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Former state Rep. Brett Hulsey says he’s considering another bid for public office, but isn’t committing to anything. “I’m happy in private practice,” Hulsey said in an interview. Hulsey is now vice president of environment for SynSel, a developer, owner
Josh Kaul, the only announced Dem candidate for AG next year, says he’s spending the early stages of his campaign meeting people, raising money and drawing a contrast with incumbent Brad Schimel. And he says those differences are stark. “Far
Jefferson County DA Susan Happ, who ran unsuccessfully for AG in 2014, said she’s still considering another bid for that office, as well as guv and lt. guv. Happ has been weighing her options for 2018 and said she hasn’t
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called on state Dem party activists at their state convention Friday to “unify behind a new vision for the future.” Duckworth, D-Ill., emphasized unity among all Americans in her speech, telling the crowd in the last
Secretary of State Doug La Follette today bemoaned what he said is a Dem Party that lately has become “more about money and winning” and lost its way. La Follette urged a return to the party’s core values and principles
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said he was encouraged back in December to think about running for guv, but his answer was no. Since then, however, he’s giving the idea more consideration. “It’s something to think about,” Soglin said about a
Dem Party officials said Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, was allowed to speak at the state convention because he told them he’s not running for guv next year. Mitchell said he’s got no plans for
Some attendees came outside today to flyers attributed to the state GOP on their cars knocking Dem Party chair candidates Martha Laning and Bryan Kennedy. The flyer called Laning and Kennedy “two bad choices for state party chair.” A tag
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called on state Dem party activists to “unify behind a new vision for the future” at the convention tonight. Duckworth, D-Ill., emphasized unity among all Americans in her speech, telling the crowd in the last address of
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, issued a call to her fellow Dems Friday night, saying Wisconsinites needed them to stand up to stop the erosion of their way of life. Baldwin said President Trump promised during the campaign last fall
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti highlighted the importance of Wisconsin nationally to the Dem movement in a speech to party activists tonight, saying they “need to remember we cannot win without Wisconsin.” “The days of us ignoring Wisconsin nationally, I hope, are
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, said she’s been thinking about the directive from some that Dems need to talk the language of the “discontented,” many of whom she said voted for Donald Trump last fall. The best idea for a
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan blasted the “desperate” state Republican party for pushing a “false narrative” about the Dem party’s gubernatorial prospects in the race against Gov. Scott Walker next year. And the Madison Dem told party activists with 17 months before the
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, told party activists those who stopped a white supremacist from attacking two African-American girls on a Portland train proved that “courage and leadership are alive in this country.” He said their courage — two
Sen. Janet Bewley touted a message of togetherness to party activists tonight, as she stressed the strength of the state party following the fall general election last year. The Ashland Dem, who spoke at the convention in place of Senate Majority Leader
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca called on party activists tonight to keep up the energy heading into 2018. “When we Wisconsinites get knocked down, we get up smarter, stronger, ready for the fight to do what’s right,” he said. He credited
Dem Chair Martha Laning, up for re-election tomorrow, got to give activists an early pitch Friday as she delivered an update on the party’s progress to “turn on the off year.” The phrase has been party of Laning’s re-election pitch
Tim Burns told Dem party activists tonight that the “political values of judges matter,” as he affirmed his candidacy as a progressive justice for state Supreme Court. “We cannot get into fair and impartial courts without recognizing a brutal truth:
Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet told Dem activists today the solution to partisan judges on the right is not to elect more partisan judges from the other side. Instead, she argued judges need to be independent. “If we fall into
State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, addressing a Dem state convention being held in his Senate district, told activists Dems believe in letting teachers teach, that health care is a right and that the Wisconsin they know is worth fighting for. He
Former state Rep. Brett Hulsey says he’s considering another bid for public office, but isn’t committing to anything. “I’m happy in private practice,” Hulsey said in an interview. Hulsey is now vice president of environment for SynSel, a developer, owner
Josh Kaul, the only announced Dem candidate for AG next year, says he’s spending the early stages of his campaign meeting people, raising money and drawing a contrast with incumbent Brad Schimel. And he says those differences are stark. “Far
Jefferson County DA Susan Happ, who ran unsuccessfully for AG in 2014, said she’s still considering another bid for that office, as well as guv and lt. guv. Happ has been weighing her options for 2018 and said she hasn’t
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called on state Dem party activists at their state convention Friday to “unify behind a new vision for the future.” Duckworth, D-Ill., emphasized unity among all Americans in her speech, telling the crowd in the last
Secretary of State Doug La Follette today bemoaned what he said is a Dem Party that lately has become “more about money and winning” and lost its way. La Follette urged a return to the party’s core values and principles
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said he was encouraged back in December to think about running for guv, but his answer was no. Since then, however, he’s giving the idea more consideration. “It’s something to think about,” Soglin said about a
Dem Party officials said Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, was allowed to speak at the state convention because he told them he’s not running for guv next year. Mitchell said he’s got no plans for
Some attendees came outside today to flyers attributed to the state GOP on their cars knocking Dem Party chair candidates Martha Laning and Bryan Kennedy. The flyer called Laning and Kennedy “two bad choices for state party chair.” A tag
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called on state Dem party activists to “unify behind a new vision for the future” at the convention tonight. Duckworth, D-Ill., emphasized unity among all Americans in her speech, telling the crowd in the last address of
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, issued a call to her fellow Dems Friday night, saying Wisconsinites needed them to stand up to stop the erosion of their way of life. Baldwin said President Trump promised during the campaign last fall
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti highlighted the importance of Wisconsin nationally to the Dem movement in a speech to party activists tonight, saying they “need to remember we cannot win without Wisconsin.” “The days of us ignoring Wisconsin nationally, I hope, are
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, said she’s been thinking about the directive from some that Dems need to talk the language of the “discontented,” many of whom she said voted for Donald Trump last fall. The best idea for a
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan blasted the “desperate” state Republican party for pushing a “false narrative” about the Dem party’s gubernatorial prospects in the race against Gov. Scott Walker next year. And the Madison Dem told party activists with 17 months before the
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, told party activists those who stopped a white supremacist from attacking two African-American girls on a Portland train proved that “courage and leadership are alive in this country.” He said their courage — two
Sen. Janet Bewley touted a message of togetherness to party activists tonight, as she stressed the strength of the state party following the fall general election last year. The Ashland Dem, who spoke at the convention in place of Senate Majority Leader
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca called on party activists tonight to keep up the energy heading into 2018. “When we Wisconsinites get knocked down, we get up smarter, stronger, ready for the fight to do what’s right,” he said. He credited
Dem Chair Martha Laning, up for re-election tomorrow, got to give activists an early pitch Friday as she delivered an update on the party’s progress to “turn on the off year.” The phrase has been party of Laning’s re-election pitch
Tim Burns told Dem party activists tonight that the “political values of judges matter,” as he affirmed his candidacy as a progressive justice for state Supreme Court. “We cannot get into fair and impartial courts without recognizing a brutal truth:
Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet told Dem activists today the solution to partisan judges on the right is not to elect more partisan judges from the other side. Instead, she argued judges need to be independent. “If we fall into
State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, addressing a Dem state convention being held in his Senate district, told activists Dems believe in letting teachers teach, that health care is a right and that the Wisconsin they know is worth fighting for. He