WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross interview retiring UW System President Ray Cross. The two also discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ “Complete Count” panel for the 2020 census, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ support for raising the age
Gov. Tony Evers announced at a DATCP Board meeting today that he’s elevating Randy Romanski to interim secretary after the state Senate this week rejected his nomination of Brad Pfaff to lead the agency. Speaking with reporters after making the
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, who said earlier this month that impeaching the president should be a “last resort,” told reporters in Washington, D.C., Tuesday that he plans to back a proposal to formalize the House inquiry. The La Crosse Dem’s
Former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy faced blowback from liberals and conservatives after he questioned the allegiance of a decorated lieutenant colonel who testified he had concerns over President Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president. During an appearance on CNN Tuesday,
A panel Gov. Tony Evers has created via executive order is charged with encouraging participation in the 2020 Census. Speaking at a news conference in Milwaukee Monday, Evers noted that Wisconsin was among the national leaders in census participation rates
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly said it will be a challenge to break through the “noise” of the 2020 election cycle, but he hopes to do it by talking to voters “one-on-one.” Kelly, running for his first full 10-year
Gov. Tony Evers and lawmakers on Friday praised UW System President Ray Cross after announcing he will retire upon the selection of a successor. The 71-year-old Cross said in a statement his work as president has been “the most rewarding
The following is an excerpt from “Disassembled: A Native Son on Janesville and General Motors – a Story of Grit, Race, Gender and Wishful Thinking and What it Means for America,” written by former Janesville Democratic Sen. Tim Cullen and
WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Supreme Court arguments in a lame-duck suit, the latest results from the Marquette University Law School Poll and the political standoff over gun control measures.
Senate Majority Leader and 5th CD candidate Scott Fitzgerald says the hallmark of the fall session would be GOP lawmakers “playing goalie” by blocking the legislative priorities of Gov. Tony Evers. Speaking at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison Thursday, Fitzgerald,
PLEASANT PRAIRIE–Vice President Mike Pence during a stop here today called on Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, saying it’s “a win for Wisconsin and a win for America.” Pence, speaking at an America First Policies event at the Uline
GOP legislative leaders are again seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a state law, this time because they have concerns Dem AG Josh Kaul won’t adequately defend Act 10. It’s another example of GOP lawmakers citing the lame-duck
State Rep. Dave Murphy, R-Greenville, said a campus free speech bill is “imperative,” while Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, said the bill would actually “undermine” free speech in Wisconsin. The two appeared Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. The
WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the latest on efforts to reign in the guv’s veto powers, Milwaukee County Exec Chris Abele deciding against seeking reelection and the Dems now running in the 7th CD.
Republican lawmakers backed a proposal before a Senate panel that would amend the state’s constitution to prevent guvs from using their powerful line-item veto authority to increase spending. But Dems at the hearing Tuesday argued the Legislature’s veto override power
