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TOP STORIES GOP pours money into WI Senate race Dems say will be close… Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the [Baldwin-Hovde] contest … A loss in Wisconsin … would make preserving Democrats’ majority extremely difficult in a
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz in Green Bay attacked Donald Trump’s comments on using the military to combat the “enemy from within.”
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $13.5 million over the third quarter of 2024, more than twice what she pulled in over the same three-month period six years ago. GOP rival Eric Hovde hasn’t shared details
From WisPolitics … — Department of Public Instruction and Milwaukee Public Schools officials today said they expect the district to submit by Thanksgiving its 2022-2023 financial reports, which are overdue since last year. Still, State Superintendent Jill Underly on
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris will campaign in Milwaukee, La Crosse, Green Bay on Thursday… will mark her sixth visit to Wisconsin, and her third stop in Milwaukee County … Walz will also be in Eau Claire and Green Bay Monday,
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says he expects challenges to Wisconsin’s elections and is prepared to “defend the results” if need be.
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Wisconsin on Thursday with stops in Milwaukee, La Crosse and Green Bay. It will be here sixth visit to the state since becoming the nominee. Other Dem stops
Quotes of the Week Rebecca Cooke is afraid to debate because the truth will come out about her. – U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, knocking his Dem opponent Rebecca Cooke as “afraid to debate” in a press call this week.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s campaign is up with a new TV ad calling Baldwin’s spots “nasty” and accusing her of “never” telling the truth.
It’s the second ad on the topic from the group, and the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund also focused on transgender issues in the first spot of its buy in the Wisconsin race. GOP businessman Eric Hovde has also run ads on the topic.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, the latest in the U.S. Senate race and President Joe Biden’s stop in Milwaukee.
Dem VP Kamala Harris and those backing her have spent $74.6 million in ads in Wisconsin since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, while Donald Trump and his supporters dropped $53.1 million, according to AdImpact.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the next biennial state budget and take a first look at agency requests for spending Wisconsin’s robust surplus. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Tim Walz returning to Wisconsin Monday for stops in Eau Claire, Green Bay… his fifth to the state … No locations or times have been announced … will participate in a political event in Eau Claire in the
The Federal Election Commission deadlocked 3-3 on whether U.S. Senate candidates should be allowed to use joint fundraising committees to finance political ads, a boost for GOP businessman Eric Hovde and other Republicans.
From WisPolitics … — The Federal Election Commission deadlocked 3-3 on whether U.S. Senate candidates should be allowed to use joint fundraising committees to finance political ads, a boost for GOP businessman Eric Hovde and other Republicans. Outraised by many
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP Kamala Harris and those backing her have spent $74.6 million in ads in Wisconsin since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, while Donald Trump and his supporters dropped $53.1 million, according to AdImpact.
The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund has a new ad hitting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on transgender issues.
Vote Vets is up with a new spot that knocks GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Dem-aligned House Majority PAC launched a new TV ad hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden on abortion. The spot features Dr. Jill McMullen, a family physician in Tomah. She says her patients trust her with their personal medical
TOP STORIES GOP pours money into WI Senate race Dems say will be close… Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the [Baldwin-Hovde] contest … A loss in Wisconsin … would make preserving Democrats’ majority extremely difficult in a national landscape in which Republicans have far fewer seats to
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz in Green Bay attacked Donald Trump’s comments on using the military to combat the “enemy from within.”
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $13.5 million over the third quarter of 2024, more than twice what she pulled in over the same three-month period six years ago. GOP rival Eric Hovde hasn’t shared details of his fundraising ahead of today’s FEC filing deadline. Baldwin’s
From WisPolitics … — Department of Public Instruction and Milwaukee Public Schools officials today said they expect the district to submit by Thanksgiving its 2022-2023 financial reports, which are overdue since last year. Still, State Superintendent Jill Underly on today’s press call said that isn’t a “hard and fast
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris will campaign in Milwaukee, La Crosse, Green Bay on Thursday… will mark her sixth visit to Wisconsin, and her third stop in Milwaukee County … Walz will also be in Eau Claire and Green Bay Monday, where he will join Gov. Tony Evers to kick off
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says he expects challenges to Wisconsin’s elections and is prepared to “defend the results” if need be.
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Wisconsin on Thursday with stops in Milwaukee, La Crosse and Green Bay. It will be here sixth visit to the state since becoming the nominee. Other Dem stops in the state this week to boost her campaign: VP
Quotes of the Week Rebecca Cooke is afraid to debate because the truth will come out about her. – U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, knocking his Dem opponent Rebecca Cooke as “afraid to debate” in a press call this week. The Prairie du Chien Republican called Cooke a “political insider”
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s campaign is up with a new TV ad calling Baldwin’s spots “nasty” and accusing her of “never” telling the truth.
It’s the second ad on the topic from the group, and the GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund also focused on transgender issues in the first spot of its buy in the Wisconsin race. GOP businessman Eric Hovde has also run ads on the topic.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, the latest in the U.S. Senate race and President Joe Biden’s stop in Milwaukee.
Dem VP Kamala Harris and those backing her have spent $74.6 million in ads in Wisconsin since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, while Donald Trump and his supporters dropped $53.1 million, according to AdImpact.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the next biennial state budget and take a first look at agency requests for spending Wisconsin’s robust surplus. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
TOP STORIES Tim Walz returning to Wisconsin Monday for stops in Eau Claire, Green Bay… his fifth to the state … No locations or times have been announced … will participate in a political event in Eau Claire in the morning, according to an advisory, and deliver remarks at a
The Federal Election Commission deadlocked 3-3 on whether U.S. Senate candidates should be allowed to use joint fundraising committees to finance political ads, a boost for GOP businessman Eric Hovde and other Republicans.
From WisPolitics … — The Federal Election Commission deadlocked 3-3 on whether U.S. Senate candidates should be allowed to use joint fundraising committees to finance political ads, a boost for GOP businessman Eric Hovde and other Republicans. Outraised by many of their Dem opponents, GOP U.S. Senate candidates in several
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP Kamala Harris and those backing her have spent $74.6 million in ads in Wisconsin since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, while Donald Trump and his supporters dropped $53.1 million, according to AdImpact. The report released today is part of a broader look
The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund has a new ad hitting U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on transgender issues.
Vote Vets is up with a new spot that knocks GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The Dem-aligned House Majority PAC launched a new TV ad hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden on abortion. The spot features Dr. Jill McMullen, a family physician in Tomah. She says her patients trust her with their personal medical decisions and never ask, “What does my congressman think?” She