The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll and factors affecting the Wisconsin governor and U.S. Senate races. Sponsored by Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette pulled in $88,540 last month, almost twice what he had raised from other donors over the past 13.5 years combined.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission for using a national voter registration form, arguing it violates state law by not asking for information about felony convictions.
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe during a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday said the biggest challenge for the agency in recent years has been combating misinformation. “There’s so much bad information that floats around election administration, and so for us as
Republican lawmakers are circulating a letter to demand the Wisconsin Elections Commission require clerks to remove citizens labeled incompetent under guardianship from the voter rolls and stop them from voting in future elections. But in a letter to lawmakers also shared with WEC, disability rights advocates say the lawmakers are misinterpreting state law regarding guardianship.
Dem state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski announced the creation of a PAC dedicated to mobilizing voters who support abortion rights. Godlewski, who dropped out of the U.S. Senate race in July, said the Women Win Wisconsin PAC will have two purposes.
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes’ post-primary bounce dissipated in the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll as he was neck-and-neck with GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Meanwhile, the guv race continued to be tight.
With fellow GOP U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham introducing a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks, Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, is again saying the issue should be left to the states. Graham, R-South Carolina, in 2021 introduced legislation that sought to
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 4-1 to withdraw its 2016 guidance on the curing of absentee ballot envelopes to comply with a Waukesha County judge’s ruling that only voters can correct deficiencies with their witness addresses.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blamed Gov. Tony Evers’ Parole Commission for rising crime in Milwaukee and said he would make sure there are enough prison cells to keep criminals locked up. Michels during a news conference outside the Milwaukee
Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels announced they will debate Oct. 14 in a televised show organized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association – their only head-to-head meeting ahead of the November election.
Gov. Tony Evers said he’s confident he will win over a good number of independent voters in November, touting the $2 billion in income tax cuts he signed as part of the Republican-written budget.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s plan to distribute $31 million in opioid settlement funds, a judge’s decision to bar election clerks from filling in missing witness information on absentee ballot envelopes, Gov. Tony Evers’ education budget proposal, President Biden’s visit to Milwaukee and more.
H.O.T. Government President Harry Wait pleaded not guilty to two felonies and two misdemeanors after he illegally requested absentee ballots for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason.
Former Wisconsin Justice Daniel Kelly officially announced he is running again for a spot on the bench in a race that will determine the ideological balance of the state Supreme Court. Kelly, a conservative who was appointed to the Supreme
A Waukesha County judge has ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to rescind its 2016 guidance directing clerks to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes, ruling state law only allows voters to fix such errors.
The state Elections Commission approved new guidance for clerks that allows those returning ballots in person for disabled voters to do so without providing any identification.
MILWAUKEE — President Biden on Labor Day urged the country to come together while slamming “MAGA Republicans” for opposing policies he said have strengthened the economy.
Labor union members ahead of the president’s speech at Laborfest in Milwaukee shared a wide range of views on Biden cancelling student loan debt — from emphatic approval to absolute disapproval. Biden recently decided to cancel $10,000 – $20,000 in
Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, predicts President Biden’s approval rating in Wisconsin will jump after his Labor Day appearance in Milwaukee. “What we’ve seen everywhere is when the president comes to town and people hear directly
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll and factors affecting the Wisconsin governor and U.S. Senate races. Sponsored by Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette pulled in $88,540 last month, almost twice what he had raised from other donors over the past 13.5 years combined.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission for using a national voter registration form, arguing it violates state law by not asking for information about felony convictions.
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe during a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday said the biggest challenge for the agency in recent years has been combating misinformation. “There’s so much bad information that floats around election administration, and so for us as
Republican lawmakers are circulating a letter to demand the Wisconsin Elections Commission require clerks to remove citizens labeled incompetent under guardianship from the voter rolls and stop them from voting in future elections. But in a letter to lawmakers also shared with WEC, disability rights advocates say the lawmakers are misinterpreting state law regarding guardianship.
Dem state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski announced the creation of a PAC dedicated to mobilizing voters who support abortion rights. Godlewski, who dropped out of the U.S. Senate race in July, said the Women Win Wisconsin PAC will have two purposes.
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes’ post-primary bounce dissipated in the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll as he was neck-and-neck with GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Meanwhile, the guv race continued to be tight.
With fellow GOP U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham introducing a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks, Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, is again saying the issue should be left to the states. Graham, R-South Carolina, in 2021 introduced legislation that sought to
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 4-1 to withdraw its 2016 guidance on the curing of absentee ballot envelopes to comply with a Waukesha County judge’s ruling that only voters can correct deficiencies with their witness addresses.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blamed Gov. Tony Evers’ Parole Commission for rising crime in Milwaukee and said he would make sure there are enough prison cells to keep criminals locked up. Michels during a news conference outside the Milwaukee
Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels announced they will debate Oct. 14 in a televised show organized by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association – their only head-to-head meeting ahead of the November election.
Gov. Tony Evers said he’s confident he will win over a good number of independent voters in November, touting the $2 billion in income tax cuts he signed as part of the Republican-written budget.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s plan to distribute $31 million in opioid settlement funds, a judge’s decision to bar election clerks from filling in missing witness information on absentee ballot envelopes, Gov. Tony Evers’ education budget proposal, President Biden’s visit to Milwaukee and more.
H.O.T. Government President Harry Wait pleaded not guilty to two felonies and two misdemeanors after he illegally requested absentee ballots for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason.
Former Wisconsin Justice Daniel Kelly officially announced he is running again for a spot on the bench in a race that will determine the ideological balance of the state Supreme Court. Kelly, a conservative who was appointed to the Supreme
A Waukesha County judge has ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to rescind its 2016 guidance directing clerks to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes, ruling state law only allows voters to fix such errors.
The state Elections Commission approved new guidance for clerks that allows those returning ballots in person for disabled voters to do so without providing any identification.
MILWAUKEE — President Biden on Labor Day urged the country to come together while slamming “MAGA Republicans” for opposing policies he said have strengthened the economy.
Labor union members ahead of the president’s speech at Laborfest in Milwaukee shared a wide range of views on Biden cancelling student loan debt — from emphatic approval to absolute disapproval. Biden recently decided to cancel $10,000 – $20,000 in
Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, predicts President Biden’s approval rating in Wisconsin will jump after his Labor Day appearance in Milwaukee. “What we’ve seen everywhere is when the president comes to town and people hear directly