Cooke campaign: United Steelworkers District 7 endorses Rebecca Cooke for Congress
EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. — Today, United Steelworkers District 7 is announcing their support for Rebecca Cooke, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District running on fighting for working families and against welfare for billionaires and monopolies.
WisGOP: Berman campaign violates FEC rules with late campaign finance filing
MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Republican Party of Wisconsin has filed an FEC complaint against Mitchell Berman for violating Federal Election Commission rules by filing a required campaign finance report late. Federal campaign finance law requires timely disclosure of contributions and expenditures.
A Better Wisconsin Together: Tiffany and Toney accept thousands in cash from convicted fraudster, tax evader
MADISON, Wis. — Campaign finance reports reveal that two prominent Wisconsin Republicans recently accepted over $6,000 combined in monetary support from a woman convicted of conspiring to defraud the IRS.
Green Bay Clerk resigns following duplicate absentee ballot mailings
Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ take a last look at Wisconsin’s Dem primary for governor ahead of Tuesday’s vote
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, take a final look at the candidates vying to win the primary for Wisconsin governor on August 11. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
Michelle Bryant: Crowley support: From lukewarm to doing the most
Crowley has become the great White, Black, Everything Hope. He is the candidate many Democrats suddenly view as the firewall against a Tom Tiffany governorship.
Scott Walker: The problematic case of Francesca Hong
A democratic socialist like state Rep. Francesca Hong could not win in Wisconsin just a few years ago. She would be considered too radical for the ultimate swing state. That, however, could change this year.
Dan Shafer: Beyond the race for governor
There are five Senate races and 17 Assembly races with primaries on the ballot. Many are in the Milwaukee area.
James Wigderson: Can Wisconsin elect someone normal to Congress?
A Trump endorsement may be thwarted.
Ruth Conniff: Building a better politics after Wisconsin’s messy primary
Here in Wisconsin, which long ago served as the laboratory for New Deal programs and progressive reforms that grew into lasting federal institutions, there is an opportunity to stand up and defend a better vision of society.
Tom Still: General election campaign for governor should stick to state issues
Now is the time for the winning Democratic candidate and presumptive Republican nominee Tom Tiffany to debate issues that matter to Wisconsin – especially as they relate to state government’s role in the economy and managing its major institutions. Here are two of many examples.
Bill Lueders: We must change how Madison police officers are trained
The tragic fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz is the latest example of the need for reform.
David Blaska: Madison progressive alder calls police monitor behavior ‘outrageous’
Alder agrees: ‘Burn this F-ing City down’ is “outrageous.”
Scott Niederjohn: Teaching economics, electing to ignore it
Wisconsin students learn what markets do for society, which a leading candidate seems not to get.
Michael Brandt: Trump’s empty communist threat
For at least the next 90 days, expect to hear a lot about communists “taking over the government.” In lieu of an explanation of what that means, expect no more than name-calling and finger pointing. If you identify as a liberal, a progressive or a democratic socialist, you will be accused of being a communist.