Former Republican Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who formally announced her gubernatorial bid last week, slammed President Biden’s plan to have large companies require COVID-19 vaccination or do weekly testing. “I think the government does not have the business telling people
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Rebecca Kleefisch officially kicking off her campaign, the charges filed against Milwaukee Ald. Chantia Lewis and continued developments with GOP review of the 2020 election.
Frederick Prehn, fighting an attempt by Dem AG Josh Kaul to force him off the Natural Resources Board, canceled this month’s meeting after the agency informed him it saw no issues that needed to be addressed and wouldn’t provide staff
Gov. Tony Evers has signed an executive order to expedite the pardon process and expand eligibility. Under the executive order, the chair of the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board can send a pardon application for a non-violent offender directly to the
The Elections Commission is urging state justices to send a redistricting lawsuit to the lower courts first, arguing the drawing of new maps is complex and the Supreme Court isn’t meant to be a fact-finding body. The conservative Wisconsin Institute
State GOP Chairman Paul Farrow said former President Trump “tapped into an energy” across the state, and Republicans will be looking to build on that in next year’s election. “We’ve got a great energy flow that’s moving across the state
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Rebecca Kleefisch moving toward a guv run, developments in the Assembly’s review of the 2020 election and the latest on the COVID-19 front.
Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, vowed to ask GOP legislative leaders to sue the UW System over its COVID-19 policies while accusing some of his Republican colleagues of being “soft.” The UW System refused to submit its COVID-19 policies to the
Nearly half of the budget for the Assembly’s expanded review of the 2020 election is earmarked for a data analysis contractor, according to a copy of the amended deal obtained this morning by WisPolitics.com. The contractor, who isn’t identified in
Gov. Tony Evers called Republican lawmakers’ concerns about the vetting process for Afghan refugees arriving at Fort McCoy “dog-whistle crap.” Evers said those GOP lawmakers are either misinformed about the subject or trying to label children and Afghans who have
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said the American withdrawal from Afghanistan has been “incredibly botched” and he is not “overly confident” that the United States will be able to get all of its citizens and allies out of the country
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg, the 2020 election probe being run by former Justice Michael Gableman, the vetting of Afghan
UW System interim President Tommy Thompson says a key Republican lawmaker is “making a big mistake” in seeking legal action against universities. JCRAR co-chair Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said earlier this week he’ll ask legislative leadership to sue the System
Mayor Tom Barrett vowed to take Milwaukee values such as hard work, honesty and caring for others to the job as U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg if confirmed. The White House on Wednesday announced its intentions to nominate Barrett, 67, to
A key Republican lawmaker says he’s seeking permission to sue the UW System after President Tommy Thompson vowed to reject a JCRAR request to submit COVID-19 policies as rules by Sept. 2. The committee’s Co-chair Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said
