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Dem Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the city lags in funding because it has targeted by the GOP-run Legislature. Rhodes-Conway at a WisPolitics luncheon Tuesday said while the economy and population in Dane County are the fastest-growing in the state,
Craig Gilbert, former Washington bureau chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and current Lubar Fellow at Marquette University Law School, was the guest speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.
Penn State Prof. Ray Block at the annual WisPolitics polling summit in Madison emphasized the importance of undecided Black voters this November, saying it’s “unfair” to expect Obama-level turnout among the voting bloc. Meanwhile, other panelists at Tuesday’s event weighed in on the nuances of political polling in swing states like Wisconsin.
Five women at a WisPolitics luncheon Thursday differed on issues driving women to the polls this November.
DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek and state Rep. Nate Gustafson, R-Fox Crossing, during a WisPolitics luncheon said AI has the potential to improve the jobs market for Wisconsinites.
What does it take to win Wisconsin in the presidential election? Experts at a WisPolitics DC breakfast said it would be a combination of the right issues, organization and emotion.
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde, who easily won his primary, slammed Democrats for not doing enough to address inflation, despite new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that inflation is waning.
Two of three candidates running for the heavily Dem 12th AD seat in Milwaukee say they wouldn’t change Wisconsin’s 20-week abortion ban.
Five candidates running for the heavily Dem 48th AD seat in Dane County differ slightly on abortion and bans on trangender athletes in girls sports.
Madison Ald. Nasra Wehelie is challenging incumbent state Rep. Mike Bare in the 80th AD Dem primary, but she’ll have to overcome endorsements of the freshman lawmaker from top state officeholders.
Duke Tucker of Grantsburg serves on the Burnett County Board and is the operations manager of Grantsburg Telcom. Neil Kline of Osceola is the executive director of Family Friendly Workplaces and worked for former GOP state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf. Jay Calhoun of Luck works in a small machine shop in Luck.
The 96th AD Dem primary shows Steve Campbell of Viroqua and Tara Johnson of La Crosse splitting on abortion access and transgender athletes in girls sports.
Ben DeSmidt and Kyle Flood, both Kenosha Democrats, are prioritizing marijuana legalization and public education funding in their 65th AD primary campaigns.
87th AD Republican primary candidates Brent Jacobson and challenger Cory Sillars both would consider medical marijuana legalization, but differ on whether Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Former GOP Attorney General JB Van Hollen says his involvement with the Democracy Defense Project, a bipartisan group aiming to foster more voter confidence in elections, isn’t “anti-Trump” despite how it may appear to some Republicans.
Both Jarrod Anderson and incumbent Rep. Ryan Clancy in the Milwaukee-area 19th AD Dem primary agree that surplus funds should go toward education. But Clancy, a socialist, added he thinks the state should move away from using property tax dollars to fund public schools.
69th AD primary candidates Rep. Karen Hurd, R-Fall Creek, and challenger Lori Voss, R-Abbotsford, differ on approaches to marijuana legalization, abortion and surplus spending. Voss has served as city council member, mayor and EMT for the city of Abbotsford. Hurd is
Former Manitowoc County Supervisor David Wage is challenging six-term state Rep. Paul Tittl in the GOP primary for the solidly Republican 25th AD.
Two Dems candidates are vying for the open 93rd AD seat, long held by retiring Republican Warren Petryk, in the hopes of flipping the district.
Two members of the Fitchburg City Council are running in the 47th AD primary for a heavily Dem seat, showing different positions on how surplus state money should be allocated.
Dem Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said the city lags in funding because it has targeted by the GOP-run Legislature. Rhodes-Conway at a WisPolitics luncheon Tuesday said while the economy and population in Dane County are the fastest-growing in the state, the Legislature is “trying to punish us for our politics.”
Craig Gilbert, former Washington bureau chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and current Lubar Fellow at Marquette University Law School, was the guest speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.
Penn State Prof. Ray Block at the annual WisPolitics polling summit in Madison emphasized the importance of undecided Black voters this November, saying it’s “unfair” to expect Obama-level turnout among the voting bloc. Meanwhile, other panelists at Tuesday’s event weighed in on the nuances of political polling in swing states like Wisconsin.
Five women at a WisPolitics luncheon Thursday differed on issues driving women to the polls this November.
DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek and state Rep. Nate Gustafson, R-Fox Crossing, during a WisPolitics luncheon said AI has the potential to improve the jobs market for Wisconsinites.
What does it take to win Wisconsin in the presidential election? Experts at a WisPolitics DC breakfast said it would be a combination of the right issues, organization and emotion.
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde, who easily won his primary, slammed Democrats for not doing enough to address inflation, despite new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that inflation is waning.
Two of three candidates running for the heavily Dem 12th AD seat in Milwaukee say they wouldn’t change Wisconsin’s 20-week abortion ban.
Five candidates running for the heavily Dem 48th AD seat in Dane County differ slightly on abortion and bans on trangender athletes in girls sports.
Madison Ald. Nasra Wehelie is challenging incumbent state Rep. Mike Bare in the 80th AD Dem primary, but she’ll have to overcome endorsements of the freshman lawmaker from top state officeholders.
Duke Tucker of Grantsburg serves on the Burnett County Board and is the operations manager of Grantsburg Telcom. Neil Kline of Osceola is the executive director of Family Friendly Workplaces and worked for former GOP state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf. Jay Calhoun of Luck works in a small machine shop in Luck.
The 96th AD Dem primary shows Steve Campbell of Viroqua and Tara Johnson of La Crosse splitting on abortion access and transgender athletes in girls sports.
Ben DeSmidt and Kyle Flood, both Kenosha Democrats, are prioritizing marijuana legalization and public education funding in their 65th AD primary campaigns.
87th AD Republican primary candidates Brent Jacobson and challenger Cory Sillars both would consider medical marijuana legalization, but differ on whether Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Former GOP Attorney General JB Van Hollen says his involvement with the Democracy Defense Project, a bipartisan group aiming to foster more voter confidence in elections, isn’t “anti-Trump” despite how it may appear to some Republicans.
Both Jarrod Anderson and incumbent Rep. Ryan Clancy in the Milwaukee-area 19th AD Dem primary agree that surplus funds should go toward education. But Clancy, a socialist, added he thinks the state should move away from using property tax dollars to fund public schools.
69th AD primary candidates Rep. Karen Hurd, R-Fall Creek, and challenger Lori Voss, R-Abbotsford, differ on approaches to marijuana legalization, abortion and surplus spending. Voss has served as city council member, mayor and EMT for the city of Abbotsford. Hurd is completing her freshman term as the representative for what was
Former Manitowoc County Supervisor David Wage is challenging six-term state Rep. Paul Tittl in the GOP primary for the solidly Republican 25th AD.
Two Dems candidates are vying for the open 93rd AD seat, long held by retiring Republican Warren Petryk, in the hopes of flipping the district.
Two members of the Fitchburg City Council are running in the 47th AD primary for a heavily Dem seat, showing different positions on how surplus state money should be allocated.