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One Nation, a super PAC aligned with GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell, is out with a new TV ad that seeks to tie U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, to the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy.
TOP STORIES In De Pere, JD Vance blasts elections commission for keeping RFK Jr. on ballot … Vance said Wednesday the Trump campaign was “thrilled” to have Kennedy’s endorsement, prompting a loud cheer from a crowd of roughly 200 people
From WisPolitics … — Two groups that tried unsuccessfully to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos spent nearly $1.3 million through June 30 with more than half of the money going to “solicitation expenses,” a WisPolitics review finds. The bulk of
From WisPolitics … — The state of Wisconsin took in $275.7 million more in tax collections in 2023-24 than what had been expected, a bump of 1.3%, according to new figures released today. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau noted the $21.3
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, American Bar Association president-elect Michelle Behnke shares her thoughts on being the second Wisconsinite to lead the organization and what she hopes to accomplish. Behnke also reflects on her milestones as the first person of color and fourth woman to lead the State Bar Association.
TOP STORIES Despite ending campaign, RFK Jr. will appear on Wisconsin ballots in November … [after dropping, RFK Jr.] requested removal from [5] other battleground state ballots, expressing concern that he’ll be a spoiler for the Republican ticket. … [WEC]
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance will be in De Pere this evening, kicking off another round of presidential ticket visits to Wisconsin. Vance will talk about the economy, inflation and energy this evening after a similar
From WisPolitics … — Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson will leave her position effective Sept. 11, Gov. Tony Evers announced today. Deputy Secretary Jeff Pertl will replace Amundson, according to Evers’ release. Amundson, who previously served as
TOP STORIES Green Party’s Jill Stein will remain on WI ballot after court refuses to hear challenge … “We determine that the petitioner is not entitled to the relief he seeks,” [WI Supreme] court said in its unsigned order. DNC
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission meets today to certify candidates for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Ahead of the meeting, agency staff recommended commissioners approve eight candidates: Kamala Harris as the Dem nominee for president; Donald Trump as the GOP
From WisPolitics … — The co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party slammed a DNC effort to keep Jill Stein off the state’s presidential ballot as a “high risk, zero benefit action” that would likely cost Kamala Harris votes. The state
The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features banking insights from Judith Pryor, first vice president and vice chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Board of Directors.
TOP STORIES Trump making first WI visit since the RNC, a town hall event Thursday in La Crosse [at the La Crosse Center] … “The notorious swing state voters are eager to discuss kitchen table issues with President Trump and
From WisPolitics … — The Green Party argues a Dem suit seeking to block it from placing a presidential candidate on the Wisconsin ballot was “based on a flawed and wishful desire to be free of its political competition.” Meanwhile,
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Dems at the DNC spent four days basking in the excitement of seeing
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Democratic National Convention, the lawsuit seeking to prevent the Green Party from putting a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot and the UW System’s budget request.
A special edition of Capitol Chats reviews the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. WisPolitics President Jeff Mayers speaks with Stan Milam of the Janesville Gazette, Grace Segers of The New Republic, Ruth Conniff of the Wisconsin Examiner and Matt Smith of WISN TV, co-host of WisPolitics partner show, “UpFront.”
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how recent primary results may impact the general election and legislative control. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Baldwin pledges defense of Medicare, Social Security in DNC speech … shared the story of how her grandparents raised her, as she never met her father and her mother struggled with addiction. “Everything I know, I learned from
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in her DNC speech last night said Social Security and Medicare are at risk if Donald Trump is elected in November. The Madison Dem running for reelection told delegates her mother was
One Nation, a super PAC aligned with GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell, is out with a new TV ad that seeks to tie U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, to the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy.
TOP STORIES In De Pere, JD Vance blasts elections commission for keeping RFK Jr. on ballot … Vance said Wednesday the Trump campaign was “thrilled” to have Kennedy’s endorsement, prompting a loud cheer from a crowd of roughly 200 people gathered in a local warehouse in De Pere. “It’s ridiculous
From WisPolitics … — Two groups that tried unsuccessfully to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos spent nearly $1.3 million through June 30 with more than half of the money going to “solicitation expenses,” a WisPolitics review finds. The bulk of those payments went to individuals, including those who organized the
From WisPolitics … — The state of Wisconsin took in $275.7 million more in tax collections in 2023-24 than what had been expected, a bump of 1.3%, according to new figures released today. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau noted the $21.3 billion in tax collections was 1.7% higher than in 2022-23.
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, American Bar Association president-elect Michelle Behnke shares her thoughts on being the second Wisconsinite to lead the organization and what she hopes to accomplish. Behnke also reflects on her milestones as the first person of color and fourth woman to lead the State Bar Association.
TOP STORIES Despite ending campaign, RFK Jr. will appear on Wisconsin ballots in November … [after dropping, RFK Jr.] requested removal from [5] other battleground state ballots, expressing concern that he’ll be a spoiler for the Republican ticket. … [WEC] Tuesday … voted to place eight independent and third-party candidates
From WisPolitics … — GOP VP nominee JD Vance will be in De Pere this evening, kicking off another round of presidential ticket visits to Wisconsin. Vance will talk about the economy, inflation and energy this evening after a similar stop planned for Erie, Pa. Then Donald Trump will be
From WisPolitics … — Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson will leave her position effective Sept. 11, Gov. Tony Evers announced today. Deputy Secretary Jeff Pertl will replace Amundson, according to Evers’ release. Amundson, who previously served as chief of staff to Evers in his former role as
TOP STORIES Green Party’s Jill Stein will remain on WI ballot after court refuses to hear challenge … “We determine that the petitioner is not entitled to the relief he seeks,” [WI Supreme] court said in its unsigned order. DNC staffer Strange argued that Greens have no one eligible to
From WisPolitics … — The Elections Commission meets today to certify candidates for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. Ahead of the meeting, agency staff recommended commissioners approve eight candidates: Kamala Harris as the Dem nominee for president; Donald Trump as the GOP candidate; Randall Terry as the Constitution Party candidate; Chase Russell
From WisPolitics … — The co-chair of the Wisconsin Green Party slammed a DNC effort to keep Jill Stein off the state’s presidential ballot as a “high risk, zero benefit action” that would likely cost Kamala Harris votes. The state Supreme Court today refused to hear the suit filed by
The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features banking insights from Judith Pryor, first vice president and vice chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Board of Directors.
TOP STORIES Trump making first WI visit since the RNC, a town hall event Thursday in La Crosse [at the La Crosse Center] … “The notorious swing state voters are eager to discuss kitchen table issues with President Trump and his commonsense solutions are exactly what will drive voters to
From WisPolitics … — The Green Party argues a Dem suit seeking to block it from placing a presidential candidate on the Wisconsin ballot was “based on a flawed and wishful desire to be free of its political competition.” Meanwhile, the state GOP is seeking to intervene in the suit
Subscribers: We are sending this PM Update today instead of the usual REPORT, which will return next week. Thank you for subscribing! From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin Dems at the DNC spent four days basking in the excitement of seeing new momentum with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at the
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Democratic National Convention, the lawsuit seeking to prevent the Green Party from putting a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot and the UW System’s budget request.
A special edition of Capitol Chats reviews the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. WisPolitics President Jeff Mayers speaks with Stan Milam of the Janesville Gazette, Grace Segers of The New Republic, Ruth Conniff of the Wisconsin Examiner and Matt Smith of WISN TV, co-host of WisPolitics partner show, “UpFront.”
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how recent primary results may impact the general election and legislative control. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Baldwin pledges defense of Medicare, Social Security in DNC speech … shared the story of how her grandparents raised her, as she never met her father and her mother struggled with addiction. “Everything I know, I learned from them. In every way a child needs, my grandparents were
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in her DNC speech last night said Social Security and Medicare are at risk if Donald Trump is elected in November. The Madison Dem running for reelection told delegates her mother was a teen struggling with addiction when she was born, and