Senate Majority Leader and 5th CD candidate Scott Fitzgerald says the hallmark of the fall session would be GOP lawmakers “playing goalie” by blocking the legislative priorities of Gov. Tony Evers. Speaking at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison Thursday, Fitzgerald,
Polls should never be trusted for accuracy when read on their own, according to the AFL-CIO’s Mike Podhorzer, a former union political director. “It almost feels like margin of error has become quaint,” Podhorzer said on a panel at Wispolitics.com’s
A crumpled-up piece of paper U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil once fished out of the trash bin sits proudly in a frame on the Janesville Republican’s desk in his House office. It might appear unseemly to an outsider that a federal
Both state Dem party Chair Ben Wikler and state GOP Chair Andrew Hitt stressed a commitment to expanding their party’s ground game and voter outreach programs ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Speaking at a Sept. 12 WisPolitics.com luncheon, Hitt
DOT Secretary Craig Thompson says the transportation budget recently approved by the Joint Finance Committee is “far more responsible” than the past five, despite JFC Republicans rejecting Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal to increase the gas tax. Still, he said that
Treasurer Sarah Godlewski is looking for solutions to Wisconsin’s student loan debt problem. And she’s thinking the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands that she chairs could be part of the solution by facilitating student loans at cheaper rates. Godlewski
Manu Raju, senior congressional correspondent at CNN, says he can foresee a scenario in which President Donald Trump’s proposed wide-ranging tariffs on Mexico could move forward despite outcry from Senate Republicans. Trump has proposed rapidly escalating levies against Mexico in
The two candidates to become the next Dem state chair — Rep. David Bowen and former MoveOn.org senior adviser Ben Wikler — both say the party needs to do a better job of competing with its GOP counterpart. They each,
Outgoing Dem Chair Martha Laning has nothing but respect for judicial candidates who turn down help from political parties because they want to keep politics out of the Supreme Court. She also says they need to change. Reflecting on her four years
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he hopes President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexican goods over illegal immigration is a just tactic to gain leverage over Mexico and Democrats in reaching a solution. But he warned new tariffs could
WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. This installment features Public Service Commission Chair Rebecca Cameron Valcq. The Wisconsin native most recently worked at Quarles and Brady before joining Gov. Tony Evers’ administration. Birthplace, age? Greendale,
New state GOP Chair Andrew Hitt says the road to the White House in 2020 runs right through Wisconsin. It’s his job to make sure the state party is ready. Hitt goes into his first state convention this weekend as
Top strategists on opposite sides of the aisle are divided over President Trump’s reelection prospects this cycle, though they agree Wisconsin is a key stop on the road to the White House. While GOP operative Keith Gilkes argued at a
WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim. Crim, who came to Madison in the mid-90s, most recently worked as the assistant state superintendent
After conflicting reports about the future of Foxconn resurfaced, Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs Sen. Alberta Darling and Rep. John Nygren backed the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer as “a very good investment” for the state.
