TUE News Summary: Rothman to ask for $855 million budget increase for UW
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman wants $855M in new funding to stave off higher tuition … said during a brief Zoom news conference Monday that his administration plans to ask regents on Thursday to approve [the request in their FY25-27
Steven Walters: Voter enthusiasm up for Wisconsin Democrats
The latest Marquette University Law School poll found a significant one-month jump in enthusiasm among Wisconsin’s registered voters. But which voters got excited, and did it most boost the Democratic or Republican presidential campaigns?
Baldwin campaign: Tammy Tuesdays: August 20, 2024
Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families
WisDems: One week from Primary Day and Eric Hovde still won’t come clean with voters about his conflicts of interest
MADISON, Wis. — It’s been one week since walking conflict of interest Eric Hovde officially became the Republican nominee for US Senate, and he’s still hiding and dodgingquestions about his financial entanglements. Hovde is refusing to give up ownership of his $3.2 billion California bank if elected, meaning
Gregory Humphrey: Respecting Jesse Jackson during DNC week in Chicago
Do not forget the one who brought you to the dance. That remains a lesson about life and was central in the recognition this weekend in Chicago as the delegates to the Democratic National Convention prepare to formally nominate Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee.
Dave Cieslewicz: Biden exits to applause
Joe Biden got, as expected, sustained applause and chants of “Thank you, Joe!” at last night’s Democratic convention in Chicago. The subtext was that most of the delegates were thanking him for leaving the ticket.
Lyerly campaign: Attorney General Josh Kaul endorses Dr. Kristin Lyerly for Congress
The State’s Top Cop Endorses Dr. Lyerly in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District Green Bay, WI – Today, Dr. Kristin Lyerly, the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, announced an endorsement from Wisconsin’s Attorney General, Josh Kaul. The state’s top cop is
Michael Pochowski: Assisted living industry works to provide quality care. Small number highlighted in report.
There’s no question that Wisconsin’s aging population will present challenges in the healthcare industry in the coming years, including the state’s assisted living industry, which is experiencing a steady increase in seniors utilizing services at more than 4,000 facilities throughout the state.
David Blaska: Will it be a split-screen kind of convention?
It was 10 years ago that the first black President berated America for its institutionalized racism while the magic of television split his screen with the “mostly peaceful” civil rights demonstrators looting orange Stoli and fire bombing hair styling salons in Ferguson MO. Nothing says Equal Rights like burning down your own neighborhood.
William Osmulski: Tammy Baldwin’s stolen valor problem
Throughout her reelection campaign so far, Tammy Baldwin has focused on taking credit for other lawmakers’ work and convincing voters that her bills became laws when they never made it out of committee.
John Nichols: When Wisconsinites upended a complaisant DNC
Wisconsin’s position this year is dramatically different than in 1968, when Chicago was the scene of the most contentious Democratic National Convention in American history.
WisDems: January 6th insurrectionist Derrick Van Orden ignores the will of Wisconsinites
MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, an interview with Derrick Van Orden aired on Capital City Sunday in which Wisconsin’s most divisive congressman refused to acknowledge the will of Wisconsinites following the defeat of two Republican-authored constitutional amendment ballot questions in the August primary. Over 1.2
WisDems: Democrats embrace “For the People” on first day of Democratic National Convention
MADISON, Wis. — Today, following the first day of the DNC and an address by President Biden, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Tonight, we witnessed in sharp relief the choice before us in this election: between Kamala Harris,
TUE AM Update: Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to keep Green Party off presidential ballot
From WisPolitics … — A staffer for the DNC is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide whether the Greens should be allowed to place a presidential candidate on the ballot, arguing the party doesn’t meet state requirements to qualify.
Wisconsin DNC delegates reflect on Biden passing torch to Harris
In 2020, Joe Biden billed himself as a “bridge” candidate to a new generation of the Democratic Party. Now that the president has passed the torch to Kamala Harris, Wisconsin delegates expressed their admiration for Biden as he closed out DNC activities on Monday night at the United Center.