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Gubernatorial candidate Joel Brennan became the first Dem contender to go up on TV, releasing an ad that features his kids saying he “cleaned up Scott Walker’s mess.”
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Gubernatorial candidate Joel Brennan became the first Dem contender to go up on TV, releasing an ad that features his kids saying he “cleaned up Scott Walker’s mess.”

“I think the number that Derrick (Van Orden) had mentioned to me was probably $50 million will be spent on that race,” Kappus told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “They’re going to be spending a lot of money to try and oust him.”

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the nomination paper filings in the race for governor, the push for another vote on the failed surplus deal, President Donald Trump’s visit to Wisconsin and more.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at efforts to appeal lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s congressional lines after three-judge panels dismissed them. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin’s House Republicans oppose a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing negotiations with Israel and Iran.

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, says he expects Democrats to take the blame for the failure of the $1.8 billion surplus spending package that failed in the Senate last month, though he said he’d “love to come back with the same deal.”

The Rochester Republican referenced a new Marquette University Law School poll finding broad support for the $1.8 billion deal using money from the state’s surplus. It failed in the GOP-run Senate with all 15 Senate Democrats and three Republicans voting against the deal.

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Associated Press Capitol Correspondent Scott Bauer talk about the latest Marquette Law School poll finding widespread public support for the failed surplus deal and how the issue is playing out in the governor’s race, a Dem bill to tax payments from President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund at 100%, a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s school funding system, and more.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District primary, where big money is backing competing GOP hopefuls. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

In this week’s Capitol Chats, Rep. Jenna Jacobson, D-Oregon, who is running for the 17th Senate district, explains her vote for a failed $1.8 billion surplus deal, touts her support for education funding and says incumbent GOP Sen. Howard Marklein is “scared” going into his reelection bid.

GOP State Sen. Chris Kapenga, one of three Republicans who voted against the tax relief deal, says Republican leaders never conducted a vote count ahead of the deal being announced publicly. “Absolutely not,” Kapenga said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk talk about the latest on the failed $1.8 billion surplus package, a federal judge tossing the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking Wisconsin voters’ unredacted information and the GOP state convention.

Talking Trade hosts Sandi Siegel and Ken Wasylik join Carroll University professors Dr. Alexandra Sielaff and Dr. Lilly Goren at Carroll University on April 22, Earth Day, for a discussion of the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade policies over

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether recent retirements by GOP Assembly legislators in Wisconsin will shift the majority to Democrats in fall elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin praises the advancement of a resolution to halt U.S. military operations in Iran.

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” UW Law Prof. Robert Yablon breaks down where Wisconsin stands amid the national mid-decade redistricting race and discusses how a pair of lawsuits and a possible Democratic trifecta could decide the future of the state’s congressional maps.

Talking Trade hosts Sandi Siegel and Ken Wasylik join Carroll University professors Dr. Alexandra Sielaff and Dr. Lilly Goren at Carroll University on April 22, Earth Day, for a discussion of the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade policies over the past year. Part two of a three-part series.

A group backing Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley is going up with a new TV buy today that praises him for “fighting back” against Donald Trump policies it says have driven up prices for gas, food and clothing. Wisconsin Future

“They believe that somehow putting money back into people’s pockets that are struggling financially across the state, apparently they don’t believe that’s an issue,” Evers told WISN 12’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs.

A new group that did a small digital buy earlier this year praising Dem gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez is now on TV with a spot that says she’s “standing up for Wisconsin families.” It’s the first TV buy in the

Gubernatorial candidate Joel Brennan became the first Dem contender to go up on TV, releasing an ad that features his kids saying he “cleaned up Scott Walker’s mess.”

“I think the number that Derrick (Van Orden) had mentioned to me was probably $50 million will be spent on that race,” Kappus told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “They’re going to be spending a lot of money to try and oust him.”

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the nomination paper filings in the race for governor, the push for another vote on the failed surplus deal, President Donald Trump’s visit to Wisconsin and more.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at efforts to appeal lawsuits challenging Wisconsin’s congressional lines after three-judge panels dismissed them. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin’s House Republicans oppose a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran amid President Donald Trump’s ongoing negotiations with Israel and Iran.

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” Rep. Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, says he expects Democrats to take the blame for the failure of the $1.8 billion surplus spending package that failed in the Senate last month, though he said he’d “love to come back with the same deal.”

The Rochester Republican referenced a new Marquette University Law School poll finding broad support for the $1.8 billion deal using money from the state’s surplus. It failed in the GOP-run Senate with all 15 Senate Democrats and three Republicans voting against the deal.

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk and Associated Press Capitol Correspondent Scott Bauer talk about the latest Marquette Law School poll finding widespread public support for the failed surplus deal and how the issue is playing out in the governor’s race, a Dem bill to tax payments from President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund at 100%, a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s school funding system, and more.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District primary, where big money is backing competing GOP hopefuls. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

In this week’s Capitol Chats, Rep. Jenna Jacobson, D-Oregon, who is running for the 17th Senate district, explains her vote for a failed $1.8 billion surplus deal, touts her support for education funding and says incumbent GOP Sen. Howard Marklein is “scared” going into his reelection bid.

GOP State Sen. Chris Kapenga, one of three Republicans who voted against the tax relief deal, says Republican leaders never conducted a vote count ahead of the deal being announced publicly. “Absolutely not,” Kapenga said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “There was no vote

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk talk about the latest on the failed $1.8 billion surplus package, a federal judge tossing the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking Wisconsin voters’ unredacted information and the GOP state convention.

Talking Trade hosts Sandi Siegel and Ken Wasylik join Carroll University professors Dr. Alexandra Sielaff and Dr. Lilly Goren at Carroll University on April 22, Earth Day, for a discussion of the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade policies over the past year. WisPolitics.com president Jeff Mayers is the moderator.

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether recent retirements by GOP Assembly legislators in Wisconsin will shift the majority to Democrats in fall elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin praises the advancement of a resolution to halt U.S. military operations in Iran.

On this week’s “Capitol Chats,” UW Law Prof. Robert Yablon breaks down where Wisconsin stands amid the national mid-decade redistricting race and discusses how a pair of lawsuits and a possible Democratic trifecta could decide the future of the state’s congressional maps.

Talking Trade hosts Sandi Siegel and Ken Wasylik join Carroll University professors Dr. Alexandra Sielaff and Dr. Lilly Goren at Carroll University on April 22, Earth Day, for a discussion of the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade policies over the past year. Part two of a three-part series.

A group backing Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley is going up with a new TV buy today that praises him for “fighting back” against Donald Trump policies it says have driven up prices for gas, food and clothing. Wisconsin Future Rising said its six-figure buy will run on broadcast and

“They believe that somehow putting money back into people’s pockets that are struggling financially across the state, apparently they don’t believe that’s an issue,” Evers told WISN 12’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs.

A new group that did a small digital buy earlier this year praising Dem gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez is now on TV with a spot that says she’s “standing up for Wisconsin families.” It’s the first TV buy in the gubernatorial race for any of the Dem contenders that’s been