Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is making a plea for bipartisanship in his state budget proposal.
Category: Government
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Republicans push bill to undo Wisconsin open records ruling
Republican lawmakers are backing a bill that would render a controversial Wisconsin Supreme Court decision obsolete by loosening limits on when people who sue over open records requests can recover attorney’s fees.
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Panel scolds Wisconsin justice Jill Karofsky for remarks in Trump case
A judicial oversight commission has dismissed a complaint against a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who accused a Donald Trump attorney of making racist contentions and trying to protect his “king” in a case challenging the 2020 election results.
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GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin’s Black voters
Recent revelations about Republican election strategies targeting minority communities in Wisconsin’s biggest city came as no surprise to many Black voters.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race
A majority of the current members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have picked a favorite candidate in the race that will decide the ideological balance of the court with several major decisions looming.
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Biden rallies workers in DeForest, Wisconsin after State of the Union speech
President Joe Biden has made Wisconsin his first stop after his State of the Union address, visiting a training center run by a union near Madison, the state capital.
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After rejecting staffing requests, Wisconsin Republicans approve DSPS audit
The state Department of Safety and Professional Services amassed a $47 million surplus — and agency call center service plummeted — while the Legislature rebuffed Gov. Tony Evers’ asks for more help
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Trump campaign staff on 2020 election lies: ‘Fan the flame’
A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump’s campaign team in a pivotal battleground state knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election.
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Lawsuit: Keep bail and welfare amendments off Wisconsin ballot
EXPO Wisconsin and WISDOM sue to block two Republican-sponsored measures from appearing on the April ballot.
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Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is touting her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race.
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Wisconsin’s estimated budget surplus tops $7 billion
Wisconsin’s projected state budget surplus is now forecast to reach $7.1 billion by July, up more than half a billion dollars from the previous estimate just two months ago.
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Wisconsin governor takes total control of resources agency
The state Department of Natural Resources has moved under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ total control for the first time in his tenure.