Scott Bauer, Author at Milwaukee Independent

Author: Scott Bauer

DOJ subpoenas Wisconsin officials as part of Grand Jury into Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election

Posted by Scott Bauer | Dec 7, 2022

Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed local election officials in Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump, his 2020 campaign aides and a list of allies involved in his efforts to try to overturn the results of the election. The requests, issued to Milwaukee and Dane counties in Wisconsin; Wayne County, Michigan; Maricopa County, Arizona; and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are the first known subpoenas by Smith, who was named special counsel last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Smith is overseeing the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents...

Governor Tony Evers projects Wisconsin’s state budget surplus could reach $6.6 billion

Posted by Scott Bauer | Nov 29, 2022

Wisconsin’s projected state budget surplus is now forecast to hit nearly $6.6 billion by July, up from earlier $5 billion estimates, according to a report released on November 21 by Governor Tony Evers’ administration. That means Governor Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature will have an even larger pot of money to fight over next year. Governor Evers, a Democrat reelected to a second term earlier in November, will be focused over the next several months on what to do with the money. He has already called for increases in education funding and middle class tax cuts. “This unprecedented surplus...