Capitol Chats: Group pushing for uninstructed Dem primary vote still wants Biden to win
In this week’s Capitol Chats: Kyle Johnson, political director for Listen to Wisconsin, says voters who checked the ‘uninstructed’ box this April primary want President Joe Biden to remember and listen to those who helped elect him to office.
County Exec. Parisi: Sets May retirement date
Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced that his last day in office will be Friday, May 3rd. Parisi has led a period of transformational growth for Wisconsin’s fastest growing county. Since first being elected Executive in 2011, Parisi has
Roth campaign: Outagamie Sheriff Clint Kriewaldt endorses Roger Roth for Congress
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Biden campaign: Union leaders and local elected officials blast Trump’s job-killing, abortion-banning agenda during first Wisconsin visit in almost two years
This week, as Donald Trump prepared to step foot in Wisconsin for the first time since 2022, the Biden-Harris campaign held press conferences across the state to emphasize the threat Trump poses to our economy, our freedoms, and our democracy.
WILL: Announces settlement involving professor suspended for criticizing “woke” policies at Concordia University
The News: Today, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) announced a settlement between its client, Rev. Dr. Gregory Schulz, DMin, PhD, and Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW), where Dr. Schulz served as professor of philosophy until he was suspended in
Rep. Oldenburg: Pre disaster flood resilience program signed into law
MADISON – Representative Oldenburg (R-Viroqua) authored Senate Bill 222. Senate Bill 222 was signed into law on April 3, 2024 and is now 2023 Wisconsin Act 265. 2023 Wisconsin Act 265 creates a pre disaster flood resilience grant program aimed at
Evers filing seeks overturn of decision banning absentee ballot drop boxes
Absentee ballot drop boxes are allowed under Wisconsin statute and the state Supreme Court in 2022 incorrectly rewrote the law’s text to bar them, Gov. Tony Evers argued in a new brief.
Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Spring Election program its most successful to date
MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation is proud to announce it had its most successful local elections program ever in the Spring election on Tuesday. Deputy Director Seth Hoffmeister had this to say on the results: “Preliminary results suggest that Wisconsin Conservation
Audubon Great Lakes: Gov. Evers signs legislation to protect wetlands, a bipartisan victory for birds and communities
WISCONSIN – (April 3, 2024) Wisconsin has lost up to 50 percent of its historic wetlands. Today, Governor Evers signed SB 222, the Pre-Disaster Flood Resilience Grant Program, into law, a bipartisan victory for Wisconsin’s wetlands and the birds and communities that depend on them.
Rep. Ratcliff: Releases statement on introduction of letter calling on Wisconsin Congressional Delegation to support the America’s Children Act
(Madison) – Today, Representative Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) held a joint press conference with Representative Baldeh (D-Madison) and Improve the Dream organization advocates releasing a letter and calling on the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation to support the America’s Children Act. This letter
Hovde ad knocks Biden, Baldwin for ‘open border policy’
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s new TV ad knocks Biden and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for their “open border policy.”
North Shore Bank: President and CEO Jay McKenna appointed by Governor Evers to Banking Review Board
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – North Shore Bank today announced that President and CEO Jay McKenna has been appointed by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to serve as a Professional Member on the Banking Review Board. McKenna’s appointment was confirmed March 2024 by
Biden ad hits Trump on abortion
President Joe Biden has launched a new TV ad hitting Donald Trump on abortion and declaring his GOP rival doesn’t trust women.
Roth campaign: Receives endorsement from Outagamie County Sheriff Clint Kriewaldt
APPLETON, WI – Today, Outagamie County Sheriff Clint Kriewaldt announced his endorsement of Roger Roth in his campaign for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. This is now the third law enforcement leader to endorse Roger Roth’s candidacy. In his announcement, Sheriff
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin: Grand jury returns two indictments involving firearms
MADISON, WIS. – A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned two firearms-related indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and a person named as defendant in an indictment