Tag: Wisconsin state politics
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Every House Republican, except one from Wisconsin, voted Yea for new Speaker
Rep. Derrick Van Orden of western Wisconsin did not vote, as he is in Israel on a fact-finding trip.
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Wisconsin’s state legislative maps may get more competitive. The congressional districts are likely to remain GOP-friendly.
Democrats gerrymander themselves by clustering in the state’s two largest cities, while Republicans have gotten stronger in wide swaths of rural areas.
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Rebecca Bradley criticized a colleague for not recusing from a case involving a donor. Six years ago, she helped kill a measure requiring those recusals.
A group of retired judges asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to enact the rule. Bradley and the rest of the court’s then-conservative majority rejected it on First Amendment grounds.
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‘Uncharted territory’ – Could the Wisconsin GOP protect their gerrymander by impeaching Protasiewicz?
Officials can only be impeached for corruption or crime. Does a Wisconsin Supreme Court’s justice comments about the state’s political districts rise to that level?
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The top lobbiers in Wisconsin during a budget season with a historic surplus
Lobbyists must report the dollars spent communicating with members of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Here’s that report for the first half of 2023, when legislators were crafting the state’s 2-year budget.
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The Brewers want millions in public funds for stadium renovations. In the first half of 2023, the team spent nearly $600k lobbying to make their case.
In dollars spent, the ballclub was the state’s top lobbying organization in the first six months of 2023.
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Marathon County state legislator ticketed for illegal burning that ignited small brush fire
The state DNR ticketed state Sen. Cory Tomczyk in May for setting fire to a debris pile on his Mosinee property that led to the larger blaze, according to the report.
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Green Bay legislator was sued at least four times for outstanding student loan debt
State Sen. Eric Wimberger, who graduated from Marquette Law School in 2005, was sued multiple times by the National Collegiate Student Loan Trust.
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Green Bay state legislator owes $25k in back taxes on lake cabin
State. Sen. Eric Wimberger, an attorney and Republican, said his family cabin fell into delinquency due to his recently-deceased father’s mental decline.
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The Badger Project wins gold again at Milwaukee Press Club journalism awards
Managing editor Peter Cameron has won first prize for an investigative story on law enforcement for the second year in a row.
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The (reported) net worth of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers
The Democratic governor’s filing is very limited compared to politicians, for one major reason.
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LOBBYING IN WISCONSIN: Seeking millions in stadium funding, Brewers boost lobbying
Koch Network groups, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, hospitals are some of the biggest lobbiers in the state.
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UPDATED: Top campaign donors to Janet Protasiewicz, left-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Herb Kohl, Bud Selig, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and attorney David Gruber have all given the Milwaukee County judge the maximum, or close to it.
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Many states require students study financial literacy. Why doesn’t Wisconsin?
Many schools in the state offer it or even require it, but it’s not a requirement statewide. The governor wants to use $5 million to fund the class, but that’s not enough for every kid. Some Republicans want to require it, but aren’t funding it.
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Illinois and Michigan again earned hundreds of millions from weed taxes in 2022, even more than previous year
Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled legislature in #Wisconsin is still struggling to legalize medicinal #marijuana.
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The top donors (so far) to Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, left-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Herb Kohl, Lynde Uihlein, Karla Jurvetson and several members of the Lubar family have all given the maximum.
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The top donors (so far) to former Justice Daniel Kelly, right-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Billionaire conservative donor Diane Henricks of ABC Building Supply in Beloit and her daughter have both given his campaign the maximum donation allowed by law.
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The top donors (so far) to Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow, right-wing candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court
Kwik Trip owner Donald Zeitlow has given her campaign $10,000.