MILWAUKEE: Three top GOP guv candidates Sunday pledged to support paid family leave with Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban in effect as they avoided attacks on each other, saving their digs for Dem Gov. Tony Evers. State Rep. Tim Ramthun, R-Campbellsport,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans voting to remove guidance allowing clerks to fix mistakes on absentee ballot envelopes, former President Trump’s renewed call for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to decertify the state’s 2020 election results, recent debates and more.
JCRAR Co-chair Sen. Steve Nass says he has asked legislative leaders to file a lawsuit to stop the Wisconsin Elections Commission from continuing to issue guidance to clerks on curing absentee ballot envelopes. The Whitewater Republican told WisPolitics.com in a
Freedom Wisconsin PAC, the group created to support Rebecca Kleefisch’s bid for guv, has now bought $2.3 million on TV opposing GOP rival Tim Michels. Freedom Wisconsin PAC has now spent $2.5 million in its effort to boost the former
Candidates in today’s GOP lieutenant governor debate voiced their support for restrictions on abortion while weighing in on a Trump 2024 bid and suspending the state’s income tax. During today’s Spectrum 1 News debate cosponsored by WisPolitics.com, five of the
The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted along party lines to suspend a Wisconsin Elections Commission rule that would’ve directed clerks on the steps they must take to fix missing or incorrect information on absentee ballot envelopes. Still,
Dems in the race for retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s 3rd CD seat tackled issues from PFAS contamination to abortion rights in a debate, reserving their criticism for Republican opponent Derrick Van Orden. During yesterday’s UW-La Crosse debate cosponsored by
Former state Rep. and GOP AG candidate Adam Jarchow today criticized Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney for reducing criminal marijuana charges to misdemeanors even though the Legislature didn’t pass a bill Jarchow backed to decriminalize certain marijuana charges.
Dems running for lieutenant governor today debated topics from elections to the economy, focusing their ire on Republicans rather than each other. Rep. Sara Rodriguez, of Brookfield, and Hmong Institute CEO Peng Her are vying for Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’
Former President Trump is again pressuring Robin Vos to decertify the 2020 election results, warning the Assembly speaker’s primary opponent will do well if the Rochester Republican “doesn’t move with gusto.” It’s the third time Trump has pressured Vos to
A Dane County judge has rejected Michael Gableman’s request that the judge recuse himself in a lawsuit over records in the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election probe. The Washington, D.C.-based liberal group American Oversight filed the suit against Gableman
Tim Michels’ campaign says it will correct a false claim in a new mail piece that he’s been endorsed by the NRA even though the group hasn’t backed anyone in Wisconsin’s guv race. A Michels spokesman said the error was
The RNC site selection committee has recommended Milwaukee host the 2024 Republican National Convention. The decision still needs full and final RNC approval at its summer meeting in August. But city leaders see it as a major step in winning
Johnson finished June with $3.6 million in his personal campaign account, more than his top four Dem rivals’ cash on hand combined. Johnson reported to the FEC he raised almost $6.2 million through his personal account, including nearly $1.8 million
MILWAUKEE — The Dem candidates for U.S. Senate focused most of their digs on incumbent Ron Johnson during their first debate Sunday, accusing the Oshkosh Republican of standing in the way of priorities such as abortion rights, gun control and
WTMJ-TV’s Charles Benson and Shannon Sims will serve as co-moderators for Sunday’s statewide televised Dem U.S. Senate debate, which is co-sponsored by WisPolitics.com, Marquette University, WTMJ-AM and the Milwaukee Business Journal. NBC’s Chuck Todd, moderator of “Meet the Press,” will
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Speaker Robin Vos rebuffing former President Trump’s latest call to decertify Wisconsin’s 2020 election results, the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s impasse on new guidance following the state Supreme Court banning absentee ballot drop boxes, the latest fundraising figures and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether the Jan. 6 congressional hearings will affect U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s chances for reelection. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
GOP legislative leaders have asked the Republican co-chairs of JCRAR to halt efforts by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to continue allowing clerks to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes. The commission in 2016 unanimously approved telling clerks they
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch’s campaign announced she raised more than $3.6 million in the first half of the year. Kleefisch said the haul was more than other challengers at similar points in past cycles. But it was less than
MILWAUKEE: Three top GOP guv candidates Sunday pledged to support paid family leave with Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban in effect as they avoided attacks on each other, saving their digs for Dem Gov. Tony Evers. State Rep. Tim Ramthun, R-Campbellsport,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans voting to remove guidance allowing clerks to fix mistakes on absentee ballot envelopes, former President Trump’s renewed call for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to decertify the state’s 2020 election results, recent debates and more.
JCRAR Co-chair Sen. Steve Nass says he has asked legislative leaders to file a lawsuit to stop the Wisconsin Elections Commission from continuing to issue guidance to clerks on curing absentee ballot envelopes. The Whitewater Republican told WisPolitics.com in a
Freedom Wisconsin PAC, the group created to support Rebecca Kleefisch’s bid for guv, has now bought $2.3 million on TV opposing GOP rival Tim Michels. Freedom Wisconsin PAC has now spent $2.5 million in its effort to boost the former
Candidates in today’s GOP lieutenant governor debate voiced their support for restrictions on abortion while weighing in on a Trump 2024 bid and suspending the state’s income tax. During today’s Spectrum 1 News debate cosponsored by WisPolitics.com, five of the
The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted along party lines to suspend a Wisconsin Elections Commission rule that would’ve directed clerks on the steps they must take to fix missing or incorrect information on absentee ballot envelopes. Still,
Dems in the race for retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s 3rd CD seat tackled issues from PFAS contamination to abortion rights in a debate, reserving their criticism for Republican opponent Derrick Van Orden. During yesterday’s UW-La Crosse debate cosponsored by
Former state Rep. and GOP AG candidate Adam Jarchow today criticized Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney for reducing criminal marijuana charges to misdemeanors even though the Legislature didn’t pass a bill Jarchow backed to decriminalize certain marijuana charges.
Dems running for lieutenant governor today debated topics from elections to the economy, focusing their ire on Republicans rather than each other. Rep. Sara Rodriguez, of Brookfield, and Hmong Institute CEO Peng Her are vying for Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’
Former President Trump is again pressuring Robin Vos to decertify the 2020 election results, warning the Assembly speaker’s primary opponent will do well if the Rochester Republican “doesn’t move with gusto.” It’s the third time Trump has pressured Vos to
A Dane County judge has rejected Michael Gableman’s request that the judge recuse himself in a lawsuit over records in the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election probe. The Washington, D.C.-based liberal group American Oversight filed the suit against Gableman
Tim Michels’ campaign says it will correct a false claim in a new mail piece that he’s been endorsed by the NRA even though the group hasn’t backed anyone in Wisconsin’s guv race. A Michels spokesman said the error was
The RNC site selection committee has recommended Milwaukee host the 2024 Republican National Convention. The decision still needs full and final RNC approval at its summer meeting in August. But city leaders see it as a major step in winning
Johnson finished June with $3.6 million in his personal campaign account, more than his top four Dem rivals’ cash on hand combined. Johnson reported to the FEC he raised almost $6.2 million through his personal account, including nearly $1.8 million
MILWAUKEE — The Dem candidates for U.S. Senate focused most of their digs on incumbent Ron Johnson during their first debate Sunday, accusing the Oshkosh Republican of standing in the way of priorities such as abortion rights, gun control and
WTMJ-TV’s Charles Benson and Shannon Sims will serve as co-moderators for Sunday’s statewide televised Dem U.S. Senate debate, which is co-sponsored by WisPolitics.com, Marquette University, WTMJ-AM and the Milwaukee Business Journal. NBC’s Chuck Todd, moderator of “Meet the Press,” will
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Speaker Robin Vos rebuffing former President Trump’s latest call to decertify Wisconsin’s 2020 election results, the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s impasse on new guidance following the state Supreme Court banning absentee ballot drop boxes, the latest fundraising figures and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider whether the Jan. 6 congressional hearings will affect U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s chances for reelection. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
GOP legislative leaders have asked the Republican co-chairs of JCRAR to halt efforts by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to continue allowing clerks to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes. The commission in 2016 unanimously approved telling clerks they
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch’s campaign announced she raised more than $3.6 million in the first half of the year. Kleefisch said the haul was more than other challengers at similar points in past cycles. But it was less than