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On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Sara Rodriguez dropping out of the race for governor, the latest campaign finance reports, the denial of disaster relief funds
TOP STORIES Barnes, Hong lead Democratic fundraising as Rodriguez stumblesAmong Democrats:* Barnes raised about $840K in 1H26, spent $1.1M+, had about $204K on hand* Hong raised about $709K, spent around $433K, had about $411K on hand* Brennan raised nearly $666K,
Since I last wrote about the Wisconsin governor’s race a whole lot of water has rushed under the bridge. Let’s review.
House Democrats split nearly evenly on a Wednesday amendment to cut off U.S. aid to Israel, showcasing how the contentious issue is reshaping the political dynamics in the party.
Incompetence and ignorance are the dominating themes among the Democrats running for governor in Wisconsin.
In Madison we woke up Thursday morning to the stinging haze of wildfire smoke blanketing the city, drifting down on us from the same forest fires.
We lost a giant in economic and financial education — and in education reform — this week with the passing of Dr. Mark Schug.
Will we ever escape the scourge of McCarthyism?
Report makes clear that Congress needs to act in next few years. Around 2033, Social Security will have about 80% of the funds needed to make full payments. Congress needs to act to fill 20% gap.
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association’s buy targeting Dem Francesa Hong as “dangerously liberal” is now up to nearly $3.2 million, according to a new filing. Meanwhile, a group backing former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the guv’s
When the day comes that fusion produces enough energy to power a city, it will be thanks to nuclear physicists, computing experts and other scientists who combined to make a century-old theory come true.
Dem gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys in a new spot says Republicans like Trump broke the healthcare system so insurance companies could profit more.
A new ad from Restoration of America PAC says today’s Democrats “hate our country’s founding” while tearing down statues, opening borders and letting criminals run free.
While critical of Hong on public safety, the buy is focused on broadcast TV in Madison and Milwaukee, the two markets that factor heavily into turnout in Dem primaries. Insiders took the anti-ICE message as a sign the ad was at least partly meant to boost Hong in the Dem primary.
The Pentagon’s new “testosterone initiative” is the kind of policy you get when a society has quietly accepted that its military is less a professional fighting force than simply the nation’s largest job-creating program for the young, the poor, and the under‑educated.
It is the emergence of a status envy ideology that shapes how Americans interpret their own lives and measure themselves against others in an environment where traditional forms of community have eroded.
For decades, colleges and universities across the country have offered developmental or remedial education courses to students who arrive on campus not yet prepared for college-level work.
As America recognizes its 250th birthday, Wisconsin has an opportunity to shape the next chapter of its economic story.
Would you be satisfied if you knew the priest that violated your brother or sister, classmate, neighbor or extended family was given a pass, not reported to authorities in the criminal justice system?
TOP STORIES Evers to appeal Trump admin’s denial of assistance to 4 counties hit by April storms… [FEMA’s Arnold letter] approved individual assistance for residents of 19 Wisconsin counties, as well as for the Oneida Nation. … public assistance for
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Sara Rodriguez dropping out of the race for governor, the latest campaign finance reports, the denial of disaster relief funds and this week’s WisPolitics Stock Report picks. Watch “Rewind” on
TOP STORIES Barnes, Hong lead Democratic fundraising as Rodriguez stumblesAmong Democrats:* Barnes raised about $840K in 1H26, spent $1.1M+, had about $204K on hand* Hong raised about $709K, spent around $433K, had about $411K on hand* Brennan raised nearly $666K, spent around $858K, had about $360K on hand* Roys raised
Since I last wrote about the Wisconsin governor’s race a whole lot of water has rushed under the bridge. Let’s review.
House Democrats split nearly evenly on a Wednesday amendment to cut off U.S. aid to Israel, showcasing how the contentious issue is reshaping the political dynamics in the party.
Incompetence and ignorance are the dominating themes among the Democrats running for governor in Wisconsin.
In Madison we woke up Thursday morning to the stinging haze of wildfire smoke blanketing the city, drifting down on us from the same forest fires.
We lost a giant in economic and financial education — and in education reform — this week with the passing of Dr. Mark Schug.
Will we ever escape the scourge of McCarthyism?
Report makes clear that Congress needs to act in next few years. Around 2033, Social Security will have about 80% of the funds needed to make full payments. Congress needs to act to fill 20% gap.
From WisPolitics … — The Republican Governors Association’s buy targeting Dem Francesa Hong as “dangerously liberal” is now up to nearly $3.2 million, according to a new filing. Meanwhile, a group backing former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in the guv’s race has detailed $626,990 in spending. The RGA yesterday notified
When the day comes that fusion produces enough energy to power a city, it will be thanks to nuclear physicists, computing experts and other scientists who combined to make a century-old theory come true.
Dem gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys in a new spot says Republicans like Trump broke the healthcare system so insurance companies could profit more.
A new ad from Restoration of America PAC says today’s Democrats “hate our country’s founding” while tearing down statues, opening borders and letting criminals run free.
While critical of Hong on public safety, the buy is focused on broadcast TV in Madison and Milwaukee, the two markets that factor heavily into turnout in Dem primaries. Insiders took the anti-ICE message as a sign the ad was at least partly meant to boost Hong in the Dem primary.
The Pentagon’s new “testosterone initiative” is the kind of policy you get when a society has quietly accepted that its military is less a professional fighting force than simply the nation’s largest job-creating program for the young, the poor, and the under‑educated.
It is the emergence of a status envy ideology that shapes how Americans interpret their own lives and measure themselves against others in an environment where traditional forms of community have eroded.
For decades, colleges and universities across the country have offered developmental or remedial education courses to students who arrive on campus not yet prepared for college-level work.
As America recognizes its 250th birthday, Wisconsin has an opportunity to shape the next chapter of its economic story.
Would you be satisfied if you knew the priest that violated your brother or sister, classmate, neighbor or extended family was given a pass, not reported to authorities in the criminal justice system?
TOP STORIES Evers to appeal Trump admin’s denial of assistance to 4 counties hit by April storms… [FEMA’s Arnold letter] approved individual assistance for residents of 19 Wisconsin counties, as well as for the Oneida Nation. … public assistance for nine counties and the Oneida Nation. … denied [public] assistance