GOP legislative leaders have approved hiring private attorneys to represent them with Dem Josh Kaul in the AG’s office — this time in two environmental suits that are now before the state Supreme Court. In one, the state Supreme Court
The feds are planning to conduct a review of the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual misconduct procedures, Gov. Tony Evers announced today. Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, last month called for an examination of the Wisconsin Guard’s policies to
The 2018 fall elections brought a lot of change to state government, starting with the election of four new statewide officials: Tony Evers as governor, Mandela Barnes as lt. governor, Josh Kaul as attorney general and Sarah Godlewski as state
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are denying a Foxconn exec indicated in a meeting last month that the Taiwanese manufacturer wanted to renegotiate terms of the up-to-$3 billion state incentive package. Gov. Tony Evers released
Gov. Tony Evers sent Foxconn exec Louis Woo a letter today asking him to clarify the Taiwanese company was the first to suggest changes to its contract with the state. The letter comes after Evers suggested it was “unrealistic” that
Assembly Republicans are looking to add electric vehicle charging stations along freeways and help cover the cost of homeowners’ bills if they buy renewable energy. The proposals are two of five pieces of an environmental package GOP Rep. Adam Neylon
Just back from a trip to the southern U.S. border, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, said the influx of migrants is “out of control” and the United States should turn back those without valid asylum claims. Johnson visited the El
A divided state Supreme Court today decided to take over an appeal that had been filed in one of two lame-duck lawsuits originating out of Dane County even though the justices hadn’t been asked to do so. The court earlier
One Wisconsin driver sought to brand his vehicle with a personalized “H8WI” license plate last April. And countless others wanted to flash “4TWENY” — or some variation of the reference to marijuana — across theirs. Those are just a few
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Foxconn, the Supreme Court taking up a lawsuit over extraordinary session laws, Lincoln Hills and more.
While Gov. Tony Evers has raised the prospect of renegotiating the Foxconn contract, the company says it “remains committed” to its deal with the state. The Taiwanese tech company also said it’s “open to further consultation, collaboration, and new ideas,”
Gov. Tony Evers says it’s “unrealistic” to think Foxconn will create the 13,000 jobs it had pledged given the company’s plans to scale back the original project. He also said he’s looking to potentially revise the company’s contract with the
Attorney General Josh Kaul and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers are seeking to pass legislation that would take “a significant step” to prevent a future backlog of untested sexual assault kits. Flanked by legislators, law enforcement and advocates at the
The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a Dane County judge’s ruling that invalidated all of the Legislature’s actions in a December extraordinary session. GOP lawmakers first appealed the case to the 3rd District Court of
Department of Administration Secretary Joel Brennan said Dem Gov. Tony Evers has been “validated” by the courts over his authority to make appointments Brennan also said the governor is thinking over what to do about 15 former Walker appointments that
