Trump skipping Milwaukee debate
Monday, Aug 21, 2023
Former President Trump posted on Truth Social that he won’t be doing “the debates.”
Former President Trump posted on Truth Social that he won’t be doing “the debates.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss continued rancor on the state Supreme Court, a planned Senate hearing on the state’s top election official, the upcoming GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee and more.
The Aug. 23 GOP presidential debate is a big event, but it is not the first such debate in Wisconsin. Illinois also has a history of hosting such events.
A Senate committee has set an Aug. 29 confirmation hearing for Meagan Wolfe amid a dispute over whether the state’s top elections official has been reappointed to the job.
Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley is ripping the new liberal-controlled state Supreme Court for considering two suits that seek to reverse legislative maps put in place by the conservative court last year, writing it “showcases that justice is now for sale in Wisconsin.”
The state Elections Commission decided against voting whether to expressly authorize agency Administrator Meagan Wolfe to testify before the state Senate amid a dispute over whether she’s been renominated to the post.
Wisconsin is mentioned prominently in the indictment Georgia prosecutors filed against former President Trump and 18 associates, including references to current state GOP Chair Brian Schimming.
The group Defending Democracy Together is launching 10 billboards in Milwaukee ahead of next week’s GOP presidential debate as it urges Republicans to support Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia.
President Joe Biden in a Milwaukee visit credited his economic policies for bringing manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and setting the table for another decade of federal infrastructure investments.
President Biden will use today’s visit to Milwaukee to tout what the White House calls a “manufacturing boom” nearly one year after he signed the Inflation Reduction Act.
A Dane County judge has rejected a request from GOP lawmakers to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn Elections Commission guidance on what constitutes a complete address from a witness who signs an absentee ballot envelope.
Racine County Emergency Management Coordinator Lorenzo Santos is now the second Dem challenger to U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil in southeastern Wisconsin next year.
President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee tomorrow–a week ahead of the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee– to tout what his administration has coined ‘Bidenomics.’
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers calling a special session of the Legislature on a $1 billion workforce development plan, tension on the state Supreme Court, the latest on a proposal to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium maintenance and more.
A Dane County judge has rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit seeking $2.4 million in damages from a dozen people who participated in an effort to falsely cast Wisconsin’s 2020 electoral votes for Donald Trump.
Dem nonprofit owner Rebecca Cooke announced she has raised more than $200,000 over the first four weeks of her campaign to unseat 3rd CD U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
Former Gov. Scott Walker said he believes Donald Trump will attend the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee later this month because he just can’t resist a fight and the attention.
Republicans are seeking to intervene in a Dem lawsuit that aims to legalize drop boxes and make other changes to voting absentee.
A second redistricting suit has been filed with the state Supreme Court by Dem voters who were unsuccessful in getting the justices to pick their proposed maps when they imposed new lines in 2022.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil is urging Donald Trump to attend the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee later this month, adding the new indictment targeting Trump “will play out in the courts.”
Former President Trump posted on Truth Social that he won’t be doing “the debates.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss continued rancor on the state Supreme Court, a planned Senate hearing on the state’s top election official, the upcoming GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee and more.
The Aug. 23 GOP presidential debate is a big event, but it is not the first such debate in Wisconsin. Illinois also has a history of hosting such events.
A Senate committee has set an Aug. 29 confirmation hearing for Meagan Wolfe amid a dispute over whether the state’s top elections official has been reappointed to the job.
Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley is ripping the new liberal-controlled state Supreme Court for considering two suits that seek to reverse legislative maps put in place by the conservative court last year, writing it “showcases that justice is now for sale in Wisconsin.”
The state Elections Commission decided against voting whether to expressly authorize agency Administrator Meagan Wolfe to testify before the state Senate amid a dispute over whether she’s been renominated to the post.
Wisconsin is mentioned prominently in the indictment Georgia prosecutors filed against former President Trump and 18 associates, including references to current state GOP Chair Brian Schimming.
The group Defending Democracy Together is launching 10 billboards in Milwaukee ahead of next week’s GOP presidential debate as it urges Republicans to support Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia.
President Joe Biden in a Milwaukee visit credited his economic policies for bringing manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and setting the table for another decade of federal infrastructure investments.
President Biden will use today’s visit to Milwaukee to tout what the White House calls a “manufacturing boom” nearly one year after he signed the Inflation Reduction Act.
A Dane County judge has rejected a request from GOP lawmakers to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn Elections Commission guidance on what constitutes a complete address from a witness who signs an absentee ballot envelope.
Racine County Emergency Management Coordinator Lorenzo Santos is now the second Dem challenger to U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil in southeastern Wisconsin next year.
President Joe Biden will visit Milwaukee tomorrow–a week ahead of the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee– to tout what his administration has coined ‘Bidenomics.’
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers calling a special session of the Legislature on a $1 billion workforce development plan, tension on the state Supreme Court, the latest on a proposal to fund Milwaukee Brewers stadium maintenance and more.
A Dane County judge has rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit seeking $2.4 million in damages from a dozen people who participated in an effort to falsely cast Wisconsin’s 2020 electoral votes for Donald Trump.
Dem nonprofit owner Rebecca Cooke announced she has raised more than $200,000 over the first four weeks of her campaign to unseat 3rd CD U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
Former Gov. Scott Walker said he believes Donald Trump will attend the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee later this month because he just can’t resist a fight and the attention.
Republicans are seeking to intervene in a Dem lawsuit that aims to legalize drop boxes and make other changes to voting absentee.
A second redistricting suit has been filed with the state Supreme Court by Dem voters who were unsuccessful in getting the justices to pick their proposed maps when they imposed new lines in 2022.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil is urging Donald Trump to attend the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee later this month, adding the new indictment targeting Trump “will play out in the courts.”