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President Trump today promised to help rebuild Kenosha, saying the city was “ravaged by anti-police and anti-American riots” after police shot a Black man in the back seven times. During a roundtable in Kenosha, the president praised the law enforcement
Entertainer Kanye West on Friday sued to force his way onto Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after the state Elections Commission ruled he turned in his nomination papers late. As it was when the commission rejected West’s nomination papers, the key issue
The state Elections Commission voted 5-1 Thursday to deny entertainer Kanye West a spot on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot this November, ruling he turned in his nomination papers late. The commission also denied presidential ballot access to the Green Party’s ticket
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said “every issue is a woman’s issue” and that Joe Biden would make sure to prioritize women’s issues if he were to win the White House this November. “I want to reiterate that for Joe Biden,
The November election presents a choice between “whether America remains America” or falls to socialism, Vice President Mike Pence said during a stop in southeastern Wisconsin. In a 36-minute speech delivered from the Tankcraft Corp. in Darien, Pence regularly knocked
Elections Commission staff is recommending entertainer Kanye West be denied access to Wisconsin’s presidential ballot this fall, ruling his campaign failed to turn in his nomination papers by the state’s deadline. The six-member commission will rule on the recommendation Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, is launching the first two TV ads of his reelection bid, including one that urges people to wear a face covering to beat COVID-19. The campaign declined to provide details of the buy. But
OSHKOSH –President Donald Trump on Monday called Joe Biden a “trojan horse” for the left and said his Dem rival would enable socialists to wreak havoc across the country. While portraying the election as a fight for the future of
Wisconsin is in the spotlight this week with the Dems kicking off their national convention and President Trump and Vice President Pence coming to the state. While Wisconsin’s Dem delegates aren’t traveling to Milwaukee for the convention, they will still
Freshman state Rep. Marisabel Cabrera, D-Milwaukee, beat back a primary challenge Tuesday. Meanwhile, three Dems in open deep blue seats all but guaranteed they’ll join the Assembly after the fall election. Cabrera won 62.3 percent of the vote over Christian
Four of five closely watched GOP primaries for open Republican seats turned into romps. The exception was the 29th AD, where Menomonie chiropractor Clint Moses eked out a win against fellow GOP candidates Neil Kline, who worked as an aide
Madison Ald. Samba Baldeh and restaurant owner Francesca Hong won the Dem nominations Tuesday for two open Assembly seats, making them the heavy favorites to join the chamber after the November election. Meanwhile, Dem Reps. Lisa Subeck, of Madison, and
Former DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff is set to square off against former Republican Sen. Dan Kapanke after emerging from a three-way race for the Dem nomination in the 32nd SD. The Associated Press called the race just before 10:30 p.m
State Reps. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, and Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan, both cruised in through their primaries in their quests to jump from the Assembly to the state Senate. Sargent declared victory over Monona Grove School Board President Andrew McKinney just after
Green Bay School Board member Kristina Shelton on Tuesday convincingly beat freshman Rep. Staush Gruszynski, who was kicked out of the Assembly Dem caucus after he sexually harassed a Capitol staffer at a Madison bar. Unofficial returns posted at the
Kelda Roys and Julian Bradley appear to be in the driver’s seats to claim heavily partisan state Senate districts this fall. Roys, a former Assembly lawmaker and Dem gubernatorial candidate, appears set to replace Fred Risser in the Madison-based 26th
Republican State Assembly incumbents Adam Neylon, John Nygren, Ken Skowronski, and Robert Brooks easily fended off primary challenges in Tuesday’s partisan primary. The four incumbents, who represent the 98th, 89th, 80th, and 60th assembly districts respectively, were all heavy favorites
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind will meet Republican Derrick Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL, in the general election for western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD this fall. Kind, who was first elected to the House in 1996, took 81 percent of
State Sen. LaTonya Johnson told WisPolitics.com she is declaring victory in the race to retain her seat against Michelle Bryant, fellow Milwaukee Dem state Sen. Lena Taylor’s chief of staff. With all precincts reporting, Johnson won 80.4 percent of the
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, declared victory Tuesday night in the GOP primary for the 5th CD, rolling to a win over businessman Cliff DeTemple. The win makes Fitzgerald the heavy favorite to succeed longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner,
President Trump today promised to help rebuild Kenosha, saying the city was “ravaged by anti-police and anti-American riots” after police shot a Black man in the back seven times. During a roundtable in Kenosha, the president praised the law enforcement
Entertainer Kanye West on Friday sued to force his way onto Wisconsin’s presidential ballot after the state Elections Commission ruled he turned in his nomination papers late. As it was when the commission rejected West’s nomination papers, the key issue
The state Elections Commission voted 5-1 Thursday to deny entertainer Kanye West a spot on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot this November, ruling he turned in his nomination papers late. The commission also denied presidential ballot access to the Green Party’s ticket
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said “every issue is a woman’s issue” and that Joe Biden would make sure to prioritize women’s issues if he were to win the White House this November. “I want to reiterate that for Joe Biden,
The November election presents a choice between “whether America remains America” or falls to socialism, Vice President Mike Pence said during a stop in southeastern Wisconsin. In a 36-minute speech delivered from the Tankcraft Corp. in Darien, Pence regularly knocked
Elections Commission staff is recommending entertainer Kanye West be denied access to Wisconsin’s presidential ballot this fall, ruling his campaign failed to turn in his nomination papers by the state’s deadline. The six-member commission will rule on the recommendation Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, is launching the first two TV ads of his reelection bid, including one that urges people to wear a face covering to beat COVID-19. The campaign declined to provide details of the buy. But
OSHKOSH –President Donald Trump on Monday called Joe Biden a “trojan horse” for the left and said his Dem rival would enable socialists to wreak havoc across the country. While portraying the election as a fight for the future of
Wisconsin is in the spotlight this week with the Dems kicking off their national convention and President Trump and Vice President Pence coming to the state. While Wisconsin’s Dem delegates aren’t traveling to Milwaukee for the convention, they will still
Freshman state Rep. Marisabel Cabrera, D-Milwaukee, beat back a primary challenge Tuesday. Meanwhile, three Dems in open deep blue seats all but guaranteed they’ll join the Assembly after the fall election. Cabrera won 62.3 percent of the vote over Christian
Four of five closely watched GOP primaries for open Republican seats turned into romps. The exception was the 29th AD, where Menomonie chiropractor Clint Moses eked out a win against fellow GOP candidates Neil Kline, who worked as an aide
Madison Ald. Samba Baldeh and restaurant owner Francesca Hong won the Dem nominations Tuesday for two open Assembly seats, making them the heavy favorites to join the chamber after the November election. Meanwhile, Dem Reps. Lisa Subeck, of Madison, and
Former DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff is set to square off against former Republican Sen. Dan Kapanke after emerging from a three-way race for the Dem nomination in the 32nd SD. The Associated Press called the race just before 10:30 p.m
State Reps. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, and Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan, both cruised in through their primaries in their quests to jump from the Assembly to the state Senate. Sargent declared victory over Monona Grove School Board President Andrew McKinney just after
Green Bay School Board member Kristina Shelton on Tuesday convincingly beat freshman Rep. Staush Gruszynski, who was kicked out of the Assembly Dem caucus after he sexually harassed a Capitol staffer at a Madison bar. Unofficial returns posted at the
Kelda Roys and Julian Bradley appear to be in the driver’s seats to claim heavily partisan state Senate districts this fall. Roys, a former Assembly lawmaker and Dem gubernatorial candidate, appears set to replace Fred Risser in the Madison-based 26th
Republican State Assembly incumbents Adam Neylon, John Nygren, Ken Skowronski, and Robert Brooks easily fended off primary challenges in Tuesday’s partisan primary. The four incumbents, who represent the 98th, 89th, 80th, and 60th assembly districts respectively, were all heavy favorites
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind will meet Republican Derrick Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL, in the general election for western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD this fall. Kind, who was first elected to the House in 1996, took 81 percent of
State Sen. LaTonya Johnson told WisPolitics.com she is declaring victory in the race to retain her seat against Michelle Bryant, fellow Milwaukee Dem state Sen. Lena Taylor’s chief of staff. With all precincts reporting, Johnson won 80.4 percent of the
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, declared victory Tuesday night in the GOP primary for the 5th CD, rolling to a win over businessman Cliff DeTemple. The win makes Fitzgerald the heavy favorite to succeed longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner,