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From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will be in Westby today to announce $7.3 billion in federal investments to produce clean energy for rural America. The White House called it the largest investment in rural electrification since the New
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a Dane County Circuit Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, arguing a state law that prevents him from withdrawing means he’s treated differently from Dem and Republican nominees. The
Republican Voters Against Trump has launched a $2.2 million ad campaign across Madison and Milwaukee media markets.
A new spot from Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin features Dem law enforcement officers defending her efforts to combat fentanyl.
EMILY’s List announced a $2.65 million buy in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race knocking GOP businessman Eric Hovde on abortion.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, launched the first TV ad of his reelection bid, a spot that features his 100-year-old grandmother.
Dem presidential nominee Kamala Harris released a new TV ad addressing high prices with the narrator saying while “corporations are gouging families, Trump is focused on giving them tax cuts. But Kamala Harris is focused on you.” Harris’ campaign said
TOP STORIES Biden to visit Westby on Thursday, set to discuss Investing in America agenda … expected to arrive at La Crosse Regional Airport in the early afternoon. … travel to Westby to deliver remarks touting his “Investing in America
The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association, a nonprofit, and the Wisconsin Tribal Task Force on Cannabis are leading the “Wisconsin Wellness” effort that kicked off with a PSA video.
From WisPolitics … — Fox Valley foundry workers praise Tammy Baldwin in a new TV ad for working to ensure federally funded infrastructure projects are made with American iron and steel, saying the Madison Dem’s effort has resulted in more
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Director Brian Dranzik discusses an ongoing expansion project aimed at improving cargo shipping.
From WisPolitics … — EMILY’s List today announced a $2.65 million buy in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race knocking GOP businessman Eric Hovde on abortion. Meanwhile, Hovde’s campaign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched their first joint buy of the
TOP STORIES Tim Walz Champions Unions in Milwaukee Labor Day Appearance … [after brief speeches by Evers, US Rep. Moore, US Sen. Baldwin, Labor Council’s Fendt, Mayor Johnson, Exec. Crowley, CD1 Dem Barca] addressed more than 4,000 supporters at [Laborfest],
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP nominee Tim Walz in a Milwaukee Labor Day stop noted his organized labor credentials while touting Kamala Harris for being part of the most pro-union U.S. administration in history In comparison, he charged that
Quotes of the Week It’s ridiculous that RFK has endorsed Donald Trump — he has petitioned to be taken off the Wisconsin ballot — but a bunch of bureaucrats are going to keep his name on the ballot because they
Welcome PAC is spending $100,000 on a new ad saying 3rd CD Dem candidate Rebecca Cooke “gets us” while calling incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden a “bully” who moved to western Wisconsin to run for Congress.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss presidential campaign visits, November ballot access, absentee ballot drop boxes, a planned legislative audit of the Department of Public Instruction’s monitoring of school district finances, Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson announcing plans to leave the Evers administration and more.
The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy PAC and Priorities USA Action announced a new digital ad praising Harris’ calls to provide affordable child care and paid family leave.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde released a new TV ad in which he gets emotional while talking about his MS diagnosis at 27.
TOP STORIES Trump answers question about affordable housing, outlines new IVF plan at LC town hall [late start after late arrival from late-running Lansing event, greeted by ex-guv TGT and RPW chair Schimming] … Gabbard asked Trump a series of
From WisPolitics … — President Joe Biden will be in Westby today to announce $7.3 billion in federal investments to produce clean energy for rural America. The White House called it the largest investment in rural electrification since the New Deal. As part of Biden’s stop in southwestern Wisconsin, he
From WisPolitics … — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a Dane County Circuit Court to remove him from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, arguing a state law that prevents him from withdrawing means he’s treated differently from Dem and Republican nominees. The suit comes as county clerks have already begun sending ballots
Republican Voters Against Trump has launched a $2.2 million ad campaign across Madison and Milwaukee media markets.
A new spot from Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin features Dem law enforcement officers defending her efforts to combat fentanyl.
EMILY’s List announced a $2.65 million buy in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race knocking GOP businessman Eric Hovde on abortion.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Janesville, launched the first TV ad of his reelection bid, a spot that features his 100-year-old grandmother.
Dem presidential nominee Kamala Harris released a new TV ad addressing high prices with the narrator saying while “corporations are gouging families, Trump is focused on giving them tax cuts. But Kamala Harris is focused on you.” Harris’ campaign said it’s her fourth ad since the Democratic National Convention last
TOP STORIES Biden to visit Westby on Thursday, set to discuss Investing in America agenda … expected to arrive at La Crosse Regional Airport in the early afternoon. … travel to Westby to deliver remarks touting his “Investing in America agenda,” according to a White House news release. The location
The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association, a nonprofit, and the Wisconsin Tribal Task Force on Cannabis are leading the “Wisconsin Wellness” effort that kicked off with a PSA video.
From WisPolitics … — Fox Valley foundry workers praise Tammy Baldwin in a new TV ad for working to ensure federally funded infrastructure projects are made with American iron and steel, saying the Madison Dem’s effort has resulted in more work for Wisconsin. Baldwin’s campaign said it will air statewide.
In the latest episode of “Talking Trade,” Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport Director Brian Dranzik discusses an ongoing expansion project aimed at improving cargo shipping.
From WisPolitics … — EMILY’s List today announced a $2.65 million buy in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race knocking GOP businessman Eric Hovde on abortion. Meanwhile, Hovde’s campaign and the National Republican Senatorial Committee launched their first joint buy of the campaign. The tactic allows the NRSC to fund ads at
TOP STORIES Tim Walz Champions Unions in Milwaukee Labor Day Appearance … [after brief speeches by Evers, US Rep. Moore, US Sen. Baldwin, Labor Council’s Fendt, Mayor Johnson, Exec. Crowley, CD1 Dem Barca] addressed more than 4,000 supporters at [Laborfest], including union members of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO,
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP nominee Tim Walz in a Milwaukee Labor Day stop noted his organized labor credentials while touting Kamala Harris for being part of the most pro-union U.S. administration in history In comparison, he charged that the only thing Donald Trump knows about working people is
Quotes of the Week It’s ridiculous that RFK has endorsed Donald Trump — he has petitioned to be taken off the Wisconsin ballot — but a bunch of bureaucrats are going to keep his name on the ballot because they think it will hurt Donald Trump. – GOP vice presidential
Welcome PAC is spending $100,000 on a new ad saying 3rd CD Dem candidate Rebecca Cooke “gets us” while calling incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden a “bully” who moved to western Wisconsin to run for Congress.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss presidential campaign visits, November ballot access, absentee ballot drop boxes, a planned legislative audit of the Department of Public Instruction’s monitoring of school district finances, Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson announcing plans to leave the Evers administration and more.
The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy PAC and Priorities USA Action announced a new digital ad praising Harris’ calls to provide affordable child care and paid family leave.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde released a new TV ad in which he gets emotional while talking about his MS diagnosis at 27.
TOP STORIES Trump answers question about affordable housing, outlines new IVF plan at LC town hall [late start after late arrival from late-running Lansing event, greeted by ex-guv TGT and RPW chair Schimming] … Gabbard asked Trump a series of questions on IVF, climate and the economy. … three people