Democratic election commissioner resigns in Wisconsin
April 30, 2023 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic member of the commission that oversees Wisconsin elections plans to resign.
Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Julie Glancey announced on Friday that she plans to step down on Monday.
DNR board member’s fight to extend term cost taxpayers $76K
December 28, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin taxpayers spent about $76,000 to fund a state Department of Natural Resources policy board member's legal fight to remain on the board after his term expired, a news outlet reported Wednesday.
Walker appointee Fred Prehn resigns from Wisconsin DNR board
December 23, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A member of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource's policy board appointed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker who refused to step down even after his term ended nearly two years ago said Friday that he was resigning.
Wisconsin board: UW Health not required to recognize union
November 26, 2022 GMTMILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin labor relations commission has ruled that the UW Health hospital system will not be required to recognize a nurses union or engage in collective bargaining negotiations.
Why AP called Wisconsin governor race for Tony Evers
November 9, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — WHY AP CALLED WISCONSIN FOR TONY EVERS
Springsteen takes on Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops
September 29, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen takes on the Four Tops, Temptations, Supremes, Frankie Wilson, Jimmy Ruffin and other soul legends in an album of cover songs due out next month.
The disc “Only the Strong Survive” is named for the Jimmy Butler song, among the 15 other cover songs, which will be released on Nov.
Many GOP appointees with expired terms still on state boards
September 29, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three members of the state board that oversees Wisconsin's technical colleges and who were appointed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker have refused to step down, even though their terms ended more than a year ago.
Evers, Michels to debate just once before election
September 12, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican challenger Tim Michels announced Monday that they have agreed to debate just one time ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary, will face Evers
August 10, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tim Michels, a wealthy businessman endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for Wisconsin governor on Tuesday and will face Democratic Gov.
Trump ally takes on Walker protégé in Wis. governor’s race
August 6, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican hopes to reclaim a crucial governor’s seat in swing-state Wisconsin this year long appeared to rest on Rebecca Kleefisch, a former TV news anchor who spent eight years as former Gov.
Pence touts Wisconsin GOP governor candidate Kleefisch
August 3, 2022 GMTPEWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence campaigned Wednesday with his pick in battleground Wisconsin’s Republican gubernatorial primary, calling Rebecca Kleefisch “a proven conservative” as she faces an opponent endorsed by Donald Trump.
Menominee, Hard Rock renew efforts to open Kenosha casino
July 20, 2022 GMTKESHENA, Wis. (AP) — The Menominee Indian Tribe said Wednesday that it's relaunching its effort, in partnership with Hard Rock International, to open a casino and entertainment complex in Kenosha.
Spielberg among big donors to Wisconsin governor’s campaign
July 19, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, the most commercially successful director of all time, donated $20,000 to Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' reelection campaign, a tally released Tuesday showed.
Evers raises $10.1 million for Wisconsin governor’s race
July 12, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday reported raising more than $10 million over the first six months of this year as the Democrat prepares to face a tough reelection bid in the battleground state in November.
Assembly Republican leader resigns months early
July 11, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis., (AP) — A key Republican leader in the state Assembly has decided to resign early rather than wait until his term ends.
Majority Leader Jim Steineke announced in January he wouldn’t seek reelection. He announced Monday that he will resign on July 27 rather than serve out the remainder of his term.
Wisconsin court sides with former PSC member in line dispute
July 7, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative majority on Thursday sided with a former member of the state Public Service Commission who did not want to turn over his cellphone in a fight over the approval of a new power line.
Trump backing of Michels threatens to upend Wisconsin race
June 3, 2022 GMTDonald Trump's endorsement of construction company co-owner Tim Michels in Wisconsin's hotly contested governor's race threatens to further divide Republicans and upend the race less than two months before the primary.
Former Assembly Democratic leader won’t seek reelection
March 3, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said Thursday he won’t seek reelection this fall.
He didn’t offer any explanation in a news release, saying he hasn’t made any decisions about his future.
Janus, former Mississippi lawmaker, dies of cancer at 55
February 18, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Funeral services are Monday for former Mississippi state Rep. Michael Janus, who died Tuesday. He was 55.
Republicans tour Milwaukee for possible convention site
February 17, 2022 GMTMILWAUKEE (AP) — Republican National Committee officials toured Milwaukee on Thursday as they consider whether to hold the party's 2024 political convention there, four years after Democrats were picked to host their meeting that got scuttled due to the pandemic.
Kleefisch proposes shifting some election duties to DOJ
February 14, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican candidate for governor Rebecca Kleefisch on Monday proposed shifting some election-related duties from the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission to the state Department of Justice.
Wisconsin election conspiracy theorist running for governor
February 10, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state lawmaker who has won praise from former President Donald Trump for his attempts to reverse President Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin filed paperwork Thursday to run for governor, a move that would shake up the Republican primary.
Wisconsin DNR policy board picks new chairman
January 26, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources policy board swapped one of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker's appointees for another in leadership elections Wednesday, choosing Greg Kazmierski to replace Fred Prehn as chairman.
Key Republican Assembly leader won’t seek reelection
January 18, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke announced Tuesday that he won’t seek reelection this fall.
Steineke said in a news release that he believes the time has come to “pass the torch” and he will refocus on returning to the private sector.
Evers’ pardons near 400, most of any Wisconsin governor
January 13, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday he had pardoned 54 more people, bringing his total to nearly 400, the most of any Wisconsin governor.
Most of the latest pardons involved low-level drug offenses.
Evers pardons 30 more people, raises pardon total to 337
December 28, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that he's pardoned 30 more people, raising his pardon total to 337 over his three years in office.
Evers has now surpassed the nearly 300 pardons that former Democratic Gov.
Court rules against proposed frac sand plant in Wisconsin
December 16, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court on Thursday refused to reinstate a permit for a proposed $75 million frac sand operation in western Wisconsin, a victory for environmentalists who have been fighting for years to protect the 16 acres (6.5 hectares) of pristine wetlands.
Supreme Court rejects appeal over press access in Wisconsin
December 13, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a conservative think tank over Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to exclude the group’s writers from press briefings.
The justices acted without comment Monday, leaving in place lower court rulings that said the decision is legal.
Longtime Democratic Wisconsin Sen. Erpenbach retires
December 8, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, who has been in the state Senate since 1999 and is a member of the Legislature's powerful budget-writing committee, announced Wednesday that he will not seek a seventh term next year.
Republican Martin joins crowded lieutenant governor race
December 7, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former official in two prior Republican gubernatorial administrations joined the crowded GOP lieutenant governor's race on Tuesday.
Will Martin, who served under both Tommy Thompson and Scott Walker, becomes the seventh announced Republican candidate for the position that carries little power or responsibility.
Struggling Canucks name Boudreau coach amid leadership purge
December 6, 2021 GMTVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks named veteran Bruce Boudreau coach following a leadership purge late Sunday night in which three executives and head coach Travis Green were let go.
State Supreme Court to take up case of embattled DNR leader
November 17, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider whether the state Department of Natural Resources policy board’s leader can continue to hold his seat months after his term expired.
Kleefisch downplays threats targeting school board members
October 27, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch downplayed threats against school board members, saying recently that she would "love” for those targeted with anger during the pandemic to have experienced what she and former Gov.
Judge issues injunction blocking Wisconsin fall wolf hunt
October 22, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge on Friday halted Wisconsin's fall wolf season two weeks before hunters were set to take to the woods, siding with wildlife advocacy groups who argued that holding the hunt would be unconstitutional.
Judge leaning toward blocking Wisconsin wolf hunt
October 22, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge appeared on the verge Thursday of granting wildlife advocates' request to halt the Wisconsin fall wolf season after hearing arguments that the hunt is illegal.
Group sues to obtain Wisconsin DNR board chairman’s texts
October 19, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — An environmental advocacy group filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the Department of Natural Resources policy board chairman's text messages.
Walker, conservatives ask Supreme Court to take access case
October 12, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative think tank and former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' decision to exclude the group's writers from press briefings, which lower courts have said is legal.
Walker’s son joins Kleefisch gubernatorial campaign
October 5, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s son has joined GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rebecca Kleefisch’s campaign.
Kleefisch announced Tuesday that Alex Walker will serve as the campaign's political director.
Wisconsin Senate to vote on Gov. Evers’ Cabinet secretaries
September 24, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate on Friday scheduled confirmation votes next week for four of Gov. Tony Evers' Cabinet secretaries.
Confirming the governor's pick for top-level administration posts had been a pro forma courtesy that morphed into a yearslong partisan battle waged by Republicans after the Democratic Evers was elected in 2018.
Voelkel, ex-Johnson aide, to run for lieutenant governor
September 23, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ben Voelkel, a former aide to Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, said Thursday he's running for lieutenant governor.
Voelkel was communications director for Johnson, a Republican, from 2017 until earlier this year.
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking removal of DNR chairman
September 17, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit seeking to remove the state Department of Natural Resources policy board’s leader from his post even though his term has ended.
New group forms to help Republican Kleefisch win election
September 16, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new political action committee headed by a longtime Republican operative has formed to help Rebecca Kleefisch win the governor's race.
Stephan Thompson, who previously served as head of the Wisconsin Republican Party and ran Gov.
Judge won’t let lawmakers, hunters join DNR board lawsuit
September 15, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge declined to let Republican legislators and a hunting group join a lawsuit seeking to remove the state Department of Natural Resources policy board’s leader from his post.
DNR policy board meeting canceled amid leadership fight
September 9, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources policy board’s chairman on Thursday canceled a September meeting after a top department official told him no one from the agency would participate amid a partisan fight over whether he should leave his post.
Evers sets torrid pace on pardons, simplifies applications
September 7, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has been granting pardons at a torrid pace after his predecessor didn't issue any for eight years, and has announced new moves to streamline and simplify the pardon application process.
Chairman: Nothing wrong with talking with conservatives
September 2, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of the Department of Natural Resources policy board said Thursday he did nothing wrong when he consulted with a Republican congressman and an aide to the GOP state Senate leader about refusing to step down from his position.
GOP’s Kleefisch takes steps to run for Wisconsin governor
August 31, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Rebecca Kleefisch, who served as lieutenant governor for eight years under former Gov. Scott Walker, took another step toward a run for governor Tuesday, releasing dozens of policy proposals a week after she filed paperwork for a campaign committee.
Emails: DNR board chairman consulted with GOP about staying
August 30, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the state Department of Natural Resources policy board consulted with Republicans on his decision to stay on the panel after his term expired, emails show.
DNR board member says lawsuit to oust him is political
August 18, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chairman of Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources policy board said Wednesday that a lawsuit seeking to remove him from the panel is politically motivated and that he has a right to continue serving.
Lawsuit challenges Wisconsin districts after census release
August 13, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal court to throw out Wisconsin’s current congressional and legislative district boundaries, arguing the 10-year-old maps are unconstitutional and shouldn’t be used as the starting point for new districts set to be drawn in the coming months.
DNR confirmation fight brewing after chair refuses to leave
July 22, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are demanding Republican lawmakers confirm Gov. Tony Evers’ choice to replace the GOP-appointed head of the Department of Natural Resources board in a battle that could shape how the agency approaches a host of pressing issues including this fall’s wolf hunt to pollution limits.
Former rivals Walker, Doyle join together to promote vaccine
June 10, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Wisconsin governors Jim Doyle and Scott Walker don't agree on much, but they are joining together to call for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine in a new public service television advertisement.
Evers appointee selected as UW Regents board president
June 4, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — An appointee of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was elected president of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Friday, defeating an appointee of former Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a rare contested race.
Wisconsin Assembly calls on Evers to send help to border
May 11, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly passed a Republican-sponsored resolution Tuesday calling on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to send aid and support to help secure the Mexico border and enforce immigration laws...
Evers has majority of UW Board of Regents appointees
April 30, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that the CEO of Prevea Health will be joining the University of Wisconsin's Board of Regents, giving him a majority of the appointees on the 18-member board...
Foxconn, Wisconsin reach new deal on scaled back facility
April 19, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics maker, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, Gov...
Study: High-capacity wells draining central Wisconsin lakes
April 6, 2021 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — High-capacity wells are draining two lakes in Wisconsin's central sands region, according to a study state environmental officials released Tuesday...
Foxconn mulls making electric vehicles at Wisconsin plant
March 16, 2021 GMTTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, is considering making electric vehicles at its highly anticipated Wisconsin plant that has been scaled back since its announcement in 2017, the company's chairman said Tuesday...