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From WisPolitics … — Incumbent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser will participate in a forum Wednesday night for what may be the only joint event of the campaign for state superintendent. The event will be held after Underly
TOP STORIES In closing weeks of WI Supreme Court race, Republicans attack Crawford’s record as judge… [Musk-backed PAC ads] call Crawford “dangerous” and “wrong for Wisconsin” for prison sentences she issued against two men convicted on multiple first-degree child sexual
Republican strategist Bill McCoshen and Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
The spot is part of a $600,000 buy on broadcast, streaming and digital platforms in the Madison market and on cable across the state.
The ads will feature cameos from well-known public figures including Donald Trump Jr., former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, musician Ted Nugent, and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua.
From WisPolitics … — Republican strategist Bill McCoshen says voters shouldn’t be surprised to see either President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance in Wisconsin campaigning for Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel. “Don’t be surprised if President Trump
From WisPolitics … — UW-Madison removed the chancellor overseeing DEI after he demonstrated “a significant lapse in leadership and fiscal responsibility” that included giving substantial bonuses to his staff without consulting others, according to records released today. UW–Madison Division of
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Wisconsin Watch Statehouse Reporter Jack Kelly discuss Wednesday’s state Supreme Court debate, Madison’s clerk being placed on leave amid an investigation into uncounted absentee ballots, this week’s Assembly floor session, Eau Claire Dem Rebecca Cooke launching another bid to take on Republican Derrick Van Orden in the 3rd CD and more.
TOP STORIES Assembly passes bill to require police presence in MPS… approved [w/o Dem votes] as part of a package of crime-related bills advanced by Republicans. … MPS would be required to maintain at least 25 officers. The cost would
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the impact of President Donald Trump’s policies on the Wisconsin economy. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
A state Dem Party joint media buy with Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford knocks Elon Musk, saying the “power hungry billionaire is unloading millions to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court.”
The narrator in the new spot says a serial rapist attacked women while the rape kit that “could have convicted him sat on a shelf collecting dust” because Schimel “waited years to test thousands of rape kits while the women he was sworn to protect paid a terrible price.”
From WisPolitics … — The Senate Education Committee will vote by paper ballot today on a bill to overhaul the Department of Public Instruction’s changes to state test standards. SB 18 would reset state report card standards to levels set
From WisPolitics … — Rep. Ryan Spaude, D-Ashwaubenon, today argued that a bill requiring Milwaukee Public Schools to place police officers in schools or risk losing state funding was “rotten” and unnecessary. But the bill’s author, Rep. Bob Donovan, R-Greenfield,
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates spar over abortion rights and influence of Musk and Soros… in tense one-hour debate … their only debate before next month’s election … focused in large part on reproductive rights and … Susan Crawford
From WisPolitics … — Conservative Brad Schimel accused the liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court of carrying out a political agenda, saying if elected to an open seat he would help restore the rule of law. Liberal rival Susan Crawford countered the
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin House lawmakers split on a bill to avert a looming government shutdown.
The ad is part of a more than $500,000 campaign on broadcast and cable TV, connected TV, digital, and satellite platforms in the Milwaukee and Green Bay media markets.
The two clashed repeatedly in Wednesday’s debate ahead of the high-stakes election April 1 that will determine ideological control of the state Supreme Court, hitting each other on abortion, their legal judgment and crime.
From WisPolitics … — Dems at a contentious hearing today strongly criticized GOP legislation to ban gender-affirming care for minors, saying doctors and families should be involved in those decisions. “Why is it that on this particular issue, on the
From WisPolitics … — Incumbent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser will participate in a forum Wednesday night for what may be the only joint event of the campaign for state superintendent. The event will be held after Underly declined several other invitations to joint events, including offers from
TOP STORIES In closing weeks of WI Supreme Court race, Republicans attack Crawford’s record as judge… [Musk-backed PAC ads] call Crawford “dangerous” and “wrong for Wisconsin” for prison sentences she issued against two men convicted on multiple first-degree child sexual assault charges. … claim she could have given the convicted
Republican strategist Bill McCoshen and Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
The spot is part of a $600,000 buy on broadcast, streaming and digital platforms in the Madison market and on cable across the state.
The ads will feature cameos from well-known public figures including Donald Trump Jr., former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, musician Ted Nugent, and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua.
From WisPolitics … — Republican strategist Bill McCoshen says voters shouldn’t be surprised to see either President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance in Wisconsin campaigning for Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel. “Don’t be surprised if President Trump or JD Vance ends up in Wisconsin sometime in the
From WisPolitics … — UW-Madison removed the chancellor overseeing DEI after he demonstrated “a significant lapse in leadership and fiscal responsibility” that included giving substantial bonuses to his staff without consulting others, according to records released today. UW–Madison Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement Chancellor LaVar Charleston gave 85%
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Wisconsin Watch Statehouse Reporter Jack Kelly discuss Wednesday’s state Supreme Court debate, Madison’s clerk being placed on leave amid an investigation into uncounted absentee ballots, this week’s Assembly floor session, Eau Claire Dem Rebecca Cooke launching another bid to take on Republican Derrick Van Orden in the 3rd CD and more.
TOP STORIES Assembly passes bill to require police presence in MPS… approved [w/o Dem votes] as part of a package of crime-related bills advanced by Republicans. … MPS would be required to maintain at least 25 officers. The cost would be split between the district and the city, and the
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider the impact of President Donald Trump’s policies on the Wisconsin economy. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
A state Dem Party joint media buy with Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford knocks Elon Musk, saying the “power hungry billionaire is unloading millions to buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court.”
The narrator in the new spot says a serial rapist attacked women while the rape kit that “could have convicted him sat on a shelf collecting dust” because Schimel “waited years to test thousands of rape kits while the women he was sworn to protect paid a terrible price.”
From WisPolitics … — The Senate Education Committee will vote by paper ballot today on a bill to overhaul the Department of Public Instruction’s changes to state test standards. SB 18 would reset state report card standards to levels set in 2019-20, align grades 3-8 with national standards from the
From WisPolitics … — Rep. Ryan Spaude, D-Ashwaubenon, today argued that a bill requiring Milwaukee Public Schools to place police officers in schools or risk losing state funding was “rotten” and unnecessary. But the bill’s author, Rep. Bob Donovan, R-Greenfield, argued there is “no excuse” for MPS not having school
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates spar over abortion rights and influence of Musk and Soros… in tense one-hour debate … their only debate before next month’s election … focused in large part on reproductive rights and … Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel traded barbs over mega-donors Soros and Musk
From WisPolitics … — Conservative Brad Schimel accused the liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court of carrying out a political agenda, saying if elected to an open seat he would help restore the rule of law. Liberal rival Susan Crawford countered the former GOP attorney general was paying “lip service to the
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin House lawmakers split on a bill to avert a looming government shutdown.
The ad is part of a more than $500,000 campaign on broadcast and cable TV, connected TV, digital, and satellite platforms in the Milwaukee and Green Bay media markets.
The two clashed repeatedly in Wednesday’s debate ahead of the high-stakes election April 1 that will determine ideological control of the state Supreme Court, hitting each other on abortion, their legal judgment and crime.
From WisPolitics … — Dems at a contentious hearing today strongly criticized GOP legislation to ban gender-affirming care for minors, saying doctors and families should be involved in those decisions. “Why is it that on this particular issue, on the issue of care for transgender individuals, that we should substitute