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Four years ago, then-gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers made the halving of Wisconsin’s prison a central part of his campaign.
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Four years ago, then-gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers made the halving of Wisconsin’s prison a central part of his campaign.

Warren Harding’s words about character still echo.

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes and the groups backing him have significantly closed the spending gap with GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and his allies on paid media over the final four weeks of the race.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today launched the first TV ad of his reelection bid, touting his work to eliminate the backlog of rape test kits. Spokesman Joe Osluand

The Wisconsin Freedom PAC today launched a “Law & Order”-themed TV ad buy blasting Dem AG Josh Kaul as a top cop who “doesn’t care” about police and prosecutors. The group said the buy is part of its ongoing seven-figure

Future Forward is on TV with an ad accusing Michels of having a “culture war agenda.” The narrator in the ad, identified by AdImpact, says the culture wars never “lowered the cost of anything and overturning Roe v. Wade won’t

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce today announced a new TV buy hitting Dem Gov. Tony Evers on education. The group said the spots, through its WMC Issues Mobilization Council, are part of a six-figure ad campaign. One version will run statewide,

Wisconsin Truth PAC, which has been funded largely by GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Elizabeth Uihlein, is out with a new TV ad calling Barnes “oblivious” to inflation, evaporating retirement savings and crashing home values. It began airing Thursday, according

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels launched a new TV ad tomorrow featuring former Gov. Tommy Thomspon, who says the construction exec has a plan to fix Wisconsin. Michels’ campaign said the ad will begin running in Milwaukee and Madison starting

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s campaign is up with two new TV ads knocking Dem Barnes on crime. One spot is from Johnson’s campaign, while another is a partnership with the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Johnson’s campaign has declined to share

Starbucks workers at a store in Green Bay are seeking to unionize for better hours and working conditions, according to union advocate and barista Ajii Rauworth. In an interview yesterday, Rauworth said workers at the Green Bay location submitted a

Room tax revenues in Wisconsin are bouncing back more quickly in tourist areas than those that rely more on business travel, according to a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report. While statewide figures aren’t yet available for 2021, the report focuses

Four years ago, then-gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers made the halving of Wisconsin’s prison a central part of his campaign.

Warren Harding’s words about character still echo.

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes and the groups backing him have significantly closed the spending gap with GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and his allies on paid media over the final four weeks of the race.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today launched the first TV ad of his reelection bid, touting his work to eliminate the backlog of rape test kits. Spokesman Joe Osluand declined to say how much the campaign spent on the

The Wisconsin Freedom PAC today launched a “Law & Order”-themed TV ad buy blasting Dem AG Josh Kaul as a top cop who “doesn’t care” about police and prosecutors. The group said the buy is part of its ongoing seven-figure statewide campaign. The narrator in the 30-second ad targeting Milwaukee-area

Future Forward is on TV with an ad accusing Michels of having a “culture war agenda.” The narrator in the ad, identified by AdImpact, says the culture wars never “lowered the cost of anything and overturning Roe v. Wade won’t take a single criminal off the street.” The narrator says

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce today announced a new TV buy hitting Dem Gov. Tony Evers on education. The group said the spots, through its WMC Issues Mobilization Council, are part of a six-figure ad campaign. One version will run statewide, while another will run in the Milwaukee market. They will

Wisconsin Truth PAC, which has been funded largely by GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Elizabeth Uihlein, is out with a new TV ad calling Barnes “oblivious” to inflation, evaporating retirement savings and crashing home values. It began airing Thursday, according to AdImpact. The narrator says Barnes supported a massive tax

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels launched a new TV ad tomorrow featuring former Gov. Tommy Thomspon, who says the construction exec has a plan to fix Wisconsin. Michels’ campaign said the ad will begin running in Milwaukee and Madison starting tomorrow. Thompson says in the ad he’s never seen Madison

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s campaign is up with two new TV ads knocking Dem Barnes on crime. One spot is from Johnson’s campaign, while another is a partnership with the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Johnson’s campaign has declined to share most of the ads he’s been running this fall. AdImpact

Starbucks workers at a store in Green Bay are seeking to unionize for better hours and working conditions, according to union advocate and barista Ajii Rauworth. In an interview yesterday, Rauworth said workers at the Green Bay location submitted a petition for union representation to the National Labor Relations Board

Room tax revenues in Wisconsin are bouncing back more quickly in tourist areas than those that rely more on business travel, according to a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report. While statewide figures aren’t yet available for 2021, the report focuses on figures for the top 75 municipalities in the state