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Dem 3rd CD candidate Brad Pfaff released new polling showing him trailing GOP rival Republican Derrick Van Orden by 5 points. The poll, conducted by the Dem firm Public Policy Polling, found 45 percent of registered voters in the district
https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/220825DemAddress.mp3 Hi, this is Representative Beth Meyers with this week’s Democratic radio address. You remember that kid, the one you grew up with, who, when he didn’t get his way, got mad and announced he was taking his ball and going
JANESVILLE, WI – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil announced nominations for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District’s Veteran of the Year Award are open. The Veteran of the Year Award is an opportunity for a veteran to be honored for his or her services
Several hundred thousand borrowers in Wisconsin could get relief from billions of dollars in debt because of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. Nick Hillman, director of the Student Success Through Applied Research Lab in Madison, says as many
Western U.S. District Judge James Peterson signalled he would rule in favor of allowing voters with disabilities to obtain assistance in casting absentee ballots. Peterson is presiding over a lawsuit that seeks to force the Wisconsin Elections Commission to issue
The Democratic Governors Association is out with a new ad knocking GOP guv candidate Tim Michels for saying his views on abortion mirror the state’s 1849 ban. The spot is the second of the general election through the DGA’s Alliance
MADISON, Wis. — Republican candidate for governor Tim Michels kicked off the general election with a week of hiding from voters and dodging the press. Since then, he’s attended a handful of invite-only events with GOP leaders and has left serious questions
MADISON, Wis. — Imagine what our neighborhoods would look like if we had all that we need. That’s a future that Governor Tony Evers has envisioned with his newest plan to put more money in the pockets of Wisconsinites and ensure
MADISON – This fall, the UW–Madison La Follette School will host a number of events that will examine critical issues facing voters as the November elections approach. The La Follette School’s fall 2022 Journalist in Residence, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight, will
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The 501(c)(4) One Nation launched a new ad praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, for “fighting for relief at the pump.” In May, One Nation, which is aligned with Senate Republicans, announced a nearly $3.2 million buy through Labor Day
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson isn’t backing away from his call to make funding Social Security and Medicare part of the discretionary budget process. Dems have taken aim at the Oshkosh Republican over his comments, accusing him of wanting to put
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Cheri Beasley sent out a fundraising email asking for donations based on her ties to four liberal candidates, laughably calling themselves the “flippable five”: Beasley, John Fetterman, Mandela Barnes, Val Demings (whose last name Beasley misspelled in
Washington, D.C. – A 2009 lingerie party co-hosted by Mandela Barnes is under fresh scrutiny as election day draws near. A social media post about the party, that listed Barnes as a co-host, said “ratchets will be turned away” and bouncers would be
While Biden’s approval rating is still underwater (but improving), his impressive accomplishments can be a significant positive force in the November elections.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski joined Representative LaKeshia Myers and Senator Lena Taylor to visit Black-Owned Businesses in Milwaukee yesterday to celebrate Black Business Month and to hear from local Black entrepreneurs. The first stop was at the Granville
The state Department of Justice is arguing there’s no point to continue court proceedings over subpoenas Michael Gableman issued as part of his review of the 2020 election now that the former justice has been fired. A private attorney for
The Republican Governors Association has launched its first TV ad of the general election, accusing Dem Gov. Tony Evers of failing “to keep us safe.” The spot is being done through State Solutions Inc., an affiliate of the RGA. A
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is distancing himself from former President Donald Trump as the midterms approach. “First of all, my election’s about me running as a U.S. Senator dealing with issues that are impacting Wisconsinites,” Johnson said on WISN’s “UpFront,”
A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund has launched a TV ad hitting Tim Michels, saying Wisconsin women “deserve better” than the GOP guv nominee. The group said the spot started Aug. 12 and will run through Sept. 1 in the
Dem 3rd CD candidate Brad Pfaff released new polling showing him trailing GOP rival Republican Derrick Van Orden by 5 points. The poll, conducted by the Dem firm Public Policy Polling, found 45 percent of registered voters in the district polled supported Van Orden, a former Navy SEAL who ran
https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/220825DemAddress.mp3 Hi, this is Representative Beth Meyers with this week’s Democratic radio address. You remember that kid, the one you grew up with, who, when he didn’t get his way, got mad and announced he was taking his ball and going home? That kind of behavior is bad enough when it’s
JANESVILLE, WI – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil announced nominations for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District’s Veteran of the Year Award are open. The Veteran of the Year Award is an opportunity for a veteran to be honored for his or her services and contributions in the First District. “Each year, I am
Several hundred thousand borrowers in Wisconsin could get relief from billions of dollars in debt because of the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan. Nick Hillman, director of the Student Success Through Applied Research Lab in Madison, says as many as 220,000 borrowers in the state could have their federal
Western U.S. District Judge James Peterson signalled he would rule in favor of allowing voters with disabilities to obtain assistance in casting absentee ballots. Peterson is presiding over a lawsuit that seeks to force the Wisconsin Elections Commission to issue guidance to clerks to allow disabled voters assistance in voting.
The Democratic Governors Association is out with a new ad knocking GOP guv candidate Tim Michels for saying his views on abortion mirror the state’s 1849 ban. The spot is the second of the general election through the DGA’s Alliance for Common Sense. The DGA said it is a seven-figure
MADISON, Wis. — Republican candidate for governor Tim Michels kicked off the general election with a week of hiding from voters and dodging the press. Since then, he’s attended a handful of invite-only events with GOP leaders and has left serious questions about his radical record unanswered. Though he continues to hide
MADISON, Wis. — Imagine what our neighborhoods would look like if we had all that we need. That’s a future that Governor Tony Evers has envisioned with his newest plan to put more money in the pockets of Wisconsinites and ensure quality schools and roads in Wisconsin. Earlier this year, Gov.
MADISON – This fall, the UW–Madison La Follette School will host a number of events that will examine critical issues facing voters as the November elections approach. The La Follette School’s fall 2022 Journalist in Residence, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight, will give a public talk and will visit with students and
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The 501(c)(4) One Nation launched a new ad praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, for “fighting for relief at the pump.” In May, One Nation, which is aligned with Senate Republicans, announced a nearly $3.2 million buy through Labor Day in addition to $5.8 million it had previously placed in
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson isn’t backing away from his call to make funding Social Security and Medicare part of the discretionary budget process. Dems have taken aim at the Oshkosh Republican over his comments, accusing him of wanting to put the programs on the chopping block. Johnson touted a post
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Cheri Beasley sent out a fundraising email asking for donations based on her ties to four liberal candidates, laughably calling themselves the “flippable five”: Beasley, John Fetterman, Mandela Barnes, Val Demings (whose last name Beasley misspelled in an email graphic), and Tim Ryan. A better name would
Washington, D.C. – A 2009 lingerie party co-hosted by Mandela Barnes is under fresh scrutiny as election day draws near. A social media post about the party, that listed Barnes as a co-host, said “ratchets will be turned away” and bouncers would be “handin’ out free choke slams and sleeper holds” to men
While Biden’s approval rating is still underwater (but improving), his impressive accomplishments can be a significant positive force in the November elections.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski joined Representative LaKeshia Myers and Senator Lena Taylor to visit Black-Owned Businesses in Milwaukee yesterday to celebrate Black Business Month and to hear from local Black entrepreneurs. The first stop was at the Granville Business Improvement District’s new multipurpose retail space. Serving as an
The state Department of Justice is arguing there’s no point to continue court proceedings over subpoenas Michael Gableman issued as part of his review of the 2020 election now that the former justice has been fired. A private attorney for the Office of Special Counsel argued in a letter last
The Republican Governors Association has launched its first TV ad of the general election, accusing Dem Gov. Tony Evers of failing “to keep us safe.” The spot is being done through State Solutions Inc., an affiliate of the RGA. A spokeswoman said the RGA is spending more than $487,000 on
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is distancing himself from former President Donald Trump as the midterms approach. “First of all, my election’s about me running as a U.S. Senator dealing with issues that are impacting Wisconsinites,” Johnson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I don’t personally
A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund has launched a TV ad hitting Tim Michels, saying Wisconsin women “deserve better” than the GOP guv nominee. The group said the spot started Aug. 12 and will run through Sept. 1 in the Madison and Milwaukee markets. It also will run on digital