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The health of Wisconsin seniors has been ranked 14th out of U.S. states in the latest America’s Health Rankings report from the United Health Foundation. That’s compared to 10th in the report from 2019, the last report in which the
A Dane County judge on Tuesday expressed reservations about a lawsuit a conservative group filed over Madison’s use of private funds to purchase absentee ballot drop boxes, saying it amounted to a fishing expedition. Dane County Judge Stephen Ehlke also
Two of Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential electors and a voter Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking more than $2.4 million from a dozen people involved in an effort to present documents claiming they were casting Wisconsin’s votes for Donald Trump even though
Jennifer Mnookin is a California liberal with a concerning record of passionate support for leftist ideology like critical race theory. And she’s about to rake in three-quarters of a million dollars a year in a taxpayer-subsidized salary.
Contact: press@mandelabarnes.com Watch Mandela Barnes’ First TV Ad, ‘Milk,’ Here Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes: “I’m not like most Senators, or any of the other millionaires running for Senate.” MADISON — Today, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, candidate for U.S. Senate, unveiled “Milk,” the first television
One Nation announced a new $6 million ad campaign, including a spot that praises GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for “fighting back” against inflation. The group, an issue advocacy organization that supports GOP U.S. Senate candidates, said the ad is
[Waukesha, WI] – On Monday morning, Rebecca Kleefisch joined law enforcement and community members in a call for action after criminals in a shootout injured 21 after the Bucks game last Friday. Read and watch coverage in the news:
Gov. Tony Evers is again touting his work with both parties in a new TV ad that says he doesn’t care whether an idea is a Republican or Democratic one, only that “it’s a good idea.” It’s the second ad
WASHINGTON — One Nation, a public policy organization dedicated to promoting commonsense legislative solutions, is launching a new advocacy effort in Wisconsin urging Senator Ron Johnson to keep fighting the reckless government spending that is fueling rampant inflation. The first
GOP gubernatorial candidates are renewing their calls for more police and bail system changes in response to a weekend of shootings outside the Milwaukee Bucks arena. Kleefisch at a press conference at the Deer District just outside the Bucks’ Fiserv
The Kleefisch campaign has already spent many months doing everything to get Nicholson out of the way and now they have to do everything to try to derail Michels.
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among
Guv candidate Tim Ramthun will have Mike Lindell in his hospitality suite on Friday at the GOP state convention, the Republican lawmaker’s campaign says. Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has raised conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has previously endorsed
MADISON, WI –This past Tuesday, an anarchist group by the name of Jane’s Revenge, claimed responsibility for the Molotov cocktail/arson attack on the Wisconsin Family Action office on Mothers’ Day, Sunday, May 8, 2022. WFA president Julaine Appling has issued the following statement:
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the arson attack against Wisconsin Family Action’s headquarters, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation being put on pause, a judge ruling against a GOP bill providing legislative oversight of state Department of Justice settlements and more.
Turnout in the April election was 976,141, an uptick from the year before even though there was no statewide race on the ballot this spring, according to a preliminary number compiled by the Elections Commission. The agency said the final
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch today accused the “Madison snakes and weasels” of trying to stop her and hinted Michels was recruited by the “good ole boys’ club” to run because they could control him. In a column, the former
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is calling for removing all current members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and firing senior staff as part of a package to reorganize the agency and overhaul election laws. Michels’ plan released Thursday would call
The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features a conversation with David Usher, acting consul general for Canada’s Chicago Consulate. He talks about the consulate’s role in promoting cross-border trade and economic development in Canada as well as Wisconsin, Illinois and
Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon Thursday said the expected U.S.
The health of Wisconsin seniors has been ranked 14th out of U.S. states in the latest America’s Health Rankings report from the United Health Foundation. That’s compared to 10th in the report from 2019, the last report in which the foundation ranked states for the health of seniors. Some of
A Dane County judge on Tuesday expressed reservations about a lawsuit a conservative group filed over Madison’s use of private funds to purchase absentee ballot drop boxes, saying it amounted to a fishing expedition. Dane County Judge Stephen Ehlke also likened the lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Society Attorney
Two of Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential electors and a voter Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking more than $2.4 million from a dozen people involved in an effort to present documents claiming they were casting Wisconsin’s votes for Donald Trump even though Joe Biden won. The suit claims the dozen people —
Jennifer Mnookin is a California liberal with a concerning record of passionate support for leftist ideology like critical race theory. And she’s about to rake in three-quarters of a million dollars a year in a taxpayer-subsidized salary.
Contact: press@mandelabarnes.com Watch Mandela Barnes’ First TV Ad, ‘Milk,’ Here Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes: “I’m not like most Senators, or any of the other millionaires running for Senate.” MADISON — Today, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, candidate for U.S. Senate, unveiled “Milk,” the first television ad of his campaign. More than half of lawmakers in
One Nation announced a new $6 million ad campaign, including a spot that praises GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for “fighting back” against inflation. The group, an issue advocacy organization that supports GOP U.S. Senate candidates, said the ad is the first piece of an eight-week buy that includes broadcast
[Waukesha, WI] – On Monday morning, Rebecca Kleefisch joined law enforcement and community members in a call for action after criminals in a shootout injured 21 after the Bucks game last Friday. Read and watch coverage in the news: From Fox 6 News Milwaukee: From the Milwaukee Journal
Gov. Tony Evers is again touting his work with both parties in a new TV ad that says he doesn’t care whether an idea is a Republican or Democratic one, only that “it’s a good idea.” It’s the second ad Evers has released as part of a $3.5 million buy
WASHINGTON — One Nation, a public policy organization dedicated to promoting commonsense legislative solutions, is launching a new advocacy effort in Wisconsin urging Senator Ron Johnson to keep fighting the reckless government spending that is fueling rampant inflation. The first advertisement, “Threaten,” goes live statewide in Wisconsin today. The ad
GOP gubernatorial candidates are renewing their calls for more police and bail system changes in response to a weekend of shootings outside the Milwaukee Bucks arena. Kleefisch at a press conference at the Deer District just outside the Bucks’ Fiserv Forum Monday again called for 1,000 more police officers statewide,
The Kleefisch campaign has already spent many months doing everything to get Nicholson out of the way and now they have to do everything to try to derail Michels.
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among some GOP activists over the last couple of years about
Guv candidate Tim Ramthun will have Mike Lindell in his hospitality suite on Friday at the GOP state convention, the Republican lawmaker’s campaign says. Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has raised conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has previously endorsed Ramthun, who tried unsuccessfully to push the Assembly to approve
MADISON, WI –This past Tuesday, an anarchist group by the name of Jane’s Revenge, claimed responsibility for the Molotov cocktail/arson attack on the Wisconsin Family Action office on Mothers’ Day, Sunday, May 8, 2022. WFA president Julaine Appling has issued the following statement: “Now that the Madison Police Department has been made aware
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the arson attack against Wisconsin Family Action’s headquarters, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation being put on pause, a judge ruling against a GOP bill providing legislative oversight of state Department of Justice settlements and more.
Turnout in the April election was 976,141, an uptick from the year before even though there was no statewide race on the ballot this spring, according to a preliminary number compiled by the Elections Commission. The agency said the final turnout number is likely to increase slightly over the next
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch today accused the “Madison snakes and weasels” of trying to stop her and hinted Michels was recruited by the “good ole boys’ club” to run because they could control him. In a column, the former lieutenant governor doesn’t mention Michels by name. Still, she references
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is calling for removing all current members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and firing senior staff as part of a package to reorganize the agency and overhaul election laws. Michels’ plan released Thursday would call for new appointments to be made within 60 days and
The latest episode of “Talking Trade” features a conversation with David Usher, acting consul general for Canada’s Chicago Consulate. He talks about the consulate’s role in promoting cross-border trade and economic development in Canada as well as Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri, pointing to the “very important and robust” trade connection
Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon Thursday said the expected U.S. Supreme Court move to overturn the federal ruling that could