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Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today directed an Assembly committee to use its subpoena powers to investigate how Tuesday’s election was administered, raising concerns about “mail-in ballot dumps and voter fraud.” Vos’ statement included no specifics on either allegation, and a
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider why the blue wave or a veto-proof Legislature did not happen.
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss election results, the Trump campaign’s call for a recount, the state’s skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and more.
In the closing days of the race, polls showed Biden headed for a comfortable victory with most having him above 50 percent. Surveys were less frequent in 2016, when Hillary Clinton also was seen to be on track for beating Trump. Biden won. Clinton lost. But Biden’s advantage of 0.6 percent is a far cry from the margin suggested by the many polls.
The state’s top election official clarified poll workers are allowed to fix some mistakes made by absentee voters as the Trump campaign charges officials in Milwaukee County “tainted” an estimated 15 percent of absentee ballots. Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien
The Trump campaign will have to pre-pay the estimated cost of a recount before that process can begin, says Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. And she added that payment must be received within a day of the last of the
Check out the slideshow below for images from around Wisconsin on Election Day. [slide-anything id=”114525″]… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is
Under President Trump’s leadership, the administration worked swiftly with bipartisan members of Congress to enact generous unemployment insurance programs through the CARES Act. Unfortunately for Wisconsinites, however, the administration’s efforts have been hindered by inaction from those in Madison.
Key Takeaways: There is widespread agreement that Arizona should not yet be called, as the state is very much in play ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Decision Desk HQ, Reuters and The New York Times have all declined to call the race Arizona officials have
DOC is still trying hard to hide information about the COVID-19 epidemic.
The Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition is celebrating its one-year anniversary today, recognizing the past 12 months of an overarching theme: collaboration. Last year at this time, the Tech Hub kicked off with six initial founding members to come together around
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GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay), Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, released the following statement on this week’s announcement by WEC Energy Group that establishes a target to achieve a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions
The Associated Press has called Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for Joe Biden, putting a key state in the vice president’s column in a presidential race being decided by razor-thin margins in multiple states. The AP and CNN both called Wisconsin
The Trump campaign says it will “immediately” seek a recount in Wisconsin, citing “irregularities in several Wisconsin counties” that raise doubt about the validity of the results. “Despite ridiculous public polling used as a voter suppression tactic, Wisconsin has been
Joe Biden’s campaign says it believes Wisconsin can be called for the former VP “this morning.” In a morning briefing, campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon told listeners President Trump would need around four times the total of still outstanding votes
MILWAUKEE – Voces de la Frontera Action (VDLFA) is proud to have galvanized a strong voting network of nearly 20,000, including new and infrequent Latinx and multiracial youth voters, to help deliver Wisconsin for the Biden/Harris ticket, and seven state
“This campaign has been about hard work. Thank you to everyone who joined me on this journey. The results of this razor-thin election have not been certified, are too close to call, and therefore are not official. Until that happens
The presidential race in Wisconsin was once again on the razor’s edge as late absentee ballot counts nudged Joe Biden into the lead over President Donald Trump. With all but two of the state’s 3,689 precincts reporting results, Biden had
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Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, today directed an Assembly committee to use its subpoena powers to investigate how Tuesday’s election was administered, raising concerns about “mail-in ballot dumps and voter fraud.” Vos’ statement included no specifics on either allegation, and a spokeswoman said more information about the Campaigns and Elections Committee’s
In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider why the blue wave or a veto-proof Legislature did not happen.
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss election results, the Trump campaign’s call for a recount, the state’s skyrocketing COVID-19 cases and more.
In the closing days of the race, polls showed Biden headed for a comfortable victory with most having him above 50 percent. Surveys were less frequent in 2016, when Hillary Clinton also was seen to be on track for beating Trump. Biden won. Clinton lost. But Biden’s advantage of 0.6 percent is a far cry from the margin suggested by the many polls.
The state’s top election official clarified poll workers are allowed to fix some mistakes made by absentee voters as the Trump campaign charges officials in Milwaukee County “tainted” an estimated 15 percent of absentee ballots. Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien in a statement Wednesday cited “reports of irregularities in several
The Trump campaign will have to pre-pay the estimated cost of a recount before that process can begin, says Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. And she added that payment must be received within a day of the last of the state’s 72 counties turning over its canvass to the state.
Check out the slideshow below for images from around Wisconsin on Election Day. [slide-anything id=”114525″]… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
Under President Trump’s leadership, the administration worked swiftly with bipartisan members of Congress to enact generous unemployment insurance programs through the CARES Act. Unfortunately for Wisconsinites, however, the administration’s efforts have been hindered by inaction from those in Madison.
Key Takeaways: There is widespread agreement that Arizona should not yet be called, as the state is very much in play ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Decision Desk HQ, Reuters and The New York Times have all declined to call the race Arizona officials have called on Fox News and the Associated Press to retract their projection Governor Doug
DOC is still trying hard to hide information about the COVID-19 epidemic.
The Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition is celebrating its one-year anniversary today, recognizing the past 12 months of an overarching theme: collaboration. Last year at this time, the Tech Hub kicked off with six initial founding members to come together around doubling the technology talent in the Milwaukee region. By today,
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay), Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, released the following statement on this week’s announcement by WEC Energy Group that establishes a target to achieve a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030 as part of their ‘Efficiency, Sustainability and Growth’
The Associated Press has called Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for Joe Biden, putting a key state in the vice president’s column in a presidential race being decided by razor-thin margins in multiple states. The AP and CNN both called Wisconsin for Biden not long after the Trump campaign said it
The Trump campaign says it will “immediately” seek a recount in Wisconsin, citing “irregularities in several Wisconsin counties” that raise doubt about the validity of the results. “Despite ridiculous public polling used as a voter suppression tactic, Wisconsin has been a razor thin race as we always knew that it
Joe Biden’s campaign says it believes Wisconsin can be called for the former VP “this morning.” In a morning briefing, campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon told listeners President Trump would need around four times the total of still outstanding votes in the state in order to overtake Biden’s lead. The
MILWAUKEE – Voces de la Frontera Action (VDLFA) is proud to have galvanized a strong voting network of nearly 20,000, including new and infrequent Latinx and multiracial youth voters, to help deliver Wisconsin for the Biden/Harris ticket, and seven state Assembly and state Senate candidates. This is a historic win
“This campaign has been about hard work. Thank you to everyone who joined me on this journey. The results of this razor-thin election have not been certified, are too close to call, and therefore are not official. Until that happens and we understand what the final tally is, and whether
The presidential race in Wisconsin was once again on the razor’s edge as late absentee ballot counts nudged Joe Biden into the lead over President Donald Trump. With all but two of the state’s 3,689 precincts reporting results, Biden had a 20,748-vote edge. Trump held a lead of some 100,000