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From WisPolitics … — Liberal Susan Crawford says she raised $17 million over the most recent six-week reporting period as she continues to break fundraising records for a Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate. That puts her at $24 million raised between
Quotes of the Week Get our votes banked, make this too big to rig so we don’t have to worry that at 11:30 in Milwaukee they’re gonna find bags of ballots that they forgot to put in the machines like
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss record spending in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, a surge in early voting ahead of the April 1 election, the latest action in the state Legislature, a joint forum with candidates for state schools superintendent and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, preview the April 1 election for Wisconsin Supreme Court between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Assembly approves restrictions on trans participation in sports, gender-affirming care… After hours of heated debate Thursday … approved four bills … [as Trump EO’s limited gender-affirming care, banned transgender women in sports, nat’l Dems consider moderating their pronoun
The latest TV ad from Building America’s Future, a group linked to billionaire Elon Musk, hits Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford over a comment in last week’s debate that she didn’t regret a sentence she handed out.
From WisPolitics … — Billionaire Elon Musk’s PAC is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition opposing “activist judges,” while asking for information that could help the group identify conservatives to turn out for the April 1 election. The
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer charged Republicans with “bullying kids for political gain” today as the chamber approved a series of bills to restrict transgender and nonbinary Wisconsinites’ ability to play the sport that matches their
TOP STORIES Wisconsin clerks see surge of early, in-person voting ahead of April Supreme Court electionOverall, absentee voting jumped by 28,783, 51% compared to the same period in 2023 … 34,036 early, in-person ballots cast Tuesday [121% over 2023] …
A Better Wisconsin Together is running a TV ad saying education consultant Brittany Kinser “cut corners by using unlicensed teachers” while working for a charter school, including one teacher who was charged with sexually assaulting a student.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford has launched a trio of new ads touting her background watching out for her sister with special needs and knocking Brad Schimel on abortion while police officers accuse her conservative rival of going soft on criminals.
From WisPolitics … — State superintendent challenger Brittany Kinser during a joint forum with incumbent Jill Underly charged Wisconsin’s education system is failing kids, citing racial gaps and lack of reading proficiency. But Underly said the picture Kinser painted is
From WisPolitics … — Spending in this year’s state Supreme Court race has now topped $76 million, with liberal candidate Susan Crawford’s TV spending accounting for nearly a third of that, according to a new WisPolitics tally. The new total
Rep. Lindee Brill, R-Sheboygan Falls, who is the vice-chair of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention Committee, says in a new Capitol Chats episode that addressing addiction in the state is important to her because of how many people are impacted each day.
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP pass Vos’ AB24 requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE51-43-3-2 [Doyle, Rodriguez, Zimmerman not voting, Penterman, Ortiz-Velez paired] … would require sheriffs to request proof of legal presence from people being held in jail on felony charges,
Susan Crawford is out with a new ad that charges billionaire Elon Musk is trying to buy a seat on the Supreme Court for conservative rival Brad Schimel.
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser will meet tonight for their first forum ahead of the April 1 election. The joint forum with Underly and Kinser is a free, virtual event co-sponsored by
The conservative Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin announced two new digital ads urging voters to turn out for Schimel.
Contact: Rep. Rivera-Wagner (608)237-9190 Madison – Today, Chairman Thomas Fowler of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin delivered the annual State of the Tribes Address to a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) released
Contact: Rep. Lee Snodgrass, 608-237-9152 MADISON, WI. — Representative Snodgrass (D-Appleton) calls out Assembly Republicans for fueling culture wars and failing to address real, pressing issues of Wisconsinites with the passage of AB 24 in today’s Assembly floor session and
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Susan Crawford says she raised $17 million over the most recent six-week reporting period as she continues to break fundraising records for a Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate. That puts her at $24 million raised between when she got into the race and March 17, and
Quotes of the Week Get our votes banked, make this too big to rig so we don’t have to worry that at 11:30 in Milwaukee they’re gonna find bags of ballots that they forgot to put in the machines like they did in 2018 or in 2024 when Eric Hovde
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss record spending in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, a surge in early voting ahead of the April 1 election, the latest action in the state Legislature, a joint forum with candidates for state schools superintendent and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, preview the April 1 election for Wisconsin Supreme Court between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Assembly approves restrictions on trans participation in sports, gender-affirming care… After hours of heated debate Thursday … approved four bills … [as Trump EO’s limited gender-affirming care, banned transgender women in sports, nat’l Dems consider moderating their pronoun positions] … [Evers vetoed the bills before and vowed repeat]
The latest TV ad from Building America’s Future, a group linked to billionaire Elon Musk, hits Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford over a comment in last week’s debate that she didn’t regret a sentence she handed out.
From WisPolitics … — Billionaire Elon Musk’s PAC is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition opposing “activist judges,” while asking for information that could help the group identify conservatives to turn out for the April 1 election. The online petition requires signers to provide their name, email address,
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer charged Republicans with “bullying kids for political gain” today as the chamber approved a series of bills to restrict transgender and nonbinary Wisconsinites’ ability to play the sport that matches their gender identity, use their preferred name or pronouns at school
TOP STORIES Wisconsin clerks see surge of early, in-person voting ahead of April Supreme Court electionOverall, absentee voting jumped by 28,783, 51% compared to the same period in 2023 … 34,036 early, in-person ballots cast Tuesday [121% over 2023] … [reviews GOP switch from opposing early votes to banking them]
A Better Wisconsin Together is running a TV ad saying education consultant Brittany Kinser “cut corners by using unlicensed teachers” while working for a charter school, including one teacher who was charged with sexually assaulting a student.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford has launched a trio of new ads touting her background watching out for her sister with special needs and knocking Brad Schimel on abortion while police officers accuse her conservative rival of going soft on criminals.
From WisPolitics … — State superintendent challenger Brittany Kinser during a joint forum with incumbent Jill Underly charged Wisconsin’s education system is failing kids, citing racial gaps and lack of reading proficiency. But Underly said the picture Kinser painted is “misleading” and highlighted high graduation rates and Wisconsin schools’ high
From WisPolitics … — Spending in this year’s state Supreme Court race has now topped $76 million, with liberal candidate Susan Crawford’s TV spending accounting for nearly a third of that, according to a new WisPolitics tally. The new total comes as some have predicted spending in this race will
Rep. Lindee Brill, R-Sheboygan Falls, who is the vice-chair of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention Committee, says in a new Capitol Chats episode that addressing addiction in the state is important to her because of how many people are impacted each day.
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP pass Vos’ AB24 requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE51-43-3-2 [Doyle, Rodriguez, Zimmerman not voting, Penterman, Ortiz-Velez paired] … would require sheriffs to request proof of legal presence from people being held in jail on felony charges, and report them to [DHS. Failure to prove compliance yields
Susan Crawford is out with a new ad that charges billionaire Elon Musk is trying to buy a seat on the Supreme Court for conservative rival Brad Schimel.
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser will meet tonight for their first forum ahead of the April 1 election. The joint forum with Underly and Kinser is a free, virtual event co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Public Education Network, the NAACP Wisconsin State Council
The conservative Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin announced two new digital ads urging voters to turn out for Schimel.
Contact: Rep. Rivera-Wagner (608)237-9190 Madison – Today, Chairman Thomas Fowler of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin delivered the annual State of the Tribes Address to a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) released the following statement after the address concluded: “I truly appreciate
Contact: Rep. Lee Snodgrass, 608-237-9152 MADISON, WI. — Representative Snodgrass (D-Appleton) calls out Assembly Republicans for fueling culture wars and failing to address real, pressing issues of Wisconsinites with the passage of AB 24 in today’s Assembly floor session and released the following statement: “Affordable housing, affordable child care, the