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The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund has a new ad hitting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on transgender issues.
Vote Vets is up with a new spot that knocks GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Dem-aligned House Majority PAC launched a new TV ad hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden on abortion. The spot features Dr. Jill McMullen, a family physician in Tomah. She says her patients trust her with their personal medical
WI Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’… Evers took language that originally applied the $325 increase for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years and instead vetoed the “20” and the hyphen to make the end date
The latest Quinnipiac Univerity poll found 48% of likely Wisconsin voters back Donald Trump for president, while 46% support Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, the latest Emerson College Poll of Wisconsin is largely unchanged from last month.
Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky during oral arguments expressed concerns the state Supreme Court has for too long broadly interpreted governors’ partial veto powers and wondered if Dem Tony Evers’ move to extend school revenue caps for 400 years is a bridge too far.
From WisPolitics … — Incumbent lawmakers in two of the top legislative races are playing up their work across the aisle in new TV ads. In the 8th SD, GOP state Sen. Duey Stroebel has a new spot featuring his
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky today expressed concerns the state Supreme Court has for too long broadly interpreted governors’ partial veto powers and wondered if Dem Tony Evers’ move to extend school revenue caps for 400 years
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, UW-La Follette School Director Susan Webb-Yackee shares how the Main Street Agenda program, a partnership between the La Follette School and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has sought to bring Wisconsinites together across political lines.
TOP STORIES Hovde calls for cutting budget to 2019 levels, raising Social Security age for under 40 … Speaking at a luncheon co-sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club and Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Hovde proposed pulling back federal spending to
Major racial disparities persist between students of color and white students in English language arts, according to new statewide test results.
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court today will hear a challenge to Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ veto in the 2023-25 state budget that pushed out by 400 years the end date for annual increases in per-pupil spending limits.
From WisPolitics … — Major racial disparities persist between students of color and white students in English language arts, according to statewide test results released by the DPI today. Today’s results for the 2023-24 school year were released after the
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde accused Dem rival Tammy Baldwin of distorting his position on Social Security, saying he only supports raising the retirement age for those in their 40s or younger, not those who are about to claim
President Joe Biden in Milwaukee announced an additional $2.6 billion for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements nationwide, including $43 million for Wisconsin.
The narrator says Hovde wants to increase the retirement age to as high as 72 and just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%, which would cost the average beneficiary more than $6,000 a year.
The Republican State Leadership Committee announced it’s starting new digital ads in three Assembly seats as part of a new buy targeting top districts in Wisconsin, Arizona and New Hampshire.
Eau Claire Dem Rebecca Cooke’s campaign today announced the 3rd CD candidate raised $2.75 million over the most recent three-month fundraising period.
TOP STORIES Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with a visit to PA and WI… He’ll campaign on Tuesday in Pennsylvania for a close ally [US Sen. Casey] and visit Wisconsin to spotlight a signature legislative achievement [BIL,
President Joe Biden in Wisconsin today will announce the EPA has finalized federal regulations requiring drinking water systems in the U.S. to replace lead service lines within 10 years.
The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund has a new ad hitting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on transgender issues.
Vote Vets is up with a new spot that knocks GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Dem-aligned House Majority PAC launched a new TV ad hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden on abortion. The spot features Dr. Jill McMullen, a family physician in Tomah. She says her patients trust her with their personal medical decisions and never ask, “What does my congressman think?” She
WI Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’… Evers took language that originally applied the $325 increase for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years and instead vetoed the “20” and the hyphen to make the end date 2425, more than four centuries from now. …* Columbia Law
The latest Quinnipiac Univerity poll found 48% of likely Wisconsin voters back Donald Trump for president, while 46% support Kamala Harris. Meanwhile, the latest Emerson College Poll of Wisconsin is largely unchanged from last month.
Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky during oral arguments expressed concerns the state Supreme Court has for too long broadly interpreted governors’ partial veto powers and wondered if Dem Tony Evers’ move to extend school revenue caps for 400 years is a bridge too far.
From WisPolitics … — Incumbent lawmakers in two of the top legislative races are playing up their work across the aisle in new TV ads. In the 8th SD, GOP state Sen. Duey Stroebel has a new spot featuring his daughter, who reads a story to her son about his
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky today expressed concerns the state Supreme Court has for too long broadly interpreted governors’ partial veto powers and wondered if Dem Tony Evers’ move to extend school revenue caps for 400 years is a bridge too far. But Assistant Attorney General Colin
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, UW-La Follette School Director Susan Webb-Yackee shares how the Main Street Agenda program, a partnership between the La Follette School and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has sought to bring Wisconsinites together across political lines.
TOP STORIES Hovde calls for cutting budget to 2019 levels, raising Social Security age for under 40 … Speaking at a luncheon co-sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club and Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Hovde proposed pulling back federal spending to pre-pandemic levels as he claimed his opponent, Sen. Tammy Baldwin,
Major racial disparities persist between students of color and white students in English language arts, according to new statewide test results.
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court today will hear a challenge to Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ veto in the 2023-25 state budget that pushed out by 400 years the end date for annual increases in per-pupil spending limits. The language lawmakers sent to Evers included a $325 per
From WisPolitics … — Major racial disparities persist between students of color and white students in English language arts, according to statewide test results released by the DPI today. Today’s results for the 2023-24 school year were released after the Department of Public Instruction came under fire this year for
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde accused Dem rival Tammy Baldwin of distorting his position on Social Security, saying he only supports raising the retirement age for those in their 40s or younger, not those who are about to claim the benefit. He also defended his comments about the federal
President Joe Biden in Milwaukee announced an additional $2.6 billion for drinking water upgrades and lead pipe replacements nationwide, including $43 million for Wisconsin.
The narrator says Hovde wants to increase the retirement age to as high as 72 and just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%, which would cost the average beneficiary more than $6,000 a year.
The Republican State Leadership Committee announced it’s starting new digital ads in three Assembly seats as part of a new buy targeting top districts in Wisconsin, Arizona and New Hampshire.
Eau Claire Dem Rebecca Cooke’s campaign today announced the 3rd CD candidate raised $2.75 million over the most recent three-month fundraising period.
TOP STORIES Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with a visit to PA and WI… He’ll campaign on Tuesday in Pennsylvania for a close ally [US Sen. Casey] and visit Wisconsin to spotlight a signature legislative achievement [BIL, lead pipe replacement]. … in Milwaukee … incumbent Democratic Sen.
President Joe Biden in Wisconsin today will announce the EPA has finalized federal regulations requiring drinking water systems in the U.S. to replace lead service lines within 10 years.