Andrew Hitt, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and one of the so-called “fake electors,” says he was “tricked” by Trump campaign officials as part of a larger scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He’s now cooperating with federal prosecutors and could end up testifying against the former president.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss UW Regents approving a deal that curtails DEI efforts in exchange for a host of financial priorities, Dem calls to remove Republican Commissioner Bob Spindell from the Wisconsin Elections Commission over his involvement in the GOP false electors scheme, a hearing on a bill that would institute final-five voting for congressional elections and more.
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, share the top political stories of 2023. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to promote his economic policies, the White House said.
Garren Randolph, a senior adviser to the state Dem Party, will serve as the Wisconsin campaign manager for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ reelection bid.
Opponents of allowing early absentee ballot processing argued during a Senate committee hearing the Legislature should be more focused on enforcing existing laws than giving election workers more time.
The governor also defended his use of an alias email account and said he will continue to do so under a new name after it was reported he was using the name of former Milwaukee Braves pitcher Warren Spahn to conduct state business.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the proposed deal between the Universities of Wisconsin and GOP lawmakers, a Dane County judge ruling an 1849 law doesn’t ban consenual abortions, a GOP bill to eliminate the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and Gov. Tony Evers signing the Brewers stadium bills and acting on more than four dozen others.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze recent Wisconsin Supreme Court oral arguments on redistricting and consider how the court might act. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. … Please log
Dem Gov. Tony Evers announced vetoes of a series of election-related bills, including one that sought to overhaul the process for indefinitely confined voters
The 10 Wisconsin Republicans who served as false electors for Donald Trump after the 2020 election have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed against them in which they affirm Joe Biden won the race and proclaim they oppose any efforts to undermine the results.
The state GOP announced it topped its goal of 5,000 Wisconsinites to serve as poll workers in 2024.
Eleven GOP lawmakers are proposing legislation to abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission and transfer the agency’s responsibilities to the secretary of state’s office.
Senate President Chris Kapenga is again pressuring Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to advance a resolution to impeach the state’s top election official.
Taxpayers will pick up the tab for Jon Wilcox’s private attorneys in a lawsuit over the advice he and other former conservative justices gave GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on possibly impeaching liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Reince Priebus, chair of Milwaukee’s Host Committee ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention, says fundraising efforts are “ahead of where we need to be” in raising $68 million before next summer.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider President Joe Biden’s chances of winning again in Wisconsin in 2024. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
NBC News’ Chuck Todd says it’ll take a landslide to oust U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin from her seat, adding President Joe Biden might need her help to win in Wisconsin.
Former GOP AG Brad Schimel, now a Waukesha County judge, today launched his bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, pitching it as an opportunity for conservatives to take back the majority.
Conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty President Rick Esenberg warned the accelerated actions he expects of the new liberal Supreme Court on redistricting could complicate a tight timeline for new legislative maps. Esenberg made the comments at a WisPolitics luncheon Thursday Jeff Mandell, president of the liberal law firm Law Forward who’s involved in the lawsuit asking justices to overturn the current GOP-drawn maps.
Andrew Hitt, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin and one of the so-called “fake electors,” says he was “tricked” by Trump campaign officials as part of a larger scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He’s now cooperating with federal prosecutors and could end up testifying against the former president.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss UW Regents approving a deal that curtails DEI efforts in exchange for a host of financial priorities, Dem calls to remove Republican Commissioner Bob Spindell from the Wisconsin Elections Commission over his involvement in the GOP false electors scheme, a hearing on a bill that would institute final-five voting for congressional elections and more.
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, share the top political stories of 2023. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee on Wednesday to promote his economic policies, the White House said.
Garren Randolph, a senior adviser to the state Dem Party, will serve as the Wisconsin campaign manager for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ reelection bid.
Opponents of allowing early absentee ballot processing argued during a Senate committee hearing the Legislature should be more focused on enforcing existing laws than giving election workers more time.
The governor also defended his use of an alias email account and said he will continue to do so under a new name after it was reported he was using the name of former Milwaukee Braves pitcher Warren Spahn to conduct state business.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the proposed deal between the Universities of Wisconsin and GOP lawmakers, a Dane County judge ruling an 1849 law doesn’t ban consenual abortions, a GOP bill to eliminate the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and Gov. Tony Evers signing the Brewers stadium bills and acting on more than four dozen others.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze recent Wisconsin Supreme Court oral arguments on redistricting and consider how the court might act. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. … Please log
Dem Gov. Tony Evers announced vetoes of a series of election-related bills, including one that sought to overhaul the process for indefinitely confined voters
The 10 Wisconsin Republicans who served as false electors for Donald Trump after the 2020 election have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed against them in which they affirm Joe Biden won the race and proclaim they oppose any efforts to undermine the results.
The state GOP announced it topped its goal of 5,000 Wisconsinites to serve as poll workers in 2024.
Eleven GOP lawmakers are proposing legislation to abolish the Wisconsin Elections Commission and transfer the agency’s responsibilities to the secretary of state’s office.
Senate President Chris Kapenga is again pressuring Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to advance a resolution to impeach the state’s top election official.
Taxpayers will pick up the tab for Jon Wilcox’s private attorneys in a lawsuit over the advice he and other former conservative justices gave GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on possibly impeaching liberal Janet Protasiewicz.
Reince Priebus, chair of Milwaukee’s Host Committee ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention, says fundraising efforts are “ahead of where we need to be” in raising $68 million before next summer.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider President Joe Biden’s chances of winning again in Wisconsin in 2024. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
NBC News’ Chuck Todd says it’ll take a landslide to oust U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin from her seat, adding President Joe Biden might need her help to win in Wisconsin.
Former GOP AG Brad Schimel, now a Waukesha County judge, today launched his bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, pitching it as an opportunity for conservatives to take back the majority.
Conservative law firm Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty President Rick Esenberg warned the accelerated actions he expects of the new liberal Supreme Court on redistricting could complicate a tight timeline for new legislative maps. Esenberg made the comments at a WisPolitics luncheon Thursday Jeff Mandell, president of the liberal law firm Law Forward who’s involved in the lawsuit asking justices to overturn the current GOP-drawn maps.