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There's never a shortage of political news in Wisconsin, from the governor's office to the Legislature to the state's elected officials in Washington, DC. Join WUWM host Maayan Silver and Wispolitics.com editor JR Ross as they highlight and provide context to the latest developments.
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Capitol Notes: A new day, a new lawsuit — this time over Wisconsin's collective bargaining law from 2023-12-04T09:07:44
Seven unions representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin have sued to end the state’s near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees.Listen
Capitol Notes: What to know as Wisconsin redistricting lawsuit advances from 2023-11-20T09:04:54
Wisconsin's state supreme court takes up a lawsuit that could affect how state legislative lines are drawn. Find out what's key to know, from the big picture to the nitty gritty.Listen
Capitol Notes: What do the courts have to do with it? from 2023-11-06T05:00
Three important political stories in Wisconsin right now involve the courts, whether they're taking up lawsuits between the other branches of government or they're the subject of legislation themse...
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Capitol Notes: What does house speaker debacle mean for key WI U.S. congressional races? from 2023-10-23T10:07:32
Freshman Wisconsin U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden is likely to have a key race for reelection in 2024. This week's Capitol Notes explains the importance of that race and how it could be impa...
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin GOP's approach to Megan Wolfe reflects larger fracture from 2023-10-09T08:38:40
A new week brings new efforts to challenge the state's nonpartisan top elections official. Jeff Mayers, president of WisPolitics.com gives a round up of where we're at.Listen
Capitol Notes: A swing and a miss on the Brewers funding plan? from 2023-09-25T09:05:47
Hear the latest on the GOP Brewers' stadium proposal and their "Iowa-style" redistricting reform plan.
Capitol Notes: The 'I' word from 2023-09-11T08:52
Weeks into Justice Janet Protasiewicz's tenure as a state Supreme Court justice, and before she has even ruled on a case, Wisconsin Republicans have pulled out the "I" word. Impeachment. It's somet...
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Capitol Notes: Will Wisconsin's top elections official keep her job? The latest in GOP efforts to oust her from 2023-08-28T10:39:28
This Tuesday, the State Senate has scheduled votes to confirm or reject top elections official Megan Wolfe. The state's Democratic attorney general says the law doesn't support such a vote, and she...
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Capitol Notes: Democratic control of Wisconsin state senate could stem from new redistricting lawsuits from 2023-08-14T08:14:06
Within a week of liberals taking control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, law firms and groups representing mathematicians and statisticians filed two redistricting lawsuits. This week's Capitol Not...
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Capitol Notes: A new day on the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 2023-07-31T08:35:13
Liberal-backed State Supreme Court justice Janet Protasiewicz gets sworn into the role on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Litigation is already in the works for Democrats as Republicans defend a conservative lega...
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Capitol Notes: Milwaukee's sales tax hike, Wisconsin's tax breaks, what does it all mean? from 2023-07-17T09:45:06
This week's Capitol Notes looks at taxes: Milwaukee's vote to raise sales taxes and Evers' actions on GOP tax breaks for the wealthy in the 2023-2025 budget. How will this affect Milwaukeeans and w...
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Capitol Notes: The sizable power of the governor's veto pen from 2023-07-03T09:04:47
JR Ross, of WisPolitics.com, looks at how Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers might apply vetoes to the state budget.
Capitol Notes: the uncertain future of Wisconsin's top election official from 2023-06-19T08:00
After baseless complaints of fraud by former President Donald Trump and a tumultuous pandemic election cycle in 2020, Wisconsin Republicans have reportedly "lost confidence" in the state's top elec...
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Capitol Notes: GOP version of Wisconsin's capital budget slights UW-Madison from 2023-06-05T09:23:46
This week's Capitol Notes digs into the partisan discord over the state's capital budget, which funds state-building projects and looks into what's next for the GOP-controlled Joint Committee on Fi...
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Capitol Notes: The latest on Wisconsin's shared revenue debate from 2023-05-22T08:37:19
Milwaukee is facing a fiscal cliff in 2025. What will the state government do about it (and for money to other counties and municipalities, as funds have been frozen for 30 years)? Hear about share...
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A look at Wisconsin Assembly Republicans' shared revenue bill and how it would affect Milwaukee from 2023-05-08T09:25:35
It's all things budget and shared revenue in the Wisconsin state capitol as local governments try to stave off fiscal cliffs after years of frozen state funding.Listen
Capitol Notes: Is medical marijuana legalization possible in Wisconsin? from 2023-04-24T08:31:22
The end of April has been busy for state legislators, the Assembly and State Senate have been taking up bills on everything from public safety to open records, and Republicans opened the door sligh...
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Capitol Notes: Opposing takes on guns and welfare in Wisconsin from 2023-04-17T08:38:50
This week's Capitol Notes looks at GOP attempts in the state Legislature to advance their positions on school safety and welfare work requirements. Democrats are not on board. Also, U.S. Senator Ta...
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Capitol Notes: What's the next big thing under the dome? from 2023-04-10T09:26:04
With the Supreme Court election over, JR Ross guides us through other big matters ahead in Madison.
Capitol Notes: All things Wisconsin Supreme Court race from 2023-04-03T08:41:16
What is staggering spending telling us about the Wisconsin Supreme Court race? Where's it coming from? Who's doing it better? How is it related to the outcome?Listen
Capitol Notes: Sec. of State office, capital budget, anti-LGBTQ laws in Wisconsin from 2023-03-27T09:19:34
This week's Capitol Notes looks into Republican calls for a special election for secretary of state, a GOP rejection of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' capital budget proposal and the state of anti-LGB...
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Capitol Notes: Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson soon to announce whether he'll seek a third term from 2021-11-16T15:13:34
In this week’s Capitol Notes conversation, WUWM’s Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross of wispolitics.com why U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson could announce a decision to run for a third term earlier than in the pa...
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Capitol Notes: Poll shows Governor Evers' approval ratings slide, while Senator Ron Johnson's remain low from 2021-11-09T10:16:14
The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows the incumbents in Wisconsin’s most high-profile elections next year are losing support. According to the survey of about 800 registered voters, Democratic...
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Capitol Notes: Rhetoric ramps up in Wisconsin governor's race from 2021-11-01T09:53:05
Former Republican Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who has formally announced she is running, called on Republicans to “hire mercenaries” and practice “ballot harvesting” in the same aggressive way she ...
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Capitol Notes: GOP and Democrats cite different takeaways following Wisconsin election audit results from 2021-10-25T11:59:06
A nonpartisan audit of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin has turned up no evidence of widespread fraud. In this week’s Capitol Notes conversation, JR Ross of wispolitics.com tells Marti M...
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Capitol Notes: Trump urges former Wisconsin Republican US Representative Sean Duffy to run for governor from 2021-10-18T14:54:32
Former President Donald Trump shook up the Wisconsin governor’s race over the weekend by urging former Republican Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy to challenge Democratic incumbent Tony Evers next No...
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Capitol Notes: Status of Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election probe 'up in the air' from 2021-10-11T11:22:59
There’s been a whirlwind of developments in former State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s quest to investigate the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin. Gableman abruptly canceled plans ...
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Capitol Notes: Gableman issues subpoenas to some Wisconsin election clerks from 2021-10-04T15:57:27
The investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin is heating up. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos hired former conservative state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman to lea...
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Capitol Notes: U.S. Supreme Court May Get Involved in Wisconsin's Redistricting Case from 2021-09-27T12:03:35
Republican state lawmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a redistricting lawsuit that Democrats brought, which asks a federal court to draw the political boundaries in Wisconsin fo...
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Capitol Notes: Field Of Potential GOP Gubernatorial Hopefuls Narrows from 2021-09-20T12:09:46
Former Wisconsin Commerce Secretary Bill McCoshen has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for governor next year. That leaves former GOP Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch as the lone ...
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Capitol Notes: Investigator Wants Election Officials To Safeguard Data From 2020 Presidential Contest from 2021-09-13T11:00:07
Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman wants the Wisconsin Elections Commission to preserve all 2020 presidential election evidence. Gableman is leading a GOP-requested investigation i...
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Capitol Notes: Former GOP Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch Expected to Announce Gubernatorial Bid This Week from 2021-09-07T09:56:20
It appears former Republican Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch is going to formally announce her bid for governor on Thursday. She sent a notice to supporters that she’ll make a “special announcement” in ...
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Capitol Notes: Thompson Spars With Republican-Controlled Legislature Over COVID Mandates from 2021-08-31T10:15:18
Sparks flew last week between Interim UW System President and former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson and GOP leaders in the state Legislature. Republican Sen. Steve Nass, who co-chairs the Rules Com...
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Capitol Notes: What Are The Odds Of Republicans Flipping Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind's Seat? from 2021-08-16T09:46
Longtime Democratic Congressman Ron Kind of La Crosse shocked Wisconsin’s political world last week when he announced he won’t seek reelection next year. In this week’s “Capitol Notes” conversation...
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Capitol Notes: Larson's Exit From U.S. Senate Race Not Entirely Shocking from 2021-08-09T07:45:23
Democratic state Sen. Chris Larson of Milwaukee has dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate. In this week’s Capitol Notes conversation, Marti Mikkelson asks JR Ross of wispolitics.com if he was sur...
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Capitol Notes: Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes Joins Crowded Democratic Field Of U.S. Senate Candidates from 2021-07-26T11:16:37
Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has made it official — he’s in the race for Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate seat next November. Barnes has the highest political profile so far and joins a crowded field ...
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Capitol Notes: Incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson, Potential Challenger Alex Lasry Raise The Most Money In Second Quarter from 2021-07-19T12:15:25
Campaign finance reports are out, and they show Republican Sen. Ron Johnson raised more money between April and June than any of the Democrats who would want to run against him. But at least one po...
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Capitol Notes: Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes Could Soon Announce Run For Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's Seat from 2021-07-12T12:30:12
Democratic Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is apparently getting closer to deciding whether he’ll run for Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s seat next year. Barnes has reportedly begun fundraising for a ru...
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Capitol Notes: Some Wisconsin Democrats Join Republicans In Passing GOP-Crafted State Budget from 2021-07-06T11:05:13
Both houses of the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature have approved an $87 billion spending plan for the next two years. Now, it heads to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. A handful of Democrats...
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Capitol Notes: Trump Threatens To 'Primary' Vos, Other Wisconsin Republican Leaders from 2021-06-28T12:46:26
Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump threatened to find people to run against Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders Robin Vos, Devin LeMahieu and Chris Kapenga in Republican primaries...
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Capitol Notes: Budget Heads To The Wisconsin Legislature, Evers Likely To Sign It With Some Vetoes from 2021-06-21T09:10:35
The joint finance committee has wrapped up its work on Wisconsin's next biennial budget and now it’s expected to go to the full Legislature for a vote. Republicans who control the committee finishe...
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Fly To Arizona To Observe Ballot Recount from 2021-06-14T13:17:44
A group of Republican state lawmakers flew to Arizona over the weekend, to observe the recount of two million ballots that’s taking place in Phoenix.
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Capitol Notes: Who's All Looking To Challenge Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers In 2022? from 2021-06-07T10:56:23
Gov. Tony Evers made it official over the weekend at the virtual state Democratic convention, he is running for a second term in November of next year. Several Republicans have indicated they’d lik...
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Capitol Notes: Field Of Wisconsin Democrats Potentially Wanting To Take On Sen. Ron Johnson Next Year Is Growing from 2021-06-01T08:18:49
The list of Democrats who would potentially like to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in November of next year is growing. Johnson hasn’t announced yet whether he’ll seek a third term.
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Capitol Notes: It Appears There Won't Be An Expansion of Medicaid Programs In Wisconsin from 2021-05-24T13:43:15
Republicans who control the Legislature seem to want no part of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' special session to expand Medicaid programs in Wisconsin.
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Capitol Notes: Johnson Asks Evers To Cut Additional Unemployment Benefits For Wisconsinites from 2021-05-17T13:10:30
In this week’s Capitol Notes conversation, Marti Mikkelson asks JR Ross of wispolitics.com if he thinks Gov. Tony Evers will stop providing the extra $300 in federally-funded unemployment benefits.
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Capitol Notes: It Remains To Be Seen What A GOP-Crafted Tax Cut Would Look Like In Wisconsin from 2021-05-10T11:22:33
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature will begin to craft a budget of their own, after they removed nearly 400 policy items from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' proposed budget. GOP leaders have ind...
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Capitol Notes: Vice President Harris Visit Signals Need To Keep Wisconsin On The 2022 Radar from 2021-05-03T15:12:53
In this week’s Capitol Notes, JR Ross of wispolitics.com tells Marti Mikkelson that it’s important for the president and vice president to keep the state on their radar.
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Capitol Notes: New Foxconn Deal Amounts To Any Other Jobs Incentive Package For Wisconsin from 2021-04-26T11:16:39
Marti Mikkelson and JR Ross of wispolitics.com discuss the possible impact of Go. Tony Evers' new tax incentive deal reached with Foxconn Technology Group.
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Capitol Notes: LeMahieu Closes The Door On Chances Of Marijuana Legalization In Wisconsin from 2021-04-19T13:50:30
State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told wispolitics.com that for the most part, his caucus doesn’t support legalizing marijuana for either medical or recreational purposes.
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Capitol Notes: Trump Endorses, Urges Johnson To Bid For Third Term In 2022 from 2021-04-12T11:30:57
While Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson continues to say he is taking his time to decide whether or not to run for a third term in 2022, on Thursday he received the endorsement of former President Do...
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Capitol Notes: Lasry Posts Significant Early Fundraising Numbers Ahead Of Next Year's Wisconsin U.S. Senate Race from 2021-04-05T11:35:37
The stakes are high in the race for Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate seat next year, as Republican incumbent Ron Johnson decides whether to bid for a third term. Milwaukee Bucks Executive Alex Lasry, who is...
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Capitol Notes: Despite Critics of Beloit Casino, Other Issues Likely To Dominate 2022 Wisconsin Gubernatorial Race from 2021-03-29T11:27:42
In this week's Capitol Notes conversation, WUWM's Marti Mikkelson speaks with wispolitics.com editor JR Ross about Gov. Tony Evers' approval of a large casino and entertainment complex in Beloit.
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Superintendent Hopefuls Trade Barbs, Launch Ads from 2021-03-22T14:12:19
As the race for Wisconsin state superintendent heats up, WUWM’s Marti Mikkelson talks with JR Ross of wispolitics.com about what he expects to see moving forward in the race.
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Capitol Notes: Critics Call Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson's Latest Comments 'Racist' from 2021-03-15T11:13:11
Critics again called on him to resign, as they did a few weeks ago when Johnson said the riot at the Capitol “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection” to him. There have been repeated calls for a wh...
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Capitol Notes: Bill Banning Transgender Athletes Could Pass, May Be An Election Issue In Wisconsin from 2021-03-08T11:37:12
Another hot button issue came up last week before the Wisconsin Legislature.
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Ron Kind Signals He May Enter U.S. Senate Race from 2021-03-01T11:16:20
A big name came up last week as a possible candidate for Republican U.S Sen. Ron Johnson’s seat next year.
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Capitol Notes: Ron Johnson's Latest Comments Prompt More Calls To Resign Or Be Voted Out In 2022 from 2021-02-22T10:07:57
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has been making national headlines. Last week, Wisconsin’s senior senator told a Milwaukee radio host that the deadly riot that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Jan....
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Capitol Notes: Biden Visits Milwaukee On Tuesday, Signaling Wisconsin's Importance To 2024 Election from 2021-02-15T11:50:53
On Tuesday night, Joe Biden will make one of his first official trips as president, coming to Milwaukee for a CNN town hall at the Pabst Theater. The focus is expected to be on the coronavirus pand...
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Capitol Notes: Evers' Budget Proposal Includes Major Campaign Promise To Legalize Marijuana from 2021-02-08T10:32:07
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is set to unveil his biennial budget proposal next week. We’re starting to get a clearer picture of what will be included, and some big, bold items are emerging.
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin's Mask Mandate Is Safe For Now from 2021-02-01T10:50:34
Last week saw a lot of activity in the Republican-controlled state Legislature. In a surprising turn of events, lawmakers did not repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. The Sena...
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Courts Will Likely Be Busy Again This Week With Trump Lawsuits from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It’s shaping up to be another busy week for the Wisconsin courts. The state Supreme Court rejected a couple of lawsuits last week related to President Donald Trump’s claims that the election was co...
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Recount Will Likely End Up In Court from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The presidential recount in Milwaukee and Dane counties is entering its fourth day. Unofficial results from Nov. 3 show President-elect Joe Biden ahead of President Donald Trump in Wisconsin by abo...
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Capitol Notes: Pence Expected To Deliver Economic Message At Waukesha Manufacturer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are resuming in-person campaign stops across the country after a bout with COVID-19 sidelined the president. Trump is set to deliver a speech and atten...
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Capitol Notes: With Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis, What's Next For The Campaigns In Wisconsin? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis late last week thwarted the Republican's plans to campaign over the weekend. Meanwhile, Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who tested negative, indicated he would pr...
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Capitol Notes: Johnson Expects To Confirm, Baldwin Vows To Reject Trump's Supreme Court Nominee from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
President Trump has announced his Supreme Court pick to replace liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away earlier this month. Trump has chosen conservative federal appeals Judge Amy Cone...
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Capitol Notes: With DWD Secretary Out, Does The Wisconsin Unemployment Backlog Quickly Go Away? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has essentially fired Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman. It happened amid a huge backlog of unprocessed unemployment claims that had ...
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Capitol Notes: Trump, Pence Roll Through Wisconsin Again from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
At least two major party candidates are heading to Wisconsin again this week. Republican President Donald Trump and his running mate, Vice President Mike Pence, will make stops here — after both vi...
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Capitol Notes: Candidates' Visits Illustrate Wisconsin's Importance In 2020 Election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Last week saw historic visits to Wisconsin from President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Both candidates went to Kenosha in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Trump surveyed t...
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Capitol Notes: Trump Plans Visit To Kenosha Tuesday Despite Pleas To Stay Away from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
President Trump is expected to visit Kenosha Tuesday, nine days after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Trump's appearance happens among pleas from Gov. Tony Evers and Kenosha Mayor John Antarami...
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Capitol Notes: Former Gov. Scott Walker Set To Nominate Mike Pence At The RNC from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The mostly virtual Democratic National Convention is behind us now. Even though it wasn’t actually held in Milwaukee because of the coronavirus, the convention did have a bit of a Wisconsin flavor ...
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Capitol Notes: How Much Fervor Will A Scaled-Back DNC In Milwaukee Create For Joe Biden? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Monday marks the start of the long-awaited Democratic National Convention. The four-day event when it was announced a year ago was originally going to take place in Milwaukee, dropping $200 million...
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Capitol Notes: A Look At Some Interesting Contested Primary Races Across Wisconsin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots for the August partisan primaries. In this special edition of Capitol Notes, we look at some of the more interesting races. One that’s receive...
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Capitol Notes: Republican Lawmakers Poised To Overturn Gov. Evers' Statewide Mask Mandate from 2021-01-25T10:16:16
Republicans in the state Legislature have introduced a resolution to nullify Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ declaration last week of a public health emergency.
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Capitol Notes: Where Do Wisconsin's U.S. Senators Stand On Trump Impeachment Trial? from 2021-01-18T08:58:43
Wisconsin’s Congress members broke along party lines last week when the House voted to impeach President Donad Trump for his role in inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead. ...
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Capitol Notes: A Look Ahead At The Top Political Stories For Wisconsin In 2021 from 2021-01-04T10:03:24
In this week’s Capitol Notes conversation, we look ahead to the political stories that will likely top the headlines in 2021.
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Capitol Notes: A Look Back On The Top Political Stories Of 2020 from 2020-12-28T07:40:50
In this week’s Capitol Notes conversation, we’re going to look back at the top political stories of 2020. One of the biggest stories was the impact of the coronavirus, and how elected officials res...
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Legislators Expected To Pass Changes To Election Laws In 2021 from 2020-12-21T09:22:42
Newly elected Republican state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says he wants to pass a bill early next year that would allow clerks to begin counting absentee ballots before Election Day.
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Capitol Notes: Wisconsin Awaits State Supreme Court Decision In Trump Election Lawsuit from 2020-12-14T09:25:33
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision Monday on whether the Nov. 3 election was conducted illegally in Milwaukee and Dane counties, as President Donald Trump has claimed.
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Capitol Notes: Trump Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin Election Results Expected In Next 48 Hours from 2020-11-30T10:35:26
Milwaukee and Dane counties have finished their presidential recounts. It turns out President-elect Joe Biden netted 87 additional votes between the two counties. Unofficial results show Biden main...
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Capitol Notes: What Might Be Contained In Gov. Evers' Coronavirus Relief Package? from 2020-11-16T10:28:54
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he’ll introduce a coronavirus relief package for Wisconsin this week, amid soaring numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.??He announced his intention after ...
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Capitol Notes: Vos Questions Integrity Of Wisconsin Election, Calls For Investigation from 2020-11-09T11:11:23
With Democrat Joe Biden the president-elect, President Donald Trump is still vowing to ask for a recount in Wisconsin. His legal team is looking into whether voter fraud occurred in other states.??...
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Capitol Notes: What Would A Recount Look Like In Wisconsin? from 2020-11-05T11:56:26
A number of media outlets are declaring Democrat Joe Biden the winner of Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. Biden holds a lead of about 20,000 votes over Republican President Donald Trump. Trump’s cam...
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Capitol Notes: A Look At Interesting State Legislative Races On Tuesday's Ballot from 2020-11-02T16:59:22
Tuesday is Election Day. In addition to the presidential race, Wisconsin’s eight congressional seats are up for grabs, as well as all 99 state Assembly seats and half of the state Senate. In this s...
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Capitol Notes: Trump Barnstorms Wisconsin In The Final Stretch Leading Up To Election from 2020-10-26T15:16:40
President Trump worked in another visit to Wisconsin over the weekend. He drew a crowd of about 10,000 people to a rally Saturday night in Waukesha. It was the fifth time since August in which Trum...
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Capitol Notes: Judge To Hold Hearing On Whether Evers' Latest Emergency Order Is Lawful from 2020-10-19T16:24:52
The number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Wisconsin continues to break records. Cases have been averaging 3,000 per day, then on Friday, topped 4,000. In the midst of all this, Gov. T...
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