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Scott Walker is firing back at Liz Cheney for accusing the former GOP governor of “stunning” comments and saying “basically people are over Jan. 6.”
Former President Trump during a stop in Juneau slammed the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene, claiming “the White House is doing nothing,” as he repeatedly called Dem rival Kamala Harris incompetent.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss presidential campaign visits, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the Wausau mayor’s removal of a now-restored absentee ballot drop box and more.
Harris spoke at a rally in Ripon — the birthplace of the Republican Party — with former GOP U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, who has endorsed her campaign. Cheney is an outspoken Trump critic who led the House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack following the former president’s 2020 loss.
Kamala Harris had an edge on Donald Trump in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, continuing a trend of little movement in the presidential race. Meanwhile, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s lead on GOP businessman Eric Hovde ticked up slightly compared to a month ago, though the movement was within the margin of error.
Donald Trump during a stop in Milwaukee praised school choice, said he’ll campaign in Green Bay soon and downplayed injuries soldiers suffered in Iraq while he was in office. Meanwhile, during a Dane County rally earlier Tuesday, he promised to crack down on illegal immigration and reduce taxes.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen has filed a suit that argues Wisconsin is barred from participating in a multi-state effort created to improve voter rolls under a constitutional amendment approved this spring.
Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says “there’s always room for improvement” for Republicans ahead of Election Day, noting GOP Senate candidates are struggling in key swing states like Wisconsin.
Trump focused some of his remarks on new data ICE provided to Congress this week that more than 425,000 migrants with criminal convictions have been released into the U.S., including more than 13,000 convicted of murder. He charged Harris set them loose to “rape, pillage, thieve, plunder and kill the people of the United States of America.
Green Bay — Dem Dr. Kristin Lyerly on Friday slammed GOP rival Tony Wied for supporting the 2022 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that ended federal protections for the right to an abortion. Lyerly, an OB-GYN, pointed to Wied’s
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court today rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to be taken off the state’s presidential ballot.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss surging presidential campaign activity in Wisconsin, disagreement among elections commissioners over returning absentee ballots on Election Day, duplicate ballots sent to 2,215 Madison voters, State Superintendent Jill Underly’s State of Education address and more.
State Superintendent Jill Underly during her fourth State of Education address urged legislators to release funding for the state’s new literacy law. Meanwhile, Underly also said the state must reimburse special education costs at least 60% in order to support students and teachers.
DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek and state Rep. Nate Gustafson, R-Fox Crossing, during a WisPolitics luncheon said AI has the potential to improve the jobs market for Wisconsinites.
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines today to approve $825,700 in funding to cover the Department of Transportation’s costs to issue replacement license plates. But the motion approved 11-4 also rejected the agency’s request for $4.9 million to pay for issuing standard license plates.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, and Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, vote against a bill to avert a government shutdown.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission postponed until after the November election a vote on whether to reprimand two clerks for not accepting absentee ballots at polling places until 8 p.m. on Election Day during previous elections.
Senate Dems have dropped ad buys in two races that lean in their favor while bulking up the money they’re putting on the air for seats in the Milwaukee suburbs, Green Bay area and north of Madison, according to AdImpact.
Multiple GOP sources told WisPolitics that Trump is also looking at stops in Madison and Milwaukee on Oct. 1.
“Dane County is a very highly Democratic performing area of the state,” Rhodes-Conway said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I think we will continue to see that. I think we’re getting even deeper blue than we have before, and as our population grows, that just changes the calculus a little bit about where you need to win.”
Scott Walker is firing back at Liz Cheney for accusing the former GOP governor of “stunning” comments and saying “basically people are over Jan. 6.”
Former President Trump during a stop in Juneau slammed the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene, claiming “the White House is doing nothing,” as he repeatedly called Dem rival Kamala Harris incompetent.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss presidential campaign visits, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the Wausau mayor’s removal of a now-restored absentee ballot drop box and more.
Harris spoke at a rally in Ripon — the birthplace of the Republican Party — with former GOP U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, who has endorsed her campaign. Cheney is an outspoken Trump critic who led the House committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack following the former president’s 2020 loss.
Kamala Harris had an edge on Donald Trump in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, continuing a trend of little movement in the presidential race. Meanwhile, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s lead on GOP businessman Eric Hovde ticked up slightly compared to a month ago, though the movement was within the margin of error.
Donald Trump during a stop in Milwaukee praised school choice, said he’ll campaign in Green Bay soon and downplayed injuries soldiers suffered in Iraq while he was in office. Meanwhile, during a Dane County rally earlier Tuesday, he promised to crack down on illegal immigration and reduce taxes.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen has filed a suit that argues Wisconsin is barred from participating in a multi-state effort created to improve voter rolls under a constitutional amendment approved this spring.
Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says “there’s always room for improvement” for Republicans ahead of Election Day, noting GOP Senate candidates are struggling in key swing states like Wisconsin.
Trump focused some of his remarks on new data ICE provided to Congress this week that more than 425,000 migrants with criminal convictions have been released into the U.S., including more than 13,000 convicted of murder. He charged Harris set them loose to “rape, pillage, thieve, plunder and kill the people of the United States of America.
Green Bay — Dem Dr. Kristin Lyerly on Friday slammed GOP rival Tony Wied for supporting the 2022 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that ended federal protections for the right to an abortion. Lyerly, an OB-GYN, pointed to Wied’s endorsement by former president Donald Trump in the August primary
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court today rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to be taken off the state’s presidential ballot.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss surging presidential campaign activity in Wisconsin, disagreement among elections commissioners over returning absentee ballots on Election Day, duplicate ballots sent to 2,215 Madison voters, State Superintendent Jill Underly’s State of Education address and more.
State Superintendent Jill Underly during her fourth State of Education address urged legislators to release funding for the state’s new literacy law. Meanwhile, Underly also said the state must reimburse special education costs at least 60% in order to support students and teachers.
DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek and state Rep. Nate Gustafson, R-Fox Crossing, during a WisPolitics luncheon said AI has the potential to improve the jobs market for Wisconsinites.
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines today to approve $825,700 in funding to cover the Department of Transportation’s costs to issue replacement license plates. But the motion approved 11-4 also rejected the agency’s request for $4.9 million to pay for issuing standard license plates.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, and Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, vote against a bill to avert a government shutdown.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission postponed until after the November election a vote on whether to reprimand two clerks for not accepting absentee ballots at polling places until 8 p.m. on Election Day during previous elections.
Senate Dems have dropped ad buys in two races that lean in their favor while bulking up the money they’re putting on the air for seats in the Milwaukee suburbs, Green Bay area and north of Madison, according to AdImpact.
Multiple GOP sources told WisPolitics that Trump is also looking at stops in Madison and Milwaukee on Oct. 1.
“Dane County is a very highly Democratic performing area of the state,” Rhodes-Conway said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “I think we will continue to see that. I think we’re getting even deeper blue than we have before, and as our population grows, that just changes the calculus a little bit about where you need to win.”