The former head of Wisconsin’s Republican Party and the man in charge of this summer’s Republican National Convention says he doesn’t see anyone but Donald Trump getting the nomination. Reince Priebus told News Talk 1130’s WISN that after the former president’s resounding win in the Iowa Caucuses, Trump is the presumptive nominee. Trump doubled the vote totals of both Ron DeSantis and Nikki Halley in Monday night’s caucuses. Priebus said that kind of victory will make it tough for either challenger to find a path forward, especially DeSantis, Priebus said.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is now being asked to overturn the state’s other political maps after asking for new legislative maps. The Elias Law Firm, headed by lawyer Mark Elias, asked the state’s high court to redraw Wisconsin’s congressional maps. Elias has ties to the Hillary Clinton campaign network and has filed several election-related lawsuits across the country.

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The people in charge of hiring in Wisconsin are souring on the state’s economy. Just 22% of employers in Wisconsin think the state’s economy is strong, according to the latest Employer Survey from Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce released Thursday morning. The vast majority of employers, 70%, think the state’s economy is moderate, and 9% think its weak. The 22% strong number is near historic lows.

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Wisconsin’s powerful Assembly speaker doesn’t appear worried about the effort from a Racine County voter to oust him from office before the November election. Matthew Snorek, of Burlington, filed a petition with the Wisconsin Elections Commission to begin a recall campaign against Speaker Robin Vos. Vos said he’s not afraid to face voters in June.

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A pair of conservative senators at the Wisconsin Capitol don’t like that the state’s Department of Transportation wants to get into the business of regulating office cubicles. Both Sens. Duey Stroebel, R-Cedarburg, and Steve Nass, R-Whiterwater, are speaking out against a new plan that would force more regulations on auto wholesalers in the state. The plan, AB 625, quickly cleared an Assembly Committee on Tuesday without much debate.

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The latest plan to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin isn’t making either side happy. A group of Republicans on Monday introduced the outline for a new, medical marijuana program in the state. It would be limited to just severely or chronically ill patients, like people with cancer or multiple sclerosis, and the program would limit what kind of medical marijuana people can use.

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A judge in Dane County says absentee ballots in Wisconsin don’t need a full address to be counted this year. Judge Ryan Nilsestuen ruled local election managers need not reject absentee ballots if the absentee witness’ address is incomplete. The ruling comes after a judge in Waukesha County ruled last year local election clerks could not count ballots with missing address information. The Waukesha County ruling also forbade clerks from “curing” those ballots by adding the missing information. Nilsestuen said the state law that deals with absentee ballots and witness addresses isn’t clear.

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One of the men in charge of the legislature’s audit committee says he’d been forced to use the audit process to get the answers the Evers administration is reluctant to provide. Rep. Bob Wittke, R-Racine, told The Center Square that agency directors under Gov. Tony Evers have made a habit out of ignoring questions from lawmakers. Wittke has specific questions about two recent audits – the audit into Wisconsin’s broadband spending, and the audit into empty offices and the number of people working from home.

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A letter from Whitewater’s police chief is getting new attention as two of Wisconsin's congressmen are again focusing on illegal immigration. Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany shared the letter with a warning about the flood of illegal immigrants who’ve come into the U.S. during President Biden’s three years in office. Tiffany included a link to a story published about the 1,000 immigrants from Nicaragua and Venezuela who’ve come to Whitewater over the past few months.

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Wisconsin's State Assembly speaker, on a Tuesday radio show, said he doesn't think drawing new political maps will change things. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, told Jessica McBride on the Dan O’Donnell Show that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is likely to veto any maps drawn and only wants "lap dogs" to do his bidding. The conversation comes in the wake of Friday's state Supreme Court ruling calling for a redraw.

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