WisDems: Eric Hovde is still hiding the truth about how he made his fortune from Wisconsin voters
MADISON, Wis. — With Wisconsinites starting to cast their ballots in the August primary election, Eric Hovde is hiding the truth about how he made his fortune and his conflicts of interest. Hovde has refused to release his personal financial disclosure
DNC: Launches 57 branded buses in MKE that make stakes of 2024 election clear ahead of Republican National Convention
Hey all – Ahead of the Republican National Convention kicking off next week, the Democratic National Committee is going on the offensive early – rolling out seven new bus wraps that will run on 57 buses around Milwaukee; making sure voters
Jarrod Anderson campaign: Alderman Jonathan Brostoff endorses Anderson for State Assembly District 19
Brostoff represented the 19th Assembly District from 2015-2023 MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff endorsed Jarrod Anderson today for State Assembly District 19, emphasizing Jarrod’s progressive credentials and the strong advocacy he will bring to Madison. “A true progressive has
Dept. of Transportation: Borealis ridership tops 18,500 in first full month
Amtrak and states impressed by positive response to new service CHICAGO – Preliminary figures from the first full month of state-sponsored Borealis trains between St. Paul and Chicago show a ridership of greater than 18,500. That is an average of about 300 passengers
Liberty Justice Center: Files amicus brief with U.S. Supreme Court, supporting legal challenge to Wisconsin school district’s gender identity policy
(Austin, TX | July 8, 2024)—On July 8, the Liberty Justice Center and Dr. Erica Anderson—a clinical psychologist with over 40 years of experience, focusing primarily on children and adolescents dealing with gender-identity-related issues—jointly filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme
Gov. Evers, WEDC: Request release of $7.5 million to establish U.S. regional tech hub, grow state’s biohealth economy and create jobs
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), submitted a request to the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee (JFC) requesting the release of $7.5 million to BioForward Inc. to establish the state’s U.S. Regional Tech Hub, as provided by 2023 Wisconsin Act 96,
Trump campaign: RNC Platform Committee adopts 2024 Republican Party Platform
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) Platform Committee adopted President Donald J. Trump’s 2024 Republican Party Platform with overwhelming support– a pro-American agenda that stands in stark contrast to the record of weakness, failure, and dishonesty created by
Shankland campaign: Deb Baldus McGrath, former WI-03 candidate, endorses Katrina Shankland for Congress
STEVENS POINT, WI – Today, Deb Baldus McGrath endorsed State Rep. Katrina Shankland for Congress in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. McGrath, of Dunn County, is an Army veteran, retired CIA officer, and former Democratic candidate for Congress in the 3rd
Erickson campaign: Receives endorsements from AFSCME PEOPLE and SEIU Wisconsin State Council
Madison — Chuck Erickson, Democratic candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly, proudly announces that he has received the endorsements of both AFSCME PEOPLE (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality) and SEIU Wisconsin State Council (Service Employees
WisDems: The Cap Times: We don’t need another right-wing judicial activist
MADISON, Wis. — In a new op-ed, the Cap Times editorial board argued that Brad Schimel would serve as “a right-wing judicial activist” on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Schimel has a long history of fighting against reproductive health care access in Wisconsin.
Bill Kaplan: 1968 looms if Biden withdraws
LBJ withdrew with an impressive domestic record. Then Nixon took America down a dark road.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Incidental take notice for La Crosse County
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the WIB11901 Tomah Branch Line Project in La Crosse County. Incidental take refers
Dave Cieslewicz: The curse of partisanship
Democratic politicians cling to the line that Joe Biden is fit for the job of president.
John Nichols: Baldwin absence wasn’t a Biden snub
On Friday, she stuck to a pre-planned “Fired Up for Tammy” campaign tour of northern Wisconsin.
Jessica McBride: How the media bend into pretzels to avoid reporting conservative news scoops
They don’t want to be scooped by them. They don’t want to follow them. But by refusing to recognize a story for a story, they are proving the bias they reject.