On Tuesday, February 20, Wisconsin held its State Supreme Court Primary election. Voters chose Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Rebecaa Dallet, who received 35% of the vote, and Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock, who took 46%, to square off in the April 3 general election. A third candidate, Madison attorney Tim Burns, received … Read more
There’s been a whirlwind of action in the State Legislature over the past few weeks. With Assembly leaders insisting on finishing business in February and Senate leaders scheduling just one more floor session in March, legislators are rushing to get their bills through the legislature before the 2017-18 session ends. Last week, the State Assembly … Read more
Legislative leaders announced both houses of the legislature will be on the floor in January. The Senate plans to hold votes on Tuesday, January 23. The Assembly will meet on Tuesday, January 16 and Tuesday, January 23. While neither house has released agendas, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R – Rochester) provided insight on which bills … Read more
On December 29, Governor Walker announced the appointments of Frank Lasee and Keith Ripp to serve within his administration. The move leaves both a State Senate and State Assembly seat open for the remainder of the 2017-18 legislative session. Walker appointed Lasee to administrator for the Department of Workforce Development’s Worker’s Compensation Division. Lasee previously … Read more
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) appointed Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Saukville) to serve on the Joint Committee on Finance following the vacancy left by Sheila Harsdorf. Stroebel is known a staunch conservative member of the legislature. He was one of the senators who required Governor Scott Walker to guarantee certain vetoes in order to vote … Read more
Following accusations of misconduct, State Assembly leadership removed Representative Josh Zepnick (D – Milwaukee) from his standing committee assignments. The action came at the request of Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz (D – Oshkosh). It’s been alleged by two women that Zepnick kissed them without consent at separate events in 2011 and 2015. Despite Democratic … Read more