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From WisPolitics … — Candidates in the top state Senate races have launched a flurry of new TV ads. Here’s a look at some of the spots: 8th SD, suburban Milwaukee; Dem attorney Jodie Habush Sinykin vs. state Sen. Duey
From WisPolitics … — Five women at a WisPolitics luncheon today differed on issues driving women to the polls this November. Dem Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez said she thinks reproductive rights will drive women, especially older women like her mother,
From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris had an edge on Donald Trump in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, continuing a trend of little movement in the presidential race. Meanwhile, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s lead on GOP businessman
From WisPolitics … — During a Dane County rally, Donald Trump today promised to crack down on illegal immigration, cut energy prices in half during his first 12 months in office and reduce taxes. In between, he insulted Dem rival
From WisPolitics … — GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen has filed a suit that argues Wisconsin is barred from participating in a multi-state effort created to improve voter rolls under a constitutional amendment approved this spring. That amendment states only
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly during her fourth State of Education address today urged legislators to release funding for the state’s new literacy law. Meanwhile, Underly also said the state must reimburse special education costs at least
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and WHEDA today announced the launch of the fourth and final component of a $525 million package approved a year ago to help create more affordable housing. The $50 million loan program aims
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission today postponed until after the November election a vote on whether to reprimand two clerks for not accepting absentee ballots at polling places until 8 p.m. on Election Day during previous elections.
From WisPolitics … — Former President Donald Trump will campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday, his campaign announced today. Multiple GOP sources told WisPolitics that Trump is also looking at stops in Madison and Milwaukee on Oct. 1. The
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Justice today asked the state Supreme Court to take over Robert F. Kennedy’s legal quest to be removed from the presidential ballot, arguing the case is “highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for
From WisPolitics … — The conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today agreed to decide on an accelerated schedule whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should’ve been granted an order taking him off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Today’s appeals court ruling reflects
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy went back to the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today in his quest to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballots, with county clerks facing a deadline tomorrow to have them printed and in
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today rejected Robert F. Kennedy’s lawsuit seeking to force his way off the Wisconsin ballot, ruling state law clearly bars candidates from withdrawing from a race once they turn in nomination papers.
From WisPolitics … — Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, today said there should be consequences for Milwaukee Public Schools after the district failed to turn in its district aid certification two weeks ago amid ongoing financial issues. MPS has been working
From WisPolitics … — The new Marquette University Law School Poll found a narrow advantage for Kamala Harris in Wisconsin’s presidential race amid a rise in Dem enthusiasm to vote. Meanwhile, the spread in the U.S. Senate race in head-to-head
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky today questioned the intent of a group seeking records of those who have been judged incompetent, suggesting the Wisconsin Voter Alliance was trying to create fear of “some sort of illegitimacy” with
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed notice of appeal in his efforts to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, according to online court records. Kennedy’s notice of appeal wasn’t yet posted on the court’s website late this
FRI PM Update: Dodge County sheriff encouraged clerks not to use drop boxes this fall Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics …
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden, in western Wisconsin today to tout a $7.3 billion investment in clean energy for rural America, opened with a call for new gun control measures following a deadly shooting at a Georgia school.
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a Dane County Circuit Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, arguing a state law that prevents him from withdrawing means he’s treated differently from Dem and Republican nominees. The
From WisPolitics … — Candidates in the top state Senate races have launched a flurry of new TV ads. Here’s a look at some of the spots: 8th SD, suburban Milwaukee; Dem attorney Jodie Habush Sinykin vs. state Sen. Duey Stroebel, R-Saukville: Stroebel is now running an ad that charges
From WisPolitics … — Five women at a WisPolitics luncheon today differed on issues driving women to the polls this November. Dem Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez said she thinks reproductive rights will drive women, especially older women like her mother, to the polls this November. “They saw what happened when
From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris had an edge on Donald Trump in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, continuing a trend of little movement in the presidential race. Meanwhile, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s lead on GOP businessman Eric Hovde ticked up slightly compared to a month ago,
From WisPolitics … — During a Dane County rally, Donald Trump today promised to crack down on illegal immigration, cut energy prices in half during his first 12 months in office and reduce taxes. In between, he insulted Dem rival Kamala Harris as grossly incompetent and a “bad human being”
From WisPolitics … — GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen has filed a suit that argues Wisconsin is barred from participating in a multi-state effort created to improve voter rolls under a constitutional amendment approved this spring. That amendment states only election officials may perform tasks related to a primary, election
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly during her fourth State of Education address today urged legislators to release funding for the state’s new literacy law. Meanwhile, Underly also said the state must reimburse special education costs at least 60% in order to support students and teachers. Underly, while
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and WHEDA today announced the launch of the fourth and final component of a $525 million package approved a year ago to help create more affordable housing. The $50 million loan program aims to help repair and improve old homes. More Like Home
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission today postponed until after the November election a vote on whether to reprimand two clerks for not accepting absentee ballots at polling places until 8 p.m. on Election Day during previous elections. The postponement came after Republican commissioners argued against allowing voters
From WisPolitics … — Former President Donald Trump will campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday, his campaign announced today. Multiple GOP sources told WisPolitics that Trump is also looking at stops in Madison and Milwaukee on Oct. 1. The announcement about the stop focused on illegal immigration. Prairie du
From WisPolitics … — The Department of Justice today asked the state Supreme Court to take over Robert F. Kennedy’s legal quest to be removed from the presidential ballot, arguing the case is “highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin.” The DOJ petition came the same
From WisPolitics … — The conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today agreed to decide on an accelerated schedule whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should’ve been granted an order taking him off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Today’s appeals court ruling reflects the “extreme time pressure on this case,” and the judges
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy went back to the conservative 2nd District Court of Appeals today in his quest to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballots, with county clerks facing a deadline tomorrow to have them printed and in the hands of local election officials. Kennedy’s petition for appeal
From WisPolitics … — A Dane County judge today rejected Robert F. Kennedy’s lawsuit seeking to force his way off the Wisconsin ballot, ruling state law clearly bars candidates from withdrawing from a race once they turn in nomination papers. Kennedy attorney Joe Bugni said immediately after the hearing that
From WisPolitics … — Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, today said there should be consequences for Milwaukee Public Schools after the district failed to turn in its district aid certification two weeks ago amid ongoing financial issues. MPS has been working with DPI to address its financial challenges since failing to
From WisPolitics … — The new Marquette University Law School Poll found a narrow advantage for Kamala Harris in Wisconsin’s presidential race amid a rise in Dem enthusiasm to vote. Meanwhile, the spread in the U.S. Senate race in head-to-head questions closely matched the presidential race for the first time
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky today questioned the intent of a group seeking records of those who have been judged incompetent, suggesting the Wisconsin Voter Alliance was trying to create fear of “some sort of illegitimacy” with state elections. Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn, meanwhile, said regardless of
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed notice of appeal in his efforts to get off Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, according to online court records. Kennedy’s notice of appeal wasn’t yet posted on the court’s website late this afternoon, and attorneys on the case didn’t immediately have a
FRI PM Update: Dodge County sheriff encouraged clerks not to use drop boxes this fall Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Dodge County’s Republican sheriff pressed three municipal clerks not
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden, in western Wisconsin today to tout a $7.3 billion investment in clean energy for rural America, opened with a call for new gun control measures following a deadly shooting at a Georgia school. A 14-year-old has been charged with four counts of felony
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a Dane County Circuit Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, arguing a state law that prevents him from withdrawing means he’s treated differently from Dem and Republican nominees. The suit comes as county clerks have already begun sending ballots