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Gov. Scott Walker acknowledged Saturday his own frustrations with Republicans in Washington, D.C., but urged GOP activists to push past that to help his re-election bid this fall. Walker said Wisconsin offers the antidote to GOP failures in the nation’s
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch warned attendees that Democrats are seeking to change the state Constitution to end concealed carry, allow late-term abortions and reverse a series of reforms the GOP has enacted in Wisconsin. She said among the other changes
Contact: Brandon Weathersby, 414-364-6729, brandon@andygronik.com Today, Scott Walker will speak to his base at the Republican Party of Wisconsin convention in Milwaukee. He’ll undoubtedly paint a rosy a picture of the last seven years of his tenure and tell the
AG Brad Schimel on Saturday knocked his Dem rival Josh Kaul, calling him an activist who would seek to undo a series of GOP successes over the past eight years. Schimel also slammed Kaul for the work of his firm,
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin’s First District Congressman and House Speaker Paul Ryan addressed the state GOP convention this afternoon. See here for video of his full speech and a transcript of the conclusion of his remarks: HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL RYAN: “So
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald told attendees today that Democrats are about to hit a “red wall” in Wisconsin. “The Democrats think they’re riding a blue wave,” Fitzgerald said. “That blue wave is about to crash into the red wall.”
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, declared to Republican activists Saturday that “freedom is on the line” in this fall’s elections and implored the crowd to spread the party’s message before voters head to the polls. Vos dismissed media reports of
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Fearing a repeat of the disastrous 2012 GOP primary, Senator Ron Johnson has called on the “weaker candidate” to “exit the race” MADISON — With more than 72 percent of the vote, the Republican Party of
Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Conservatives give Leah overwhelming mandate for the Republican nomination with vote exceeding Sen. Johnson’s margin of victory MILWAUKEE — Winning nearly 75 percent of the vote on Saturday, Leah Vukmir was endorsed by the Republican
Park Hotel, Madison. Guest speaker is Dave Baskerville of StretchTargets.org, an organization that is working toward boosting Wisconsinites incomes and educational outcomes. Rotary meetings are open to members, invited guests and media. For more information: https://rotarymadison.org/wp-content/forms/newsletters/2018/May1118.pdf
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln memorial Drive, Milwaukee. Join us for our annual Armed Forces Day Celebration featuring Dr. Daniel Zomchek,CEO/Medical Center Director of the Zablocki VA Medical Center system which actively serves 64,000 Veterans throughout eastern
State GOP Chair Brad Courtney counts Gov. Scott Walker among his closest friends. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that they sound a lot alike when talking about the task ahead for Republicans in 2018: *the GOP needs to
Gov. Scott Walker acknowledged Saturday his own frustrations with Republicans in Washington, D.C., but urged GOP activists to push past that to help his re-election bid this fall. Walker said Wisconsin offers the antidote to GOP failures in the nation’s Capital and continued to warn Republican activists of what’s at
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch warned attendees that Democrats are seeking to change the state Constitution to end concealed carry, allow late-term abortions and reverse a series of reforms the GOP has enacted in Wisconsin. She said among the other changes the group of “liberals in the back room of a
Contact: Brandon Weathersby, 414-364-6729, brandon@andygronik.com Today, Scott Walker will speak to his base at the Republican Party of Wisconsin convention in Milwaukee. He’ll undoubtedly paint a rosy a picture of the last seven years of his tenure and tell the people of Wisconsin that they need to vote for him
AG Brad Schimel on Saturday knocked his Dem rival Josh Kaul, calling him an activist who would seek to undo a series of GOP successes over the past eight years. Schimel also slammed Kaul for the work of his firm, Perkins Coie, which has offices across the country. He said
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin’s First District Congressman and House Speaker Paul Ryan addressed the state GOP convention this afternoon. See here for video of his full speech and a transcript of the conclusion of his remarks: HOUSE SPEAKER PAUL RYAN: “So the point is, we have done so much in so
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald told attendees today that Democrats are about to hit a “red wall” in Wisconsin. “The Democrats think they’re riding a blue wave,” Fitzgerald said. “That blue wave is about to crash into the red wall.” The Juneau Republican warned that out-of-state special interests are seeking
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, declared to Republican activists Saturday that “freedom is on the line” in this fall’s elections and implored the crowd to spread the party’s message before voters head to the polls. Vos dismissed media reports of a “so-called blue wave” coming, saying voters will reject Dems
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Fearing a repeat of the disastrous 2012 GOP primary, Senator Ron Johnson has called on the “weaker candidate” to “exit the race” MADISON — With more than 72 percent of the vote, the Republican Party of Wisconsin today formally endorsed ultra-conservative state Sen. Leah Vukmir for
Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Conservatives give Leah overwhelming mandate for the Republican nomination with vote exceeding Sen. Johnson’s margin of victory MILWAUKEE — Winning nearly 75 percent of the vote on Saturday, Leah Vukmir was endorsed by the Republican Party of Wisconsin. The endorsement is an overwhelming mandate from
Park Hotel, Madison. Guest speaker is Dave Baskerville of StretchTargets.org, an organization that is working toward boosting Wisconsinites incomes and educational outcomes. Rotary meetings are open to members, invited guests and media. For more information: https://rotarymadison.org/wp-content/forms/newsletters/2018/May1118.pdf
Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln memorial Drive, Milwaukee. Join us for our annual Armed Forces Day Celebration featuring Dr. Daniel Zomchek,CEO/Medical Center Director of the Zablocki VA Medical Center system which actively serves 64,000 Veterans throughout eastern Wisconsin. Dr. Zomchek will speak about how access to high
State GOP Chair Brad Courtney counts Gov. Scott Walker among his closest friends. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that they sound a lot alike when talking about the task ahead for Republicans in 2018: *the GOP needs to remind voters of how well things are going now compared