The Capitol Report

The Capitol Report, produced by WisPolitics.com — a nonpartisan, Madison-based news service that specializes in coverage of government and politics — provides a weekly analysis of issues being debated in Wisconsin state government.

While top legislative Republicans work on the next two-year spending plan, others are working on ideas for softening the GOP stance on abortion.

Statements of economic interest show lawmakers reported $112,850 in travel expenses paid by outside groups last year, a WisPolitics review found.

It’s been a long time in coming, but help finally appears to be on the way for local prosecutor offices around the state.

Thirty-nine-year-old U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher has only been in
Congress since 2017.

A lot of the economic stats are very, very good. Record low unemployment. Unprecedented state budget surplus. Resilient consumer spending. Easing of pandemic-era shortages, inflation, housing speculation and high gasoline prices.

In the wake of liberal Janet Protasiewicz’s double-digit percentage win over conservative Daniel Kelly comes a variety of predictions: Wisconsin will turn blue in a big way; Republicans won’t win statewide until they solve the abortion issue; and high-stakes judicial elections will be changed forever.

There’s the two-year budget plan that gets a lot of attention at the Capitol.

The spring election isn’t over until April 4. But already spending in this year’s state Supreme Court has demolished the state and national judicial spending records.

After a gubernatorial election, the first job of the governor in the first year of the new term is unveiling the two-year state budget plan.