Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Joe Solmonese told an audience of journalists in Milwaukee today for an overview of the 2020 convention plans that the Dem Party aims to correct the errors that led to President Trump’s win in 2016.
Ofirah Yheskel, who most recently served as deputy communications director for Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign, started today as director of media relations for the Democratic National Convention. The convention also announced today that Kelli Farr has been hired as the
The state DOJ is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to pass on taking up whether thousands of voters who may have moved should have their registrations deactivated. In a separate filing Friday, the agency also again asked the 4th District
Laura Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law and an adviser to the president’s campaign, will be in Wausau on Jan. 13 for a Keep America Great event. The event at the Hilton Garden Inn will come just ahead of the president’s Jan.
Democrats are on track to hit their $70 million fundraising goal for the national nominating convention in Milwaukee, an organizer said. Liz Gilbert, president of the DNC’s local host committee, said organizers surpassed their year-end goal and raised more than
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is asking an Ozaukee County judge to find the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to comply with his order to deactivate registrations for voters who may have moved. Meanwhile, the group
A group that sued to overturn Wisconsin’s restrictions on what student identification cards meet the standards of the voter ID law is urging a federal court to deny a state motion to stay the case. The state Department of Justice
President Donald Trump has scheduled a Jan. 14 campaign rally in Milwaukee, his first stop of the new year in what is likely to be a key battleground state in 2020. Trump’s “Make America Great Again” rally is planned for
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross review the top 10 stories of 2019 in state politics, including Milwaukee landing the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
The League of Women Voters wants a federal judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission to do a new mailing to state voters who may have moved giving them more explicit warnings their registrations will be deactivated unless they respond
Dem presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg was in Milwaukee over the weekend to open a campaign office. The move is part of Bloomberg’s push to staff up in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where President Trump won
Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to ensure an “honest, fair” trial in the Senate by withholding the articles of impeachment, while Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said Pelosi is “undermining” the case against
The latest figures from the Wisconsin Election Commission show about 212,000 voters could have their registrations deactivated under an Ozaukee County judge’s ruling. The Elections Commission said Thursday of the 232,579 letters it mailed to voters who are suspected of
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind joined the Wisconsin House delegation’s two other Dems in voting for articles of impeachment charging President Trump abused his office and obstructed congressional investigations. The two measures passed on a largely party-line vote with the state’s
The state Department of Justice is asking the Madison-based 4th District Court of Appeals to issue a decision by Monday on its request to stay an Ozaukee County judge’s order that could deactivate over 200,000 voters. Meanwhile, the League of Women
Dem appointees on the Wisconsin Elections Commission Monday blocked a motion from their GOP counterparts to quickly comply with a judge’s formal order to strike voters who may have moved. The notices were sent in October to roughly 234,000 people
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An Ozaukee County judge today ruled the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated state law by changing the period for voters who may have moved to confirm their address from 30 days to up to two years. Judge Paul Malloy sided with
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll found little change in how Wisconsin voters view the impeachment proceedings against President Trump since testimony began in the House. Meanwhile, the president’s standing against potential Dem rivals tightened a touch since November,
The Wisconsin congressional delegation continued to split along party lines after House Dems unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump. Kind, who has previously been reticent to indicate how he will vote if impeachment moves to the House floor,
Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Joe Solmonese told an audience of journalists in Milwaukee today for an overview of the 2020 convention plans that the Dem Party aims to correct the errors that led to President Trump’s win in 2016.
Ofirah Yheskel, who most recently served as deputy communications director for Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign, started today as director of media relations for the Democratic National Convention. The convention also announced today that Kelli Farr has been hired as the
The state DOJ is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to pass on taking up whether thousands of voters who may have moved should have their registrations deactivated. In a separate filing Friday, the agency also again asked the 4th District
Laura Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law and an adviser to the president’s campaign, will be in Wausau on Jan. 13 for a Keep America Great event. The event at the Hilton Garden Inn will come just ahead of the president’s Jan.
Democrats are on track to hit their $70 million fundraising goal for the national nominating convention in Milwaukee, an organizer said. Liz Gilbert, president of the DNC’s local host committee, said organizers surpassed their year-end goal and raised more than
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is asking an Ozaukee County judge to find the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to comply with his order to deactivate registrations for voters who may have moved. Meanwhile, the group
A group that sued to overturn Wisconsin’s restrictions on what student identification cards meet the standards of the voter ID law is urging a federal court to deny a state motion to stay the case. The state Department of Justice
President Donald Trump has scheduled a Jan. 14 campaign rally in Milwaukee, his first stop of the new year in what is likely to be a key battleground state in 2020. Trump’s “Make America Great Again” rally is planned for
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross review the top 10 stories of 2019 in state politics, including Milwaukee landing the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
The League of Women Voters wants a federal judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission to do a new mailing to state voters who may have moved giving them more explicit warnings their registrations will be deactivated unless they respond
Dem presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg was in Milwaukee over the weekend to open a campaign office. The move is part of Bloomberg’s push to staff up in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where President Trump won
Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to ensure an “honest, fair” trial in the Senate by withholding the articles of impeachment, while Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said Pelosi is “undermining” the case against
The latest figures from the Wisconsin Election Commission show about 212,000 voters could have their registrations deactivated under an Ozaukee County judge’s ruling. The Elections Commission said Thursday of the 232,579 letters it mailed to voters who are suspected of
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind joined the Wisconsin House delegation’s two other Dems in voting for articles of impeachment charging President Trump abused his office and obstructed congressional investigations. The two measures passed on a largely party-line vote with the state’s
The state Department of Justice is asking the Madison-based 4th District Court of Appeals to issue a decision by Monday on its request to stay an Ozaukee County judge’s order that could deactivate over 200,000 voters. Meanwhile, the League of Women
Dem appointees on the Wisconsin Elections Commission Monday blocked a motion from their GOP counterparts to quickly comply with a judge’s formal order to strike voters who may have moved. The notices were sent in October to roughly 234,000 people
… 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.
An Ozaukee County judge today ruled the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated state law by changing the period for voters who may have moved to confirm their address from 30 days to up to two years. Judge Paul Malloy sided with
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll found little change in how Wisconsin voters view the impeachment proceedings against President Trump since testimony began in the House. Meanwhile, the president’s standing against potential Dem rivals tightened a touch since November,
The Wisconsin congressional delegation continued to split along party lines after House Dems unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump. Kind, who has previously been reticent to indicate how he will vote if impeachment moves to the House floor,