State Attorney General Brad Schimel joined a coalition of 20 states Tuesday in an attempt to halt a new overtime protection rule by the U.S.
State legislators voted Wednesday to authorize an audit of a troubled veteran’s home in central Wisconsin after reports of negligent care, funding issues and infrastructure shortcomings.
Hillary Clinton is clinging to a 2-point lead over Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to the Marquette University Law School Poll announced Wednesday. The poll shows 44 percent of statewide likely voters supported Clinton, while 42 percent of them chose Trump.
A pro-Donald Trump organization launched a new ad in the state Monday, taking on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her recent diagnosis with pneumonia. The Reform America Fund launched the seven-figure ad this week.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin and Badgers for Hillary opened an office on State Street Monday as part of a statewide effort to boost support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Gov. Scott Walker dodged questions on his campaign finance record Thursday at a press conference, following the release of documents shedding light on his activities during the 2011 recall election. The question was raised following the release of 1,500 documents by The Guardian Wednesday which include evidence toward alleged campaign finance violations in a case against Walker beginning in 2012.
As Congress goes back to Washington for a brief fall session and students head back to college for the fall semester, U.S.
Scott Walker personally solicited millions of dollars for a conservative group throughout his election campaigns in 2011 and 2012, according to over 1,500 pages of leaked documents obtained by The Guardian. These documents contain hundreds of emails and bank records obtained under subpoena by prosecutors in a 2015 investigation.
Gov. Scott Walker released a fact sheet Tuesday outlining how his administration will deal with funding transportation projects across the state, one of the key pieces of next year’s budget. The memo affirms Walker’s commitment to minimizing the amount of borrowing for infrastructure projects, even at the expense of delaying construction. “Governor Walker will keep borrowing low in the next transportation budget,” the fact sheet said.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a request Monday to investigate the legality of the campaign finances of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
The state of Wisconsin announced Wednesday it would pay $1.6 million to Planned Parenthood after a legal fight over a law intended to improve safety regulations, but which was struck down because it would make it harder to have a legal abortion. The settlement follows an almost three-year-long court proceeding after the passage of Act 37, which was eventually declared unconstitutional on the grounds that it puts unreasonable obstacles in the path of women seeking abortions.
A state report released Thursday showed that state support for rural school districts has declined in the past five years, leading to outcry from Democrats that the legislature has not done enough to support those areas. State aid to rural school districts throughout Wisconsin dropped 13.5 percent in the past five years, according to a memo released by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday his plan to include a “Back to School” sales tax holiday in Wisconsin’s 2017-19 biennial budget.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is deploying a new tool in his quest to fight back against Democratic challenger Russ Feingold and retain his seat in the Senate: Snapchat. Johnson’s campaign announced Wednesday that they would deploy ads on the social media app on nine college campuses throughout the state, including UW-Madison.
Assembly Republicans unveiled their 2017 agenda Wednesday, a plan which includes extending the tuition freeze at UW System schools and increasing the presence of conservatives on campuses. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, introduced the three-part plan, which they named the “Forward” agenda, after the state’s motto.
State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, released an op-ed Tuesday urging for more conservative speakers to be hosted at UW System campuses. The op-ed, titled “A Free Speech Challenge to the UW System” and published by Right Wisconsin, claims liberal ideology is disproportionately offered at university-sponsored lectures across the state. The article calls on UW System to “practice what they preach,” referring to a Board of Regents statement released last year emphasizing the need for free speech. “It is not the proper role of the university to attempt to shield individuals from ideas and opinions they, or others, find unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive,” Vos wrote. “Although the university greatly values civility, concerns about civility and mutual respect can never be used as a justification for closing off discussions of ideas.” Vos says past speakers do not reflect a commitment to intellectual diversity.
Each week until Election Day, The Daily Cardinal will profile a down-ballot race in Wisconsin, taking a look at the state and local candidates and their policy views.
While most are focused on election season, the University of Wisconsin System is instead firmly focused on January, when the start of a new budget cycle begins and the fiscal fate of each of Wisconsin’s 26 public colleges and universities is determined. Many were predicting another tough budget for UW, but Gov.
Two new polls released Wednesday show the presidential race tightening in Wisconsin, with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton losing ground to Republican rival Donald Trump in the last month. According to the August Marquette University Law School Poll, Clinton leads Trump 45 to 42 percent with likely voters and 42 to 37 percent amongst registered voters.
The UW System will request a slight budget increase in the 2017-’19 state budget, according to a preliminary proposal released to reporters Tuesday. The proposal requests an addition $42.5 million in additional state aid, a step up from the last budget where state universities saw their budget reduced by $250 million. The UW System is also requesting an end to the in-state tuition freeze, which has kept tuition for Wisconsin residents at roughly $10,000 over the past four years.
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