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.
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
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says if Joe Biden picks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as his running mate, it would lock in Wisconsin as an “absolute win” for the presumptive Dem presidential nominee. “You need to win the state of Wisconsin
The state Elections Commission is punting on a proposal that would mail some registered voters an absentee ballot request. That’s one of three proposals to spend dollars allocated by a federal coronavirus relief for election-related expenses that the commission pushed
Donald Trump’s standing against Joe Biden slipped again this month as support for his handling of COVID-19 dropped significantly, according to polling conducted for the conservative Restoration PAC. The poll found 50.8 percent of likely voters in Wisconsin backed Biden
Presumptive Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden today slammed President Trump’s response to COVID-19, saying it has been marked by “denials, delays, distraction, and bald-faced lies.” Biden did a virtual round table this morning with La Crosse-area participants and a rally
Of the 43 people the Elections Commission referred to local DAs for prosecution on possible double voting in November 2018, 26 were suspected of casting ballots in Illinois as well as Wisconsin, according to records reviewed by WisPolitics.com. The cases
The Dem PAC Priorities USA is out with a new TV ad knocking President Trump for downplaying the threat of COVID-19. The ad charges he’s failing America. The ad is part of a previously announced $65 million buy in key
All four Wisconsin members of the Democratic National Committee — including new Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley — are seeking new terms with the national party. The filing deadline is Friday for the new four-year terms. Along with Bewley, the
Priorities USA is launching a series of new ads in Wisconsin targeting President Trump’s environmental record. The new campaign, released with the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund, features one mail and three digital ads that Priorities USA Wisconsin Outreach
The Wisconsin Elections Commission a new report says that if voting patterns hold for the November election, the state could see more than 1.8 million requests for mail-in absentee ballots. “This kind of volume would present terrific challenges for Wisconsin
The pro-Trump super PAC America First is out with a new ad knocking presumptive Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden on China. The spot is part of a $2.7 million buy the group previously announced for the Wausau, La Crosse and
Reps. David Bowen and LaKeshia Myers tomorrow will join the Biden campaign for a virtual young professionals brunch. According to a statement from the former VP’s campaign, the Milwaukee Dems will discuss getting out the vote for young people and
On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the Evers administration’s stay-at-home order extension, the latest Marquette University Law School Poll and the results of the 7th CD special election.
The presidential race continued to be tight with 46 percent of voters backing presumptive Dem nominee Joe Biden and 43 percent supporting President Trump in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. That’s largely unchanged from 48-45 in late March.
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.
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
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan says if Joe Biden picks U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as his running mate, it would lock in Wisconsin as an “absolute win” for the presumptive Dem presidential nominee. “You need to win the state of Wisconsin
The state Elections Commission is punting on a proposal that would mail some registered voters an absentee ballot request. That’s one of three proposals to spend dollars allocated by a federal coronavirus relief for election-related expenses that the commission pushed
Donald Trump’s standing against Joe Biden slipped again this month as support for his handling of COVID-19 dropped significantly, according to polling conducted for the conservative Restoration PAC. The poll found 50.8 percent of likely voters in Wisconsin backed Biden
Presumptive Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden today slammed President Trump’s response to COVID-19, saying it has been marked by “denials, delays, distraction, and bald-faced lies.” Biden did a virtual round table this morning with La Crosse-area participants and a rally
Of the 43 people the Elections Commission referred to local DAs for prosecution on possible double voting in November 2018, 26 were suspected of casting ballots in Illinois as well as Wisconsin, according to records reviewed by WisPolitics.com. The cases
The Dem PAC Priorities USA is out with a new TV ad knocking President Trump for downplaying the threat of COVID-19. The ad charges he’s failing America. The ad is part of a previously announced $65 million buy in key
All four Wisconsin members of the Democratic National Committee — including new Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley — are seeking new terms with the national party. The filing deadline is Friday for the new four-year terms. Along with Bewley, the
Priorities USA is launching a series of new ads in Wisconsin targeting President Trump’s environmental record. The new campaign, released with the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund, features one mail and three digital ads that Priorities USA Wisconsin Outreach
The Wisconsin Elections Commission a new report says that if voting patterns hold for the November election, the state could see more than 1.8 million requests for mail-in absentee ballots. “This kind of volume would present terrific challenges for Wisconsin
The pro-Trump super PAC America First is out with a new ad knocking presumptive Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden on China. The spot is part of a $2.7 million buy the group previously announced for the Wausau, La Crosse and
Reps. David Bowen and LaKeshia Myers tomorrow will join the Biden campaign for a virtual young professionals brunch. According to a statement from the former VP’s campaign, the Milwaukee Dems will discuss getting out the vote for young people and
On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the Evers administration’s stay-at-home order extension, the latest Marquette University Law School Poll and the results of the 7th CD special election.
The presidential race continued to be tight with 46 percent of voters backing presumptive Dem nominee Joe Biden and 43 percent supporting President Trump in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. That’s largely unchanged from 48-45 in late March.