The Waupaca County Republican party has filed an ethics complaint with the  Wisconsin Ethics Commission against Republican Representative and Candidate for  the 57th assembly district Kevin Petersen for a false disclaimer on his campaign  literature which breaks Wisconsin State Statue 11.1303. After receiving numerous  campaign flyers claiming the Republican Party

Bryan Steil’s Project 2025 is an extreme, anti-abortion manifesto that would have far-reaching consequences for Wisconsin families. Steil’s Project 2025 would restrict abortion care nationwide by:  Restricting access to medication abortion.  Making it easier for extreme politicians to access private medical information about women’s reproductive care.  Proposing the government monitor abortion ne… Please log

Today, The Capital Times reported on how Trump’s Project 2025 agenda includes using an 1873 law to outlaw abortion nationwide, potentially stripping almost 10,000 Wisconsin women of their reproductive freedoms on day one of a Trump-Vance administration – even without approval from the U.S. Congress. The report covered a study from Governing for Impact,

Yesterday, Donald Trump reiterated his pledge to pardon the violent insurrectionists who attacked police officers on January 6th: Reporter: “My question is about those rioters who assaulted those officers. Will you pardon them?” Trump: “Absolutely. I would.” This is Trump’s most explicit promise yet to pardon violent criminals. Derrick Van Orden, who attended

CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. — Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) will host the annual Northern Lightning Counterland exercise Aug. 5-16, which includes approximately 1,100 personnel from 19 Air Force, National Guard, and Marine Corps units. Northern Lightning is a tactical-level, joint training exercise replicating today’s air battle space with

Yesterday, reproductive freedom leaders including sexual assault survivor Hadley Duvall, U.S. Representative Delia Ramirez, U.S. Representative Diana DeGette, state Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein, and state Representative Jill Billings, headlined the Harris campaign’s ‘Fight for Reproductive Freedom’ Week of Action in Wisconsin with events in Madison and La Crosse. Hadley became

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/240802gopaddress.mp3 Hi, I’m State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara, proudly representing the 19th Senate District in East-Central  Wisconsin.  On August 13th, Wisconsinites face a choice: should money that comes into this state be efficiently spent  by the folks who are closest to them, or should it all be distributed by one pers…

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/240802demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address kicking off the first day of the 173rd Wisconsin State Fair and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Original Cream Puff. Today, at the opening ceremonies of the Wisconsin State Fair, Gov. Evers announced he is proclaiming Aug. 10,

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, Alex Obolensky, campaign manager for Rebecca Cooke for Congress, released the following statement:  We are incredibly disappointed that Katrina Shankland has chosen to attack the broad coalition of support for Rebecca’s campaign and taken this race negative in an attempt to hide her troubling record in the Assembly. For

On Aug. 1, 2024, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced he is directing the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) to invest more than $250 million in funding already designated for home and community-based services (HCBS) to create and fund a minimum fee schedule, effectively raising wages for direct care

WISCONSIN – Today, the Competitiveness Coalition, chaired by former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Scott Brown, released new survey data conducted among likely voters in Wisconsin. Key findings include: Top three issues for voters include: Inflation (24%) Threats to American democracy (16%) Immigration (12%)  Sixty-three percent (63%) agree that breaking up large

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MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Washington Examiner revealed that a new poll shows Rep. Derrick Van Orden will face an uphill battle to be reelected in the 3rd District this November. Van Orden, who spends more time bullying people on social media and screaming at teenagers than he does working for western Wisconsin,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) voted for the bipartisan Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, House-passed legislation that would cut taxes for Wisconsin parents by expanding the Child Tax Credit, support Wisconsin manufacturers that invest in American innovation, and reduce housing costs by boosting the supply of affordable

Today, 43 additional Wisconsin Democratic elected officials, including Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Dianne Hesselbein and Assembly Democratic Leader Rep. Greta Neubauer, have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President – building on the groundswell of endorsements Vice President Harris received from Wisconsin leaders when she announced her campaign, including  Governor

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers joined Steve Scaffidi on WTMJ’s Political Power Hour to urge voters to reject legislative Republicans’ power grab and vote NO on the August 13 ballot questions. Gov. Evers spoke about  how quick action during the COVID-19 pandemic saved lives and helped our communities rebuild—and how Republicansin

MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman today named veteran higher education leader Michael V. Martin as interim chancellor of UW-River Falls. The appointment takes effect Sept. 7.  Martin will succeed Maria Gallo, who announced today that she will retire from UW-River Falls.   “Mike Martin has extensive experience as a

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) has distributed the first round of increased payments to counties and municipalities under the historic shared revenue legislation signed by the governor in June 2023. This distribution marks a significant milestone as it includes the new supplemental county and

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that state residents can become community scientists by participating in Operation Deer Watch and the Game Bird Brood Survey, which start statewide on Aug. 1.  These surveys are designed to measure the reproductive status of deer and game birds by establishing ratios

VERONA – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison), Verona Mayor Luke Diaz and Dane County Supervisor Chad Kemp hosted a press conference outside of Verona City Hall to discuss the use of drop boxes in local elections and the importance of voting in this fall’s elections. On July 5th, the Wisconsin