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The state Public Service Commission is expected to make a decision early next month on a case related to third-party financing for small solar projects in Wisconsin. That’s according to Nick Hylla, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, has launched a new TV ad saying he’s tired of the anger and the division in this country. The spot shows him raking leaves as he asks if viewers are tired of the division and
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes’ latest TV ad knocks GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson over the taxes his business and family trust fund have paid. The spot opens with news reports about Johnson’s former company paying no state income
Senate Dems and the state Party have put nearly four times the resources into state Sen. Jeff Smith’s campaign since Sept. 1 as they have for their three candidates in the other most watched Senate races this fall, according to a review of campaign finance reports. Republicans need to net one seat this fall to take a two-thirds majority. To prevent that, Dems would have to hold onto Smith’s western Wisconsin 31st SD seat and either defend the open 25th or pick up one of the 9th or 19th districts.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new Spectrum News/Siena College poll has the races for U.S. Senate and guv within the margin of error. In the Senate race, the poll found 47
The Green Bay clerk has agreed to expand access to observe early, in-person voting after the RNC filed a lawsuit accusing the city of inappropriately barring observers from some parts of the process. Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Hammer
The final Marquette University Law School poll found a tight race for U.S. Senate and a dead-even contest for governor. Fifty percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, while 48 percent supported Dem Mandela Barnes. The Marquette poll
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes blamed Donald Trump’s rhetoric for a rise in political violence and divisiveness. The Dem Senate nominee at a Milwaukee Rotary Club-WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club breakfast event Tuesday responded to a question that referred to an attack on
It’s been 12 years since the court handed down its infamous campaign financing decision known as Citizens United, which opened the floodgates to the kind of relentless campaign spending that we’re witnessing today.
While conservatives should take nothing for granted this election season, all signs point to a Red Wave coming.
The lieutenant governor is a proud product of Milwaukee, and he and his city are facing the same kind of dog-whistle insults from Republicans in this campaign.
Stark policy differences separate candidates for 1st CD.
There are numerous ways Wisconsin could move to a flat income tax while benefitting Wisconsinites across the income spectrum. The most obvious solution is to flatten the rate while increasing the standard deduction.
The state Public Service Commission is expected to make a decision early next month on a case related to third-party financing for small solar projects in Wisconsin. That’s according to Nick Hylla, executive director of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. This organization is petitioning the PSC to declare third-party financed
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, has launched a new TV ad saying he’s tired of the anger and the division in this country. The spot shows him raking leaves as he asks if viewers are tired of the division and anger. Johnson says the country faces enormous challenges, and he
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes’ latest TV ad knocks GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson over the taxes his business and family trust fund have paid. The spot opens with news reports about Johnson’s former company paying no state income tax for seven years and his family trust fund not
Senate Dems and the state Party have put nearly four times the resources into state Sen. Jeff Smith’s campaign since Sept. 1 as they have for their three candidates in the other most watched Senate races this fall, according to a review of campaign finance reports. Republicans need to net one seat this fall to take a two-thirds majority. To prevent that, Dems would have to hold onto Smith’s western Wisconsin 31st SD seat and either defend the open 25th or pick up one of the 9th or 19th districts.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new Spectrum News/Siena College poll has the races for U.S. Senate and guv within the margin of error. In the Senate race, the poll found 47 percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh,
The Green Bay clerk has agreed to expand access to observe early, in-person voting after the RNC filed a lawsuit accusing the city of inappropriately barring observers from some parts of the process. Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Hammer granted an injunction today that the RNC had sought in
The final Marquette University Law School poll found a tight race for U.S. Senate and a dead-even contest for governor. Fifty percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, while 48 percent supported Dem Mandela Barnes. The Marquette poll conducted earlier this month had Johnson at 52 and Barnes
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes blamed Donald Trump’s rhetoric for a rise in political violence and divisiveness. The Dem Senate nominee at a Milwaukee Rotary Club-WisPolitics.com-Milwaukee Press Club breakfast event Tuesday responded to a question that referred to an attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. Barnes said Trump on the
It’s been 12 years since the court handed down its infamous campaign financing decision known as Citizens United, which opened the floodgates to the kind of relentless campaign spending that we’re witnessing today.
While conservatives should take nothing for granted this election season, all signs point to a Red Wave coming.
The lieutenant governor is a proud product of Milwaukee, and he and his city are facing the same kind of dog-whistle insults from Republicans in this campaign.
Stark policy differences separate candidates for 1st CD.
There are numerous ways Wisconsin could move to a flat income tax while benefitting Wisconsinites across the income spectrum. The most obvious solution is to flatten the rate while increasing the standard deduction.