by [email protected] | Mar 1, 2024
As expected, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed three Republican authored tax bills. Evers has twice previously vetoed tax cuts from Republicans. In a statement Friday, the Democratic governor said the three measures totaling $800 million would have driven the state into...
by Bob Hague | Feb 29, 2024
Great Lakes tribes want the Biden Administration to oppose a pipeline. In a letter, leaders of 30 tribes including 9 of 11 federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin, ask the administration to support the Bad River Chippewa in its dispute with Canadian pipeline firm...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 29, 2024
A short season for ice cover on Madison’s lakes. The Wisconsin State Climatology Office has declared lakes Mendota and Monona open, as of Wednesday this week. Lake Mendota froze over on January 15th, meaning it was only frozen over for 44 days, which is the...
by Bob Hague | Feb 28, 2024
Governor Tony Evers vetoes a “forever chemicals” cleanup bill. The Republican authored bill passed the Legislature on party line votes. In a statement on Tuesday the Democratic governor said he continues to object to a provision that would require the Wisconsin...
by Bob Hague | Feb 27, 2024
The leader of Minnesota’s second largest school district has been tapped to lead schools in his hometown of Madison. St. Paul Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard has been named the new Superintendent of the Madison Metropolitan School District, beating out two other...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 27, 2024
In Manitowoc County, more details have come to light about the case of missing Elijah Vue. The criminal complaint against 39-year-old Jesse Vang stated that he had helped his teenage son get on the bus the morning of February 20th, and when he came back inside,...
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 23, 2024
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin wants the state Supreme Court to declare abortion a constitutional right. The organization which provides abortion services at three Wisconsin clinics announced Thursday that it will file a petition directly with the court. Planned...
by Bob Hague | Feb 23, 2024
Thursday’s annual State of the Tribes Address brought attention to issues confronting Wisconsin’s tribal communities. In a briskly paced 20 minute address, Forest County Potawatomi Chair James Crawford highlighted issues that aren’t unfamiliar to communities across...
by Bob Hague | Feb 23, 2024
Legislation designed to help clean up PFAS chemicals contamination is ready for action by Governor Tony Evers. And the Democratic governor has already signaled that action will be a veto, over concerns that it fails to provide the Wisconsin Department of Natural...
by Bob Hague | Feb 21, 2024
A $2.1 billion Republican tax cut package which draws down the state surplus is now ready for Governor Tony Evers to act on. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) said it will help Wisconsin compete with neighboring states. “All of our neighbors except...
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 16, 2024
Medical marijuana is not happening in the current session of the Wisconsin Legislature. Speaker Robin Vos said Thursday he still thinks the bill could pass in the Assembly. “I’ve not had anybody come to me who was a supporter and say they’ve changed their position....
by Bob Hague | Feb 14, 2024
The Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday voted to send Governor Tony Evers his legislative district maps. Republicans in the Assembly and Senate, joined by one Democrat in each chamber, passed maps drawn by the Democratic governor. Republicans didn’t want the...
by Bob Hague | Feb 13, 2024
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson says it makes no sense to send more money to Ukraine. Johnson was a no vote early on Tuesday, as the Senate passed a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel. During a media call on the ‘X’ platform formerly known as Twitter,...
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 Bob Hague | Feb 12, 2024
There’s an open congressional seat in northeast Wisconsin. Eighth District Congressman Mike Gallagher announced over the weekend he won’t seek reelection this fall. In a statement the Green Bay Area Republican said “electoral politics was never supposed to...
by Bob Hague | Feb 9, 2024
Wisconsin’s Presidential Primary ballot is finalized. Last week, the Wisconsin Elections Commission sent to county clerks the finalized, certified list of candidates qualified to have their names appear on the April primary ballot. That’s determined not by WEC, but by...
by Bob Hague | Feb 8, 2024
A Wisconsin man is sentenced for his role in the January 6th Capitol insurrection. A U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C. this week sentenced 25-year-old Riley Kasper of Pulaski to 36 months in federal prison for his role in the 2021 riot. Kasper bragged...
by WRN Contributor | Feb 7, 2024
The latest Marquette Poll projects a tight race for President in Wisconsin. The Marquette University Law School poll surveyed 930 registered voters in Wisconsin between January 24 and 31. Forty-nine percent said they would vote for former President Donald Trump and 49...
