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November 7, 2018  •  

Walker falls in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, Democrat Tony Evers upset incumbent Republican Scott Walker in the governor’s race. Evers denied Walker a third term with 49.6% of the vote to Walker’s 48.4%. Walker lost two key groups he carried in 2014, independents and college […]

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The Wisconsin Legislature plans to call an extraordinary session to allow the Senate to consider a bill authorizing $100 million in tax incentives to prevent paper giant Kimberly-Clark from shutting down. If passed, Assembly Bill 963 would authorize Kimberly-Clark to […]

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker issued an executive order calling special elections for two legislative seats. He initially refused to call the elections, defying a court order issued last week. He lost on appeal Wednesday and was forced to call the […]

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Wisconsin Republicans plan to call an extraordinary session to amend state election law rather than comply with a court order to hold special elections. Last week, a judge ordered Gov. Walker to schedule special elections by March 29 to fill […]

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Dane County Circuit Judge Josann Reynolds ruled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker must call special elections to fill legislative vacancies. Two seats were left vacant in December when Republican lawmakers resigned to work in Walker’s administration. Reynolds, whom Walker appointed in […]

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After being rejected by the Wisconsin Senate, a bipartisan commission has voted to retain Mike Haas through April 30 as the state’s top election official. Attorney General Brad Schimel has told Gov. Scott Walker someone new must be appointed in […]

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Wisconsin lawmakers are scheduled to convene this morning specifically to consider and act upon legislation to bring Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturing services provider, to the state. Though the legislature is still in regular session, Gov. Walker called a […]

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Gov. Scott Walker called the Wisconsin Legislature into special session on Thursday, January 5.  The Legislature is currently in regular session; a special session operates under different rules to speed up the legislative process. Citing a public health crisis, Walker […]

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Wisconsin state ethics commissioner Robert Kinney announced his resignation Monday. Kinney cited his disappointment in the agency as his reason for stepping down. He claims the relatively new Ethics Commission operates too secretly and does not adequately enforce ethics, campaign […]

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State Sen. Rick Gudex took his own life on October 12, 2016. Gudex was elected to represent District 18 in 2012 and served in 2015 as the president pro tempore before announcing he would not run for re-election in 2016. […]

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On December 16, Gov. Scott Walker signed two bills amending campaign finance rules, increasing political contribution limits, and replacing the state’s Government Accountability Board (GAB) with two new agencies, one overseeing elections and the other overseeing ethics. Other changes include […]

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Two bills passed the Wisconsin Senate early this month, likely changing the state’s future political landscape. One bill eliminates the Government Accountability Board and creates two bipartisan commissions to oversee ethics and elections. The other bill overhauls state campaign finance […]

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Gov. Scott Walker has set a special election date for the 99th Assembly District seat. Rep. Chris Kapenga vacated the seat after his election to the state Senate in July. The special election will be held September 29. If a […]

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