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TOP STORIES UW President Jay Rothman optimistic tide will turn for state universities … Rothman [told] Legislative Council Study Committee on the Future of the University of Wisconsin System on Thursday. [that UW had] three main challenges … declining enrollment,
Five candidates running for the heavily Dem 48th AD seat in Dane County differ slightly on abortion and bans on trangender athletes in girls sports.
Madison Ald. Nasra Wehelie is challenging incumbent state Rep. Mike Bare in the 80th AD Dem primary, but she’ll have to overcome endorsements of the freshman lawmaker from top state officeholders.
Duke Tucker of Grantsburg serves on the Burnett County Board and is the operations manager of Grantsburg Telcom. Neil Kline of Osceola is the executive director of Family Friendly Workplaces and worked for former GOP state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf. Jay Calhoun of Luck works in a small machine shop in Luck.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has a new ad addressing the nation’s southern border, including a vow to hire thousands more agents and to crack down on fentanyl and human trafficking.
Americans for Prosperity Action’s new ads in the U.S. Senate race praise Republican Eric Hovde’s business sense and knock Dem Tammy Baldwin over rising costs.
The ad comes on the heels of Wied, a De Pere businessman who’s been endorsed by Donald Trump, launching a new spot featuring the former president that labels Roth a “RINO who is no friend of MAGA.”
State Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, has released a new ad in the closing days of the 3rd CD Dem primary touting her experience as a state lawmaker.
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has a new ad addressing the nation’s southern border, including a vow to hire thousands more agents and to crack down on fentanyl and human trafficking. Harris’ campaign said the ad
From WisPolitics … — Former Universities of Wisconsin Regent Robert Atwell today questioned whether the closure of four branch campuses this year would actually help the universities’ financial situation. Two additional two-year campuses are slated to close in 2025 due
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s campaign has released a new ad featuring an Iraq war veteran who calls the Madison Dem “a hell of a fighter.”
The 96th AD Dem primary shows Steve Campbell of Viroqua and Tara Johnson of La Crosse splitting on abortion access and transgender athletes in girls sports.
TOP STORIES Latest MU Law poll shows Harris, Trump in dead heat in WI In first poll since Trump shooting, Biden drop and RNC convention, 50-49 Harris among likely voters and 50-49 Trump among registered voters. Harris 45-43-8 with RFK
From WisPolitics … — Leaders We Deserve, a Washington, D.C.-based group that supports young progressives, has launched a six-figure digital buy backing Dem Katrina Shankland in the 3rd CD Dem primary. A new filing with FEC shows the group, co-founded
Ben DeSmidt and Kyle Flood, both Kenosha Democrats, are prioritizing marijuana legalization and public education funding in their 65th AD primary campaigns.
87th AD Republican primary candidates Brent Jacobson and challenger Cory Sillars both would consider medical marijuana legalization, but differ on whether Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today proclaimed the path to the White House runs through Wisconsin as she campaigned in the state for the first time with newly minted running mate Tim Walz, the governor of neighboring
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commitee today announced its first independent expenditure targeting GOP candidate Eric Hovde: a TV ad calling him an “arrogant, phony fraud.” The DSCC said it’s part of a previously announced $79 million buy across multiple states,
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, feeds goats and knocks “loudmouth, preening politicians” in the first TV ad of his reelection campaign.
In the ad, several speakers say they’re proud children of single mothers and one is incredulous that Hovde thinks if you have a single mom, “you’re going to be poor or a drug addict.”
TOP STORIES UW President Jay Rothman optimistic tide will turn for state universities … Rothman [told] Legislative Council Study Committee on the Future of the University of Wisconsin System on Thursday. [that UW had] three main challenges … declining enrollment, lagging financial support from the GOP-controlled WI Legislature, and a
Five candidates running for the heavily Dem 48th AD seat in Dane County differ slightly on abortion and bans on trangender athletes in girls sports.
Madison Ald. Nasra Wehelie is challenging incumbent state Rep. Mike Bare in the 80th AD Dem primary, but she’ll have to overcome endorsements of the freshman lawmaker from top state officeholders.
Duke Tucker of Grantsburg serves on the Burnett County Board and is the operations manager of Grantsburg Telcom. Neil Kline of Osceola is the executive director of Family Friendly Workplaces and worked for former GOP state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf. Jay Calhoun of Luck works in a small machine shop in Luck.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has a new ad addressing the nation’s southern border, including a vow to hire thousands more agents and to crack down on fentanyl and human trafficking.
Americans for Prosperity Action’s new ads in the U.S. Senate race praise Republican Eric Hovde’s business sense and knock Dem Tammy Baldwin over rising costs.
The ad comes on the heels of Wied, a De Pere businessman who’s been endorsed by Donald Trump, launching a new spot featuring the former president that labels Roth a “RINO who is no friend of MAGA.”
State Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, has released a new ad in the closing days of the 3rd CD Dem primary touting her experience as a state lawmaker.
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has a new ad addressing the nation’s southern border, including a vow to hire thousands more agents and to crack down on fentanyl and human trafficking. Harris’ campaign said the ad will run in seven battleground states, including Wisconsin, on local
From WisPolitics … — Former Universities of Wisconsin Regent Robert Atwell today questioned whether the closure of four branch campuses this year would actually help the universities’ financial situation. Two additional two-year campuses are slated to close in 2025 due to enrollment challenges. “Stop closing campuses until we have a
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s campaign has released a new ad featuring an Iraq war veteran who calls the Madison Dem “a hell of a fighter.”
The 96th AD Dem primary shows Steve Campbell of Viroqua and Tara Johnson of La Crosse splitting on abortion access and transgender athletes in girls sports.
TOP STORIES Latest MU Law poll shows Harris, Trump in dead heat in WI In first poll since Trump shooting, Biden drop and RNC convention, 50-49 Harris among likely voters and 50-49 Trump among registered voters. Harris 45-43-8 with RFK Jr. and Stein/Oliver/West/Terry less than 1% each – losing support
From WisPolitics … — Leaders We Deserve, a Washington, D.C.-based group that supports young progressives, has launched a six-figure digital buy backing Dem Katrina Shankland in the 3rd CD Dem primary. A new filing with FEC shows the group, co-founded by anti-gun violence activist David Hogg, spent $194,000 on the
Ben DeSmidt and Kyle Flood, both Kenosha Democrats, are prioritizing marijuana legalization and public education funding in their 65th AD primary campaigns.
87th AD Republican primary candidates Brent Jacobson and challenger Cory Sillars both would consider medical marijuana legalization, but differ on whether Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today proclaimed the path to the White House runs through Wisconsin as she campaigned in the state for the first time with newly minted running mate Tim Walz, the governor of neighboring Minnesota. Just across town, GOP VP nominee JD Vance continued
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commitee today announced its first independent expenditure targeting GOP candidate Eric Hovde: a TV ad calling him an “arrogant, phony fraud.” The DSCC said it’s part of a previously announced $79 million buy across multiple states, including $10 million to boost U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, feeds goats and knocks “loudmouth, preening politicians” in the first TV ad of his reelection campaign.
In the ad, several speakers say they’re proud children of single mothers and one is incredulous that Hovde thinks if you have a single mom, “you’re going to be poor or a drug addict.”