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1st SD Dem Caleb Frostman says his record bolstering economic development — and his commitment to prioritizing that mission over partisanship — should earn him a ticket to Madison. Frostman, 33 and the former executive director of the Door County
Business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson asked GOP activists for their support Saturday, saying the party needs an outsider to beat U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, this fall and take on the political aristocracy in Washington, D.C. Nicholon likened
In his last speech before the state GOP convention before he leaves office, House Speaker Paul Ryan says he leaves knowing the Republican Party has made a difference and the best days are ahead. Ryan recounted his first state GOP
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, the dean of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, paid tribute to House Speaker Paul Ryan as the Janesville Republican prepares to leave Congress after this term. The Menomonee Falls Republican also blamed Dems and the U.S. Senate for preventing
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said today he hopes that sometime after the convention the weaker GOP U.S. Senate primary candidate will drop out if it becomes clear the other is going to win the nomination. Johnson said a variety of
Contact: Brandon Weathersby, 414-364-6729, brandon@andygronik.com Gronik to continue series of Facebook Live conversations with Wisconsinites adversely impacted by Gov. Scott Walker’s failed policies MILWAUKEE — TODAY, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, Andy Gronik, is taking it to Gov. Scott Walker at the
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch warned attendees that Democrats are seeking to change the state Constitution to end concealed carry, allow late-term abortions and reverse a series of reforms the GOP has enacted in Wisconsin. She said among the other changes
State GOP Chair Brad Courtney counts Gov. Scott Walker among his closest friends. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that they sound a lot alike when talking about the task ahead for Republicans in 2018: *the GOP needs to
With the upcoming state Republican convention, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap GOP U.S. Senate primary candidates Vukmir and Nicholson ahead of the party’s endorsement vote. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
AG Brad Schimel says those participating in the state’s industrial hemp pilot program can extract and sell CBD oil. The announcement comes after Schimel faced protests from lawmakers and potential producers over his original interpretation of a new industrial hemp
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 First Lady Walker: And first spouses receive award for trauma-informed care from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) WASHINGTON – First Lady Tonette Walker joined the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Regardless of how one feels about Baldwin’s record, calling her pro-terrorist is irresponsible and will cause voters to tune Vukmir out should she be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in the November election.
Sen. Lena Taylor is decrying what she called a “political lynching,” insisting she had done nothing that warranted her removal from the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee. Flanked by supporters at a Milwaukee news conference yesterday, Taylor defended her actions
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Now a fixture on national news programs, including MSNBC, Sykes reflects on his first year away from his Milwaukee radio talk show and reacts to his numerous, and vocal, critics in an interview with Edge Messaging’s Brian Fraley.
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org ICE detained Eduardo Gualajara Castro, a father of 4 and small business owner, when he went to pay a traffic ticket at the Walworth County Courthouse Petition here LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN – On Tuesday, the family of
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Women’s March Wisconsin is calling on Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn to drop out of the race because of his past work defending the Milwaukee Archdiocese against priest abuse victims. But Flynn campaign manager Bryan Kennedy said Flynn’s not leaving
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Our state government has no interest in making Wisconsin a leader any longer. Racing toward the bottom is just fine.
1st SD Dem Caleb Frostman says his record bolstering economic development — and his commitment to prioritizing that mission over partisanship — should earn him a ticket to Madison. Frostman, 33 and the former executive director of the Door County Economic Development Corp., in a recent WisPolitics.com candidate interview pointed
Business consultant and former Marine Kevin Nicholson asked GOP activists for their support Saturday, saying the party needs an outsider to beat U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, this fall and take on the political aristocracy in Washington, D.C. Nicholon likened himself to GOP U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee,
In his last speech before the state GOP convention before he leaves office, House Speaker Paul Ryan says he leaves knowing the Republican Party has made a difference and the best days are ahead. Ryan recounted his first state GOP convention in 1992, when he said Wisconsin was largely a
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, the dean of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, paid tribute to House Speaker Paul Ryan as the Janesville Republican prepares to leave Congress after this term. The Menomonee Falls Republican also blamed Dems and the U.S. Senate for preventing Ryan, R-Janesville, from getting even more done in his time
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said today he hopes that sometime after the convention the weaker GOP U.S. Senate primary candidate will drop out if it becomes clear the other is going to win the nomination. Johnson said a variety of factors, and not just today’s planned endorsement vote, should go
Contact: Brandon Weathersby, 414-364-6729, brandon@andygronik.com Gronik to continue series of Facebook Live conversations with Wisconsinites adversely impacted by Gov. Scott Walker’s failed policies MILWAUKEE — TODAY, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, Andy Gronik, is taking it to Gov. Scott Walker at the state Republican Party convention in Milwaukee. For the second day
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch warned attendees that Democrats are seeking to change the state Constitution to end concealed carry, allow late-term abortions and reverse a series of reforms the GOP has enacted in Wisconsin. She said among the other changes the group of “liberals in the back room of a
State GOP Chair Brad Courtney counts Gov. Scott Walker among his closest friends. So it shouldn’t come as any surprise that they sound a lot alike when talking about the task ahead for Republicans in 2018: *the GOP needs to remind voters of how well things are going now compared
With the upcoming state Republican convention, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, handicap GOP U.S. Senate primary candidates Vukmir and Nicholson ahead of the party’s endorsement vote. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
AG Brad Schimel says those participating in the state’s industrial hemp pilot program can extract and sell CBD oil. The announcement comes after Schimel faced protests from lawmakers and potential producers over his original interpretation of a new industrial hemp law. The Department of Justice originally determined in an analytical
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 First Lady Walker: And first spouses receive award for trauma-informed care from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) WASHINGTON – First Lady Tonette Walker joined the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Representing 18 first spouses,…
Regardless of how one feels about Baldwin’s record, calling her pro-terrorist is irresponsible and will cause voters to tune Vukmir out should she be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in the November election.
Sen. Lena Taylor is decrying what she called a “political lynching,” insisting she had done nothing that warranted her removal from the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee. Flanked by supporters at a Milwaukee news conference yesterday, Taylor defended her actions at a Milwaukee bank last month that resulted in a
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Join WisPolitics.com and the Millennial Action Project for an upcoming Appleton event on “The Future of Work” featuring U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher and state Rep. Amanda Stuck. The event
Now a fixture on national news programs, including MSNBC, Sykes reflects on his first year away from his Milwaukee radio talk show and reacts to his numerous, and vocal, critics in an interview with Edge Messaging’s Brian Fraley.
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org ICE detained Eduardo Gualajara Castro, a father of 4 and small business owner, when he went to pay a traffic ticket at the Walworth County Courthouse Petition here LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN – On Tuesday, the family of Eduardo Gualajara Castro and Voces de la Frontera launched an
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Women’s March Wisconsin is calling on Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn to drop out of the race because of his past work defending the Milwaukee Archdiocese against priest abuse victims. But Flynn campaign manager Bryan Kennedy said Flynn’s not leaving the field, telling WisPolitics.com the call amounts to an attempt
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Our state government has no interest in making Wisconsin a leader any longer. Racing toward the bottom is just fine.