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U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, says this fall is about the “three Bs”: Biden, Baldwin and blue majorities.
Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein, of Middleton, at the state Dem Party convention today said after years of Republican control in the Legislature, “their time for accountability is now.”
State Rep. Deb Andraca says the Assembly Dems’ club of “district flippers” is about to grow.
State and national Dem Party leaders today touted their infrastructure heading into the fall election, boasting they’ve opened 200 offices across battleground states while describing the GOP and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump as in “chaos.”
As the party gathers in Milwaukee this weekend for its state convention, Wikler ticked off a series of factors he believes are in Dems’ favor going into this fall in the race for the White House, including the significant head start the party has in building out infrastructure in Wisconsin. One of the main challenges, he said, is reaching those voters who aren’t necessarily tuned into the race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss felony charges against the warden and eight others in Waupun prison deaths, calls to reform Milwaukee Public Schools, UW Regent Bob Atwell’s resignation, campaign registration papers filed in legislative races, this weekend’s Dem state convention and more.
A committee of the state Dem Party is urging activists at this weekend’s convention to vote against two resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over concerns they don’t condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
The Joint Finance Committee today approved $5 million for a program to help attract large events to the state of Wisconsin, half of what WEDC had requested to get the project off the ground.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, split on advancing a bill aiming to safeguard contraception access, and Wisconsin’s Congress members react to charges filed by Attorney General Josh Kaul against three people involved in the 2020 false electors scheme in Wisconsin.
The Dodge County sheriff accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies.
“Our focus in any investigation, in any prosecution, is not on the speed with which something is done,” Kaul said. “It’s on doing high-quality investigations, conducting high-quality prosecutions and getting things right.”
Dem AG Josh Kaul this morning filed felony charges against attorneys Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro, as well as former Donald Trump campaign aide Michael Roman, stemming from the false electors scheme in Wisconsin. Kaul filed a class H felony
By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was successful in beating GOP lawmakers.
Bob Atwell, the GOP regent who had previously planned to stay on the UW board beyond the expiration of his term, tells WisPolitics that he has resigned, effective immediately. WisPolitics first reported last month that Atwell had sent an email
Former GOP Gov. Scott Walker, a delegate to the Republican National Convention, warns of the potential for “absolute chaos” at the RNC in Milwaukee with a judge sentencing Donald Trump just days before the start of the convention. “I think
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost’s ties to a 2011 petition seeking to recall former Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Public Schools funding issues, and the latest effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
August was originally drawn into a seat with freshman GOP Rep. Amanda Nedweski, of Pleasant Prairie. But the Assembly’s No. 2 Republican instead moved into the 31st AD, which includes a good chunk of his old district, setting up a possible primary with Schutt.
Andrew Cegielski, a conservative journalist who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy, announced today he plans to challenge Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the GOP primary for the 33rd AD in August. Cegielski’s announcement comes ahead of
Two of the reports were due eight months ago, and the district is in danger of missing out on a $15.7 million special education aid payment next month, as well as a $200 million general aid payment.
A DCCC spokesperson said Randy Bryce in 2018 — when the seat was open — was the last Dem candidate in the 1st CD who was on the “Red to Blue” list. Bryce was a prolific fundraiser, but lost to Steil by more than 12 points in the old district.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, says this fall is about the “three Bs”: Biden, Baldwin and blue majorities.
Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein, of Middleton, at the state Dem Party convention today said after years of Republican control in the Legislature, “their time for accountability is now.”
State Rep. Deb Andraca says the Assembly Dems’ club of “district flippers” is about to grow.
State and national Dem Party leaders today touted their infrastructure heading into the fall election, boasting they’ve opened 200 offices across battleground states while describing the GOP and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump as in “chaos.”
As the party gathers in Milwaukee this weekend for its state convention, Wikler ticked off a series of factors he believes are in Dems’ favor going into this fall in the race for the White House, including the significant head start the party has in building out infrastructure in Wisconsin. One of the main challenges, he said, is reaching those voters who aren’t necessarily tuned into the race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss felony charges against the warden and eight others in Waupun prison deaths, calls to reform Milwaukee Public Schools, UW Regent Bob Atwell’s resignation, campaign registration papers filed in legislative races, this weekend’s Dem state convention and more.
A committee of the state Dem Party is urging activists at this weekend’s convention to vote against two resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over concerns they don’t condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
The Joint Finance Committee today approved $5 million for a program to help attract large events to the state of Wisconsin, half of what WEDC had requested to get the project off the ground.
In this week’s DC Wrap: U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, split on advancing a bill aiming to safeguard contraception access, and Wisconsin’s Congress members react to charges filed by Attorney General Josh Kaul against three people involved in the 2020 false electors scheme in Wisconsin.
The Dodge County sheriff accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies.
“Our focus in any investigation, in any prosecution, is not on the speed with which something is done,” Kaul said. “It’s on doing high-quality investigations, conducting high-quality prosecutions and getting things right.”
Dem AG Josh Kaul this morning filed felony charges against attorneys Jim Troupis and Kenneth Chesebro, as well as former Donald Trump campaign aide Michael Roman, stemming from the false electors scheme in Wisconsin. Kaul filed a class H felony against each of the three this morning in Dane County
By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was successful in beating GOP lawmakers.
Bob Atwell, the GOP regent who had previously planned to stay on the UW board beyond the expiration of his term, tells WisPolitics that he has resigned, effective immediately. WisPolitics first reported last month that Atwell had sent an email to UW officials indicating he planned to remain on the
Former GOP Gov. Scott Walker, a delegate to the Republican National Convention, warns of the potential for “absolute chaos” at the RNC in Milwaukee with a judge sentencing Donald Trump just days before the start of the convention. “I think it just potentially causes tremendous chaos, which is unfortunate not
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost’s ties to a 2011 petition seeking to recall former Gov. Scott Walker, Milwaukee Public Schools funding issues, and the latest effort to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
August was originally drawn into a seat with freshman GOP Rep. Amanda Nedweski, of Pleasant Prairie. But the Assembly’s No. 2 Republican instead moved into the 31st AD, which includes a good chunk of his old district, setting up a possible primary with Schutt.
Andrew Cegielski, a conservative journalist who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy, announced today he plans to challenge Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the GOP primary for the 33rd AD in August. Cegielski’s announcement comes ahead of the Monday deadline for candidates seeking to get on the
Two of the reports were due eight months ago, and the district is in danger of missing out on a $15.7 million special education aid payment next month, as well as a $200 million general aid payment.
A DCCC spokesperson said Randy Bryce in 2018 — when the seat was open — was the last Dem candidate in the 1st CD who was on the “Red to Blue” list. Bryce was a prolific fundraiser, but lost to Steil by more than 12 points in the old district.