Wisconsin Republicans grapple with medical marijuana legalization plan
Wisconsin Republicans are facing difficulty reaching agreement on medical marijuana legalization. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said she has no intention of compromising with state Senate Republicans on concerns about detailed legislation. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu deemed the bill's creation of a state-run pharmacy a “miss.” Wisconsin Republicans appear to be at an impasse over […]
Wisconsin Senate fires utility regulator in latest blow to Democratic Gov. Evers
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to fire the state's utility regulator, citing his support for setting energy rates based on customers' ability to pay and opening up the solar energy sector. . The Senate voted 21-11 to confirm Public Service Commissioner Tyler Huebner. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers appointed him to the commission […]
Vos threatens to take Wisconsin redistricting case to Supreme Court
Wisconsin Republican Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday denounced Democratic proposals to redraw congressional maps as “political gerrymandering” and threatened to appeal the controversial redistricting case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The submitted map is currently being revised by the liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court. “My hope is that the court, based on a fair interpretation, will […]
Newly proposed maps in Wisconsin maintain Republican majority
Most of the new proposed maps of Wisconsin's political boundaries maintain Republican majority control, but the advantage is declining. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the current map drawn by Republicans was unconstitutional, leading to the filing of a new map. In Wisconsin, a purple state, Democrats have made recent strides, including winning the governor's […]
Embattled Wisconsin elections czar is legally holding position, judge rules
A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that the state's top elections official, Megan Wolf, is lawfully holding office. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Ann Peacock ruled that the Wisconsin Elections Commission has no obligation to replace Wolf, whose reelection bid last year ended in a deadlock. “I agree with the WEC that the public expects stability […]
Wisconsin GOP to propose tax cuts for families earning up to $200K
Wisconsin households making up to about $200,000 a year will receive a tax cut on their income under a plan being worked on by Senate Republicans, Republican leaders announced Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said the proposal has the support of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who has vetoed past tax cuts that applied to […]
Wisconsin judicial commission rejects complaints filed by fired director
The Wisconsin Judicial Commission this week dismissed a complaint filed by the former state court chief after he was removed from office by four liberal justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, according to documents released to The Associated Press on Thursday. . Three of the four targeted judges fired back on Thursday, accusing the former […]
Wisconsin city’s mobile absentee voting van is illegal, judge rules
Wisconsin law does not allow the use of mobile absentee voting sites, a judge ruled late Monday. Racine County Circuit Judge Eugene Gasiokiewicz sided with the Republican plaintiffs who challenged Racine's use of “voting vans” that snaked through city streets in 2022. “Nowhere is this court found or authorized to authorize the use of vans […]
Wisconsin brothers Antwon Amos Jr. and Legend Sims die after fallen into icy pond
Two young siblings died after diving into the ice of a reservoir behind an apartment building in Wisconsin, authorities and media reports said. Antwon Amos Jr., 6, and his brother Legend Sims, 8, stepped into a Sun Prairie pond Friday afternoon after their school bus dropped them off. The Wisconsin State Journal reported: According to […]
Wisconsin lumber company fined $300K after employee dies on job
A lumber company in northeastern Wisconsin has been fined nearly $300,000 by federal safety regulators for continuing to expose workers to amputations and other hazards years after an employee died on the job. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that it fined Tigerton Lumber Company $283,608 on Dec. 22. The agency said an […]