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La CROSSE — Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll narrowly backed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes over state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski for the party’s 2022 U.S. Senate nomination. Barnes was favored by 121, or 32.4 percent,
Dem U.S. Senate candidates on Sunday ripped U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, while pitching party activists on why they’re the right person to beat him this fall. Outagamie County Exec Tom Nelson called Johnson a “lying, treason-loving, woman-hating Putin stooge”
La CROSSE — State treasurer candidates stressed various campaign pillars such as climate addressing change, ensuring have access to safe abortions and past experience as reasons to elect them. West Allis Ald. Angelito Tenorio said his work on the West
La CROSSE — Dane County Dem Party Chair Alexia Sabor and longtime incumbent Doug La Follette today emphasized the importance of protecting secretary of state’s office from election meddling. La Follette is the only Dem incumbent to draw a challenger
Dem party activists voted Sunday to back a resolution opposing new fossil fuel infrastructure projects in the United States and backing green energy projects and job creation. The resolution also expressed support for “clean drinking water access, pipeline decommissioning jobs
La CROSSE — Gov. Tony Evers on Saturday promised Dem activists that he will do everything in his power to protect abortion access in Wisconsin and warned his GOP challengers want to divide the state with their extreme policies. Speaking
La CROSSE — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told Dem activists Saturday the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the right to an abortion is their sign “to get angry, to get active and to get involved.” Baldwin, D-Madison, told the
La CROSSE — AG Josh Kaul on Saturday said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the right to an abortion has made women less safe and put them in a position where they’re less free than they had been for
La CROSSE — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan warned there’s more riding on Wisconsin for Dems than any other state as the party tries to hang onto its slim congressional majority and key statewide seats. The Town of Vermont Dem said
La CROSSE — Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Town of Mason, urged Dem activists to turn their “rage into hard work” and their despair into hope this fall. Like many speakers at this weekend’s state convention, Bewley touched on recent
La CROSSE — Dem lt. gov. candidates say their past experiences qualify them to hold the state’s second-highest office, but their upbringings offer a stark contrast. Dem Rep. Sara Rodriguez and CEO of The Hmong Institute Peng Her said their
La CROSSE — Dem candidates for retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s 3rd CD seat decried the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and criticized Republican opponent Derrick Van Orden. Former CIA officer and Army Capt. Deb McGrath
La CROSSE — Retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind issued a dire warning to Dem activists on Saturday, telling them Trumpism is taking the country “down the dark alley of oppression and tyranny.” In his final speech to a Dem state
La CROSSE — Gov. Tony Evers told a rally at the Democratic state convention today that he would grant clemency to any Wisconsin physicians convicted of performing an abortion under the state’s 1849 law banning the procedure in most cases.
Today’s Midday podcast covers the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion protections in Roe v. Wade, triggering Wisconsin’s 1849 law that criminalizes most abortions as a Class H felony. Dem AG Josh Kaul has said he won’t expend Department
Dem convention delegates this weekend in La Crosse will take up resolutions that call for limiting voting investigations to bipartisan legislative committees and adopting a unicameral Legislature. The resolution to limit voting investigations references Gableman’s 2020 election investigation. It also
State Dem Chair Ben Wikler cites a noticeable difference at his party’s convention this weekend compared to Republicans’ May event. Dems aren’t trying to eat their own. With no endorsement process, little drama is expected when Dems gather in La
The U.S. Supreme Court decision today overturning Roe v Wade has triggered Wisconsin’s 1849 law criminalizing most abortions. The decision means Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will have to stop performing abortions immediately due to today’s SCOTUS ruling. The abortion rights
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and Wisconsin State Journal State politics reporter Mitchell Schmidt discuss this weekend’s Dem state convention, the abortion debate in Wisconsin, the latest Marquette University Law School poll, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s office attempting to deliver GOP electoral votes to Vice President Mike Pence and more.
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La CROSSE — Democratic Party of Wisconsin conventioneers voting in a WisPolitics.com straw poll narrowly backed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes over state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski for the party’s 2022 U.S. Senate nomination. Barnes was favored by 121, or 32.4 percent, of the 373 delegates and registered guests who cast a
Dem U.S. Senate candidates on Sunday ripped U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, while pitching party activists on why they’re the right person to beat him this fall. Outagamie County Exec Tom Nelson called Johnson a “lying, treason-loving, woman-hating Putin stooge” who needs to be sent “back to his Florida vacation
La CROSSE — State treasurer candidates stressed various campaign pillars such as climate addressing change, ensuring have access to safe abortions and past experience as reasons to elect them. West Allis Ald. Angelito Tenorio said his work on the West Allis Administration and Finance Committee helping manage a more than
La CROSSE — Dane County Dem Party Chair Alexia Sabor and longtime incumbent Doug La Follette today emphasized the importance of protecting secretary of state’s office from election meddling. La Follette is the only Dem incumbent to draw a challenger in the Aug. 9 primary. La Follette, who is on
Dem party activists voted Sunday to back a resolution opposing new fossil fuel infrastructure projects in the United States and backing green energy projects and job creation. The resolution also expressed support for “clean drinking water access, pipeline decommissioning jobs and new opportunities to eliminate dirty energy projects.” That resolution
La CROSSE — Gov. Tony Evers on Saturday promised Dem activists that he will do everything in his power to protect abortion access in Wisconsin and warned his GOP challengers want to divide the state with their extreme policies. Speaking to the state convention a day after the U.S. Supreme
La CROSSE — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told Dem activists Saturday the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the right to an abortion is their sign “to get angry, to get active and to get involved.” Baldwin, D-Madison, told the state convention Friday’s ruling was the “elephant that is now
La CROSSE — AG Josh Kaul on Saturday said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the right to an abortion has made women less safe and put them in a position where they’re less free than they had been for decades. The first-term AG told the Dem state convention that
La CROSSE — U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan warned there’s more riding on Wisconsin for Dems than any other state as the party tries to hang onto its slim congressional majority and key statewide seats. The Town of Vermont Dem said the party must hold onto the 3rd Congressional District and
La CROSSE — Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Town of Mason, urged Dem activists to turn their “rage into hard work” and their despair into hope this fall. Like many speakers at this weekend’s state convention, Bewley touched on recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, including one on Friday that overturned
La CROSSE — Dem lt. gov. candidates say their past experiences qualify them to hold the state’s second-highest office, but their upbringings offer a stark contrast. Dem Rep. Sara Rodriguez and CEO of The Hmong Institute Peng Her said their time representing community members in public office and working as
La CROSSE — Dem candidates for retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s 3rd CD seat decried the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and criticized Republican opponent Derrick Van Orden. Former CIA officer and Army Capt. Deb McGrath slammed the SCOTUS ruling. “Roe was overturned yesterday and like
La CROSSE — Retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind issued a dire warning to Dem activists on Saturday, telling them Trumpism is taking the country “down the dark alley of oppression and tyranny.” In his final speech to a Dem state convention as a member of Congress, the La Crosse Dem
La CROSSE — Gov. Tony Evers told a rally at the Democratic state convention today that he would grant clemency to any Wisconsin physicians convicted of performing an abortion under the state’s 1849 law banning the procedure in most cases. Evers said he takes the Supreme Court’s decision personally. “I
Today’s Midday podcast covers the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion protections in Roe v. Wade, triggering Wisconsin’s 1849 law that criminalizes most abortions as a Class H felony. Dem AG Josh Kaul has said he won’t expend Department of Justice resources enforcing the law, but Republicans are still
Dem convention delegates this weekend in La Crosse will take up resolutions that call for limiting voting investigations to bipartisan legislative committees and adopting a unicameral Legislature. The resolution to limit voting investigations references Gableman’s 2020 election investigation. It also calls to limit the number of recounts to two, stating
State Dem Chair Ben Wikler cites a noticeable difference at his party’s convention this weekend compared to Republicans’ May event. Dems aren’t trying to eat their own. With no endorsement process, little drama is expected when Dems gather in La Crosse Saturday and Sunday ahead of the midterm elections. They
The U.S. Supreme Court decision today overturning Roe v Wade has triggered Wisconsin’s 1849 law criminalizing most abortions. The decision means Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will have to stop performing abortions immediately due to today’s SCOTUS ruling. The abortion rights group last week told WisPolitics.com said it would not schedule
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and Wisconsin State Journal State politics reporter Mitchell Schmidt discuss this weekend’s Dem state convention, the abortion debate in Wisconsin, the latest Marquette University Law School poll, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s office attempting to deliver GOP electoral votes to Vice President Mike Pence and more.