39 political appointees were approved by the state Senate today. Four are secretaries in Governor Tony Evers’ cabinet. And with today’s confirmation, they can drop the second half of the unwieldy title, “Secretary-Designee.” That includes Missy Hughes of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Craig Thompson of the Department of Transportation, Dawn Crim of the Department […]
Evers Introduces Agricultural Legislation at World Dairy Expo
Speaking at the World Dairy Expo this morning, , Governor Tony Evers emphasized the importance of agriculture to Wisconsin’s economy. EVERS: “Wisconsin’s dairy industry is truly instrumental to our state’s and national agriculture industry. An industry that remains a critical driver of our state’s economy and our workforce contributing almost 105 billion dollars to the […]
Meet Wisconsin State Senate Candidates Brad Pfaff and Paul Michael Web...
Today on the show, we’re joined by Wisconsin State Senate District 32 candidates Brad Pfaff and Paul Michael Weber to learn more about their campaigns and goals for office. Wisconsin is holding its partisan primary election on Tuesday, August 11. The general and presidential election will be held on Tuesday, November 3. More information from […]
Second Secretary-designee Rejection Looms
Former Secretary-designee of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Brad Pfaff is the first Wisconsin Cabinet appointee since at least 1987 to be rejected by the Wisconsin State Senate. In that aftermath, Republican legislators say Department of Tourism Secretary-designee Sara Meaney could be the second. Meany has come under fire for the Governor’s Council on Tourism’s […]
Wisconsin Senate Votes to Fire Secretary-designee Brad Pfaff
The Wisconsin State Senate today voted to fire Brad Pfaff, Wisconsin’s acting Secretary of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The vote fell along partisan lines: every Republican in the Senate voted against Pfaff’s confirmation, while every Democrat voted in favor. Governor Tony Evers nominated Pfaff to the position back in December of last year. He’s […]
Senate Republicans Set to Reject Pfaff Confirmation
Last December, Governor Tony Evers nominated Brad Pfaff to be Wisconsin’s Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection. In February, a Committee on Agriculture, Revenue, and Financial Institutions consisting of four Democrats and five Republicans unanimously recommended Pfaff’s confirmation. In the over eight months since then, Pfaff has been serving as the […]
