Joint Finance Committee announces budget listening sessions
WEBMar 9, 2023 — Members of Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee will travel across the state throughout April to hear from residents about what they’d like to see included in the next two-year budget. Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) and Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), co-chairs of the powerful committee, announced details of four listening sessions in a statement yesterday. […]
Divided legislative committee launches audits of DPI and DNR
WEBAug 30, 2024 — The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee ordered two audits on Thursday — one on how the state Department of Public Instruction’s analyses school district financial data and another to look into financial losses in the Department of Natural Resources’ fish and wildlife account.
Democratic primary in 3rd Congressional District gets heated
WEBAug 10, 2024 — The Democratic primary contest between Katrina Shankland, left, and Rebecca Cooke, right, in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District has gotten combative.
Record-breaking outside spending dominated state Supreme …
WEBMay 3, 2023 — Roughly two-thirds of the money spent in the 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election came from outside groups, a record $28.8 million, according to new data from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.. Outside spending in the race was nearly six times the previous record of $5.03 million, set in 2020, the Democracy Campaign reports..
Elections commission votes to keep Kennedy on Wisconsin’s …
WEBAug 27, 2024 — Deputy Editor Erik Gunn reports and writes on work and the economy, health policy and related subjects, for the Wisconsin Examiner. He spent 24 years as a freelance writer for Milwaukee Magazine, Isthmus, The Progressive, BNA Inc., and other publications, winning awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, beat coverage, business writing, and commentary.
Boycott Uline - Wisconsin Examiner
WEBMar 12, 2021 — I’m calling for a boycott of the Uline Corporation, the giant packaging company based in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. Spurring me on for this call is an alum of Northwestern, who heard a report on WBEZ radio that the owners of Uline, Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, had funded a group that was involved in the Jan. 6 coup attempt.
Vos fires Gableman, ending scandal-plagued 2020 election …
WEBAug 12, 2022 — On Friday, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos fired Michael Gableman, the former Supreme Court justice Vos had appointed last year to lead the Office of Special Counsel, investigating Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election.. After spending more than $1 million in taxpayer dollars to investigate election conspiracy theories over the last 14 months, threatening to jail the mayors of Madison ...
As state treasurer’s office swings to Republican, potential for a ...
WEBDec 20, 2022 — Deputy Editor Erik Gunn reports and writes on work and the economy, health policy and related subjects, for the Wisconsin Examiner. He spent 24 years as a freelance writer for Milwaukee Magazine, Isthmus, The Progressive, BNA Inc., and other publications, winning awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, beat coverage, business writing, and commentary.
Voting access in Milwaukee County jail in question
WEBAug 8, 2022 — Ahead of Tuesday’s primary and the general election in November, voting access is a growing concern in Wisconsin, particularly as new policies restrict the use of absentee ballots and drop boxes.. Ballot access is also a concern in county jails, including in Milwaukee, the state’s largest city.
Whitefish Bay parent alleges discrimination against her child in ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 — The lawsuit alleges that these statements show prejudice. According to Department of Public Instruction statistics provided in the complaint, only about 2.7% of Whitefish Bay’s overall population, and 3% of its student body, are African American.