Justice Ann Walsh Bradley won’t seek reelection in ‘25, when liberal majority will be on the line
State Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced she won’t seek reelection next year, a decision that could make it more challenging for liberals to maintain the majority they won just a year ago.
Marquette Law pollster Franklin says Wisconsin spring election results show dissent in both parties
Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin at a WisPolitics/Milwaukee Press Club luncheon said his biggest takeaway from the April presidential primary is that “there is still dissent in both parties.”
Evers at White House state dinner says Wisconsin linchpin for presidency
At a White House dinner for the prime minister of Japan, Gov. Tony Evers said Wisconsin is “going to make a difference between a win and a loss for the president.”
Complaint alleges Dane, Milwaukee counties failed to hire enough GOP poll workers
The Republican parties of Dane and Milwaukee counties have filed a complaint with the state Elections Commission accusing officials in the state’s two largest cities of failing to hire a sufficient number of GOP poll workers for the spring election. Milwaukee’s top election official called the complaints filed Wednesday misleading.
Bill Barth: Wisconsin voters are in a rebellious mood
The message from voters in Wisconsin’s spring election is loud and unmistakable.
Mark Belling: The good and bad of last week’s election
The way we vote is changing and conservatives need to adapt.
Ruth Conniff: Not a normal election
Trump and his allies want to subvert Wisconsin’s vote.
Dan O’Donnell: Biden’s unconstitutional wealth transfer
His latest attempt at election bribery isn’t just self-defeating in its purported aim to make higher education more affordable; it is also a dubious political calculation.
Dave Zweifel: How DEI became an insult
DEI, short for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been at the forefront of the culture wars for at least three years now, its roots in the right-wing Texas Legislature where GOP lawmakers claimed the state’s universities were brainwashing faculty and students over race and social justice.
Bill Berry: How can we need immigrant labor, but despise immigrants?
When people say Congress is broken, this failure is a poster child. Instead of taking sensible steps toward reform, immigration is just an explosive political football.
Richard Moore: GOP, Dems pass new massive spending measures
The uniparty shows remarkable resilience.
Mike Jadin: The COOL online act gives hardworking Wisconsin businesses owners heartburn
Reintroduced this year in the 118th Congress by Senators Baldwin (D-WI) and J.D. Vance (R-OH), the COOL Online Act is supposed to better educate consumers about where the products they purchase online are coming from. While I understand the idea, there are a host of problems with the bill that could hurt the economic progress made in Wisconsin and the nation since the pandemic with untenable regulations.
Luke Waldo: A journey through India and its lessons of social connectedness for Milwaukee
The recent experience in India showed me a pathway that can be replicated in the United States – and here at home in Milwaukee, if we choose to again invest in our social infrastructure so that families can live, thrive, and build a supportive community for generations to come.
THU AM Update: WEC staff: Safety concerns can’t trump candidate address requirement on nomination papers
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission this evening will discuss a staff recommendation that it no longer allow candidates to circulate nomination papers without their street address, even if they have concerns for their personal safety. The header of
Elections Commission staff recommends rejection of Vos recall petition
The recommendation comes on the heels of the state Supreme Court declining to say which maps should be applied to the recall effort — the ones used in the 2022 election that the liberal majority found to be unconstitutional or the lines approved by Gov. Tony Evers in February. The bill Evers signed included a provision saying the new maps don’t take effect until this fall.