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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.
From WisPolitics … — Former President Donald Trump will campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday, his campaign announced today. Multiple GOP sources told WisPolitics that Trump is also looking at stops in Madison and Milwaukee on Oct. 1. The
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde and the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a pair of new ads that hit Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Kamala Harris on transgender issues and immigration.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is out with a new TV ad that calls GOP businessman Eric Hovde “a straight-up jerk.”
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris aims to energize liberal Madison for Election Day … held a packed rally [estimated 10,500] at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum on Friday, marking her first visit to Madison since declaring her candidacy … [WisDems chair
From WisPolitics … — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says the political “center of gravity” is moving toward Madison and Dane County, underscoring its critical importance for Democrats ahead of Election Day. “Dane County is a very highly Democratic performing area
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
From WisPolitics … — Former President Donald Trump will campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday, his campaign announced today. Multiple GOP sources told WisPolitics that Trump is also looking at stops in Madison and Milwaukee on Oct. 1. The announcement about the stop focused on illegal immigration. Prairie du
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde and the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a pair of new ads that hit Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Kamala Harris on transgender issues and immigration.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is out with a new TV ad that calls GOP businessman Eric Hovde “a straight-up jerk.”
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris aims to energize liberal Madison for Election Day … held a packed rally [estimated 10,500] at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum on Friday, marking her first visit to Madison since declaring her candidacy … [WisDems chair Wikler, Mayor Rhodes-Conway, interim DaneCo Exec. Kuhn] opened the rally,
From WisPolitics … — Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says the political “center of gravity” is moving toward Madison and Dane County, underscoring its critical importance for Democrats ahead of Election Day. “Dane County is a very highly Democratic performing area of the state,” Rhodes-Conway said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is