Baldwin campaign: Baldwin, Evers secure nearly $220 million for passenger rail between Chicago and Waukesha, Jefferson and Dane Counties
WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced they have successfully secured over $218 million in federal funds to expand Amtrak’s Hiawatha passenger rail service in Wisconsin while strengthening a critical freight corridor that supports
Berman campaign: Milwaukee Courier: Bryan Steil took $40K from Blackstone executives before voting against renters
Racine, WI — An article yesterday in The Milwaukee Courier detailed the nearly $40,000 that Bryan Steil took from executives at Blackstone, the country’s biggest corporate landlord, in the weeks before he voted for a bill that would cut rental assistance for more
Cravillion campaign: Cravillion receives NRA endorsement and AQ rating
NEW FRANKEN, WI — Nic Cravillion, Republican candidate for Wisconsin’s First State Senate District, announced today that he has received the official endorsement of the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) for the November 3 general election. The endorsement follows
Elections Commission approves guidance for clerks regarding federal law enforcement visiting poll sites
Local election officials are encouraged to call their county clerks and state officials if federal law enforcement officers show up at the polls this fall, under a recommendation commissioners approved.
Pollsters: Voters unhappy with Republicans, don’t necessarily love Dems
Panelists at a WisPolitics-State Affairs polling summit had a warning for overly enthusiastic Democrats: just because they’re mad at the other guy doesn’t mean they like you. Discussing an online, text-based focus group she’d worked on in Wisconsin, GOP pollster
Grothman releases his first ad in reelection bid
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, released the first campaign ad of his reelection bid featuring a man who praises the congressman for his effort to get back his father’s military benefits. Grothman’s campaign didn’t release details of the buy. AdImpact
Congressional Leadership Fund ad says Berman a ‘liberal prescription for disaster’
The GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund’s first ad in the 1st CD knocks Dem Mitchell Berman as a “liberal prescription for disaster.” The group has now moved nearly $3 million into the race between Berman, an emergency room nurse, and U.S.
Van Orden pays homage to his late mother in new ad
The Prairie du Chien Republican narrates the ad, saying his mom had it rough, going from homecoming queen to a single mom with two boys.
Safety and Affordability PAC ad says Cooke ‘worked the system’
The Safety and Affordability PAC is up with an ad that accuses 3rd CD Dem candidate Rebecca Cooke of working the system.
Union of Concerned Scientists: PSC approval of two methane gas plants underscores major loopholes in Wisconsin’s energy planning process
MADISON, Wis. — The following statement was issued today by Maria Chavez, senior energy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists, regarding the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin’s (PSC) statement on the need for stronger statewide energy planning: “Wisconsin families
WisDems: New: MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany voted five times with Trump to continue war-of-choice in Iran that is costing $2,000 per household
MADISON, Wis. — New reporting shows the war-of-choice in Iran is costing Wisconsin families $2000 per household thanks to MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany’s five votes to continue the war. Higher fuel prices have cost families $1,100 alone, with 2026 now
U.S. Rep. Grothman: Releases first campaign ad of 2026 cycle
(Fond du Lac, WI) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman released his first campaign ad of the 2026 cycle, “Back Pay”. The ad focuses on Frank and his son Greg. Frank, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, lost his military benefits last