Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

Supreme Court passes on taking voter case appeal; 4th District issues stay

Justice Rebecca Bradley says it’s unlikely the state Supreme Court will have an opportunity to rule before the 2020 election in a case impacting the registrations of voters who may have moved now that it has passed on hearing the appeal directly. The court deadlocked 3-3 Monday on a request from the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty to bypass the 4th District Court of Appeals. One day after the Supreme Court’s action, the 4th District issued orders staying Ozaukee County Judge Paul Malloy’s directive for the commission to deactivate the registrations of some 209,000 voters who may have

Judge finds Dem Elections Commission members in contempt in voter list case

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

An Ozaukee County judge has found the three Dem members of the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to strike the registrations of as many as 209,000 voters who may have moved. The state Department of Justice had urged Judge Paul Malloy to hold off issuing any sanction while an appeal of his order works its way through the courts. But Malloy on Monday fined Commissioners Mark Thompsen, Ann… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password

TUE AM Update: Supreme Court passes on taking voter case appeal

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — Justice Rebecca Bradley says it’s unlikely the state Supreme Court will have an opportunity to rule in a case impacting the registrations of voters who may have moved now that it has passed on hearing the appeal directly. The court deadlocked 3-3 yesterday on a request from the conservat… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

Church say Iranian Gen. Soleimani ‘had it coming’ in latest TV ad

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

GOP 7th CD candidate Jason Church’s latest TV ad praises President Trump for the killing of Iranian Gen Qassem Soleimani, saying “he had it coming.” Church also suggests in the ad that Soleimani may have supplied the IED that injured him during a tour of Afghanistan in 2012. The campaign didn’t immediately provide documentation to support the suggestion. The campaign said the spot will run district-wide on cable, but didn’t disclose the size of the buy. In the spot, Church praises Trump, saying his “bold leadership is crushing our enemies.” “I’ve always supported President Trump,” Church says in the ad.

Assembly Republicans to try to override Evers’ veto of nurse training bill

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

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Huebsch to leave utility-regulating PSC, giving Evers a chance to appoint a majority

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

DPI superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor won’t seek election in 2021

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

Lara Trump campaigns Monday in Rib Mountain, ahead of president’s visit to Wisconsin

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

Wisconsin lawmakers want to make 2020 campaigns pay upfront for rally costs

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

Newly formed Wisconsin progressive group to focus on 2020 elections

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

Progressives have announced a new effort dubbed A Better Wisconsin Together to serve as a hub for message development, testing and communications ahead of the 2020 elections. The group also will be the new home for the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which will merge as a project of A Better Wisconsin Together. The overall effort, organized as 501(c)(4), will include rapid response and earned media as well as digital, TV and radio ads. The group will have an affiliated 527 organization that will focus on elections and independent political activities. The board overseeing the new group is chaired

Warren campaign adds second Wisconsin staffer

Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020

Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign has added a second staffer in Wisconsin as it prepares to open an office in Madison next week. Rebecca Lynch, who has been working as the political director for the Working Families Party, was hired to fill the same role with the Massachusetts senator’s Wisconsin campaign. She joins senior strategist Jake Hajdu on Warren’s Wisconsin staff. The campaign plans to open the Madison office Jan. 21 with state Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine in attendance.