
Mitchell Schmidt
State Government Reporter at Wisconsin State Journal
State government reporter with @WiStateJournal. I have a dog named Floyd & too many plaid shirts.
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6 days ago |
lakegenevanews.net | Mitchell Schmidt
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6 days ago |
madison.com | Mitchell Schmidt |Kimberly Wethal
As promised, Republicans on the Legislature’s budget committee on Thursday struck hundreds of items from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed two-year spending plan as they begin crafting a new proposal in the weeks ahead. The committee voted 10-3, with three absences, with all Democratic members opposed, to pass an omnibus budget motion that effectively eliminates more than 600 items from the governor’s plan.
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1 week ago |
madison.com | Mitchell Schmidt
Wisconsin's congressional boundaries unconstitutionally pack a "substantial share" of the state's Democratic voters into 2 of the state's 8 U.S. House districts, a group of Wisconsin residents argue in a new lawsuit seeking to redraw the state's congressional map before the 2026 midterms.
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1 week ago |
wiscnews.com | Mitchell Schmidt
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has launched a plethora of executive orders, and administrative efforts have impacted many federal agencies and programs — resulting in multiple federal lawsuits seeking to rein in the administration. In Wisconsin, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined more than a dozen multistate lawsuits seeking to push back against the Trump administration.
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1 week ago |
madison.com | Mitchell Schmidt
Since returning to the White House in January, President Donald Trump has launched a plethora of executive orders, and administrative efforts have impacted many federal agencies and programs — resulting in multiple federal lawsuits seeking to rein in the administration. In Wisconsin, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined more than a dozen multistate lawsuits seeking to push back against the Trump administration.
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Gov. Tony Evers' 400-year school spending veto upheld by Wisconsin Supreme Court https://t.co/zNcJyniTuA via @madisondotcom

ROFR is now WERA, with several new provisions. Despite those changes, the Legislature and lobbying groups remain split on the divisive power line competition bill: https://t.co/BMWL7IntLU via @madisondotcom

So far today: @elonmusk pledged $2 million to 2 Wisconsin voters. After deleting the tweet, Musk said money will instead go to 2 who signed his petition opposing "activist judges." Now @WisDOJ is seeking a court order to halt the effort: https://t.co/WH3F7bUQKo via @madisondotcom