Government

By WisPolitics.com

Gov. Tony Evers says his two-year budget plan due to be delivered in mid-February will again propose accepting federal money to expand the Medicaid program.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) released the following statement last week after Congressional leadership forced members to vote on a nearly 5,600 page bill less than seven hours after posting bill text last week.

President Donald J. Trump signed the bill into law on Sunday.

By WisPolitics.com

With lawmakers retiring, resigning or losing reelection, the Wisconsin State Assembly will see 16 new members while eight new members will serve in the state Senate in the coming two-year session that starts in January.

By WisPolitics.com

Despite winning a narrow plurality in Wisconsin a month ago, Joe Biden won just 37 Assembly districts and 11 in the Senate, according to a WisPolitics.com analysis of certified returns.

By WisPolitics.com

Paul Ryan left the U.S. House and the powerful speaker’s post two years ago. Then the Janesville Republican went silent, avoiding commentary on President Trump.

By WisPolitics.com

Sawyer County, a Wisconsin bellwether since 1964, got the presidential election wrong this year.

By WisPolitics.com

A new two-year legislative session begins in January, and for the first time in years, majority Republicans have a new majority leader and a new co-chair of the budget committee.

By WisPolitics.com

The dust hasn’t quite settled on Election Day 2020. As of Nov.  9, President Trump had not conceded, even though Joe Biden was projected to win the popular vote by millions and the Electoral College vote by a safe margin.

By WisPolitics.com

The tug of war between Gov. Tony Evers’ administration and Foxconn over billions in tax incentives has moved to a new stage.

Gov. Tony Evers, with Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm, highlighted the expansion of COVID-19 testing across Wisconsin last week. This includes 71 new free community testing sites that will now be available in 56 counties and seven tribal nations.