The 1st District Court of Appeals denied a request today to put two Milwaukee County executive candidates back on the ballot. The state Elections Commission ruled Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy and former state Sen. Jim Sullivan were short of the
Dem Gov. Tony Evers said it’s “too early” to make a decision on what to do with millions of dollars in additional tax revenue the state is projected to take in. In an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in
On this week’s episode, the AP’s Scott Bauer and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State initiatives, the state’s higher tax collections and more.
The latest revenue estimates give the guv and lawmakers an additional $451.9 million — and maybe more — to play with ahead of the fall election with competing proposals to spend the money or create new tax cuts. The estimates
Gov. Tony Evers announced in his second State of the State on Wednesday a three-pronged approach to addressing the challenges facing Wisconsin farmers, starting with a special session next week to invest in agriculture and rural communities. He also promised
In his second State of the State, Gov. Tony Evers will challenge lawmakers to address a series of issues before they adjourn from the session, including nonpartisan redistricting, capping the cost of insulin and getting PFAS “out of our water.”
WisconsinEye senior producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross preview the State of the State Address in a special edition of Rewind.
Dr. Ollie Watts Davis’ message on Monday was for those born into privilege, those who hold position and those who were voted into power to take a stand for justice.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she’s hopeful witnesses will be called and senators will be allowed to ask questions during the impeachment trial of President Trump. “We need a full, fair and honest trial,” the Madison Democrat said an interview
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss legal rulings in the voter list case, results of the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, President Trump’s visit to Milwaukee, legislative Republicans’ criminal justice reform package and
Justice Rebecca Bradley says it’s unlikely the state Supreme Court will have an opportunity to rule before the 2020 election in a case impacting the registrations of voters who may have moved now that it has passed on hearing the
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said he will vote against limiting President Trump’s authority to go to war with Iran. Johnson said he does not want to “hamstring” Trump, or future presidents, by voting to limit the president’s war powers. The
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss a package unveiled this week to address water quality issues, the latest on a lawsuit over deactivating registrations for voters who may have moved and
Gov. Tony Evers assigned the GOP-controlled Legislature “homework” for the upcoming year, calling on lawmakers to address a range of topics including homelessness, contaminated drinking water and the so-called “dark store” loophole. Evers, a former teacher and state superintendent, in
Donald Trump is poised to be unopposed in Wisconsin’s primary after the Presidential Preference Selection Committee decided Tuesday against adding any other Republicans to the April 7 ballot. The committee, comprised equally of representatives from the state GOP and Dem
