Two Dem-aligned groups announced they are boosting their TV buys in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race by more than $6.8 million. Senate Majority PAC had previously announced a $12 million commitment to the state. It is now adding $3.4 million to
Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will be in Milwaukee on Saturday, headlining an event meant to mobilize Republican voters ahead of the midterms. “It absolutely underscores that Wisconsin is a pivotal battleground,” Cruz said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Michael Gableman being found in contempt in an open records case related to the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation, GOP “election integrity” events in Wisconsin, the debate over gun regulations in the state in response to recent mass shootings and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate whether the race for Wisconsin secretary of state may offer a path for pro-Trump Republicans to disrupt election administration. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A Dane County judge is fining Michael Gableman’s office $2,000 a day — the maximum allowed — for a “pattern of intentional disobedience” in defying to fully comply with an open records request. Judge Frank Remington also referred Gableman to
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes released a plan to provide a middle class tax cut, slamming U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for backing tax cuts he says benefited wealthy people like the Oshkosh Republican. The Dem U.S. Senate candidate’s plan states Barnes
GOP candidate Tim Michels is calling for banning former legislators and administration officials from lobbying for two years after they leave their job. The proposal comes within days of two lawmakers who had announced they won’t seek reelection this fall resigning
Dems who challenged the nomination papers of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels won’t go to court after the Elections Commission shot down their claims. Attorney Jeff Mandell, who argued for the complaint during Friday’s Elections Commission meeting, tweeted this morning
The state Elections Commission elected attorney Don Millis as its next chair, defeating Republican Bob Spindell in a vote where only Spindell voted against Millis. Millis in a speech ahead of the vote said his decades-long experience in politics give
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Elections Commission’s decision to reject a Dem challenge to GOP guv candidate Tim Michels’ nomination papers, the resignation of Parole Commission Chair John Tate II and a Dane County judge finding former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman in contempt in an open records case related to his 2020 election investigation.
The state Elections Commission today swept aside issues with Tim Michels’ nomination papers, finding they didn’t rise to the level of justifying the GOP guv hopeful’s removal from the ballot. Dems had challenged the construction exec’s papers because some listed
A Dane County judge today held Michael Gableman in contempt for failing to comply with the court’s January order to release records related to the 2020 election review led by the former state Supreme Court justice. Gableman during today’s combative
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at big early spending on ads in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race and whether it will move undecided voters. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
WTMJ-TV announced qualifying candidates in the Dem U.S. Senate and GOP gubernatorial primaries have committed to televised summer debates. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee station announced NBC News Political Director and “Meet the Press”‘ host Chuck Todd will help moderate the Dem
The NRCC has reserved just more than $2 million in ads for this fall, the latest spending commitment in western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD. The seat, held by retiring Dem Ron Kind, of La Crosse, since 1997, is rated among the
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has appointed attorney Don Millis to the Elections Commission to replace former GOP state Rep. Dean Knudson on the body. Knudson announced his resignation last month, saying he was no longer an effective representative for Republicans
Tim Michels’ campaign says the construction exec would address any holdings that could provide a conflict of interest if he’s elected guv after WisPolitics.com identified ownership of a half-dozen stocks with companies that have contracts with the state. The holdings
Tim Michels’ campaign is arguing signatures should be counted regardless of whether his nomination papers listed the village in which he lives or the municipality he uses as his mailing address. Dems filed a challenge to hundreds of Michels’ signatures
Michael Best Strategies, Spectrum News 1, UW-Milwaukee and WisPolitics.com announced today they are partnering to sponsor the only statewide televised primary debates in Wisconsin’s races for lieutenant governor. The hourlong debate featuring Dem candidates will start at 1 p.m. on
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to keep U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany off the ballot this fall, ruling it was procedurally improper. Ten plaintiffs accused the three Republicans of participating
Two Dem-aligned groups announced they are boosting their TV buys in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race by more than $6.8 million. Senate Majority PAC had previously announced a $12 million commitment to the state. It is now adding $3.4 million to
Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will be in Milwaukee on Saturday, headlining an event meant to mobilize Republican voters ahead of the midterms. “It absolutely underscores that Wisconsin is a pivotal battleground,” Cruz said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Michael Gableman being found in contempt in an open records case related to the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation, GOP “election integrity” events in Wisconsin, the debate over gun regulations in the state in response to recent mass shootings and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate whether the race for Wisconsin secretary of state may offer a path for pro-Trump Republicans to disrupt election administration. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A Dane County judge is fining Michael Gableman’s office $2,000 a day — the maximum allowed — for a “pattern of intentional disobedience” in defying to fully comply with an open records request. Judge Frank Remington also referred Gableman to
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes released a plan to provide a middle class tax cut, slamming U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for backing tax cuts he says benefited wealthy people like the Oshkosh Republican. The Dem U.S. Senate candidate’s plan states Barnes
GOP candidate Tim Michels is calling for banning former legislators and administration officials from lobbying for two years after they leave their job. The proposal comes within days of two lawmakers who had announced they won’t seek reelection this fall resigning
Dems who challenged the nomination papers of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels won’t go to court after the Elections Commission shot down their claims. Attorney Jeff Mandell, who argued for the complaint during Friday’s Elections Commission meeting, tweeted this morning
The state Elections Commission elected attorney Don Millis as its next chair, defeating Republican Bob Spindell in a vote where only Spindell voted against Millis. Millis in a speech ahead of the vote said his decades-long experience in politics give
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Elections Commission’s decision to reject a Dem challenge to GOP guv candidate Tim Michels’ nomination papers, the resignation of Parole Commission Chair John Tate II and a Dane County judge finding former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman in contempt in an open records case related to his 2020 election investigation.
The state Elections Commission today swept aside issues with Tim Michels’ nomination papers, finding they didn’t rise to the level of justifying the GOP guv hopeful’s removal from the ballot. Dems had challenged the construction exec’s papers because some listed
A Dane County judge today held Michael Gableman in contempt for failing to comply with the court’s January order to release records related to the 2020 election review led by the former state Supreme Court justice. Gableman during today’s combative
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at big early spending on ads in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race and whether it will move undecided voters. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
WTMJ-TV announced qualifying candidates in the Dem U.S. Senate and GOP gubernatorial primaries have committed to televised summer debates. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee station announced NBC News Political Director and “Meet the Press”‘ host Chuck Todd will help moderate the Dem
The NRCC has reserved just more than $2 million in ads for this fall, the latest spending commitment in western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD. The seat, held by retiring Dem Ron Kind, of La Crosse, since 1997, is rated among the
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has appointed attorney Don Millis to the Elections Commission to replace former GOP state Rep. Dean Knudson on the body. Knudson announced his resignation last month, saying he was no longer an effective representative for Republicans
Tim Michels’ campaign says the construction exec would address any holdings that could provide a conflict of interest if he’s elected guv after WisPolitics.com identified ownership of a half-dozen stocks with companies that have contracts with the state. The holdings
Tim Michels’ campaign is arguing signatures should be counted regardless of whether his nomination papers listed the village in which he lives or the municipality he uses as his mailing address. Dems filed a challenge to hundreds of Michels’ signatures
Michael Best Strategies, Spectrum News 1, UW-Milwaukee and WisPolitics.com announced today they are partnering to sponsor the only statewide televised primary debates in Wisconsin’s races for lieutenant governor. The hourlong debate featuring Dem candidates will start at 1 p.m. on
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to keep U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and U.S. Reps. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Tiffany off the ballot this fall, ruling it was procedurally improper. Ten plaintiffs accused the three Republicans of participating