In the wake of officer-involved shootings at Wisconsin high schools in back-to-back days, Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul joined Dem lawmakers Tuesday in calling for elected officials to address gun violence. According to the Oshkosh Police Department, a
The Wisconsin Elections Commission plans to seek guidance from the Legislature to clarify procedures for mailings to voters who may have moved. The decision at Monday’s meeting comes after the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty in October challenged
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Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz blamed Republican “gatekeepers” for the Legislature’s failure to act on a bipartisan proposal the Oshkosh Dem said would lower prescription drug prices. Hintz highlighted AB 114, a measure cosponsored by 77 members of the Assembly
GOP legislative leaders and Dem Gov. Tony Evers have now spent nearly $2.1 million for private attorneys to represent them in lawsuits that emerged from the lame-duck session, according to a WisPolitics.com review. The ongoing review of the growing legal
WEDC is hammering out the final details of a new incentive package that MolsonCoors says will bring “hundreds” of jobs to Milwaukee as part of the company’s national reorganization. Still, neither WEDC CEO Missy Hughes nor MolsonCoors CEO Gavin Hattersley
Vice President Mike Pence said he was “not aware” of allegations the Trump administration sought to tie U.S. military aid to investigations President Trump wanted from Ukraine before they became public. “I have heard that it was in a briefing
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s connection to events at the center of the impeachment proceedings, the latest Marquette University Law School results and the first state Supreme Court forum ahead
Sixteen Assembly Dems are calling for “shared governance” in the UW System’s search committee to replace outgoing UW President Ray Cross. “We can’t emphasize enough the importance of making sure students, staff, and faculty are not only involved in this
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Jill Karofsky traded barbs with sitting conservative Justice Daniel Kelly, accusing Scott Walker’s appointee of ruling on cases involving conservative causes in a way that “feels like corruption.” “It just defies logic that every time a
Gov. Tony Evers and AG Josh Kaul announced a $1.5 million expansion of treatment and diversion options for non-violent offenders the guv said “moves our state closer to a more compassionate and common-sense approach to criminal justice.” At a Capitol
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said the impeachment inquiry looks “more and more problematic” for President Trump every day, but he hopes lawmakers will “keep an open mind” as the inquiry moves forward and toward a full House vote. “I view
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the conflict between Gov. Tony Evers and Senate Republicans over the firing of Brad Pfaff, state regulation of hemp, and Assembly resolutions on “Bible Week” and calling the Capitol
Gov. Tony Evers is asking the Joint Finance Committee to release $3.75 million annually to fight the homeless problem. The money would cover the costs of initiatives proposed by the Interagency Council on Homelessness. The guv’s letter comes a week
Gov. Tony Evers has hired Brad Pfaff as DOA’s director of Business and Rural Development with a slight pay cut compared to his old job as DATCP secretary. In the new role, Pfaff will advocate for Wisconsin small businesses and
