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On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips’ lawsuit to be included on the Dem presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation intended to increase dental care access and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on where the Supreme Court redistricting process is headed. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The state Supreme Court instructed the Elections Commission to hold off telling clerks which candidates should be on the April 2 presidential primary ballot as they weigh Dean Phillips’ lawsuit seeking to have his name included.
The consultants didn’t include a recommendation of which Dem proposal they thought was superior.
Baldwin still doesn’t have a high-profile GOP opponent with businessmen Eric Hovde and Scott Mayer weighing runs. Multiple Republican sources have indicated for weeks that they expect Hovde to officially get into the race this month, and national Republicans have signaled they will back him if he does.
The League of Women Voters filed its appeal with the liberal 1st District just ahead of GOP legislators going to the conservative 2nd District, based in Waukesha.
The state Department of Justice is arguing Dean Phillips’ effort to force his way onto Wisconsin’s Dem presidential primary ballot should be rejected because the Minnesota congressman waited too long to file his lawsuit.
Van Orden reported $582,254 in receipts, $400,256 spent and $1.6 million in the bank on his year-end report. He also listed $69,034 in debts.
Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics luncheon Tuesday said while he supports Iowa-styled redistricting, he has concerns a GOP proposal to implement the practice in Wisconsin wouldn’t guarantee a nonpartisan process.
The Dem governor had vowed to veto the maps when Republicans quickly pushed them through last week. The state Supreme Court is poised to pick new lines unless the guv and lawmakers could reach a deal.
The state Supreme Court is weighing whether to hear Dean Phillips’ lawsuit over the decision to leave the Minnesota congressman off the Dem presidential primary ballot.
A Dane County judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a 2022 Supreme Court decision barring the use of drop boxes after the Dem groups that sued indicated they planned to appeal an earlier ruling rejecting parts of their case.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Republicans passing a bill that would put a 14-week abortion ban before voters, GOP passage of a revised redistricting map, Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Republicans’ $2.1 billion tax package and this week’s visits from President Biden and Vice President Harris.
President Joe Biden on Thursday touted $1 billion in federal funding for a bridge connecting Superior to Duluth, Minn., as part of an effort to rebuild American pride, not just an investment in critical infrastructure.
A Dane County judge has rejected part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling banning the use of drop boxes and the election day deadline for any mistakes on an absentee ballot envelope to be fixed.
Assembly Republicans approved an amended version of Tony Evers’ redistricting plan, arguing the Dem guv should sign off on the changes because the proposal would still include the vast majority of what he proposed to the state Supreme Court. But the guv quickly dismissed the plans, saying he will veto them.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 24, 2024 4:36 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Can we give it up for the First Lady of the United States of America? (Applause.) Thank you, Dr. Biden. Thank you, Jill. She’s been
Dem Gov. Tony Evers in his sixth State of the State address announced plans to make contraception easier to obtain for those on BadgerCare, demanded GOP lawmakers come up with a plan to preserve the state’s child care industry and vowed to veto any attempts to restrict abortion access.
The motion asks the court to reconsider its rejection earlier this month of the lawmakers’ first request to delay the case to provide more time to raise issues. The new GOP motion comes as Dem parties in the redistricting suit knocked Republicans’ proposed maps for failing to meet the court’s call to consider partisan balance with the new lines.
The proposal cleared the chamber 17-14 with GOP Sens. Joan Ballweg, of Markesan; Julian Bradley, of Franklin; Chris Kapenga, of Delafield; and Eric Wimberger, of Green Bay; joining Dems in opposition.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the latest in the redistricting case before the state Supreme Court, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips’ lawsuit to be included on the Dem presidential primary ballot in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers signing legislation intended to increase dental care access and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on where the Supreme Court redistricting process is headed. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The state Supreme Court instructed the Elections Commission to hold off telling clerks which candidates should be on the April 2 presidential primary ballot as they weigh Dean Phillips’ lawsuit seeking to have his name included.
The consultants didn’t include a recommendation of which Dem proposal they thought was superior.
Baldwin still doesn’t have a high-profile GOP opponent with businessmen Eric Hovde and Scott Mayer weighing runs. Multiple Republican sources have indicated for weeks that they expect Hovde to officially get into the race this month, and national Republicans have signaled they will back him if he does.
The League of Women Voters filed its appeal with the liberal 1st District just ahead of GOP legislators going to the conservative 2nd District, based in Waukesha.
The state Department of Justice is arguing Dean Phillips’ effort to force his way onto Wisconsin’s Dem presidential primary ballot should be rejected because the Minnesota congressman waited too long to file his lawsuit.
Van Orden reported $582,254 in receipts, $400,256 spent and $1.6 million in the bank on his year-end report. He also listed $69,034 in debts.
Gov. Tony Evers at a WisPolitics luncheon Tuesday said while he supports Iowa-styled redistricting, he has concerns a GOP proposal to implement the practice in Wisconsin wouldn’t guarantee a nonpartisan process.
The Dem governor had vowed to veto the maps when Republicans quickly pushed them through last week. The state Supreme Court is poised to pick new lines unless the guv and lawmakers could reach a deal.
The state Supreme Court is weighing whether to hear Dean Phillips’ lawsuit over the decision to leave the Minnesota congressman off the Dem presidential primary ballot.
A Dane County judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a 2022 Supreme Court decision barring the use of drop boxes after the Dem groups that sued indicated they planned to appeal an earlier ruling rejecting parts of their case.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Republicans passing a bill that would put a 14-week abortion ban before voters, GOP passage of a revised redistricting map, Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, Republicans’ $2.1 billion tax package and this week’s visits from President Biden and Vice President Harris.
President Joe Biden on Thursday touted $1 billion in federal funding for a bridge connecting Superior to Duluth, Minn., as part of an effort to rebuild American pride, not just an investment in critical infrastructure.
A Dane County judge has rejected part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the state Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling banning the use of drop boxes and the election day deadline for any mistakes on an absentee ballot envelope to be fixed.
Assembly Republicans approved an amended version of Tony Evers’ redistricting plan, arguing the Dem guv should sign off on the changes because the proposal would still include the vast majority of what he proposed to the state Supreme Court. But the guv quickly dismissed the plans, saying he will veto them.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 24, 2024 4:36 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Can we give it up for the First Lady of the United States of America? (Applause.) Thank you, Dr. Biden. Thank you, Jill. She’s been traveling. She’s really been traveling. And I can’t thank you
Dem Gov. Tony Evers in his sixth State of the State address announced plans to make contraception easier to obtain for those on BadgerCare, demanded GOP lawmakers come up with a plan to preserve the state’s child care industry and vowed to veto any attempts to restrict abortion access.
The motion asks the court to reconsider its rejection earlier this month of the lawmakers’ first request to delay the case to provide more time to raise issues. The new GOP motion comes as Dem parties in the redistricting suit knocked Republicans’ proposed maps for failing to meet the court’s call to consider partisan balance with the new lines.
The proposal cleared the chamber 17-14 with GOP Sens. Joan Ballweg, of Markesan; Julian Bradley, of Franklin; Chris Kapenga, of Delafield; and Eric Wimberger, of Green Bay; joining Dems in opposition.