Gov. Tony Evers hosted a news conference to sign an executive order to call the Wisconsin State Legislature into a special session to pass a constitutional amendment banning partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Prior to the signing event, he sat down with WisPolitics + State Affairs to disc…
As Wisconsin weighs 47 new data-center proposals, questions about power supply, infrastructure and local economic impact took center stage at a Wisconsin Tech Council luncheon. Panelists addressed the significant energy consumption tied to modern search technology, the economic value data ce…
WisconsinEye President, CEO Jon Henkes joins WISN 12 News ‘UPFRONT’ with Gerron Jordan and Matt Smith to discuss the network's funding crisis.
Assembly lawmakers approved a slate of GOP-authored election bills, including one that would change how absentee ballots are processed and eliminate the use of central count locations. But the measures approved do not include a plan to begin processing absentee ballots a day before the elect…
Appearing at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Jill Karofsky said she’d also like to bolster security for the courts statewide. The court is currently assigned 1.6 full-time equivalent positions for a civilian marshal and a deputy marshal covered by …
On this episode of Rewind: Your Week in Review, WPR's Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics JR Ross discuss how hemp products were banned in the recent passage of the continuing resolution that extends federal government funding through January 30, 2026. Previously, the 2018 Farm Bill had a lo…
WisconsinEye President & CEO Jon Henkes sat down with Channel 3000 Reporter and "For the Record" Host Elly Laliberte to discuss the company's funding challenges and what that could mean for future political coverage.
The Senate Committee on Education held an informational hearing on sexual misconduct allegations in Wisconsin public schools with the Department of Public Instruction leadership. Republican Senate Committee Chair John Jagler said the agency hadn’t brought concerns to legislators about a need…
President and CEO Jon Henkes sat down with WORT news producer Faye Parks to talk about the future of WisconsinEye, as a small nonprofit in a challenging philanthropic environment. WisconsinEye is the nation’s first and only full-time State Capitol broadcast network. "There's a lot of talk ab…
The Assembly Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency held a hearing following a Capital Times report that the Department of Public Instruction had investigated more than 200 teachers, aides, substitutes and administrators between 2018 and 2023 following accusations of sexual m…
The Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency and Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs held a joint public hearing on bills relating administrative rules. Republicans proposed bills that would bring some amount of leg…
On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, WPR's Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics.com's JR discuss how a Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge ruled that the Wisconsin Elections Commission must verify citizenship of 3.6 million voters by February.
In September, legislative Republicans and Democrats separately introduced a series of education bills. One bill, introduced by Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek), would opt in for the National School Choice Tax Credit. Another bill, introduced by Sen. Kelda Roys (D-Madison) would provide fu…
Darren Bailey talking about his campaign for the 2026 Republican gubernatorial nomination along with his running mate, Cook County Republican Party Chairman Aaron Del Mar in Bloomington on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025.
WisPolitics-State Affairs and the Wisconsin Technology Council hosted a luncheon and panel discussion on how President Trump’s tariffs are affecting the Wisconsin economy. Business and economic leaders, say the Trump administration’s tariffs have led to unpredictability, uncertainty and will…
On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, WPR's Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics's JR Ross discuss Gov. Tony Evers' vaccine executive order. Big changes have occurred on the federal level under RFK Jr., including changing who's considered eligible for the vaccine. Wis…
On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, Wisconsin Public Radio's Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics.com's JR Ross discuss how the Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care pushed for changes to a rule for more gender-specific language, however, the releva…
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce hosted a Lunch(UP)date featuring a conversation with President of the Wisconsin Technology Council Tom Still. Topics included Still's impending retirement, his impact on the state's tech sector, and the future of the WTC. This segment features Still sp…
Protesters rush from Copeland Avenue to Rose Street as Vice President JD Vance's motorcade takes an unexpected route to Mid-City Steel Thursday.
The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 38 relating to an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. Bill coauthor Rep. Ron Tusler (R-Harrison) and committee member Rep. Joan Fitzgerald (D-Fort Atkinson) discuss the bill during the hearing.
On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, @WisconsinPublicRadio Anya van Wagtendonk and @wispolitics7377 JR Ross discuss how Gov. Tony Evers is implementing pay raises for state employees without additional approval from the Legislature’s Joint Committee for Employment R…
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Wisconsin Policy Forum hosted a Forum Friday discussion on recent developments around tariffs and global trade and how they have affected Wisconsin’s economy. Panelists include: Consulate General of Canada in Chicago Aaron Annable, Port Milwaukee Director Jackie Q. Carter, and Metropolitan M…
On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, WPR's Anya van Wagtendonk and AP's Scott Bauer discuss the wide open Democratic primary now that Gov. Tony Evers has announced that he won't seek reelection.
The State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison hosted a panel to review major cases from the past year, highlighting significant democracy-related decisions at both the state and federal levels. Coverage features Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Berkeley Schoo…
On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, Wisconsin Public Radio's Anya van Wagtendonk and WisPolitics.com's JR Ross discuss the passage of the 2025-27 budget which required bipartisan compromise on the following:
Gov. Tony Evers signed a $111.1 billion budget less than an hour after it cleared the full Legislature in order to complete the document before Congress signed off on the reconciliation bill.
The Joint Finance Committee completed its work on an $111.1 billion budget by approving a package that includes $1.4 billion in new state money to cover Medicaid costs, a series of transportation-related fee increases and the eventual closure of Green Bay’s prison.
WisPolitics.com hosted a luncheon for a talk with Attorney General Josh Kaul. Kaul, first elected in 2018, has joined Democratic colleagues in other states to file suits against Trump administration actions.
On this episode of WisconsinEye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss how there is a discrepancy between Assembly and Senate Republican priorities …
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