
State Dem Party has financial edge over GOP counterpart heading into fall
The state Dem Party had $7.3 million in the bank between its state and federal accounts at the end of August, compared to the $1.8 million held by its GOP counterpart.
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The state Dem Party had $7.3 million in the bank between its state and federal accounts at the end of August, compared to the $1.8 million held by its GOP counterpart.
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Rolf Wegenke, the recently retired head of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, says education leaders in the state need to fight negative perceptions around college education. “I think that’s the critical issue looking forward, is this ‘you
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The state GOP has filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down a privately funded effort to turn out voters in Milwaukee, arguing involvement by city officials violates state law. The suit seeks a finding that Milwaukee Votes 2022 and the city’s involvement in promoting it violates Wisconsin law. It also seeks an order permanently enjoining the initiative or any similar effort.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement TEMPO Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The state GOP has filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down a privately funded effort to turn out voters in Milwaukee, arguing involvement by city officials violates state

Why would a government, such as Wisconsin’s state government, go on requiring, by law, higher prices even though there is a broad bipartisan consensus that it should stop? And shelves of research showing it to be pernicious?

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and his aide sought advice from a Democratic Party operative on how to explain a citywide get-out-the-vote campaign that critics have called Zuckerbucks 2.0, according to texts and emails obtained by Empower Wisconsin.

When faced with an intransigent legislative majority, the people must have a voice. As Governor Evers likes to quote, “The will of the people is the law of the land.”

Wisconsin politicians are scrambling to catch up to the massive change in public opinion on the issue of abortion.

We need glue guys. Institutions that do the little things, the dirty work, sacrificing for the good of civil society, holding communities together, making them greater than the sum of their parts.

The slippery downhill slide to autocratic goals via menacing political maneuvers from governments worldwide is a concern that more people simply must take stock of and push back against.

Will proposed venues bring more concerts to town or crush its current concert promoters?

Republicans are very likely to win a supermajority in the State Senate. But a handful of key races could really change things.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is running a new spot that mocks attack ads against him, saying next “they’ll be saying I hate children and puppies.” Johnson’s campaign said the ad is running on TV, but didn’t provide other details. The

The Dem-aligned Senate Majority PAC charges in a new TV ad that Johnson’s family benefited from investments in China. The group, which backs Dem U.S. Senate candidates, didn’t immediately respond to a request for details on the buy. The ad

WMC and its partners in the “Coalition for Educational Freedom” are lining up behind Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels to open up so-called school choice — that is, taxpayer-financed vouchers — to the entire state. Too bad WMC doesn’t want to be among those who will pay the bills.

The state Dem Party had $7.3 million in the bank between its state and federal accounts at the end of August, compared to the $1.8 million held by its GOP counterpart.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new Fox News poll finds a tied guv contest and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, with an edge in the Senate race. The poll found 48 percent of registered voters backed Johnson, while 44 percent supported Dem

Rolf Wegenke, the recently retired head of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, says education leaders in the state need to fight negative perceptions around college education. “I think that’s the critical issue looking forward, is this ‘you don’t need college’ crowd,” Wegenke told WisPolitics.com President Jeff Mayers
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The state GOP has filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down a privately funded effort to turn out voters in Milwaukee, arguing involvement by city officials violates state law. The suit seeks a finding that Milwaukee Votes 2022 and the city’s involvement in promoting it violates Wisconsin law. It also seeks an order permanently enjoining the initiative or any similar effort.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement TEMPO Madison From WisPolitics.com … — The state GOP has filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down a privately funded effort to turn out voters in Milwaukee, arguing involvement by city officials violates state law. The suit seeks a finding that Milwaukee Votes 2022

Why would a government, such as Wisconsin’s state government, go on requiring, by law, higher prices even though there is a broad bipartisan consensus that it should stop? And shelves of research showing it to be pernicious?

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and his aide sought advice from a Democratic Party operative on how to explain a citywide get-out-the-vote campaign that critics have called Zuckerbucks 2.0, according to texts and emails obtained by Empower Wisconsin.

When faced with an intransigent legislative majority, the people must have a voice. As Governor Evers likes to quote, “The will of the people is the law of the land.”

Wisconsin politicians are scrambling to catch up to the massive change in public opinion on the issue of abortion.

We need glue guys. Institutions that do the little things, the dirty work, sacrificing for the good of civil society, holding communities together, making them greater than the sum of their parts.

The slippery downhill slide to autocratic goals via menacing political maneuvers from governments worldwide is a concern that more people simply must take stock of and push back against.

Will proposed venues bring more concerts to town or crush its current concert promoters?

Republicans are very likely to win a supermajority in the State Senate. But a handful of key races could really change things.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is running a new spot that mocks attack ads against him, saying next “they’ll be saying I hate children and puppies.” Johnson’s campaign said the ad is running on TV, but didn’t provide other details. The ad opens with Johnson flipping through two ads mentioning him

The Dem-aligned Senate Majority PAC charges in a new TV ad that Johnson’s family benefited from investments in China. The group, which backs Dem U.S. Senate candidates, didn’t immediately respond to a request for details on the buy. The ad is based off a story in The Guardian about Bemis,

WMC and its partners in the “Coalition for Educational Freedom” are lining up behind Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels to open up so-called school choice — that is, taxpayer-financed vouchers — to the entire state. Too bad WMC doesn’t want to be among those who will pay the bills.