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In her latest ad, 3rd CD Dem Rebecca Cooke says she’ll fight for a data center development moratorium.
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters. The city said in a short statement this morning that Jeffreys made the decision to step down, but offered
Days out from the 7th CD primary, new outside spending is attacking GOP candidate Michael Alfonso as “entitled” and a “nepo baby.”
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week I would implore Gov. Evers to put aside his politics, because that’s all this is
A group backing Crowley in the governor’s race has launched a new TV ad featuring Gov. Tony Evers with an “urgent message” warning if Tom Tiffany becomes governor, “there’ll be nothing standing between Wisconsin” and Donald Trump. Believe in Wisconsin
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Dem state treasurer candidate and Wisconsin Heights School Board member Dylan Helmenstine discusses his plans to increase the visibility of the treasurer’s office, managing state trust funds and the upcoming primary election…. Please log in
Incumbent Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, D-Milwaukee, faces a primary challenge in the 8th AD that she’s represented since 2020 after breaking from the Dem caucus last fall amid allegations that she threatened several colleagues.
The Dem primary candidates in the Milwaukee area’s 13th Assembly District hold conflicting opinions on a possible data center development moratorium.
MADISON – ACLU of WI Executive Director Dr. Melinda Q. Brennan issued the following statement after Madison Police cleared an encampment dedicated to Corey Ruiz, who was fatally shot on July 22 by the Madison Police Department, leading to mass arrests and injuries.
Dem gubernatorial candidate Joel Brennan’s closing TV ad of the primary called him a “governor who will win for us.”
The two Democratic candidates in the race for the 21st Assembly District, Oak Creek Mayor Dan Bukiewicz and David Liners, are hoping they can flip the district.
The remaining Democratic candidates for governor enter their final full week of campaigning ahead of the Aug. 11 primary following the abrupt exit from Mandela Barnes and last week’s debate.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Mandela Barnes dropping out of the Dem primary for governor, how candidates performed during Tuesday’s debate, an appeal court upholding Act 10 and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss which party has a better message on energy costs facing voters in the 2026 midterm election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers is doing a fundraiser for David Crowley this evening as he seeks to boost the Milwaukee County executive in the final days of the race for the Dem gubernatorial nomination. An invite obtained
A series of 7th CD residents, local officials and business owners tout their support for Michael Alfonso in a new ad from the Republican 7th CD candidate.
Third CD Dem Rebecca Cooke in a new ad says “we need more working-class fighters” in Congress as she touts an endorsement from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.
Sen. Ron Johnson used Anthony Fauci’s testimony to air his vaccine skeptic theories as Republicans attacked the former public health official’s character and conduct.
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Dem state treasurer candidate and Marathon County Supervisor Yee Leng Xiong discusses the upcoming primary election, his plans to increase fiscal transparency and his Hmong heritage…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you
In the second TV ad of her campaign for the 3rd CD, Dem Emily Berge says she’ll stand up for the people of Wisconsin, not “the people who write the biggest checks.”
In her latest ad, 3rd CD Dem Rebecca Cooke says she’ll fight for a data center development moratorium.
From WisPolitics … — Green Bay Clerk Celestine Jeffreys has resigned after her office twice sent duplicate absentee ballots to voters. The city said in a short statement this morning that Jeffreys made the decision to step down, but offered no other comment other than wishing her well. The move
Days out from the 7th CD primary, new outside spending is attacking GOP candidate Michael Alfonso as “entitled” and a “nepo baby.”
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week I would implore Gov. Evers to put aside his politics, because that’s all this is about, and turn over these rolls so that we can
A group backing Crowley in the governor’s race has launched a new TV ad featuring Gov. Tony Evers with an “urgent message” warning if Tom Tiffany becomes governor, “there’ll be nothing standing between Wisconsin” and Donald Trump. Believe in Wisconsin said the ad is running on TV in Milwaukee and
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Dem state treasurer candidate and Wisconsin Heights School Board member Dylan Helmenstine discusses his plans to increase the visibility of the treasurer’s office, managing state trust funds and the upcoming primary election…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,
Incumbent Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, D-Milwaukee, faces a primary challenge in the 8th AD that she’s represented since 2020 after breaking from the Dem caucus last fall amid allegations that she threatened several colleagues.
The Dem primary candidates in the Milwaukee area’s 13th Assembly District hold conflicting opinions on a possible data center development moratorium.
MADISON – ACLU of WI Executive Director Dr. Melinda Q. Brennan issued the following statement after Madison Police cleared an encampment dedicated to Corey Ruiz, who was fatally shot on July 22 by the Madison Police Department, leading to mass arrests and injuries.
Dem gubernatorial candidate Joel Brennan’s closing TV ad of the primary called him a “governor who will win for us.”
The two Democratic candidates in the race for the 21st Assembly District, Oak Creek Mayor Dan Bukiewicz and David Liners, are hoping they can flip the district.
The remaining Democratic candidates for governor enter their final full week of campaigning ahead of the Aug. 11 primary following the abrupt exit from Mandela Barnes and last week’s debate.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss Mandela Barnes dropping out of the Dem primary for governor, how candidates performed during Tuesday’s debate, an appeal court upholding Act 10 and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss which party has a better message on energy costs facing voters in the 2026 midterm election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers is doing a fundraiser for David Crowley this evening as he seeks to boost the Milwaukee County executive in the final days of the race for the Dem gubernatorial nomination. An invite obtained by WisPolitics lists Evers as the special guest for the
A series of 7th CD residents, local officials and business owners tout their support for Michael Alfonso in a new ad from the Republican 7th CD candidate.
Third CD Dem Rebecca Cooke in a new ad says “we need more working-class fighters” in Congress as she touts an endorsement from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.
Sen. Ron Johnson used Anthony Fauci’s testimony to air his vaccine skeptic theories as Republicans attacked the former public health official’s character and conduct.
On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Dem state treasurer candidate and Marathon County Supervisor Yee Leng Xiong discusses the upcoming primary election, his plans to increase fiscal transparency and his Hmong heritage…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on
In the second TV ad of her campaign for the 3rd CD, Dem Emily Berge says she’ll stand up for the people of Wisconsin, not “the people who write the biggest checks.”