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Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn is playing up his commitment to end the state’s deal with Foxconn in the first TV ad of the primary. The 30 second ad opens with Flynn standing beside the other seven Dem gubernatorial candidates,
State Superintendent Tony Evers continued to lead the Dem field for guv in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, while the GOP U.S. Senate primary was neck-and-neck. In the Senate, state Sen. Leah Vukmir was backed by 34 percent
Gov. Scott Walker outraised the entire Dem guv field 2-to-1 over the first six months of 2018, according to a WisPolitics.com review of campaign finance reports. The Republican incumbent raised nearly $5.5 million, spent $3.8 million and had $5.9 million
Dem 1st CD candidate Randy Bryce released a new TV ad today in which he calls for sensible gun policies. In the ad, Bryce says before he wore a hard hat, he wore an Army helmet and qualified as an
Dem candidates for governor, meeting Thursday for the first time in a televised debate ahead of next month’s primary, slammed the state’s incentive package for Foxconn and pledged to reduce the Wisconsin’s prison population. They also prodded each other
The national Club for Growth is hitting GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir as “just a typical politician” in a new TV ad. It is the second new TV ad from the group this week along with one praising Vukmir’s
The Dem guv candidates will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in a Milwaukee debate hosted by a media partnership that includes WisPolitics.com.
Wisconsin Chief Appeals Courts Judge Lisa Neubauer formally launched her bid for the state Supreme Court today, becoming the first candidate to officially get in the race to replace longtime Justice Shirley Abrahamson. In launching her bid, Neubauer said she’s
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, announced Thursday she raised nearly $4.4 million in the second quarter, which her campaign said was a record for a federal candidate from Wisconsin during the reporting period. Baldwin’s campaign did not say how much
The national Club for Growth started a new TV ad Wednesday that says President Trump “needs fighters in the Senate” like Republican Kevin Nicholson. The TV ad is the first from the group following its endorsement of Nicholson last year
GOP AG Brad Schimel announced Wednesday morning he raised $671,093 over the first six months of the year, finishing the latest reporting period with more than $1 million in bank. That topped the more than $570,000 that Dem rival Josh
Republican Bryan Steil’s campaign says he raised more than $650,000 over the 10 weeks after he got into the race for the 1st CD, setting what it said is a new record for the initial fundraising period of a first-time
The conservative Concerned Veterans for America today announced a nearly $1 million buy on TV and digital knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for failing to “show up” at “important meetings.” The spot, which the group said will air in several
Dem guv hopeful Kelda Roys announced today she raised $650,000 during the first six months of the year and finished June with more than $650,000 in the bank. The haul brings Roys’ overall fundraising for the campaign to about $800,000
The super PAC backing Leah Vukmir has started a new TV ad that uses footage of GOP rival Kevin Nicholson addressing the 2000 Democratic National Convention to declare, “we can’t trust him.” It has long been anticipated Nicholson’s speech would
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson raised more than $1 million during the second quarter of 2018, his campaign tells WisPolitics.com. That follows Nicholson, a business consultant and former Marine, raising nearly $1.1 million during the first three months of
Gov. Scott Walker continued to push an education theme in the latest TV ad of his re-election bid, this time featuring an elementary teacher who says his reforms have put more money into the classroom. Walker declared himself the “education
1st CD Dem Randy Bryce’s campaign says he’s raised $1.2 million over the second quarter of the year. The ironworker also has “well over” $2 million in cash on hand as he heads into the Aug. 14 primary, according to
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin released her latest TV ad today, touting legislation the Madison Dem wrote to provide job training. The spot opens with RenewAire CEO Chuck Gates saying his Waunakee company makes state-of-the-art indoor air quality systems, “but it’s
The Watertown Police Department is recommending charges against former 37th AD Dem candidate Charisse Daniels following an investigation into allegations from the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee that dozens of her signatures were fraudulently or improperly submitted. A police department statement
Dem guv candidate Matt Flynn is playing up his commitment to end the state’s deal with Foxconn in the first TV ad of the primary. The 30 second ad opens with Flynn standing beside the other seven Dem gubernatorial candidates,
State Superintendent Tony Evers continued to lead the Dem field for guv in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, while the GOP U.S. Senate primary was neck-and-neck. In the Senate, state Sen. Leah Vukmir was backed by 34 percent
Gov. Scott Walker outraised the entire Dem guv field 2-to-1 over the first six months of 2018, according to a WisPolitics.com review of campaign finance reports. The Republican incumbent raised nearly $5.5 million, spent $3.8 million and had $5.9 million
Dem 1st CD candidate Randy Bryce released a new TV ad today in which he calls for sensible gun policies. In the ad, Bryce says before he wore a hard hat, he wore an Army helmet and qualified as an
Dem candidates for governor, meeting Thursday for the first time in a televised debate ahead of next month’s primary, slammed the state’s incentive package for Foxconn and pledged to reduce the Wisconsin’s prison population. They also prodded each other
The national Club for Growth is hitting GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir as “just a typical politician” in a new TV ad. It is the second new TV ad from the group this week along with one praising Vukmir’s
The Dem guv candidates will meet tonight at 6 p.m. in a Milwaukee debate hosted by a media partnership that includes WisPolitics.com.
Wisconsin Chief Appeals Courts Judge Lisa Neubauer formally launched her bid for the state Supreme Court today, becoming the first candidate to officially get in the race to replace longtime Justice Shirley Abrahamson. In launching her bid, Neubauer said she’s
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, announced Thursday she raised nearly $4.4 million in the second quarter, which her campaign said was a record for a federal candidate from Wisconsin during the reporting period. Baldwin’s campaign did not say how much
The national Club for Growth started a new TV ad Wednesday that says President Trump “needs fighters in the Senate” like Republican Kevin Nicholson. The TV ad is the first from the group following its endorsement of Nicholson last year
GOP AG Brad Schimel announced Wednesday morning he raised $671,093 over the first six months of the year, finishing the latest reporting period with more than $1 million in bank. That topped the more than $570,000 that Dem rival Josh
Republican Bryan Steil’s campaign says he raised more than $650,000 over the 10 weeks after he got into the race for the 1st CD, setting what it said is a new record for the initial fundraising period of a first-time
The conservative Concerned Veterans for America today announced a nearly $1 million buy on TV and digital knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for failing to “show up” at “important meetings.” The spot, which the group said will air in several
Dem guv hopeful Kelda Roys announced today she raised $650,000 during the first six months of the year and finished June with more than $650,000 in the bank. The haul brings Roys’ overall fundraising for the campaign to about $800,000
The super PAC backing Leah Vukmir has started a new TV ad that uses footage of GOP rival Kevin Nicholson addressing the 2000 Democratic National Convention to declare, “we can’t trust him.” It has long been anticipated Nicholson’s speech would
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson raised more than $1 million during the second quarter of 2018, his campaign tells WisPolitics.com. That follows Nicholson, a business consultant and former Marine, raising nearly $1.1 million during the first three months of
Gov. Scott Walker continued to push an education theme in the latest TV ad of his re-election bid, this time featuring an elementary teacher who says his reforms have put more money into the classroom. Walker declared himself the “education
1st CD Dem Randy Bryce’s campaign says he’s raised $1.2 million over the second quarter of the year. The ironworker also has “well over” $2 million in cash on hand as he heads into the Aug. 14 primary, according to
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin released her latest TV ad today, touting legislation the Madison Dem wrote to provide job training. The spot opens with RenewAire CEO Chuck Gates saying his Waunakee company makes state-of-the-art indoor air quality systems, “but it’s
The Watertown Police Department is recommending charges against former 37th AD Dem candidate Charisse Daniels following an investigation into allegations from the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee that dozens of her signatures were fraudulently or improperly submitted. A police department statement