The shapes of Wisconsin’s legislative districts for this year’s election are now in the hands of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and its highly paid outside consultants — a decision almost certain to reduce GOP power in the Legislature.
Category: Forward
Forward is a look at the week in Wisconsin government and politics from the Wisconsin Watch statehouse team.
Posted inGovernment, Truth Sandwich
Truth Sandwich: Who’s behind Robin Vos’ DEI crusade?
Records obtained from Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ office show one of the groups that has informed his thinking on DEI is the right-wing Claremont Institute.
Posted inBill Watch, Government
Wisconsin GOP at odds over final five and ranked-choice voting
Legislative Republicans are at odds over bringing final five voting and ranked-choice voting to Wisconsin.
Posted inAsk Wisconsin Watch
Are Wisconsin’s fake electors going to be charged and prosecuted?
Three years after 10 Republicans gathered in the Capitol in Madison to cast unauthorized 2020 electoral votes for Donald Trump, we still don’t know if Wisconsin’s fake electors are going to be charged and prosecuted.
Posted inBill Watch, Government
Latest Wisconsin GOP proposal giving access to experimental treatments excludes transgender care
One Republican bill in a “medical freedom” package seeks to ensure doctors can’t be punished for trying novel therapies, but it makes one notable exception that denies that freedom for all.
Posted inAsk Wisconsin Watch
Why is there no public transit advocate in the state Legislature?
Democratic lawmakers who represent urban areas like Milwaukee regularly make the case for more state funding for mass transit like buses and passenger rail, but they have served in the minority since 2010.
Posted inAsk Wisconsin Watch
What roles do different levels of government play in regulating carcinogens in drinking water?
Wisconsin’s more than 11,200 public water systems are subject to federal and state drinking water rules that limit the presence of contaminants, some of which are considered carcinogenic.
Posted inAsk Wisconsin Watch
Citizens’ inability to request ballot referendum dates to Wisconsin’s founding
Why are we, as citizens, not able to request a ballot referendum? Here’s the answer.
Posted inAsk Wisconsin Watch
Here’s the latest on Wisconsin medical marijuana bills
What is the status of medical marijuana bills in Wisconsin? Here’s the latest.