Three new candidates have emerged to run for the seat formerly held by Republican Sheila Harsdorf ahead of the nomination paper filing deadline Tuesday. But two of them appears short of the required signatures to qualify for the ballot. Among
The Elections Commission unanimously voted to ask lawmakers to add back three staffers to handle core agency functions, including election security. The state budget had cut six positions. Agency Administrator Mike Haas suggested during Monday’s meeting there could be options
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he’s encouraged changes will be made to the Senate tax bill to win his support for the measure. The Oshkosh Republican last week said he was opposed to the current bill because of how it
Sign up here for our DC Wrap weekly email newsletter to stay up to date on Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. The U.S. House Thursday signed off on its GOP tax overhaul bill, although it’s unclear what fate the plan will have in the Senate. The House
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House Speaker Paul Ryan Tuesday called on fellow Republican Roy Moore to drop out of the U.S. Senate race in Alabama, calling the allegations against him “credible.” Speaking at a news conference Tuesday morning, Ryan, R-Janesville, told journalists Moore “should
The state jobs agency pointed to the state’s break-even point under the Foxconn deal as one of the agreement’s “weaknesses,” according to the staff review board members approved last week. Estimates from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, as well as separate
The governor says his many Democratic challengers are “all the same,” and his biggest concern about his 2018 re-election bid is “outside money.” “They’re all far to the left, all (would) take us back, as we said before, to the
Gov. Scott Walker and Foxconn CEO and Chairman Terry Gou signed off on the Foxconn contract today, with Walker saying the company’s planned $10 billion investment is “a big win” for the state’s residents. The contract’s signing at S.C. Johnson
The Board of Regents Thursday signed off on UW System President Ray Cross’ plan to merge two-year colleges with four-year campuses. The plan, which would fold the 13 two-year UW Colleges into seven nearby four-year institutions, passed over calls from
The state added more detailed job creation benchmarks to its proposed contract with Foxconn along with a provision that would make company Chairman and CEO Terry Gou personally responsible if the Taiwanese manufacturer fell short of some promises. The contract
The Senate Tuesday signed off on the GOP sulfide mining bill, sending it to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk. The bill passed on a 19-14 vote, containing a key amendment the Assembly OK’d last week that won the support of enough
Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Board members received copies of the Foxconn contract Monday, the offices of Dem board members Rep. Dana Wachs and Sen. Tim Carpenter confirmed. WEDC Secretary and CEO Mark Hogan on Friday notified board members via email
Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy says Republicans will provide a “substantial tax cut for middle-income Americans” in a plan that passes by the end of the year. The 7th District congressman, who appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” said
Officially announcing his re-election bid Sunday in Waukesha, Gov. Scott Walker touted his administration’s record on jobs, workforce development, education and health care, but said there’s “more to be done” in asking voters to elect him to another four-year term.
The Assembly passed the GOP sulfide mining bill on a 53-38 vote Thursday with a key amendment to win over among some holdout Senate Republicans. Bill co-author Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, told WisPolitics.com earlier this week he was one vote
As congressional Republicans are tackling tax reform at the federal level, Assembly Republicans have announced they’re planning to look into a comprehensive overhaul of the state tax system. To work on the state-level overhaul, the Assembly Ways and Means Committee
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz cited the ongoing review of a $3 billion incentive package for Foxconn in naming guv candidate and Rep. Dana Wachs to the WEDC Board Tuesday, replacing Rep. Peter Barca, who broke with Dem colleagues to
House Speaker Paul Ryan Monday sidestepped questions on the indictments of former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort and associate Rick Gates. The Janesville Republican said because hadn’t read the indictments he wouldn’t comment further. Still, Ryan conceded it was “big
State Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, says the process surrounding the state’s contract with Foxconn is being rushed, and he and other WEDC board members need time to study the document before voting on it to “get it right.” “I want
