In the first week of the 2025-26 legislative session, Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are advancing a proposal (Senate Joint Resolution 2) to enshrine the state’s voter ID law into the constitution. The measure is moving quickly for it to be placed on the ballot for voters in April. On Tuesday January 7, the Senate […]
Wisconsin GOP Quickly Advances Resolution for Voter ID Constitutional Amendment
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:24pm By Hamilton
Third Primary Challenger Enters the State’s Superintendent Race
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:23pm By Hamilton
Nomination papers have been filed for the state’s Superintendent election. The current state Superintendent Jill Underly is being challenged by Sauk Prairie School District Superintendent Jeff Wright. This week, it was announced that another challenger, Brittany Kisner, a former special education teacher and education consultant, has filed papers to run. With the entry of a third […]
Medicaid Projected End Fiscal Year with a Small Surplus
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:22pm By Hamilton
Medicaid is projected to end the biennium with a $1.2 million surplus in state dollars, according to a recent report from the Department of Health Services (DHS), though earlier estimates had predicted a $29.4 million surplus. The revised projection reflects higher-than-expected rate increases for managed care programs—over 8% for long-term care organizations and 5.7% for […]
Evers Announces Voter Referendum Proposal
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:21pm By Hamilton
Democratic Governor Tony Evers announced this week plans to include a proposal in his 2025-27 budget to establish a binding referendum process in Wisconsin, allowing voters to propose and repeal state laws. This effort is like an initiative from 2022, which did not advance due to Republica opposition. Evers argues that such a process would […]
2025-2026 Committees
Date Thu, Jan. 9, 2025 - 2:20pm By Hamilton
2025-26 Joint Committees: Joint Legislative Audit Committee Senator Wimberger (Co-Chair) Representative Wittke (Co-Chair) Senator Marklein Senator Kapenga Senator Wirch Senator Ratcliff Representative Born Representative Knodl Representative Hong Representative Taylor Joint Legislative Council Senator Felzkowski (Co-Chair) Representative Vos (Co-Chair) Senator LeMahieu Senator Marklein Senator Feyen Senator Jagler Senator Cabral-Guevara Senator Quinn Senator Hesselbein Senator Smith […]
Wisconsin Prepares for Pivotal 2025 Elections: Supreme Court and State Superintendent Races
Date Thu, Dec. 19, 2024 - 2:32pm By Hamilton
Wisconsin voters are gearing up for two high-profile races in 2025 that will have a lasting impact on the state’s judicial and educational systems. The primary election is scheduled for February 18, with the general election to follow on April 1. Both races are drawing significant attention, setting the stage for critical decisions about the […]
Joint Finance Committee
Date Thu, Dec. 19, 2024 - 2:24pm By Hamilton
The powerful 16-person committee, which includes eight Assembly and eight Senate lawmakers, is responsible for crafting the state’s biennial budget for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027. Co-Chair – Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) Co-Chair – Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) Vice-Chair – Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) Eric Wimberger (R-Green Bay) Patrick Testin (R-Stevens […]
Caucus Leaders
Date Thu, Dec. 19, 2024 - 2:23pm By Hamilton
After the election, the Assembly and Senate party caucuses met to select their leadership for the 2025-26 legislative session. New members of Senate Republican leadership include Sen. Mary Felzkowski as Senate President and Sen. Rachel Cabral-Guevara as Caucus Vice-Chair. In the Assembly, Republicans reelected Rep. Robin Vos as Speaker. New to Assembly leadership this session […]
New Members
Date Thu, Dec. 19, 2024 - 2:18pm By Hamilton
New Members Following the November 2024 election, the Wisconsin Legislature will welcome 34 new members, 27 Democrats and seven Republicans. These new members will assume office on January 6, 2025. Senate In the 33-member Senate, there will be 4 new members, all Democrats: 8th Jodi Habush Sinykin (D) 14th Sarah Keyeski (D) 18th Kristin Alfheim […]
Wisconsin Election 2024: Election Results and Analysis
Date Wed, Nov. 6, 2024 - 9:47am By Hamilton
Wisconsin reaffirmed its status as a crucial battleground state, becoming the first in the “blue wall” to flip for Trump, virtually sealing his victory. Despite months of polls indicating a tight race, the final margin was just over 30,000 votes, with Trump leading Harris by less than 1% (49.7% to 48.8%).This is a larger margin […]