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The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the top political issues at play this election cycle. In Wisconsin, it’s the economy. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Secret Service staffing shortage prompts Trump campaign to move Wisconsin rally … Secret Service said it was short-handed due to the ongoing annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly … [airport rally switched to] a smaller indoor
DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek and state Rep. Nate Gustafson, R-Fox Crossing, during a WisPolitics luncheon said AI has the potential to improve the jobs market for Wisconsinites.
From WisPolitics … — The UW Board of Regents plans today to take up the recommendation that former La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow be fired from his faculty position for his actions after it became public that he and his
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly during her fourth State of Education address today urged legislators to release funding for the state’s new literacy law. Meanwhile, Underly also said the state must reimburse special education costs at least
GOP businessman Eric Hovde’s latest TV ad accuses U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, of lying about getting a major fentanyl bill passed.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong … Wausau Mayor Doug Diny posed for a picture Sunday to memorialize his removal of the city’s lone drop box that had been put outside
From WisPolitics … — The Madison clerk says 2,215 duplicate ballots were mistakenly sent to voters, but none have been returned to her office. Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl late yesterday posted a response to a Tuesday letter she received from U.S.
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and WHEDA today announced the launch of the fourth and final component of a $525 million package approved a year ago to help create more affordable housing. The $50 million loan program aims
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Republican 8th CD candidate Tony Wied says his opponent, Dem Kristin Lyerly, is a “rubber stamp” for the Biden-Harris administration. Wied also declined to share his thoughts on a GOP proposal to ask voters to weigh in on a 14-week abortion ban.
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris tells WPR she supports eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights The presidential candidate appears on WPR’s ‘Wisconsin Today’ shortly after her Sep. 20 rally at Alliant Center … “I think we should eliminate the filibuster
Fix Washington PAC is up with a new ad featuring a woman who knocks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin over transgender athletes playing girls sports.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/pdfweb/videos/3905616e-93aa-41b5-baf2-daeb48e6b069.mp4 U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is up with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on $26 million his California bank received from a bank in Mexico. Baldwin has $982,331 in ad reservations for the coming week between
1st CD Dem candidate Peter Barca launched “Proud” — a six-figure ad knocking GOP opponent Bryan Steil’s “extreme record.”
From WisPolitics … — The parade of presidential campaign surrogates continues to roll through Wisconsin. Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Arizona, will be in Bayside and Wauwatosa today to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. Then Gwen Walz, the wife
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission today postponed until after the November election a vote on whether to reprimand two clerks for not accepting absentee ballots at polling places until 8 p.m. on Election Day during previous elections.
1st CD Dem candidate Peter Barca has launched a new ad focused on public safety.
3rd CD candidate Rebecca Cooke’s campaign has released a new six-figure ad casting the Eau Claire Dem as a moderate and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, as extreme. The 30-second spot will air this week on TV
TOP STORIES Donald Trump to campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday … expected to begin speaking at the Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center at 11:30 a.m. and will likely focus on immigration. … [U.S. Rep. Van Orden] earlier
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission will meet today to consider complaints accusing the clerks in Greenfield and Brookfield of failing to follow state law by refusing to accept absentee ballots at polling places up until 8 p.m.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the top political issues at play this election cycle. In Wisconsin, it’s the economy. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Secret Service staffing shortage prompts Trump campaign to move Wisconsin rally … Secret Service said it was short-handed due to the ongoing annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly … [airport rally switched to] a smaller indoor arena in Prairie du Chien .. [USSS official] said the
DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek and state Rep. Nate Gustafson, R-Fox Crossing, during a WisPolitics luncheon said AI has the potential to improve the jobs market for Wisconsinites.
From WisPolitics … — The UW Board of Regents plans today to take up the recommendation that former La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow be fired from his faculty position for his actions after it became public that he and his wife appeared in pornographic videos. The Board of Regents’ Personnel
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly during her fourth State of Education address today urged legislators to release funding for the state’s new literacy law. Meanwhile, Underly also said the state must reimburse special education costs at least 60% in order to support students and teachers. Underly, while
GOP businessman Eric Hovde’s latest TV ad accuses U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, of lying about getting a major fentanyl bill passed.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong … Wausau Mayor Doug Diny posed for a picture Sunday to memorialize his removal of the city’s lone drop box that had been put outside City Hall around the same time late last week that
From WisPolitics … — The Madison clerk says 2,215 duplicate ballots were mistakenly sent to voters, but none have been returned to her office. Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl late yesterday posted a response to a Tuesday letter she received from U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, demanding answers on how the duplicate
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and WHEDA today announced the launch of the fourth and final component of a $525 million package approved a year ago to help create more affordable housing. The $50 million loan program aims to help repair and improve old homes. More Like Home
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Republican 8th CD candidate Tony Wied says his opponent, Dem Kristin Lyerly, is a “rubber stamp” for the Biden-Harris administration. Wied also declined to share his thoughts on a GOP proposal to ask voters to weigh in on a 14-week abortion ban.
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris tells WPR she supports eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights The presidential candidate appears on WPR’s ‘Wisconsin Today’ shortly after her Sep. 20 rally at Alliant Center … “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” Harris said in an interview that aired Tuesday
Fix Washington PAC is up with a new ad featuring a woman who knocks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin over transgender athletes playing girls sports.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/pdfweb/videos/3905616e-93aa-41b5-baf2-daeb48e6b069.mp4 U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is up with a new ad hitting GOP rival Eric Hovde on $26 million his California bank received from a bank in Mexico. Baldwin has $982,331 in ad reservations for the coming week between broadcast, cable and radio. From today through the Nov. 5
1st CD Dem candidate Peter Barca launched “Proud” — a six-figure ad knocking GOP opponent Bryan Steil’s “extreme record.”
From WisPolitics … — The parade of presidential campaign surrogates continues to roll through Wisconsin. Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Arizona, will be in Bayside and Wauwatosa today to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. Then Gwen Walz, the wife of VP nominee Tim Walz, will be in the WOW
From WisPolitics … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission today postponed until after the November election a vote on whether to reprimand two clerks for not accepting absentee ballots at polling places until 8 p.m. on Election Day during previous elections. The postponement came after Republican commissioners argued against allowing voters
1st CD Dem candidate Peter Barca has launched a new ad focused on public safety.
3rd CD candidate Rebecca Cooke’s campaign has released a new six-figure ad casting the Eau Claire Dem as a moderate and U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, as extreme. The 30-second spot will air this week on TV in the La Crosse and Wausau markets and on digital
TOP STORIES Donald Trump to campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday … expected to begin speaking at the Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center at 11:30 a.m. and will likely focus on immigration. … [U.S. Rep. Van Orden] earlier this month voiced concerns about an alleged transnational gang member
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission will meet today to consider complaints accusing the clerks in Greenfield and Brookfield of failing to follow state law by refusing to accept absentee ballots at polling places up until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Agency staff in both cases recommended finding