Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs state power to protect water from farm pollutants
The outcome of a nearly decade-long dispute in Kewaunee County could shape regulatory power across state government.
The outcome of a nearly decade-long dispute in Kewaunee County could shape regulatory power across state government.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Supreme Court ruling on purging voter rolls, Jill Underly’s state superintendent race victory, GOP proposals for spending federal COVID-19 stimulus money and more.
The state Supreme Court ruled today the Elections Commission has no power to remove from the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved, but didn’t respond to a mailer seeking to confirm their address. In the 5-2 ruling, the
AG Josh Kaul is rebuffing a call from the Legislature’s top two Republicans to join a lawsuit challenging a provision in the latest federal COVID package that prevents states from using the money to cut taxes. In a letter yesterday,
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touted the Biden administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan as a means to keep the country globally competitive in the coming centuries. On this week’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com, the former Dem presidential candidate
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturning Gov. Tony Evers’ emergency orders, Evers’ plan for spending federal COVID-19 dollars, the April 6 election and more.
Gov. Tony Evers’ budget includes some three dozen recommendations from his Climate Change Task Force, including tens of millions of new investments in green jobs, conservation efforts and renewable energy. One of the high-profile items: creating an Office of Environmental
Gov. Tony Evers has asked federal courts to force Donald Trump, his attorneys and the parties in a second lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s election results to reimburse the state for $250,000 in legal costs to hire private attorneys in
Wisconsinites will decide on 139 different local referendums in this spring’s election. A WisPolitics.com review found many school spending issues totaling nearly $1 billion. But also questions such as: — four calls for establishing a nonpartisan redistricting commission; — 10
A split state Supreme Court today ruled Gov. Tony Evers exceeded his authority in issuing multiple public health emergencies over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, striking down the foundation for his latest mask mandate. Justice Brian Hagedorn, in the majority opinion,
A Waukesha businessman who co-founded the non-partisan group Democracy Found said he thinks ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin could help restore a “functional democracy.” Democracy Found is a Wisconsin-based initiative committed to revitalizing democracy. Co-founder Austin Ramirez, the president and CEO
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and the Capital Times’ Briana Reilly discuss the Legislature approving a slate of COVID-19 measures; the estimate Wisconsin governments and schools will receive $8.7 billion in the latest COVID package; and
After plateauing at the start of the month, Wisconsin’s seven-day average for daily confirmed cases is rising. After reporting 537 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, the seven-day average rose to the highest it’s been in nearly three weeks — 459 cases
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told WisPolitics.com Senate Republicans won’t extend the suspension of a one-week waiting period so laid off Wisconsinites can begin collecting unemployment right away. The Oostburg Republican said his caucus is hearing from businesses around the
Gov. Tony Evers says better data on COVID-19 infections and deaths in nursing homes would not have changed precautions or vaccine rollout plans. The Evers administration has been facing GOP criticism for a lag in accurately reporting COVID-19 infection and