Conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman announced Thursday he will not seek re-election next year, saying he is “more hopeful than ever in the triumph of the rule of law in Wisconsin.” Gableman’s statement did not explicitly address whether he
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan called for unity following a shooting that injured four people, including a top member of the House GOP leadership team. The shooting occurred Wednesday morning in suburban DC at a baseball practice for Republican lawmakers
WAUKESHA — President Donald Trump said during his visit Tuesday he and Gov. Scott Walker have engaged in talks with major electronics manufacturer about bringing jobs to Wisconsin. “Just backstage, we were negotiating with a major, major incredible manufacturer of
Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet received a $2,500 donation in 2013 from Chief Justice Pat Roggensack, a WisPolitics.com campaign finance check showed. But Dallet’s campaign said the donation wouldn’t mean Dallet, who’s pitching herself as a middle-of-the-road jurist, would join
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he’s hopeful the next two-year state budget will be worked out by the traditional deadline of July 1. “The state Senate continues to plow through each and every topic that is part of
MILWAUKEE — Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday promised that people with pre-existing conditions “will have access to the coverage and care they need, no exceptions” under the GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act Pence declared
New results from a study on the contamination of private wells in Kewaunee County leaves stakeholders hopeful for stronger rules to protect drinking water. They also include an estimate of how many people are getting sick from their well water,
The state Department of Health Services Wednesday asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose leadership
Speaker Robin Vos vowed Tuesday his caucus would not rubber stamp Scott Walker’s budget, while the guv and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald dismissed the Assembly GOP’s K-12 proposal as a non-starter. Backed by members of his caucus, Vos touted
Republican divisions over the state budget took a Monday today as Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald raised the prospect of his house doing its own version of the document. Bypassing the JFC would be unprecedented in the 106-year history of
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in 2020, says Democrats in Wisconsin and around the country must change to win elections in the future. “I think after 2016 there is one clear message,” Garcetti said
MIDDLETON — More than a third of Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll favored state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout for the party’s 2018 gubernatorial nomination. Vinehout, of Alma, was favored by 184, or 38 percent, of
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called on state Dem party activists at their state convention Friday to “unify behind a new vision for the future.” Duckworth, D-Ill., emphasized unity among all Americans in her speech, telling the crowd in the last
Democrats and school advocates in a public hearing Wednesday blasted a “constitutional carry” bill, saying repeal of the state’s school gun-free zone law would endanger students’ safety. But gun rights advocates and GOP backers defended the measure, arguing it simplifies
A GOP-backed campus free speech bill passed the Assembly higher ed committee Tuesday, after a few heated debates and over Dem objections it would stifle the exchange of ideas at Wisconsin colleges. The bill advanced with a key amendment from
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s confident an agreement can be reached on the transportation budget, but the end result may be neither side getting what it wants. “The agreement might not be what either of us want,” Vos said
Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik tells WisPolitics.com he’s hired Maura Tracy to serve as a senior adviser while he decides whether to run for guv. Tracy was campaign manager for Terri Bonoff’s unsuccessful bid for a Minnesota congressional seat last fall
The Joint Finance Committee Thursday green-lighted Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to drug test Medicaid recipients, adopting a GOP motion that also left intact many of the other changes to both Medicaid and food stamps the guv was pushing for. In
A bill that would eliminate the state’s personal property tax starting next year was largely supported Wednesday in a public hearing, where backers touted it as a business-friendly measure that would remove unnecessary burdens. But Dems on the Senate committee
Wisconsin Republicans Tuesday announced plans for a center at UW-Madison named after former Gov. Tommy Thompson, whose tenure was highlighted at an all-day symposium at the Capitol. They said the center would foster research into public policy and bring speakers
