Steven Olikara, who co-founded the Millennial Action Project to bridge the partisan divide, announced today he is forming an exploratory committee to look at running for the U.S. Senate as a Dem. Olikara said he will take the summer for
Senate Elections Committee members today voted along party lines in favor of a pair of bills dealing with absentee ballots. Ahead of votes, lawmakers also voted along party lines to add amendments to each bill. Dem Sens. Jeff Smith, D-Eau
Wisconsin’s House delegation voted along party lines on a bill that would create a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The bill, now in the Senate, would create a special commission to investigate what
The failed lawsuit filed by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell to overturn Wisconsin’s election results was so riddled with errors that it underscores that it was filed in bad faith, an attorney for Gov. Tony Evers argued in a new
A Dem advocacy group today warned a series of election bills slated to receive votes this month would undermine democracy in the state and make it harder for vulnerable residents to vote. Law Forward President Jeff Mandell in a virtual
After Sen. Steve Nass dinged her over the pace at which elections-related bills are moving out of committee, Sen. Kathy Bernier fired back by referring to her GOP colleague as a “career politician.” Republicans have proposed a string of bills
MILWAUKEE — Vice President Kamala Harris pitched the administration’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package as an opportunity to invest in America and realize its potential. Addressing a roundtable at UW-Milwaukee this afternoon, Harris said the federal government’s investment in innovation,
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is accusing the FBI of warning him last summer he may be the target of a Russian disinformation campaign as part of a “complete setup” to later leak information and discredit his probe into allegations against
Two Wisconsin men charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 had their first court appearances today at the Madison federal courthouse. According to the criminal complaint, Brandon Nelson of Dane County and Abram Markofski of La Crosse County,
Building Back Together, a group created to support Joe Biden’s agenda, is launching a multi-million dollar ad campaign in five states to promote the first 100 days of his administration. The group said it will begin airing a 60-second ad
The Elections Commission voted unanimously to begin the process of removing up to nearly 188,000 people from the voter rolls after they failed to cast a ballot in the past four years. During a special virtual meeting yesterday, commissioners approved the new
A Dane County judge voided two contracts GOP legislative leaders signed that put taxpayers on the hook for more than $1 million in legal fees, ruling lawmakers don’t have the authority to retain private counsel for a redistricting suit that
A former Trump campaign attorney today told an Assembly committee the U.S. Constitution allows state legislatures to pass presidential election laws without input from the governor. A Leg Council attorney, however, told the committee all bills Wisconsin lawmakers pass are
Wisconsin has held onto its eight congressional seats, according to new U.S. Census Bureau reapportionment data. The state’s population grew 3.6 percent over the past decade to nearly 5.9 million people. That growth rate exceeded the average for the Midwest
The NRCC is running a new digital ad seeking to tie U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, to controversial comments made by some of his Dem colleagues. Kind is one of five House Dems the National Republican Congressional Committee is
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022, significantly ramped up his fundraising in the first quarter of the year. Johnson reported $545,337 in receipts in an FEC filing as he
More than a third of the nearly $1.1 million Dem Alex Lasry raised for his U.S. Senate bid was from out-of-state donors who gave him the maximum amount, a WisPolitics.com review shows. More than 65 donors have already given Lasry
Dem state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski today announced her bid for the U.S. Senate. Godlewski said she’s “different” than Ron Johnson. She charged the GOP incumbent tried to stop additional COVID aid for those in need, espoused conspiracy theories and defended
The state GOP has recovered about 40 percent of the $2.3 million that hackers stole in the runup to the November election, according to a filing with the FEC. Days before the Nov. 3 election, Chair Andrew Hitt said $2.3
The state Supreme Court ruled today the Elections Commission has no power to remove from the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved, but didn’t respond to a mailer seeking to confirm their address. In the 5-2 ruling, the
Steven Olikara, who co-founded the Millennial Action Project to bridge the partisan divide, announced today he is forming an exploratory committee to look at running for the U.S. Senate as a Dem. Olikara said he will take the summer for
Senate Elections Committee members today voted along party lines in favor of a pair of bills dealing with absentee ballots. Ahead of votes, lawmakers also voted along party lines to add amendments to each bill. Dem Sens. Jeff Smith, D-Eau
Wisconsin’s House delegation voted along party lines on a bill that would create a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The bill, now in the Senate, would create a special commission to investigate what
The failed lawsuit filed by former Trump attorney Sidney Powell to overturn Wisconsin’s election results was so riddled with errors that it underscores that it was filed in bad faith, an attorney for Gov. Tony Evers argued in a new
A Dem advocacy group today warned a series of election bills slated to receive votes this month would undermine democracy in the state and make it harder for vulnerable residents to vote. Law Forward President Jeff Mandell in a virtual
After Sen. Steve Nass dinged her over the pace at which elections-related bills are moving out of committee, Sen. Kathy Bernier fired back by referring to her GOP colleague as a “career politician.” Republicans have proposed a string of bills
MILWAUKEE — Vice President Kamala Harris pitched the administration’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package as an opportunity to invest in America and realize its potential. Addressing a roundtable at UW-Milwaukee this afternoon, Harris said the federal government’s investment in innovation,
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is accusing the FBI of warning him last summer he may be the target of a Russian disinformation campaign as part of a “complete setup” to later leak information and discredit his probe into allegations against
Two Wisconsin men charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 had their first court appearances today at the Madison federal courthouse. According to the criminal complaint, Brandon Nelson of Dane County and Abram Markofski of La Crosse County,
Building Back Together, a group created to support Joe Biden’s agenda, is launching a multi-million dollar ad campaign in five states to promote the first 100 days of his administration. The group said it will begin airing a 60-second ad
The Elections Commission voted unanimously to begin the process of removing up to nearly 188,000 people from the voter rolls after they failed to cast a ballot in the past four years. During a special virtual meeting yesterday, commissioners approved the new
A Dane County judge voided two contracts GOP legislative leaders signed that put taxpayers on the hook for more than $1 million in legal fees, ruling lawmakers don’t have the authority to retain private counsel for a redistricting suit that
A former Trump campaign attorney today told an Assembly committee the U.S. Constitution allows state legislatures to pass presidential election laws without input from the governor. A Leg Council attorney, however, told the committee all bills Wisconsin lawmakers pass are
Wisconsin has held onto its eight congressional seats, according to new U.S. Census Bureau reapportionment data. The state’s population grew 3.6 percent over the past decade to nearly 5.9 million people. That growth rate exceeded the average for the Midwest
The NRCC is running a new digital ad seeking to tie U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, to controversial comments made by some of his Dem colleagues. Kind is one of five House Dems the National Republican Congressional Committee is
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term in 2022, significantly ramped up his fundraising in the first quarter of the year. Johnson reported $545,337 in receipts in an FEC filing as he
More than a third of the nearly $1.1 million Dem Alex Lasry raised for his U.S. Senate bid was from out-of-state donors who gave him the maximum amount, a WisPolitics.com review shows. More than 65 donors have already given Lasry
Dem state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski today announced her bid for the U.S. Senate. Godlewski said she’s “different” than Ron Johnson. She charged the GOP incumbent tried to stop additional COVID aid for those in need, espoused conspiracy theories and defended
The state GOP has recovered about 40 percent of the $2.3 million that hackers stole in the runup to the November election, according to a filing with the FEC. Days before the Nov. 3 election, Chair Andrew Hitt said $2.3
The state Supreme Court ruled today the Elections Commission has no power to remove from the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved, but didn’t respond to a mailer seeking to confirm their address. In the 5-2 ruling, the