U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said the nation’s testing for novel coronavirus has been deficient, and lawmakers need to look into it to keep it from happening again. “I think there were clear deficiencies in the testing process,” the Green Bay
Gov. Tony Evers Friday directed the Department of Health Services to close all K-12 schools — public and private — beginning Wednesday and stretching through at least April 6 as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. In
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the state’s response to the coronavirus, the state Supreme Court race and a package of bills Gov. Tony Evers proposed to address flooding.
Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky in a Milwaukee debate accused rival Daniel Kelly of hanging a “for sale” sign on the state Supreme Court, because his conservative donors know their influence has led him to side with them time and
Gov. Tony Evers today declared a public health emergency due to the coronavirus, following a sixth person testing positive for the virus in Wisconsin. It was the fifth case discovered this week. The most recent cases are in Pierce, Dane,
The Elections Commission says it referred 43 cases of suspected cross-state voting to DAs in 19 Wisconsin counties stemming from the November 2018 election. Details of the cases, including which counties received the referrals, weren’t immediately available. Voting more than
A bill that would expand bar hours during the Democratic National Convention will receive a public hearing and exec in the Senate on Wednesday after its chances of passage by the end of the session was questioned. Senate Committee on
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly said his opponent is slandering him. In a TV interview aired Sunday, Kelly responded to statements by Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky that Kelly pre-determines the outcome of cases before they even reach the
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Dem presidential primary, the voter list lawsuit, Wisconsin joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration over border wall funding, coronavirus preparations and Gov. Tony Evers’ recent
Two Republican lawmakers are knocking Dem Tony Evers for vetoing their bills, including one the guv believed would eliminate consumer protections for those entering sweepstakes. Among other things, SB 292 sought to eliminate the requirement that the odds of receiving
People in Wisconsin “feel” like the Wisconsin Supreme Court is “corrupt,” Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky said. Karofsky, the liberal candidate challenging conservative Justice Daniel Kelly, appeared Sunday on the “UpFront” program, produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “People in Wisconsin
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of a GOP tax bill, the latest polls, the appointment of Paul Knapp to lead the Wisconsin Nation Guard and more.
The Milwaukee committee hosting the Democratic National Convention has hired two new leaders after firing its top executives earlier this month over allegations they created a hostile work environment. Raquel Filmanowicz will serve as chief executive officer, overseeing the committee’s
Mia Keeys, director of health equity policy and advocacy with the American Medical Association, is promising a fun and interactive keynote for next week’s La Follette School’s Health Policy Forum. Keeys’ experiences and knowledge of health policy will set the
In a letter asking lawmakers to send him the GOP tax cut package, Dem Gov. Tony Evers urged legislative leaders to “do the right thing” by boosting school funding. Evers’ Friday letter to Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and
