Dane County’s corporation counsel has asked Dem AG Josh Kaul for guidance on what constitutes an “election official” and a “task” when trying to implement new constitutional amendments voters approved in April.
The state party confirmed to WisPolitics that Wisconsin delegates are now slated to stay in the just-reopened Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Milwaukee for the July 15-18 convention.
The same poll found U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, leading Republican Eric Hovde by 7 percentage points.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Wisconsin, the state party chairs’ outlook for 2024, renewed calls to close Green Bay Correctional Institution, Joint Finance Committee Republicans blocking an Evers administration plan to use opioid settlement funds and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at recent polls and discuss how close the U.S. Senate and presidential races might be. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The state’s Democratic and Republican party chairs at a WisPolitics luncheon said they expect hundreds of millions of dollars to go into political campaigns leading up to the November election.
GOP lawmakers are arguing overturning a 2022 state Supreme Court ruling barring the use of absentee ballot drop boxes would make a “mockery” of the principle calling for justices to follow past precedent. But the state Elections Commission, represented by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, argued that while the doctrine of stare decisis is “fundamental to the rule of law,” adding the 2022 court decision was unsound and should be overturned.
Donald Trump will be in Waukesha on Wednesday for his second trip to the state in the past month.
State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler today blasted GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for a lawsuit alleging elder abuse, negligence and wrongful death at a nursing home his bank partly owns.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s brother gave $1 million in February to a PAC that began running digital ads five weeks later praising the Madison businessman and knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen suggested the Ethics Commission wanted to tarnish her reputation ahead of the fall election when it asked a local DA to charge her with a felony for an alleged scheme to funnel contributions to a man challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Vice President Kamala Harris urged Dem activists to remind voters that Donald Trump said he was proud of his role in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, declaring it could make a difference in who wins this fall.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit over legislative authority, a GOP lawsuit challenging an Evers veto related to funding literacy programs, results of the Marquette University Law School poll and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, explain the importance of Wisconsin to both presidential candidates in a tightly contested election year. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The new poll of registered voters found 48% backed Biden and 48% supported Trump. In January, it was 47 apiece.
The liberal state Supreme Court is allowing Dem Gov. Tony Evers to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to allow the use of absentee drop boxes over the objections of conservative justices who argue he will not be personally impacted by the outcome.
Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor is passing on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs.
Peter Barca, a Kenosha Dem who served in the Legislature and as state Revenue secretary, announced he will again seek the 1st CD 30 years after he lost a reelection bid for the seat.
Former state GOP Chair Brad Courtney told WisPolitics he is seeking the post with former GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s “100% support.” Meanwhile, Chrissi Illgen, vice chair of the Dane County GOP, announced she will run at the May state GOP convention for the national committeewoman spot now held by longtime party activist Maripat Krueger.
Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger Hovde. But among likely voters, it was tied at 50% apiece. In the presidential race, 51% of registered voters favored Donald Trump, while 49% backed Joe Biden.
Dane County’s corporation counsel has asked Dem AG Josh Kaul for guidance on what constitutes an “election official” and a “task” when trying to implement new constitutional amendments voters approved in April.
The state party confirmed to WisPolitics that Wisconsin delegates are now slated to stay in the just-reopened Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Milwaukee for the July 15-18 convention.
The same poll found U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, leading Republican Eric Hovde by 7 percentage points.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Wisconsin, the state party chairs’ outlook for 2024, renewed calls to close Green Bay Correctional Institution, Joint Finance Committee Republicans blocking an Evers administration plan to use opioid settlement funds and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at recent polls and discuss how close the U.S. Senate and presidential races might be. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The state’s Democratic and Republican party chairs at a WisPolitics luncheon said they expect hundreds of millions of dollars to go into political campaigns leading up to the November election.
GOP lawmakers are arguing overturning a 2022 state Supreme Court ruling barring the use of absentee ballot drop boxes would make a “mockery” of the principle calling for justices to follow past precedent. But the state Elections Commission, represented by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, argued that while the doctrine of stare decisis is “fundamental to the rule of law,” adding the 2022 court decision was unsound and should be overturned.
Donald Trump will be in Waukesha on Wednesday for his second trip to the state in the past month.
State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler today blasted GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for a lawsuit alleging elder abuse, negligence and wrongful death at a nursing home his bank partly owns.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s brother gave $1 million in February to a PAC that began running digital ads five weeks later praising the Madison businessman and knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen suggested the Ethics Commission wanted to tarnish her reputation ahead of the fall election when it asked a local DA to charge her with a felony for an alleged scheme to funnel contributions to a man challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Vice President Kamala Harris urged Dem activists to remind voters that Donald Trump said he was proud of his role in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, declaring it could make a difference in who wins this fall.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit over legislative authority, a GOP lawsuit challenging an Evers veto related to funding literacy programs, results of the Marquette University Law School poll and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, explain the importance of Wisconsin to both presidential candidates in a tightly contested election year. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The new poll of registered voters found 48% backed Biden and 48% supported Trump. In January, it was 47 apiece.
The liberal state Supreme Court is allowing Dem Gov. Tony Evers to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to allow the use of absentee drop boxes over the objections of conservative justices who argue he will not be personally impacted by the outcome.
Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor is passing on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs.
Peter Barca, a Kenosha Dem who served in the Legislature and as state Revenue secretary, announced he will again seek the 1st CD 30 years after he lost a reelection bid for the seat.
Former state GOP Chair Brad Courtney told WisPolitics he is seeking the post with former GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s “100% support.” Meanwhile, Chrissi Illgen, vice chair of the Dane County GOP, announced she will run at the May state GOP convention for the national committeewoman spot now held by longtime party activist Maripat Krueger.
Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger Hovde. But among likely voters, it was tied at 50% apiece. In the presidential race, 51% of registered voters favored Donald Trump, while 49% backed Joe Biden.