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Gov. Tony Evers today activated 125 members of the Wisconsin National Guard to support local law enforcement in the wake of Milwaukee protests that turned violent overnight.
Today’s Midday podcast covers President Trump saying he’s dedicating $40.9 million in federal funds to bolster Milwaukee County’s East-West Bus Rapid Transit project…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription
It was going to be a huge boost for the hospitality industry throughout southeastern Wisconsin and even northeastern Illinois. But now the 2020 Democratic National Convention could be either a modest infusion of business for Milwaukee alone, or a complete disappointment.
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says electing more women to the state Legislature would help reduce the partisan divide that has recently gripped Wisconsin. Speaking during a WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon along with Emerge Wisconsin Executive Director Erin Forrest, Kleefisch said
A documentary exploring Milwaukee’s socialist history is slated to premiere on public television in early June. Beginning in 1910, Milwaukee elected three Socialist Party mayors and the first member of Congress on the Socialist Party ticket. Milwaukee also hosted the
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate what Tom Tiffany’s special election victory in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District means for President Trump’s election prospects in November.
This week’s episode of “Meeting in Middle America” with host Steven Olikara features a chat with Maurice Thomas, founder and executive director of the Milwaukee Excellence Charter School. As students and teachers alike gear up for summer learning experiences, Thomas
Madison, WI — Boys and Girls from across the state will benefit from a $20,000 donation made by the WEA Trust and intended to combat learning loss from school closings, provide more access to online learning and address youth mental
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday unanimously backed a proposal to send roughly 2.7 million voters an absentee ballot application. Staffers anticipate just 1 percent of recipients will respond to the mailing, which will cost around $2.3 million. But staff
The state GOP is paring back plans for the in-person convention planned for July in Green Bay, going to a two-day format rather than the typical three. Having already pushed back the convention two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Thirteen candidates have filed to run at next month’s virtual state convention for Wisconsin’s four slots on the Democratic National Committee. The four candidates include the incumbents: Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason; Khary Penebaker, a businessman who ran for
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State tourism campaigns are on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney said. “We are not currently advertising outside the state, or inside the state for that matter, at the state Department of Tourism level,” Meaney said in
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(MADISON, WI) — This week public officials like Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, small business owners such as Becky and Ryan Clancy, and recent college graduates like Daniel Garlock spoke out about Trump’s disastrous response to the Coronavirus pandemic and how it
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Gov. Tony Evers today activated 125 members of the Wisconsin National Guard to support local law enforcement in the wake of Milwaukee protests that turned violent overnight.
Today’s Midday podcast covers President Trump saying he’s dedicating $40.9 million in federal funds to bolster Milwaukee County’s East-West Bus Rapid Transit project…. 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
It was going to be a huge boost for the hospitality industry throughout southeastern Wisconsin and even northeastern Illinois. But now the 2020 Democratic National Convention could be either a modest infusion of business for Milwaukee alone, or a complete disappointment.
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says electing more women to the state Legislature would help reduce the partisan divide that has recently gripped Wisconsin. Speaking during a WisPolitics.com virtual luncheon along with Emerge Wisconsin Executive Director Erin Forrest, Kleefisch said she sees collaboration as a key skill female candidates bring
A documentary exploring Milwaukee’s socialist history is slated to premiere on public television in early June. Beginning in 1910, Milwaukee elected three Socialist Party mayors and the first member of Congress on the Socialist Party ticket. Milwaukee also hosted the Socialist Party of America national conventions in 1932 and 1942,
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate what Tom Tiffany’s special election victory in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District means for President Trump’s election prospects in November.
This week’s episode of “Meeting in Middle America” with host Steven Olikara features a chat with Maurice Thomas, founder and executive director of the Milwaukee Excellence Charter School. As students and teachers alike gear up for summer learning experiences, Thomas explains how the pandemic has impacted the educational model and
Madison, WI — Boys and Girls from across the state will benefit from a $20,000 donation made by the WEA Trust and intended to combat learning loss from school closings, provide more access to online learning and address youth mental health issues related to COVID-19. The WEA Trust, which provides
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday unanimously backed a proposal to send roughly 2.7 million voters an absentee ballot application. Staffers anticipate just 1 percent of recipients will respond to the mailing, which will cost around $2.3 million. But staff said the anticipated response rate was a “crude estimate” based
The state GOP is paring back plans for the in-person convention planned for July in Green Bay, going to a two-day format rather than the typical three. Having already pushed back the convention two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the party is now dropping the usual Sunday morning portion
Thirteen candidates have filed to run at next month’s virtual state convention for Wisconsin’s four slots on the Democratic National Committee. The four candidates include the incumbents: Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley, D-Mason; Khary Penebaker, a businessman who ran for the 5th CD in 2016; Martha Love, a former state
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State tourism campaigns are on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney said. “We are not currently advertising outside the state, or inside the state for that matter, at the state Department of Tourism level,” Meaney said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with
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(MADISON, WI) — This week public officials like Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, small business owners such as Becky and Ryan Clancy, and recent college graduates like Daniel Garlock spoke out about Trump’s disastrous response to the Coronavirus pandemic and how it has crushed Wisconsin’s economy. In a series of video testimonials