Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP guv candidate Tim Michels, responding to negative ads targeting his abortion position, today said he would “never arrest a doctor.” Current law stipulates anyone other than the mother who performs an abortion is guilty of a Class H felony. The construction

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The director of state courts is seeking a $3.9 million boost in general purpose revenue to bulk up Wisconsin’s cybersecurity system while moving to a hybrid approach to in-office and remote work. Randy Koschnick wrote in a letter to the Department of

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Retiring Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind last month transferred $250,000 to a group that’s now running ads attacking Derrick Van Orden, the Republican seeking to succeed him in western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD. The La Crosse Dem detailed the transfer to the Washington,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson moved ahead of Dem rival Mandela Barnes by 6 points in the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll, while the guv’s race remained about even. In both races, the numbers have shifted toward the GOP candidates since

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — 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. As of Sept. 27, Johnson,

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Elections Commission today rejected a GOP effort to provide new guidance on what observers can do at the polls next month as Dems complained the proposal went beyond what’s allowed under state law. That leaves local clerks with no new

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has teamed up with the National Republican Senatorial Committee to run nearly $5.6 million in TV ads from Sept. 1 through today. That includes a series of ads in recent weeks that paint Dem rival Mandela Barnes as

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Ten percent of DOJ’s special agent positions are currently vacant, along with 13 percent of the slots for criminal prosecutors, according to numbers the agency released to WisPolitics.com today. The Department of Justice released the figures as GOP AG candidate Eric Toney

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers announced today he’ll call for a $101.4 million boost in shared revenue as part of the 2023-25 budget, including a new $10 million supplement to help cover public safety costs. Evers, who has faced a barrage of attacks over

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — 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. The Dem Party reported raising $1.8 million through its main state

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem AG Josh Kaul ended the most recent fundraising period with $2.2 million in the bank, a nearly 19-to-1 advantage over GOP opponent Eric Toney. From July 26-Aug. 31, Kaul brought in $481,132, while the former Baltimore federal prosecutor also spent $241,444.

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today said he wants the Legislature to increase funding for arts programs at UW System campuses to attract more workers to the state. The Dem guv, responding to student questions at a roundtable event at UW-Milwaukee, said it’ll be

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, is vowing to fight a congressional subpoena to compel him to testify about a July call in which former President Trump pressured him to take steps to overturn the 2020 election results. Vos, who filed a suit

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Kamala Harris today knocked “sham audits of elections” while praising Dem AGs for fighting against abortion restrictions and proposals she said make it harder to vote. Harris told members of the Democratic Attorneys General Association meeting in Milwaukee they are

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP legislative leaders today dismissed as a “desperate political stunt” Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session that would create a pathway for voters to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban after Republicans lawmakers have refused to do so. Evers

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Department of Justice investigated GOP state Senate candidate Dave Estenson over misconduct allegations while he was working as a police officer, including that he had sexual relations multiple times with a woman while on duty and in uniform. Estenson denied

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers pledged to county officials today that he will try to boost shared revenue if reelected, while GOP rival Tim Michels told the crowd he believes they’re better at making decisions with public dollars than the state. Evers and Michels

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette pulled in $88,540 last month, almost twice what he had raised from other donors over the past 13.5 years combined. The longtime secretary of state — who has held the office for all but four

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes’ post-primary bounce dissipated in the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll, which showed him neck-and-neck with GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Meanwhile, the guv race continued to be tight. The latest poll found 49 percent