Joe Biden will formally accept the Dem presidential nomination in Milwaukee despite a potentially scaled-back convention over COVID-19 concerns. Biden camp spokesman Bill Russo in a statement confirmed the former VP will take the nomination in the city, but he
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign today announced its first TV buy of the general election, a $15 million, five-week effort targeting Wisconsin and five other states. The effort also includes a digital, radio and print component with the TV ads running
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously to approve sending an absentee ballot application to some 2.7 million voters, pending a handful of changes to the language in the documents. The commission yesterday also deadlocked along partisan lines on a request
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday unanimously backed a proposal to send roughly 2.7 million voters an absentee ballot application. Staffers anticipate just 1 percent of recipients will respond to the mailing, which will cost around $2.3 million. But staff
The state Elections Commission is punting on a proposal that would mail some registered voters an absentee ballot request. That’s one of three proposals to spend dollars allocated by a federal coronavirus relief for election-related expenses that the commission pushed
Presumptive Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden today slammed President Trump’s response to COVID-19, saying it has been marked by “denials, delays, distraction, and bald-faced lies.” Biden did a virtual round table this morning with La Crosse-area participants and a rally
Of the 43 people the Elections Commission referred to local DAs for prosecution on possible double voting in November 2018, 26 were suspected of casting ballots in Illinois as well as Wisconsin, according to records reviewed by WisPolitics.com. The cases
GOP state Sen. Dave Craig, of Big Bend, announced today he won’t seek reelection this fall, saying he and his family “need a break from public life.” Craig, a former aide to U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and a real estate
State officials are still unsure why some 1,600 absentee ballots from voters in the Fox Valley ended up in a Milwaukee postal sorting facility or why some Oshkosh voters — including the Assembly minority leader — never received the ballots
Dem state Sen. Jennifer Shilling, who announced this spring she wouldn’t seek reelection and then stepped down as the Senate minority leader, is resigning from her seat effective today to explore career opportunities. Shilling, D-La Crosse, said she submitted her
Fresh off his victory in the 7th CD, GOP state Sen. Tom Tiffany pledged Tuesday to work with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to get the country back on the right track. Speaking to supporters via Facebook Live, Tiffany said
Voters’ views of how Gov. Tony Evers and President Trump are handling COVID-19 have slipped over the last month, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Still, nearly two-thirds of voters back Evers’ response to the pandemic, while
City clerks in northern Wisconsin’s sprawling 7th CD say today’s special election so far is running smoothly. State Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, faces Dem opponent and Wausau School Board President Tricia Zunker in today’s election. Some clerks in the sampling
The polls are open in northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD in a special election to fill the seat left vacant in September by the resignation of former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy. State Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, faces Dem opponent and
Dem Tricia Zunker edged GOP rival Tom Tiffany in fundraising during the final reporting period ahead of their May 12 special election for northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD. Still, Tiffany, a GOP state senator from Minocqua, has outraised Zunker, a Ho-Chunk
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is moving its state convention to an all-virtual format. The party had already announced plans to scale back the two-day event to just June 12. Now, it has decided to forgo any in-person activities amid
Meeting by videoconference, Senate Dems today unanimously elevated Janet Bewley, of Mason, to minority leader. Bewley, who had been the assistant minority leader since 2017, replaces Sen. Jennifer Shilling. The La Crosse Dem stepped down as minority leader today because
Dem state Sen. Jennifer Shilling, having announced she won’t seek reelection this fall, will step down from her position as Senate minority leader Friday. Shilling said she will serve out the remainder of her term representing the La Crosse area.
7th CD Dem candidate Tricia Zunker today released her first TV ad of the general election, calling GOP rival Tom Tiffany bad for our health and economy. Zunker’s campaign didn’t release details on where the ad was running or how
The state Elections Commission voted unanimously Saturday to move toward adding intelligent barcodes to absentee ballots so they can be better tracked in future elections after a record number were cast this spring. Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said the move
Joe Biden will formally accept the Dem presidential nomination in Milwaukee despite a potentially scaled-back convention over COVID-19 concerns. Biden camp spokesman Bill Russo in a statement confirmed the former VP will take the nomination in the city, but he
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign today announced its first TV buy of the general election, a $15 million, five-week effort targeting Wisconsin and five other states. The effort also includes a digital, radio and print component with the TV ads running
The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted unanimously to approve sending an absentee ballot application to some 2.7 million voters, pending a handful of changes to the language in the documents. The commission yesterday also deadlocked along partisan lines on a request
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday unanimously backed a proposal to send roughly 2.7 million voters an absentee ballot application. Staffers anticipate just 1 percent of recipients will respond to the mailing, which will cost around $2.3 million. But staff
The state Elections Commission is punting on a proposal that would mail some registered voters an absentee ballot request. That’s one of three proposals to spend dollars allocated by a federal coronavirus relief for election-related expenses that the commission pushed
Presumptive Dem presidential nominee Joe Biden today slammed President Trump’s response to COVID-19, saying it has been marked by “denials, delays, distraction, and bald-faced lies.” Biden did a virtual round table this morning with La Crosse-area participants and a rally
Of the 43 people the Elections Commission referred to local DAs for prosecution on possible double voting in November 2018, 26 were suspected of casting ballots in Illinois as well as Wisconsin, according to records reviewed by WisPolitics.com. The cases
GOP state Sen. Dave Craig, of Big Bend, announced today he won’t seek reelection this fall, saying he and his family “need a break from public life.” Craig, a former aide to U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and a real estate
State officials are still unsure why some 1,600 absentee ballots from voters in the Fox Valley ended up in a Milwaukee postal sorting facility or why some Oshkosh voters — including the Assembly minority leader — never received the ballots
Dem state Sen. Jennifer Shilling, who announced this spring she wouldn’t seek reelection and then stepped down as the Senate minority leader, is resigning from her seat effective today to explore career opportunities. Shilling, D-La Crosse, said she submitted her
Fresh off his victory in the 7th CD, GOP state Sen. Tom Tiffany pledged Tuesday to work with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to get the country back on the right track. Speaking to supporters via Facebook Live, Tiffany said
Voters’ views of how Gov. Tony Evers and President Trump are handling COVID-19 have slipped over the last month, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Still, nearly two-thirds of voters back Evers’ response to the pandemic, while
City clerks in northern Wisconsin’s sprawling 7th CD say today’s special election so far is running smoothly. State Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, faces Dem opponent and Wausau School Board President Tricia Zunker in today’s election. Some clerks in the sampling
The polls are open in northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD in a special election to fill the seat left vacant in September by the resignation of former GOP U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy. State Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, faces Dem opponent and
Dem Tricia Zunker edged GOP rival Tom Tiffany in fundraising during the final reporting period ahead of their May 12 special election for northern Wisconsin’s 7th CD. Still, Tiffany, a GOP state senator from Minocqua, has outraised Zunker, a Ho-Chunk
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is moving its state convention to an all-virtual format. The party had already announced plans to scale back the two-day event to just June 12. Now, it has decided to forgo any in-person activities amid
Meeting by videoconference, Senate Dems today unanimously elevated Janet Bewley, of Mason, to minority leader. Bewley, who had been the assistant minority leader since 2017, replaces Sen. Jennifer Shilling. The La Crosse Dem stepped down as minority leader today because
Dem state Sen. Jennifer Shilling, having announced she won’t seek reelection this fall, will step down from her position as Senate minority leader Friday. Shilling said she will serve out the remainder of her term representing the La Crosse area.
7th CD Dem candidate Tricia Zunker today released her first TV ad of the general election, calling GOP rival Tom Tiffany bad for our health and economy. Zunker’s campaign didn’t release details on where the ad was running or how
The state Elections Commission voted unanimously Saturday to move toward adding intelligent barcodes to absentee ballots so they can be better tracked in future elections after a record number were cast this spring. Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said the move