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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
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court, just two days after getting the case, gave the Green Party until tomorrow to respond to a suit seeking to keep it from placing a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. In her
The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it’s a five-figure digital buy. The group is running similar ads targeting seven other Dem Senate candidates.
One Nation, a super PAC aligned with Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, is again hitting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on immigration in a new TV ad.
TOP STORIES Nancy Pelosi tells WI Dems ‘everything’ is riding on them this November … [emphasized winning presidency, keeping Senate control] Pelosi said Democrats also have an opportunity to pick up seats [in CD1 & 3, Barca and Cooke] …
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, in remarks at the DNC, praised the Biden-Harris administration for an investment to help those impacted by the construction of interstates 94 and 43 in the 1960s. And following Johnson’s comments yesterday,
From WisPolitics … — A federal judge brushed aside letters from Dem Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers over an agreement limiting how staff discipline residents at the state’s troubled youth prisons. He said a formal motion would have to
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is out with a new TV ad knocking GOP rival Eric Hovde over his comment that women spend too much time focused on what’s going on in Hollywood.
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From WisPolitics … — Dem presidential nominee Kamala Harris vowed at a campaign rally in Milwaukee that GOP rival Donald Trump will “face a consequence” in November for his role in overturning Roe v. Wade Speaking at the Fiserv Forum,
From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance argued in Kenosha today that Dem presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to undermine public safety, nearly four years after violent protests hit the city in the wake of George Floyd’s
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde today announced a new TV ad that accuses U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, of doing nothing “while our nation falls apart.”
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman wants $855M in new funding to stave off higher tuition … said during a brief Zoom news conference Monday that his administration plans to ask regents on Thursday to approve [the request in their FY25-27
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
From WisPolitics … — The state Supreme Court, just two days after getting the case, gave the Green Party until tomorrow to respond to a suit seeking to keep it from placing a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. In her dissent from today’s order, conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley accused the
The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it’s a five-figure digital buy. The group is running similar ads targeting seven other Dem Senate candidates.
One Nation, a super PAC aligned with Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, is again hitting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on immigration in a new TV ad.
TOP STORIES Nancy Pelosi tells WI Dems ‘everything’ is riding on them this November … [emphasized winning presidency, keeping Senate control] Pelosi said Democrats also have an opportunity to pick up seats [in CD1 & 3, Barca and Cooke] … “Everything’s riding on Wisconsin,” she said Wednesday morning during the
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, in remarks at the DNC, praised the Biden-Harris administration for an investment to help those impacted by the construction of interstates 94 and 43 in the 1960s. And following Johnson’s comments yesterday, two Milwaukee advocates voiced support for Kamala Harris and the
From WisPolitics … — A federal judge brushed aside letters from Dem Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers over an agreement limiting how staff discipline residents at the state’s troubled youth prisons. He said a formal motion would have to be filed with his court if anyone wants changes. Fifteen
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is out with a new TV ad knocking GOP rival Eric Hovde over his comment that women spend too much time focused on what’s going on in Hollywood.
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From WisPolitics … — Dem presidential nominee Kamala Harris vowed at a campaign rally in Milwaukee that GOP rival Donald Trump will “face a consequence” in November for his role in overturning Roe v. Wade Speaking at the Fiserv Forum, where the RNC was held, Harris said Trump hand-selected three
From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance argued in Kenosha today that Dem presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to undermine public safety, nearly four years after violent protests hit the city in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The visit preceded a Dem rally in Milwaukee featuring
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde today announced a new TV ad that accuses U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, of doing nothing “while our nation falls apart.”
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman wants $855M in new funding to stave off higher tuition … said during a brief Zoom news conference Monday that his administration plans to ask regents on Thursday to approve [the request in their FY25-27 budget] … [in return] would not seek a tuition increase