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The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at violent crime in Milwaukee and consider how it may impact the Republican National Committee’s decision whether to host its 2024 convention in the city. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Former President Trump has endorsed Tim Michels for guv, saying he is “the best candidate to deliver meaningful solutions” to issues facing the country. In a statement yesterday evening, Trump noted Michels served on his infrastructure task force that helped
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry today released a new TV ad in which he vows to work on lowering prescription drug prices, putting more money into people’s pockets and “protecting every woman’s right to choose no matter what.” Lasry’s
UW Health has created an “internal nurse traveler” program aimed at filling open shifts and retaining existing employees. Through the program, launched earlier this year, nurses working at UW Health can pick up an extra shift per week for six
More than a dozen GOP incumbents in the Legislature, House and U.S. Senate drew primary challengers. Meanwhile, longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette is the only Dem incumbent to draw one and will face Alexia Sabor, chair of the
Dem state Rep. David Bowen has suspended his campaign for lieutenant governor, saying he is still grieving over his mother’s death. Bowen’s mother passed away in March, and he told WisPolitics.com he realized the time he had taken away from
MADISON — Today, Lt. Governor and candidate for U.S. Senate Mandela Barnes officially filed nomination signatures with the Wisconsin Election Commission to qualify for the August Democratic primary. The Barnes Campaign collected nearly 5,000 signatures from all across Wisconsin. “We set
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State’s public utilities exploring the use of nuclear energy.
Tony Evers’ campaign released five new ads that feature business owners touting federal COVID-19 aid the guv has delivered, saying the money ensured their businesses could survive the pandemic. The ads are part of a $3.5 million buy through the
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch released a new spot featuring Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, who says politicians like Evers and Joe Biden are undermining law enforcement. Kleefisch’s campaign said the ads will run on TV and digital statewide but
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) today announced the award of over $20 million in Project Growth grants to 28 cross-sector community teams and over 100 businesses to help solve the challenges facing Wisconsin’s child care system and
APPLETON — Gov. Tony Evers today, at a stop on the Department of Health Services’ Thank You Tour for Public Health Workers, announced new investments for emergency response projects under the previously announced Neighborhood Investment Fund and Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Grant pandemic response programs. An additional $22 million investment will target support
MADISON, Wis.—Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a devastating report detailing how Senator Ron Johnson has been using taxpayer dollars to fly between his vacation home in Florida and Washington, D.C. Federal records show that taxpayers footed the bill for 19 flights
MADISON, WI — In response to Ron Johnson’s comments on Fox News blaming “wokeness” for the horrific school shooting in Texas, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, candidate for U.S. Senate, released the following statement: “Ron Johnson will do or say anything to
The share of Wisconsin renters and homeowners who are “cost-burdened” by housing is lower than the national rate, a UW-Madison report shows. The report is from the university’s Division of Extension. It notes cost-burdened households are defined as those spending
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the resignation of Dean Knudson from the state Elections Commission, last weekend’s state GOP convention and Democrats’ calls for new gun legislation following Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.
As I watch the aftermath of the Texas school shooting, my heart is heavy with grief over the tragic loss of young innocent lives. The hatred in our world is rising and hearts have begun to wax very cold. The
FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields participated in an exercise focusing on Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) at Fort McCoy and Volk Field, Wisconsin, May 15 to 25. The 115th Fighter
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at violent crime in Milwaukee and consider how it may impact the Republican National Committee’s decision whether to host its 2024 convention in the city. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Former President Trump has endorsed Tim Michels for guv, saying he is “the best candidate to deliver meaningful solutions” to issues facing the country. In a statement yesterday evening, Trump noted Michels served on his infrastructure task force that helped plan and start building the Keystone pipeline. After winning the
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com Madison Club luncheon Thursday debated why many Wisconsinites have lost
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry today released a new TV ad in which he vows to work on lowering prescription drug prices, putting more money into people’s pockets and “protecting every woman’s right to choose no matter what.” Lasry’s campaign said the spot will run statewide on TV, cable
UW Health has created an “internal nurse traveler” program aimed at filling open shifts and retaining existing employees. Through the program, launched earlier this year, nurses working at UW Health can pick up an extra shift per week for six weeks and get paid an additional $100 per hour above
More than a dozen GOP incumbents in the Legislature, House and U.S. Senate drew primary challengers. Meanwhile, longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette is the only Dem incumbent to draw one and will face Alexia Sabor, chair of the Dane County Dem Party, in the Aug. 9 primary. Those
Dem state Rep. David Bowen has suspended his campaign for lieutenant governor, saying he is still grieving over his mother’s death. Bowen’s mother passed away in March, and he told WisPolitics.com he realized the time he had taken away from the campaign was too much to make up. “I’ve definitely
MADISON — Today, Lt. Governor and candidate for U.S. Senate Mandela Barnes officially filed nomination signatures with the Wisconsin Election Commission to qualify for the August Democratic primary. The Barnes Campaign collected nearly 5,000 signatures from all across Wisconsin. “We set out to run a people-powered, grassroots campaign, and that’s exactly
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State’s public utilities exploring the use of nuclear energy.
Tony Evers’ campaign released five new ads that feature business owners touting federal COVID-19 aid the guv has delivered, saying the money ensured their businesses could survive the pandemic. The ads are part of a $3.5 million buy through the August primary that Evers’ campaign had previously announced. The new
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch released a new spot featuring Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, who says politicians like Evers and Joe Biden are undermining law enforcement. Kleefisch’s campaign said the ads will run on TV and digital statewide but didn’t release other details. Schmaling has recommended charging five of
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) today announced the award of over $20 million in Project Growth grants to 28 cross-sector community teams and over 100 businesses to help solve the challenges facing Wisconsin’s child care system and bolster the state’s economy. “We have seen in various communities
APPLETON — Gov. Tony Evers today, at a stop on the Department of Health Services’ Thank You Tour for Public Health Workers, announced new investments for emergency response projects under the previously announced Neighborhood Investment Fund and Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Grant pandemic response programs. An additional $22 million investment will target support toward fire station construct… Please log in to access subscriber
MADISON, Wis.—Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a devastating report detailing how Senator Ron Johnson has been using taxpayer dollars to fly between his vacation home in Florida and Washington, D.C. Federal records show that taxpayers footed the bill for 19 flights from Fort Myers, Florida — where Johnson purchased a home
MADISON, WI — In response to Ron Johnson’s comments on Fox News blaming “wokeness” for the horrific school shooting in Texas, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, candidate for U.S. Senate, released the following statement: “Ron Johnson will do or say anything to distract from the $1.2 million he’s taken from the gun
The share of Wisconsin renters and homeowners who are “cost-burdened” by housing is lower than the national rate, a UW-Madison report shows. The report is from the university’s Division of Extension. It notes cost-burdened households are defined as those spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing by
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the resignation of Dean Knudson from the state Elections Commission, last weekend’s state GOP convention and Democrats’ calls for new gun legislation following Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.
As I watch the aftermath of the Texas school shooting, my heart is heavy with grief over the tragic loss of young innocent lives. The hatred in our world is rising and hearts have begun to wax very cold. The level of evil involved in such a crime is unimaginable
FORT MCCOY, Wis. – Airmen, Marines, and Soldiers from a range of units and career fields participated in an exercise focusing on Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) at Fort McCoy and Volk Field, Wisconsin, May 15 to 25. The 115th Fighter Wing hosted Audacious Warrior, an annual EOD training exercise that