbers in the U.S. Senate race and Rebecca Cooke entering the
Former Justice Michael Gableman in a new video said he has offered the clerks and mayors of five cities a “reprieve on the timing of their interviews” with his office so they could better provide the information he wants on
Amid a recent spike in some categories of violent crime, Gov. Tony Evers announced he’s directing $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for violence prevention efforts and another $20 million for victim assistance. “We’re working to build the
While some data points suggest the state might be turning the corner on the current COVID-19 surge, health experts say a concerted effort is needed in Wisconsin to beat the delta variant. The latest numbers from the state Department of
The 2020 election probe being led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman drew fire from both flanks Monday over offers of immunity for those who respond to subpoenas issued in the investigation. Gableman in a video posted Friday said
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is leaving the university at the end of the 2021-22 school year to become president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Blank has served as chancellor since July 2013. According to the university, she has the
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said he would veto maps the Republican-controlled Legislature sends to him if they are “gerrymandering 2.0.” “If they’re continuing or making worse the gerrymandering that exists right now, yes,” Evers said in an interview aired Sunday
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the 2020 election investigation led by former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, the fields taking shape for 2022 fall elections, and the DNR’s move to
Department of Public Instruction chief Jill Underly predicted Wisconsin residents wouldn’t approve a Republican idea to change the state constitution and make the jobs of schools superintendent, secretary of state and state treasurer positions appointed by the governor, rather than
