Biden campaign adds 3 Wisconsin staffers
Thursday, Feb 29, 2024
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ campaign continued to beef up staff in Wisconsin with three new hires, including two staffers who used to work in the state.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ campaign continued to beef up staff in Wisconsin with three new hires, including two staffers who used to work in the state.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for his abortion stance, with Sen. Kelda Roys arguing he’s “another out-of-state multimillionaire trying to climb the political ladder on the backs of Wisconsin women.”
Republican Dan Knodl, who decided against seeking reelection to his Senate district under the new maps, tells WisPolitics he’s considering a run for the Assembly seat of Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who’s facing a criminal investigation for alleged involvement in a campaign finance scheme.
That’s significantly less than the $100,000 each that Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas were eligible to receive under the contracts they signed with the court.
GOP State Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, says there’s no scenario in which he will bring the “Monday processing” bill to a vote before the Senate elections committee ahead of the end of the legislative session. “It is done from my end of things as the chair of the committee,” Knodl said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
The commission this week recommended local district attorneys investigate and charge both, as well as the campaign of Adam Steen, who lost to Vos by 260 votes, eight individuals and the three county Republican parties alleged to be involved.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Ethics Commission allegations of an illegal campaign finance scheme involving a state lawmaker, county parties and the Trump campaign to benefit a pro-Trump candidate challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester; Gov. Tony Evers’ approval of new legislative maps; Planned Parenthood’s petition to the state Supreme Court on abortion, the latest action in the state Legislature, Republican Eric Hovde’s entrance into the U.S. Senate race and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of legislative district maps approved by the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
With new legislative maps now in place, Dem Gov. Tony Evers is signaling he will push the state Supreme Court to take up a case seeking to have the justices draw new congressional lines.
Businesses and residents in a roughly 350-acre area in Downtown Milwaukee are likely to be affected by security measures for the 2024 Republican National Convention, according to a map the U.S. Secret Service released.
The state Dem Party announced the theme for its 2024 state convention will be “Fighting For Our Freedoms.”
GOP Madison businessman Eric Hovde as he formally launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate bemoaned what he said was a country in decline and an American dream increasingly out of reach for many during Joe Biden’s presidency.
The state GOP is requiring candidates for the U.S. Senate to raise at least $1 million by the end of March to be eligible for the party’s endorsement at its May state convention.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Majority Leader Tyler August slammed the Senate and Rep. Janel Brandtjen for blocking a bill that would allow clerks to start processing absentee ballots the day before election day.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos vowed Republicans would still win majorities in the Legislature under Gov. Tony Evers’ maps.
Mark Jefferson is stepping down next month after five years as the state GOP’s executive director.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers signed his legislative maps, which were approved by GOP lawmakers, despite concerns from Dems they could be challenged in federal court.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Gov. Tony Evers’ “word and promise are on the line” ahead of tomorrow’s deadline to sign or veto his legislative maps.
First Lady Jill Biden in a Green Bay stop touted efforts to prepare students for careers, adding she wants the rest of the country to look to northeast Wisconsin as an example.
Tony Evers has until Tuesday to act on a bill from the GOP-dominated Legislature drawing new legislative district lines for the 2024 fall elections. The bill has the exact maps the Dem governor had earlier submitted to the state Supreme Court. See a comparison of Evers’ maps with those in place for the 2022 elections, along with a look at incumbents who would be paired in new districts.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ campaign continued to beef up staff in Wisconsin with three new hires, including two staffers who used to work in the state.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin knocked GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for his abortion stance, with Sen. Kelda Roys arguing he’s “another out-of-state multimillionaire trying to climb the political ladder on the backs of Wisconsin women.”
Republican Dan Knodl, who decided against seeking reelection to his Senate district under the new maps, tells WisPolitics he’s considering a run for the Assembly seat of Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who’s facing a criminal investigation for alleged involvement in a campaign finance scheme.
That’s significantly less than the $100,000 each that Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas were eligible to receive under the contracts they signed with the court.
GOP State Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, says there’s no scenario in which he will bring the “Monday processing” bill to a vote before the Senate elections committee ahead of the end of the legislative session. “It is done from my end of things as the chair of the committee,” Knodl said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
The commission this week recommended local district attorneys investigate and charge both, as well as the campaign of Adam Steen, who lost to Vos by 260 votes, eight individuals and the three county Republican parties alleged to be involved.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Ethics Commission allegations of an illegal campaign finance scheme involving a state lawmaker, county parties and the Trump campaign to benefit a pro-Trump candidate challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester; Gov. Tony Evers’ approval of new legislative maps; Planned Parenthood’s petition to the state Supreme Court on abortion, the latest action in the state Legislature, Republican Eric Hovde’s entrance into the U.S. Senate race and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer their take on Gov. Tony Evers’ signing of legislative district maps approved by the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
With new legislative maps now in place, Dem Gov. Tony Evers is signaling he will push the state Supreme Court to take up a case seeking to have the justices draw new congressional lines.
Businesses and residents in a roughly 350-acre area in Downtown Milwaukee are likely to be affected by security measures for the 2024 Republican National Convention, according to a map the U.S. Secret Service released.
The state Dem Party announced the theme for its 2024 state convention will be “Fighting For Our Freedoms.”
GOP Madison businessman Eric Hovde as he formally launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate bemoaned what he said was a country in decline and an American dream increasingly out of reach for many during Joe Biden’s presidency.
The state GOP is requiring candidates for the U.S. Senate to raise at least $1 million by the end of March to be eligible for the party’s endorsement at its May state convention.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Majority Leader Tyler August slammed the Senate and Rep. Janel Brandtjen for blocking a bill that would allow clerks to start processing absentee ballots the day before election day.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos vowed Republicans would still win majorities in the Legislature under Gov. Tony Evers’ maps.
Mark Jefferson is stepping down next month after five years as the state GOP’s executive director.
Dem Gov. Tony Evers signed his legislative maps, which were approved by GOP lawmakers, despite concerns from Dems they could be challenged in federal court.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says Gov. Tony Evers’ “word and promise are on the line” ahead of tomorrow’s deadline to sign or veto his legislative maps.
First Lady Jill Biden in a Green Bay stop touted efforts to prepare students for careers, adding she wants the rest of the country to look to northeast Wisconsin as an example.
Tony Evers has until Tuesday to act on a bill from the GOP-dominated Legislature drawing new legislative district lines for the 2024 fall elections. The bill has the exact maps the Dem governor had earlier submitted to the state Supreme Court. See a comparison of Evers’ maps with those in place for the 2022 elections, along with a look at incumbents who would be paired in new districts.