MON PM Update: WEC chair signs off on county canvasses, recount results

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Dem chair of the state Elections Commission today signed off on the results of county canvasses and recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties, kicking off a five-day window for the Trump campaign to launch an appeal. Chair Ann Jacobs made a “determination of the recount and the presidential contest,” a separate process from t… 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 * Remember Me     Forgot

Read More »

AOTL: Asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to reject redistricting requests from right-wing group

MADISON, WIS. (November 30, 2020) — Today All On The Line (AOTL) Wisconsin State Director, Elizabeth Treviño, submitted a letter to the Wisconsin Supreme Court asking the Court to reject changes to the redistricting process sought by the right-wing Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL). “The people of Wisconsin deserve a transparent redistricting process with ample opportunity for public input. Any action that makes the process more difficult for Wisconsinites to fully participate in should be denied by the state supreme court,” said Elizabeth Treviño. As the letter states, “the Petition will enshrine an opaque judicial procedure, unnecessarily restrict community involvement in the

Read More »

Wisconsin Community Health Center: Joint statement regarding the 340B program

Since March, Community Health Centers have been confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and finding new ways to meet the needs of patients across Wisconsin. Our Community Health Centers are prepared to meet this pandemic that jeopardizes the safety of our communities, but never anticipated that amidst this international emergency, a new threat would emerge.   In the last two months, we have become … 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.

Read More »

A Better WI Together: Recount reaffirms that Wisconsin voters picked Biden

MADISON, Wis. — With the partial recount requested by the Trump campaign completed, the facts of this election have been reaffirmed once again: Wisconsin’s election was safe and secure and the voters selected Joe Biden to be our next President. It is evident that, from the start, this effort was never about verifying the security of the election, which was conducted professionally and securely by trusted local officials and community members across the state. Rather, it was about attempting to change the rules to exclude the votes of citizens of the two most racially diverse counties in Wisconsin. These voters

Read More »

Senator-elect Agard: Announces office staff

MADISON – Today, Senator-elect Melissa Agard (D-Madison) announced her staff in the Capitol office for the 2021-22 legislative session. Aaron Collins will serve as Senator Agard’s Chief of Staff. Aaron most recently worked for Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) as his Communications Director. He has worked in the state legislature and other roles in Wisconsin state government since 2010 including a stint at UW System leading their digital communications department. Collins lives on the west side of Madison with his wife and 3-year old daughter. Sidney Litke will be Senator Agard’s Communications Director. Sidney graduated from Grinnell College with honors and

Read More »

Stop the COVID Spread!: Coalition Pushes New Message of Bipartisan Cooperation

Contact: mt@platform-communications.com Congressman Pocan, Speaker Vos join together to urge Wisconsin residents to stay safe Madison, WI – Keeping ourselves, our friends, neighbors, and loved ones safe is not political. That’s the message delivered by Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan, who appear together in the latest “Stop the COVID Spread!” coalition public education announcement aimed at combating the pandemic raging throughout Wisconsin. The new ad, the coalition’s fifth, will begin airing on broadcast and digital channels throughout the state today as rampant community spread of COVID-19 continues to stress the state’s health care system. Representing

Read More »

James Wigderson: The Trump love will go on

President Donald Trump may be allowing the Government Services Administration to proceed with the transition process to a Biden Administration, but one Republican die-hard in Wisconsin is clinging to a Trump election victory like a lost Japanese soldier unaware of the emperor’s surrender at the end of World War II.

Read More »

Senator-elect Agard: Announces office staff

MADISON – Today, Senator-elect Melissa Agard (D-Madison) announced her staff in the Capitol office for the 2021-22 legislative session. Aaron Collins will serve as Senator Agard’s Chief of Staff. Aaron most recently worked for Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) as his Communications Director. He has worked in the state legislature

Read More »

Stop the COVID Spread!: Coalition Pushes New Message of Bipartisan Cooperation

Contact: mt@platform-communications.com Congressman Pocan, Speaker Vos join together to urge Wisconsin residents to stay safe Madison, WI – Keeping ourselves, our friends, neighbors, and loved ones safe is not political. That’s the message delivered by Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Congressman Mark Pocan, who appear together in the

Read More »

James Wigderson: The Trump love will go on

President Donald Trump may be allowing the Government Services Administration to proceed with the transition process to a Biden Administration, but one Republican die-hard in Wisconsin is clinging to a Trump election victory like a lost Japanese soldier unaware of the emperor’s surrender at the end of World War II.

Read More »