Public school advocates want high court to limit taxpayer money to private schools
Lawsuits and court decisions appear to be an increasing option for those upset with state policy and the big GOP majorities in the Legislature.
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Lawsuits and court decisions appear to be an increasing option for those upset with state policy and the big GOP majorities in the Legislature.
When Ron Kind, the veteran Democratic member of Congress from La Crosse retired from office, Democrats battled in a primary to vie for the nomination to run in the November 2022 to succeed him.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continues to talk about the possibility of impeaching liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, while state Democrat Party Chair Ben Wikler announces a $4 million campaign to pressure Republicans to back off the threat.
Signs abound: campaign 2024 in Wisconsin has already begun.
There was the high-spending, high-stakes battle in the spring election for a state Supreme Court seat to determine the philosophical balance of the high court.
Wisconsin’s sprawling university system is under a lot of stress.
A recent WisPolitics.com news item says GOP presidential contenders Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis each raised more money from Wisconsinites over the first six months of the year than Trump, even though they had a smaller window to fundraise after getting into the race.
Some Democrats in the Legislature voted for it, and the former state schools superintendent and current Dem governor, Tony Evers, signed it.
Following Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of the state budget, $125 million to combat PFAS contamination remains in limbo as lawmakers discuss potential changes to GOP legislation to tackle the forever chemicals.
Despite some narrowing over the years, Wisconsin’s governor still has very broad partial veto power.