Anna Kleiber
@annakleiber03
intern @journalsentinel | proud alum @dailycardinal @uwmadison | words in @captimes @madison_mag @wispolitics | send tips to [email protected]
Today is my first day in my new role as the @journalsentinel Capitol Bureau intern. Feel free to send tips and add me to press lists! 📧 [email protected]

🌴I've heard a lot of lawmakers and candidates talking recently about keeping retirees in Wisconsin. I took an in-depth look at what drives seniors to other states and how an expanded tax cut will impact them - and younger Wisconsinites. jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Wisconsin launches child care payment program to give $110 million to providers, stabilize industry (via @journalsentinel) jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
U.S. Department of Justice seeks Wisconsin voter registration data and information on fraud jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @MollyBeck
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
A father is charged with executing his 4-year-old son. He had a history of domestic abuse allegations jsonline.com/story/news/cri… via @aluthern
Congressman Tom Tiffany teases a run for Wisconsin governor but says he hasn't made up his mind jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @lawrencegandrea
Wisconsin state budget invests $5 million to preserve Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin estate (via @journalsentinel) jsonline.com/story/news/loc…
ICYMI: Statewide 'Good Trouble' protests held at Wisconsin State Capitol, Milwaukee (via @journalsentinel) jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Wisconsin State Journal ‘re-reports’ Brayton Lot story after original removed for ‘unauthorized use of AI’ - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin isthmus.com/news/news/wisc…
News: A source close to @GovEvers said no final decision has been made on seeking a 3rd, his team hasn't called potential Dem contenders to tell them he's out, and there will be no announcement in the next 24-36 hours. See more in today's PM Update: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/pm-update/t…
Also at this event, Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein told reporters she expects Gov. Evers to announce “within the next week and a half” whether he will run for a third term
NOW: Democratic State Rep. Robyn Vining announces she’s running for state Senate. She will challenge GOP Sen. Rob Hutton in a swing district that straddles Wauwatosa and Brookfield. Dems take the majority if the pick up two seats in 2026
Tom Tiffany to me yesterday on potential guv run: "I'm going to make a decision after July here. We'll see. I'm steadily, methodically going through the process."
Some news: The Trump administration notified some AmeriCorps programs this week it was reinstating funding that had been abruptly terminated in April, a sudden about-face that came with no explanation for the reversal or clarity on its scope. bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/nat…
What's next after the Madison ballot investigation? WEC could order specific procedures in the city clerk's office, though there were questions at today's meeting about whether to suggest them as best practices for all clerks. jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Some “Good Trouble” protesters have entered the Capitol to continue their peaceful demonstration indoors. “Whose house? Our house” among other chants echo throughout the rotunda.

Protesters have begun to trickle in for today’s “Good Trouble” demonstration at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Organizers are anticipating 300-400 attendees. More TK via @journalsentinel

Statewide 'Good Trouble' protests to kick off at Wisconsin State Capitol (via @journalsentinel) jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Wisconsin Legislature spent $26.2 million in taxpayer money on private attorneys since 2017 (@francesca__pica, @MSpicuzzaMJS, & me via @journalsentinel) jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Rep. Tom Tiffany, who tells me he will make a decision on whether to run for WI governor "after July," raised $85,016 this quarter. He raised $62,484 last quarter and has $124,859 in cash on hand
Other Wisconsin incumbents, who are in safe seats, raised just a fraction of these numbers. GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany, who is weighing a 2026 gubernatorial run, for example, raised $62,484 and has just $135,336 in cash on hand.
The Pocan-Van Orden relationship continues to worsen This from April: 'Toxic for years, relations between Wisconsin congressmen Van Orden and Pocan just got much worse' jsonline.com/story/news/pol…
Watch an extraordinary moment on Capitol Hill caught on camera. WI Congressmen @RepVanOrden and @RepMarkPocan frequently spar online, but the confrontation today was in person with both sides hurling insults. Full story: spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/n… @SpectrumNews1WI @SpectrumNewsDC