by Bob Hague | Feb 23, 2024
The Wisconsin Ethics Commission is recommending investigations into alleged campaign finance violations by a state lawmaker, a Donald Trump fundraising committee, and a Trump supporter who challenged Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. State Representative Janel Brandtjen...
by Bob Hague | Feb 19, 2024
At the Capitol on Monday, Wisconsin’s legislative maps saga reached a conclusion. Democratic Governor Tony Evers on Monday signed the maps he submitted, which were passed last week by the Republican controlled legislature. “They’re my maps nothing more, and nothing...
by Bob Hague | Feb 12, 2024
Republican lawmakers in the Chippewa Valley want to reallocate untapped state funds towards emergency services grants. It’s $15 million that was allocated in the last state budget for HSHS to provide expanded mental health capacity. That never happened. “The 15...
by Raymond Neupert | Jan 29, 2024
A plan to protect the Pelican River Forest is back on track after Democratic Governor Tony Evers helped secure funding for the conservation effort. Conservation Fund Regional Director Clint Miller tells WXPR they’ve got big plans for the forest. “We are...
by Bob Hague | Jan 18, 2024
An effort to impeach Wisconsin’s elections administrator is going nowhere. On the Assembly floor Tuesday, Representative Janel Brandtjen was ruled out of order, when she tried to force a vote to remove Meagan Wolfe. And on Thursday, Assembly Majority Leader Tyler...
by Bob Hague | Jan 17, 2024
Speaker Robin Vos has a message for Senate Republicans regarding a medical marijuana bill from Assembly Republicans – and it appears to be take it or leave it. “Most good ideas start with the Assembly,” Vos said at the Capitol on Tuesday. “We have...
by Bob Hague | Jan 17, 2024
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is looking to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to adopt new legislative district maps that are constitutional. And the Republican leader said those submitted by Democrats are not. “I am waiting for the maps as they come on through the...
by Bob Hague | Jan 12, 2024
Proposed legislation would toughen penalties against drivers who flee police in Wisconsin. The measure from is from state Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield). Donovan testified on Thursday before the Assembly and highlighted the impacts caused by reckless...
by Raymond Neupert | Dec 22, 2023
The State Supreme Court has overturned Wisconsin’s legislative maps. In a ruling released on Friday, the 4 to 3 liberal majority court ruled that Wisconsin’s current legislative maps were unconstitutional because districts were not contiguous. Justice...
by Bob Hague | Dec 19, 2023
Months after the money to pay them was budgeted, Universities of Wisconsin employees finally get their pay raises. A legislative committee voted 5-1 on Tuesday, approving 6% pay hikes to some 35,000 employees. UW officials reached agreement with Republicans to pause...
by Raymond Neupert | Dec 5, 2023
A bipartisan multimillion dollar deal to pay for renovations at American Family Field was signed by Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday. Evers said the Brewers have been an essential part of Milwaukee and Wisconsin’s cultural heritage. “The countless and in my...
by Bob Hague | Nov 20, 2023
An expected veto from Governor Tony Evers. The Democratic governor has made it clear he intended to reject a plan from Republican legislators that would have reduced state income taxes by $2 billion while expanding a tax credit for parents to cover child care costs....
by Raymond Neupert | Nov 8, 2023
There were some mixed results for President Joe Biden in the latest Marquette Law School Poll. In last week’s poll, when asked if the election was today people chose President Biden over former President Donald Trump 45 to 42 percent with 12 percent still...
by Bob Hague | Nov 1, 2023
Clerks in Wisconsin would be allowed to start processing absentee ballots a day before Election Day, under a bill being considered at the Capitol. Assembly Elections Committee chair, Representative Scott Krug of Nekoosa said it would help to prevent claims of election...
by Bob Hague | Oct 31, 2023
Governor Tony Evers has filed a lawsuit against Republican legislators. The Democratic governor said lawmakers have violated the state Constitution and blocked basic government functions through what he calls “legislative vetoes,” most recently when a committee...
by Raymond Neupert | Oct 27, 2023
At the Capitol on Thursday, the state assembly’s education committee took testimony on several bills about Native American curriculum and students. Oneida Nation Secretary Lisa Liggins spoke in favor of increasing the amount of Native American studies students...
by Raymond Neupert | Oct 27, 2023
At the Capitol on Thursday, the State Assembly education committee approved a bill that would allow school districts to hire superintendents who lack an education license. Committee Chair Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay said he heard complaints from administrators that...
by Bob Hague | Oct 25, 2023
Look for a “Zuckerbucks” constitutional amendment on the statewide ballot next spring. Zuckerbucks refers to grants many municipalities relieved for the 2020 election from a group largely funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Most of the money went to the...
by Raymond Neupert | Oct 20, 2023
A Republican plan to change the way Wisconsin’s electoral maps are drawn got a hearing at the Capitol on Thursday. State Representative Loren Oldenburg (R- Viroqua) explained that the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau would draw maps for lawmakers to consider....
by Raymond Neupert | Oct 18, 2023
A $545 million dollar package to fund improvements at American Family Field passed the Wisconsin State Assembly on Tuesday. It raises taxes on players and staff who pass through AmFam Field, and requires Milwaukee city and county to pay more to upkeep the park....
