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Justice Annette Ziegler, who was unopposed today for another 10-year term, thanked her family and supporters for her victory, saying serving on the Supreme Court is “an honor and privilege.” “I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues
The Elections Commission expects turnout today to be between 13 percent and 18 percent, based on recent spring elections that featured a contested DPI race, but no challenger to a sitting Supreme Court justice.
In his last face-off with Tony Evers before Tuesday’s election, Lowell Holtz slammed the state superintendent for the Wisconsin’s achievement gaps, saying it’s “not acceptable to be the worst” in the country. Holtz said one of the main reasons why
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen announced Wednesday he will not run for guv in 2018, saying the chase for contributions to fuel a bid would be “demeaning.” Cullen, of Janesville, opened a bank account earlier this month to begin accepting
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign says he raised $217,616 in the run-up to the April 4 election, 2.5 times the amount challenger Lowell Holtz raised over the same period. The campaign also said he’ll report $74,634 in cash on hand. Holtz,
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign released its first two TV ads of the campaign today, both of which knock opponent Lowell Holtz for a proposed deal that could have landed the challenger a six-figure, taxpayer-funded job. Without naming Holtz in
The Elections Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint filed against John Humphries and Lowell Holtz, finding their talks that one could get a six-figure salary and a driver if the other won the state superintendent’s race did not violate election bribery laws.
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen tells WisPolitics.com he is taking steps today to allow him to begin fundraising for an expected gubernatorial bid next year. Cullen, D-Janesville, stopped short of saying he will run for guv no matter what.
Voters in House Speaker Paul Ryan’s congressional district oppose the GOP health care bill, according to a new poll from the Dem firm Public Policy Polling that was paid for by a PAC opposing the speaker. The survey, paid for
The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from prior elections.
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said today he won’t run for governor in 2018 and will instead focus on ensuring Congress won’t enact policies “that will harm Wisconsinites back home.” He’ll also run for re-election to his La Crosse area
Elections Commission member Don Millis has resigned from the board because he is poised to begin lobbying the Legislature again. Millis sent Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who appointed him to the commission, a letter on Friday announcing his decision
JANESVILLE — Vice President Mike Pence today promised the Trump administration will grow the economy “faster than ever before,” calling the president “the best friend Wisconsin businesses will ever have.” Pence spoke in Janesville today following a listening session with
Several protesters gathered ahead of Vice President Mike Pence’s speech in Janesville today. The protesters stood outside the Blain’s Farm & Fleet distribution center as cars were waiting to enter the fenced-in parking lot, with protesters carrying signs saying “Resist”
Milwaukee political consultant and Democratic National Committee member Jason Rae was elected secretary of the DNC today. His challengers for the post included incumbent and former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Wyoming Dem chair Ana Cuprill. Rae, calling the Democratic Party his “home,” said
State schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz wrote in an email last January that a “reform group” asked him to run for the post and guaranteed it’d do “all of the fundraising, organizing, etc.” associated with the election bid, according to
State Superintendent Tony Evers says his primary victory can be chalked up to his focus on the state’s public school kids — and not on the “kind of weird politics and policies” that plagued his challengers in the days leading up
State Superintendent Tony Evers will face off against Lowell Holtz in a general re-election bid for his post, according to the Associated Press. Eliminated in today’s primary was John Humphries, former Dodgeville administrator who also worked at DPI. Evers gathered 69
State Superintendent Tony Evers is advancing to the spring general election, but his opponent was not yet decided, the Associated Press reported. The declaration from AP comes a half-hour after polls closed in the only statewide race on the spring primary
Candidates for state superintendent face off in today’s spring primary, the only statewide race on the ballot. Incumbent Tony Evers is facing off with John Humphries, a former Dodgeville administration who worked at DPI, and Lowell Holtz, the retired Whitnall
Justice Annette Ziegler, who was unopposed today for another 10-year term, thanked her family and supporters for her victory, saying serving on the Supreme Court is “an honor and privilege.” “I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues
The Elections Commission expects turnout today to be between 13 percent and 18 percent, based on recent spring elections that featured a contested DPI race, but no challenger to a sitting Supreme Court justice.
In his last face-off with Tony Evers before Tuesday’s election, Lowell Holtz slammed the state superintendent for the Wisconsin’s achievement gaps, saying it’s “not acceptable to be the worst” in the country. Holtz said one of the main reasons why
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen announced Wednesday he will not run for guv in 2018, saying the chase for contributions to fuel a bid would be “demeaning.” Cullen, of Janesville, opened a bank account earlier this month to begin accepting
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign says he raised $217,616 in the run-up to the April 4 election, 2.5 times the amount challenger Lowell Holtz raised over the same period. The campaign also said he’ll report $74,634 in cash on hand. Holtz,
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign released its first two TV ads of the campaign today, both of which knock opponent Lowell Holtz for a proposed deal that could have landed the challenger a six-figure, taxpayer-funded job. Without naming Holtz in
The Elections Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint filed against John Humphries and Lowell Holtz, finding their talks that one could get a six-figure salary and a driver if the other won the state superintendent’s race did not violate election bribery laws.
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen tells WisPolitics.com he is taking steps today to allow him to begin fundraising for an expected gubernatorial bid next year. Cullen, D-Janesville, stopped short of saying he will run for guv no matter what.
Voters in House Speaker Paul Ryan’s congressional district oppose the GOP health care bill, according to a new poll from the Dem firm Public Policy Polling that was paid for by a PAC opposing the speaker. The survey, paid for
The state saw at least 60 cases of 17-year-olds voting illegally during the 2016 spring primaries, according to a report the Elections Commission will submit to the Legislature. Elections Commission spokesman Reid Magney said that was a significant increase from prior elections.
Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said today he won’t run for governor in 2018 and will instead focus on ensuring Congress won’t enact policies “that will harm Wisconsinites back home.” He’ll also run for re-election to his La Crosse area
Elections Commission member Don Millis has resigned from the board because he is poised to begin lobbying the Legislature again. Millis sent Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who appointed him to the commission, a letter on Friday announcing his decision
JANESVILLE — Vice President Mike Pence today promised the Trump administration will grow the economy “faster than ever before,” calling the president “the best friend Wisconsin businesses will ever have.” Pence spoke in Janesville today following a listening session with
Several protesters gathered ahead of Vice President Mike Pence’s speech in Janesville today. The protesters stood outside the Blain’s Farm & Fleet distribution center as cars were waiting to enter the fenced-in parking lot, with protesters carrying signs saying “Resist”
Milwaukee political consultant and Democratic National Committee member Jason Rae was elected secretary of the DNC today. His challengers for the post included incumbent and former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Wyoming Dem chair Ana Cuprill. Rae, calling the Democratic Party his “home,” said
State schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz wrote in an email last January that a “reform group” asked him to run for the post and guaranteed it’d do “all of the fundraising, organizing, etc.” associated with the election bid, according to
State Superintendent Tony Evers says his primary victory can be chalked up to his focus on the state’s public school kids — and not on the “kind of weird politics and policies” that plagued his challengers in the days leading up
State Superintendent Tony Evers will face off against Lowell Holtz in a general re-election bid for his post, according to the Associated Press. Eliminated in today’s primary was John Humphries, former Dodgeville administrator who also worked at DPI. Evers gathered 69
State Superintendent Tony Evers is advancing to the spring general election, but his opponent was not yet decided, the Associated Press reported. The declaration from AP comes a half-hour after polls closed in the only statewide race on the spring primary
Candidates for state superintendent face off in today’s spring primary, the only statewide race on the ballot. Incumbent Tony Evers is facing off with John Humphries, a former Dodgeville administration who worked at DPI, and Lowell Holtz, the retired Whitnall