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Wisconsin’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Brad Schimel, appeared on a right-wing talk show and made a preposterous claim: Donald Trump wouldn’t have taken Wisconsin and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wouldn’t have won re-election last November if the state’s voter ID law hadn’t been in effect.
Beyond personal considerations, structural changes in Congress make life tough for any House Speaker. Since the turmoil of the 1968 election, which included the assassination of Democratic presidential contender Sen. Robert Kennedy, both parties have embraced state primary elections to nominate their candidates.
If Ryan and Republicans see big losses coming, they should go down fighting while they can.
Last week former Wisconsinite David Keene, editor at large for the conservative Washington Times, enthusiastically endorsed Wisconsin GOP Governor Scott Walker’s reelection. Keene, “a stalwart on the right,” was president of the National Rifle Association from 2011 – 2013.
Wisconsin must invest in DNR staff and scientists to oversee water quality. We must hire back the scientists and inspectors, let them do their work, and allow them to speak freely about their findings.
As governor, I will support 12 weeks of universal paid leave for new parents and improved access to high-quality child care.
Screnock’s defeat suggests they want integrity, not a Supreme Court bought by special interests.
Just about everywhere you look shows Phillips’ birth date as Feb. 18, 1924. That includes decades of articles and candidate profiles in the Journal Sentinel archives, Wisconsin Historical Society records, the Wisconsin Blue Book, City of Milwaukee employment records and other sources. Oddly, Wikipedia is the exception; it says 1923. And there’s this: Vel Phillips’ official State of Wisconsin birth record says Feb. 18, 1923.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Wednesday: Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com Newsmaker Luncheon ft. Acting Milwaukee Co. Sheriff Richard Schmidt Richard Schmidt will be the featured speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon, hosted jointly by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com, on
The Dem guv candidate pegged by some pundits as the Bernie Sanders of Wisconsin is 72-years-old and has a penchant for blunt assessments of politics and policy — just like the Vermont senator who used to be the mayor of
State DPI Superintendent Tony Evers said he’s leading the large field of Democrats running for governor and it’s a “one-person” race at this point. In an interview on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Evers said the results of a poll commissioned
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — UW Regent and attorney Bryan Steil formally launched his bid for the 1st CD as a Republican, saying he wants to take his problem-solving skills to Congress.
Wisconsin’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Brad Schimel, appeared on a right-wing talk show and made a preposterous claim: Donald Trump wouldn’t have taken Wisconsin and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wouldn’t have won re-election last November if the state’s voter ID law hadn’t been in effect.
Beyond personal considerations, structural changes in Congress make life tough for any House Speaker. Since the turmoil of the 1968 election, which included the assassination of Democratic presidential contender Sen. Robert Kennedy, both parties have embraced state primary elections to nominate their candidates.
If Ryan and Republicans see big losses coming, they should go down fighting while they can.
Last week former Wisconsinite David Keene, editor at large for the conservative Washington Times, enthusiastically endorsed Wisconsin GOP Governor Scott Walker’s reelection. Keene, “a stalwart on the right,” was president of the National Rifle Association from 2011 – 2013.
Wisconsin must invest in DNR staff and scientists to oversee water quality. We must hire back the scientists and inspectors, let them do their work, and allow them to speak freely about their findings.
As governor, I will support 12 weeks of universal paid leave for new parents and improved access to high-quality child care.
Screnock’s defeat suggests they want integrity, not a Supreme Court bought by special interests.
Just about everywhere you look shows Phillips’ birth date as Feb. 18, 1924. That includes decades of articles and candidate profiles in the Journal Sentinel archives, Wisconsin Historical Society records, the Wisconsin Blue Book, City of Milwaukee employment records and other sources. Oddly, Wikipedia is the exception; it says 1923. And there’s this: Vel Phillips’ official State of Wisconsin birth record says Feb. 18, 1923.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Wednesday: Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com Newsmaker Luncheon ft. Acting Milwaukee Co. Sheriff Richard Schmidt Richard Schmidt will be the featured speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon, hosted jointly by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com, on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Schmidt, who was hired as a
The Dem guv candidate pegged by some pundits as the Bernie Sanders of Wisconsin is 72-years-old and has a penchant for blunt assessments of politics and policy — just like the Vermont senator who used to be the mayor of a college town with lots of lakefront. Madison Mayor Paul
State DPI Superintendent Tony Evers said he’s leading the large field of Democrats running for governor and it’s a “one-person” race at this point. In an interview on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Evers said the results of a poll commissioned by one of his opponents, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin From WisPolitics.com … — UW Regent and attorney Bryan Steil formally launched his bid for the 1st CD as a Republican, saying he wants to take his problem-solving skills to Congress. “The chattering class in Washington gets paid to identify problems.