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From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission will meet today to consider complaints accusing the clerks in Greenfield and Brookfield of failing to follow state law by refusing to accept absentee ballots at polling places up until 8 p.m.
From WisPolitics … — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says the political “center of gravity” is moving toward Madison and Dane County, underscoring its critical importance for Democrats ahead of Election Day. “Dane County is a very highly Democratic performing area
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says it’s premature to ask the state Supreme Court whether he should be on the Wisconsin presidential ballot. The state Department of Justice yesterday asked the justices to take over the case,
From WisPolitics … — The Milwaukee-based Teamsters Joint Council 39’s executive board endorsed Kamala Harris for president after the national union declined to back anyone in the race. Trump’s campaign yesterday was quick to tout the national union’s decision after
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance told an Eau Claire crowd that while he is “not perfect,” Democrats need to “tone down the political rhetoric.” Vance’s remarks came two days after a man with an AK-47-style rifle
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is out with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on abortion as part of a joint buy with the state Dem Party. According to AdImpact, the Madison Dem and the
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Wisconsin on Friday as the parade of presidential ticket contenders to the state continues. It will be Harris’ eighth stop in Wisconsin this year and fourth since President Joe
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Policy Forum says a lack of employment recovery in the state’s manufacturing sector following the COVID-19 pandemic “may be cause for concern” given its outsized contribution to Wisconsin’s economy. The group’s latest report, being
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers’ job performance continues to hold steady in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Fifty-one percent of registered voters approved of his performance, while 44% disapproved, unchanged from the last two polls. Evers’
From WisPolitics … — Two Dems in key state Senate races have released their first TV ads, while two Republicans have made their first media buys. Dem attorney Jody Habush Sinykin, running in the Milwaukee area’s 8th SD against GOP
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now asking the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, acknowledging that he is “running against the clock.” Kennedy filed an appeal yesterday with the
From WisPolitics … — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson says Donald Trump must campaign in Dem-dominated Dane and Milwaukee counties ahead of Election Day in order to win Wisconsin. “They’ve got to reduce the Democratic votes in Dane County,” Thompson
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden’s trip to Westby — a western Wisconsin community of 2,370 — focused on new investments in electrification and expanded high-speed internet. “All these investments mean family farms can stay in the family,” Biden
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will be in Westby today to announce $7.3 billion in federal investments to produce clean energy for rural America. The White House called it the largest investment in rural electrification since the New
From WisPolitics … — Fox Valley foundry workers praise Tammy Baldwin in a new TV ad for working to ensure federally funded infrastructure projects are made with American iron and steel, saying the Madison Dem’s effort has resulted in more
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP nominee Tim Walz in a Milwaukee Labor Day stop noted his organized labor credentials while touting Kamala Harris for being part of the most pro-union U.S. administration in history In comparison, he charged that
From WisPolitics … — GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump at a La Crosse town hall last night knocked Dems for labeling him a “threat to democracy,” arguing Dem opponent Kamala Harris is the real danger. He also touted a new
From WisPolitics … — Two groups that tried unsuccessfully to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos spent nearly $1.3 million through June 30 with more than half of the money going to “solicitation expenses,” a WisPolitics review finds. The bulk of
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance will be in De Pere this evening, kicking off another round of presidential ticket visits to Wisconsin. Vance will talk about the economy, inflation and energy this evening after a similar
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission meets today to certify candidates for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Ahead of the meeting, agency staff recommended commissioners approve eight candidates: Kamala Harris as the Dem nominee for president; Donald Trump as the GOP
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission will meet today to consider complaints accusing the clerks in Greenfield and Brookfield of failing to follow state law by refusing to accept absentee ballots at polling places up until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Agency staff in both cases recommended finding
From WisPolitics … — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says the political “center of gravity” is moving toward Madison and Dane County, underscoring its critical importance for Democrats ahead of Election Day. “Dane County is a very highly Democratic performing area of the state,” Rhodes-Conway said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says it’s premature to ask the state Supreme Court whether he should be on the Wisconsin presidential ballot. The state Department of Justice yesterday asked the justices to take over the case, which is now before the conservative 2nd District Court of
From WisPolitics … — The Milwaukee-based Teamsters Joint Council 39’s executive board endorsed Kamala Harris for president after the national union declined to back anyone in the race. Trump’s campaign yesterday was quick to tout the national union’s decision after the Teamsters released the results from surveys of members that
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance told an Eau Claire crowd that while he is “not perfect,” Democrats need to “tone down the political rhetoric.” Vance’s remarks came two days after a man with an AK-47-style rifle was arrested at one of Donald Trump’s golf courses in
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is out with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on abortion as part of a joint buy with the state Dem Party. According to AdImpact, the Madison Dem and the state party have reserved $413,395 over the next week on
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Wisconsin on Friday as the parade of presidential ticket contenders to the state continues. It will be Harris’ eighth stop in Wisconsin this year and fourth since President Joe Biden dropped out. The White House listed the stop on
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Policy Forum says a lack of employment recovery in the state’s manufacturing sector following the COVID-19 pandemic “may be cause for concern” given its outsized contribution to Wisconsin’s economy. The group’s latest report, being released today, shows the state economy overall had a “strong
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers’ job performance continues to hold steady in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Fifty-one percent of registered voters approved of his performance, while 44% disapproved, unchanged from the last two polls. Evers’ split was also 51-44 in January. Only one Marquette poll
From WisPolitics … — Two Dems in key state Senate races have released their first TV ads, while two Republicans have made their first media buys. Dem attorney Jody Habush Sinykin, running in the Milwaukee area’s 8th SD against GOP Sen. Duey Stroebel, says in her ad that she’s running
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now asking the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, acknowledging that he is “running against the clock.” Kennedy filed an appeal yesterday with the Waukesha-based court after a Dane County judge on Friday rejected
From WisPolitics … — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson says Donald Trump must campaign in Dem-dominated Dane and Milwaukee counties ahead of Election Day in order to win Wisconsin. “They’ve got to reduce the Democratic votes in Dane County,” Thompson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “Number
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden’s trip to Westby — a western Wisconsin community of 2,370 — focused on new investments in electrification and expanded high-speed internet. “All these investments mean family farms can stay in the family,” Biden said yesterday as he announced $7.3 billion in investments for
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will be in Westby today to announce $7.3 billion in federal investments to produce clean energy for rural America. The White House called it the largest investment in rural electrification since the New Deal. As part of Biden’s stop in southwestern Wisconsin, he
From WisPolitics … — Fox Valley foundry workers praise Tammy Baldwin in a new TV ad for working to ensure federally funded infrastructure projects are made with American iron and steel, saying the Madison Dem’s effort has resulted in more work for Wisconsin. Baldwin’s campaign said it will air statewide.
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP nominee Tim Walz in a Milwaukee Labor Day stop noted his organized labor credentials while touting Kamala Harris for being part of the most pro-union U.S. administration in history In comparison, he charged that the only thing Donald Trump knows about working people is
From WisPolitics … — GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump at a La Crosse town hall last night knocked Dems for labeling him a “threat to democracy,” arguing Dem opponent Kamala Harris is the real danger. He also touted a new proposal aiming to boost access to in vitro fertilization. The
From WisPolitics … — Two groups that tried unsuccessfully to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos spent nearly $1.3 million through June 30 with more than half of the money going to “solicitation expenses,” a WisPolitics review finds. The bulk of those payments went to individuals, including those who organized the
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance will be in De Pere this evening, kicking off another round of presidential ticket visits to Wisconsin. Vance will talk about the economy, inflation and energy this evening after a similar stop planned for Erie, Pa. Then Donald Trump will be
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission meets today to certify candidates for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Ahead of the meeting, agency staff recommended commissioners approve eight candidates: Kamala Harris as the Dem nominee for president; Donald Trump as the GOP candidate; Randall Terry as the Constitution Party candidate; Chase Russell