President Trump, who was scheduled to be in Wisconsin tomorrow for two rallies, has tested positive for COVID-19 and plans to remain at home in the White House while he recovers. Trump first tweeted last night that aide Hope Hicks
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The year 2020 started out precariously for Waterloo-based Trek Bicycle Co. But things turned prosperous for the company in early summer, as many people began buying bikes as a healthy way to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. Yet John Burke,
Wisconsin’s political history is being enriched everyday in this historic election during a pandemic. But it always helps to add some perspective. And the Wisconsin Historical Society’s new page devoted to all things politics is a fascinating virtual trip into
After losing twice before a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit, Republican lawmakers are now asking the full appeals court to hear their arguments in a case that extended the deadline for absentee ballots. They’re also gearing up to take
American Bridge 21st Century in another TV ad features a former Trump voter who flipped to Joe Biden for economic reasons. The ad is part of a two-week $4 million media campaign targeting seniors, veterans and rural voters in Michigan,
A new People’s Action Power TV ad accuses President Trump of “winging it from the hip” and hurting local farmers through his trade policy. The liberal organization’s ad will run on TV, radio and online through the La Crosse/Eau Claire
A federal appeals court says a judge’s decision to delay the deadline for returning Wisconsin absentee ballots can proceed, finding GOP lawmakers and political parties didn’t have standing to challenge the extension. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday
Two of the three justices from the state Supreme Court’s liberal wing asked pointed questions about a complaint brought by a conservative law firm asking for more than 100,000 voters to be removed from the state’s rolls. The remaining five
President Trump will campaign in La Crosse and Green Bay on Saturday. The stops at the La Crosse Regional Airport and Austin Straubel International Airport will be Trump’s sixth campaign swing through Wisconsin in 2020. The campaign also announced Eric
A new NBC News-Marist poll finds Joe Biden up 10 points in Wisconsin with a majority of voters believing the winner of November’s election should fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The poll found 54 percent of likely
A federal appeals court has stayed a judge’s decision delaying the deadline for absentee ballots as it considers a flurry of new filings. On Thursday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the parties to address two issues: whether the
Though the Green Party and Kanye West wanted onto Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how conservative Supreme Court newcomer Brian Hagedorn bucked party politics in a high court decision that could help Joe Biden.
Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court
A new group with conservative links has filed a federal lawsuit against five Wisconsin cities seeking to prevent them from using $6.3 million in grants from a private center to run the fall elections, likening the money to bribery. The
Joe Biden’s campaign is out with a new TV ad in Wisconsin again knocking President Trump’s reported comments that soldiers who die in combat are “suckers” and “losers.” The new spot features a soldier who lost both legs in combat
The latest poll from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center shows Joe Biden with an edge on Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters. The race is largely unchanged among registered voters compared to the last poll in August. But it has
A federal judge announced Wednesday he won’t rule until after the Nov. 3 election on a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s requirement that student IDs include an expiration date to qualify as a valid ID for voting. Judge James Petersen wrote in
The GOP-controlled state Legislature today filed notice it plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling allowing absentee ballots to be counted so long as they’re postmarked by Election Day and received six days later on Nov. 9. The brief filing
President Trump’s reelection team is confident its burgeoning ground game in Wisconsin will be able to “chase down” Republicans skeptical of absentee voting and deliver victory come November. Andrew Iverson, the state director for Trump Victory Wisconsin, told WisPolitics.com the
President Trump, who was scheduled to be in Wisconsin tomorrow for two rallies, has tested positive for COVID-19 and plans to remain at home in the White House while he recovers. Trump first tweeted last night that aide Hope Hicks
… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.
The year 2020 started out precariously for Waterloo-based Trek Bicycle Co. But things turned prosperous for the company in early summer, as many people began buying bikes as a healthy way to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. Yet John Burke,
Wisconsin’s political history is being enriched everyday in this historic election during a pandemic. But it always helps to add some perspective. And the Wisconsin Historical Society’s new page devoted to all things politics is a fascinating virtual trip into
After losing twice before a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit, Republican lawmakers are now asking the full appeals court to hear their arguments in a case that extended the deadline for absentee ballots. They’re also gearing up to take
American Bridge 21st Century in another TV ad features a former Trump voter who flipped to Joe Biden for economic reasons. The ad is part of a two-week $4 million media campaign targeting seniors, veterans and rural voters in Michigan,
A new People’s Action Power TV ad accuses President Trump of “winging it from the hip” and hurting local farmers through his trade policy. The liberal organization’s ad will run on TV, radio and online through the La Crosse/Eau Claire
A federal appeals court says a judge’s decision to delay the deadline for returning Wisconsin absentee ballots can proceed, finding GOP lawmakers and political parties didn’t have standing to challenge the extension. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday
Two of the three justices from the state Supreme Court’s liberal wing asked pointed questions about a complaint brought by a conservative law firm asking for more than 100,000 voters to be removed from the state’s rolls. The remaining five
President Trump will campaign in La Crosse and Green Bay on Saturday. The stops at the La Crosse Regional Airport and Austin Straubel International Airport will be Trump’s sixth campaign swing through Wisconsin in 2020. The campaign also announced Eric
A new NBC News-Marist poll finds Joe Biden up 10 points in Wisconsin with a majority of voters believing the winner of November’s election should fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. The poll found 54 percent of likely
A federal appeals court has stayed a judge’s decision delaying the deadline for absentee ballots as it considers a flurry of new filings. On Thursday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the parties to address two issues: whether the
Though the Green Party and Kanye West wanted onto Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how conservative Supreme Court newcomer Brian Hagedorn bucked party politics in a high court decision that could help Joe Biden.
Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court
A new group with conservative links has filed a federal lawsuit against five Wisconsin cities seeking to prevent them from using $6.3 million in grants from a private center to run the fall elections, likening the money to bribery. The
Joe Biden’s campaign is out with a new TV ad in Wisconsin again knocking President Trump’s reported comments that soldiers who die in combat are “suckers” and “losers.” The new spot features a soldier who lost both legs in combat
The latest poll from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center shows Joe Biden with an edge on Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters. The race is largely unchanged among registered voters compared to the last poll in August. But it has
A federal judge announced Wednesday he won’t rule until after the Nov. 3 election on a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s requirement that student IDs include an expiration date to qualify as a valid ID for voting. Judge James Petersen wrote in
The GOP-controlled state Legislature today filed notice it plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling allowing absentee ballots to be counted so long as they’re postmarked by Election Day and received six days later on Nov. 9. The brief filing
President Trump’s reelection team is confident its burgeoning ground game in Wisconsin will be able to “chase down” Republicans skeptical of absentee voting and deliver victory come November. Andrew Iverson, the state director for Trump Victory Wisconsin, told WisPolitics.com the