GOP lawmakers demand Elections Commission appoint new administrator after DOJ filing contends commissioners have option to do so

GOP legislative leaders are demanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission appoint a new administrator after a filing from the agency’s DOJ attorneys contradicted statements from Dem commissioners that they had no power to do so. Republicans have asked a Dane County judge to rule the commission had a duty to appoint a new commissioner after Meagan Wolfe’s four-year term ended in July.

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Marquette poll finds Biden fares better against Trump than Haley or DeSantis

President Joe Biden ran stronger against former President Donald Trump than he did against Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, Trump strengthened his position in the GOP primary field compared to the latest poll in June, holding a 20-point lead on DeSantis after being neck-and-neck with the Florida guv in June.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 3

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit against legislative Republicans over blocking Universities of Wisconsin pay raises, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ move to send articles of impeachment against the state’s top elections official to a committee, upcoming action in the state Legislature and more.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for October 27

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss possible changes to the Brewers stadium maintenance deal, election bills lawmakers are considering, the retirement of DNR Secretary Adam Payne, a GOP push to eliminate race-based criteria for college programs and more.

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GOP lawmakers demand Elections Commission appoint new administrator after DOJ filing contends commissioners have option to do so

GOP legislative leaders are demanding the Wisconsin Elections Commission appoint a new administrator after a filing from the agency’s DOJ attorneys contradicted statements from Dem commissioners that they had no power to do so. Republicans have asked a Dane County judge to rule the commission had a duty to appoint a new commissioner after Meagan Wolfe’s four-year term ended in July.

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Marquette poll finds Biden fares better against Trump than Haley or DeSantis

President Joe Biden ran stronger against former President Donald Trump than he did against Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, Trump strengthened his position in the GOP primary field compared to the latest poll in June, holding a 20-point lead on DeSantis after being neck-and-neck with the Florida guv in June.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for November 3

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit against legislative Republicans over blocking Universities of Wisconsin pay raises, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ move to send articles of impeachment against the state’s top elections official to a committee, upcoming action in the state Legislature and more.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for October 27

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss possible changes to the Brewers stadium maintenance deal, election bills lawmakers are considering, the retirement of DNR Secretary Adam Payne, a GOP push to eliminate race-based criteria for college programs and more.

Read More »