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Brad Courtney, who had agreed to continue on as state GOP chair on an interim basis while the party assessed what went wrong in 2018, is resigning effective today. Courtney sent the state party’s Executive Committee and county chairs letters
Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer introduces herself as a “mom with a 30-year legal career serving the people of Wisconsin” in her first TV ad of the race. Her campaign said the ad is a six-figure buy that will begin
The Wisconsin Realtors Association has withdrawn its endorsement of Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagendorn due to disclosures of his “past statements and actions.” The group, a frequent player in state campaigns that typically backs Republican and conservative candidates, gave Hagedorn
In his first TV ad of the campaign, Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn talks about adopting a girl addicted to opiates who his wife says “had to struggle through withdrawal in my arms.” His campaign said the initial buy is
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke on Friday called President Trump’s speech in El Paso, Texas, a “defining moment” for his community, saying that the president came to “one of the safest cities in the United States of America.” O’Rourke told
Gov. Tony Evers this morning called a special election for April 30 to fill the Assembly seat Dem Peter Barca left to join the guv’s administration as Revenue secretary. Evers’ executive order also means the expected primary for the strongly
Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn outraised Lisa Neubauer in the most recent reporting period, but his fellow appeals court judge had more cash in the bank. Cover sheets from their campaigns show the conservative Hagedorn raised $236,616 between Jan. 1 and
Fresh off Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s convincing re-election bid and Dems sweeping the state’s constitutional offices for the first time in three decades, state Chair Martha Laning announced today she will not seek re-election at the party’s convention in June. Laning,
Tony Evers began his first month in office with a plurality of voters giving him good marks, but a large swath expressing no opinion of the new guv, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Thirty-nine percent of
Scott Walker raised $9 million more in 2018 than victorious Dem Tony Evers, according to their latest campaign finance filings. Evers raised nearly $10.6 million last year, finishing 2018 with $345,485 in the bank. He also spent $10.3 million in
Gov. Tony Evers raised nearly $10.6 million in 2018 and finished the year with $345,485 in the bank, according to his latest campaign finance report. The filing shows Evers raised more than $2 million after Oct. 23 and spent $3.4
Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer raised more than $325,000 during the second half of 2018, edging conservative rival Brian Hagedorn. Her last report showed $358,288 in receipts over a 10-day period in late June, though that included a $250,000 personal loan. Neubauer’s
Republican Brad Schimel says he won’t be requesting a recount in the AG race after the county canvasses showed him falling to Dem rival Josh Kaul by 17,190 votes. That gap, Schimel said in a statement this morning, “is definitive,”
Republican Brad Schimel is taking the weekend to decide if he wants to request a recount in the AG race after a final vote count shows Dem Josh Kaul leading by 17,190 votes, according to the final canvass by Wisconsin
Republican Matt Adamczyk has officially conceded in the 14th AD race, nearly a week after Dem Robyn Vining declared victory for the seat. Adamczyk in a statement this evening said he also won’t be requesting a recount in the race
Assembly Dems have re-elected Gordon Hintz as minority leader after the caucus gained one seat in the midterm elections. The Oshkosh Dem ran for the post unopposed. But a motion to re-elect him unanimously was shot down following Rep. Christine
Assembly Republicans today unanimously voted to keep Robin Vos, R-Rochester, as speaker as the chamber prepares to come back next session with a 63-36 majority. Members also unanimously supported Tyler August, of Lake Geneva, as speaker pro tempore; Jim Steineke,
Maggie Gau, who served as Tony Evers’ campaign manager for his successful guv bid and previously worked as a legislative aide in the state Capitol, will become his chief of staff. Meanwhile, JoAnne Anton, who formerly worked as U.S. Sen.
Senate Republicans today elected their leadership for the upcoming session, keeping Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, of Juneau, and President Roger Roth, of Appleton, in their posts. The caucus elected Sen. Dan Feyen, of Fond du Lac, as assistant majority leader.He
Senate Dems this afternoon voted to keep their current leadership team in place after losing one seat in the chamber this week. The vote, which came after two hours of closed caucus discussions, means Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, of La
Brad Courtney, who had agreed to continue on as state GOP chair on an interim basis while the party assessed what went wrong in 2018, is resigning effective today. Courtney sent the state party’s Executive Committee and county chairs letters
Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer introduces herself as a “mom with a 30-year legal career serving the people of Wisconsin” in her first TV ad of the race. Her campaign said the ad is a six-figure buy that will begin
The Wisconsin Realtors Association has withdrawn its endorsement of Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagendorn due to disclosures of his “past statements and actions.” The group, a frequent player in state campaigns that typically backs Republican and conservative candidates, gave Hagedorn
In his first TV ad of the campaign, Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn talks about adopting a girl addicted to opiates who his wife says “had to struggle through withdrawal in my arms.” His campaign said the initial buy is
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke on Friday called President Trump’s speech in El Paso, Texas, a “defining moment” for his community, saying that the president came to “one of the safest cities in the United States of America.” O’Rourke told
Gov. Tony Evers this morning called a special election for April 30 to fill the Assembly seat Dem Peter Barca left to join the guv’s administration as Revenue secretary. Evers’ executive order also means the expected primary for the strongly
Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn outraised Lisa Neubauer in the most recent reporting period, but his fellow appeals court judge had more cash in the bank. Cover sheets from their campaigns show the conservative Hagedorn raised $236,616 between Jan. 1 and
Fresh off Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s convincing re-election bid and Dems sweeping the state’s constitutional offices for the first time in three decades, state Chair Martha Laning announced today she will not seek re-election at the party’s convention in June. Laning,
Tony Evers began his first month in office with a plurality of voters giving him good marks, but a large swath expressing no opinion of the new guv, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Thirty-nine percent of
Scott Walker raised $9 million more in 2018 than victorious Dem Tony Evers, according to their latest campaign finance filings. Evers raised nearly $10.6 million last year, finishing 2018 with $345,485 in the bank. He also spent $10.3 million in
Gov. Tony Evers raised nearly $10.6 million in 2018 and finished the year with $345,485 in the bank, according to his latest campaign finance report. The filing shows Evers raised more than $2 million after Oct. 23 and spent $3.4
Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer raised more than $325,000 during the second half of 2018, edging conservative rival Brian Hagedorn. Her last report showed $358,288 in receipts over a 10-day period in late June, though that included a $250,000 personal loan. Neubauer’s
Republican Brad Schimel says he won’t be requesting a recount in the AG race after the county canvasses showed him falling to Dem rival Josh Kaul by 17,190 votes. That gap, Schimel said in a statement this morning, “is definitive,”
Republican Brad Schimel is taking the weekend to decide if he wants to request a recount in the AG race after a final vote count shows Dem Josh Kaul leading by 17,190 votes, according to the final canvass by Wisconsin
Republican Matt Adamczyk has officially conceded in the 14th AD race, nearly a week after Dem Robyn Vining declared victory for the seat. Adamczyk in a statement this evening said he also won’t be requesting a recount in the race
Assembly Dems have re-elected Gordon Hintz as minority leader after the caucus gained one seat in the midterm elections. The Oshkosh Dem ran for the post unopposed. But a motion to re-elect him unanimously was shot down following Rep. Christine
Assembly Republicans today unanimously voted to keep Robin Vos, R-Rochester, as speaker as the chamber prepares to come back next session with a 63-36 majority. Members also unanimously supported Tyler August, of Lake Geneva, as speaker pro tempore; Jim Steineke,
Maggie Gau, who served as Tony Evers’ campaign manager for his successful guv bid and previously worked as a legislative aide in the state Capitol, will become his chief of staff. Meanwhile, JoAnne Anton, who formerly worked as U.S. Sen.
Senate Republicans today elected their leadership for the upcoming session, keeping Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, of Juneau, and President Roger Roth, of Appleton, in their posts. The caucus elected Sen. Dan Feyen, of Fond du Lac, as assistant majority leader.He
Senate Dems this afternoon voted to keep their current leadership team in place after losing one seat in the chamber this week. The vote, which came after two hours of closed caucus discussions, means Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, of La