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In the Assembly, it’s about control. In the Senate, it’s about setting the stage for 2026. Insiders are watching more than a dozen fall races under new maps to see if: Republicans can keep legislative control for another two years;
David Plouffe, a top adviser to Kamala Harris’ campaign, says the campaign is “throwing everything” into Wisconsin in the final 10 weeks of the presidential election.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Democratic National Convention, the lawsuit seeking to prevent the Green Party from putting a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot and the UW System’s budget request.
The state Supreme Court, just three days after getting the case, gave the Green Party until Friday to respond to a suit seeking to keep it from placing a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. In her dissent from Thursday’s order,
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Social Security and Medicare are at risk if Donald Trump is elected in November during remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Thursday night. The Madison Dem told delegates her mother was a teen
In this week’s DC Wrap: Dem presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz visit Milwaukee, GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance stops in Kenosha, and Wisconsin Democrats gather in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
Speaking at the Fiserv Forum, where the RNC was held, Harris said Trump hand-selected three Supreme Court justices, knowing they would vote to overturn the 1973 decision that had guaranteed the right to an abortion.
GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance argued in Kenosha that Dem presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to undermine public safety, nearly four years after violent protests hit the city in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
In 2020, Joe Biden billed himself as a “bridge” candidate to a new generation of the Democratic Party. Now that the president has passed the torch to Kamala Harris, Wisconsin delegates expressed their admiration for Biden as he closed out DNC activities on Monday night at the United Center.
In a 2-minute speech at the Democratic National Convention, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a former registered nurse and state lawmaker, knocked Donald Trump for failing to protect Americans from the pandemic, “promising to terminate the Affordable Care Act” and “meddling in personal decisions between a woman and doctor.’’
Gov. Tony Evers said today while Joe Biden’s passing of the Dem presidential torch to Kamala Harris is bittersweet, he’s confident the outcome on Election Day will be very good for Wisconsin Democrats.
“It’s still pretty dynamic, so we’ll see what happens,” Johnson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “If it were to happen, the fact that Milwaukee is being recognized nationally and even globally, especially after hosting the Republican National Convention, shining additional spotlight on our city, I think that’s really, really important.”
GOP VP nominee JD Vance at the Milwaukee Police Association today said southern border policies under the Biden-Harris administration “make our communities less safe even as far north as Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers announced he is appointing Deputy Secretary Kristina Boardman to replace Thompson. She will be the first woman to serve as DOT secretary.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tuesday’s primary results, presidential campaign visits to Milwaukee, the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago and more.
“We shouldn’t have to choose between mitigating climate change and protecting our environment and good jobs and economic development, and this progress report shows that we can and are doing both,” Gov. Tony Evers said.
The complaint alleged the Greens don’t have anyone eligible under state law to nominate a slate of 10 presidential electors. Without any electors, the complaint argues, the party is ineligible to place someone on the presidential ballot.
— In this week’s DC Wrap: Green Bay businessman Tony Wied and Eau Claire nonprofit leader Rebecca Cooke secure primary wins in the 8th and 3rd CDs and JD Vance is set to visit Milwaukee tomorrow for a campaign stop.
Wisconsin voters soundly rejected two constitutional amendments that sought to give lawmakers input on how some federal money is spent rather than leaving that solely up to the governor. Meanwhile, Rebecca Cooke won a three-way Dem primary to take on freshman U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in the 3rd CD. And Tony Wied won a three-way GOP primary to face Dem Kristin Lyerly in the open 8th CD.
Freshman GOP Rep. Nate Gustafson, of Fox Crossing, defeated 12-year incumbent Michael Schraa, of Oshkosh, today after the two were paired in the same district under the new maps. Meanwhile, Rep. Elijah Behnke beat state Rep. Peter Schmidt in their GOP primary for the 6th AD after he decided to run for that district rather than the one he was drawn into under the new maps.
In the Assembly, it’s about control. In the Senate, it’s about setting the stage for 2026. Insiders are watching more than a dozen fall races under new maps to see if: Republicans can keep legislative control for another two years; or if Dems can beat the odds and seize control
David Plouffe, a top adviser to Kamala Harris’ campaign, says the campaign is “throwing everything” into Wisconsin in the final 10 weeks of the presidential election.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Democratic National Convention, the lawsuit seeking to prevent the Green Party from putting a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot and the UW System’s budget request.
The state Supreme Court, just three days after getting the case, gave the Green Party until Friday to respond to a suit seeking to keep it from placing a candidate on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. In her dissent from Thursday’s order, conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley accused the majority of “bending over
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said Social Security and Medicare are at risk if Donald Trump is elected in November during remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Thursday night. The Madison Dem told delegates her mother was a teen struggling with addiction when she was born, and she never
In this week’s DC Wrap: Dem presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz visit Milwaukee, GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance stops in Kenosha, and Wisconsin Democrats gather in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.
Speaking at the Fiserv Forum, where the RNC was held, Harris said Trump hand-selected three Supreme Court justices, knowing they would vote to overturn the 1973 decision that had guaranteed the right to an abortion.
GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance argued in Kenosha that Dem presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to undermine public safety, nearly four years after violent protests hit the city in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
In 2020, Joe Biden billed himself as a “bridge” candidate to a new generation of the Democratic Party. Now that the president has passed the torch to Kamala Harris, Wisconsin delegates expressed their admiration for Biden as he closed out DNC activities on Monday night at the United Center.
In a 2-minute speech at the Democratic National Convention, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, a former registered nurse and state lawmaker, knocked Donald Trump for failing to protect Americans from the pandemic, “promising to terminate the Affordable Care Act” and “meddling in personal decisions between a woman and doctor.’’
Gov. Tony Evers said today while Joe Biden’s passing of the Dem presidential torch to Kamala Harris is bittersweet, he’s confident the outcome on Election Day will be very good for Wisconsin Democrats.
“It’s still pretty dynamic, so we’ll see what happens,” Johnson said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “If it were to happen, the fact that Milwaukee is being recognized nationally and even globally, especially after hosting the Republican National Convention, shining additional spotlight on our city, I think that’s really, really important.”
GOP VP nominee JD Vance at the Milwaukee Police Association today said southern border policies under the Biden-Harris administration “make our communities less safe even as far north as Wisconsin.”
Gov. Tony Evers announced he is appointing Deputy Secretary Kristina Boardman to replace Thompson. She will be the first woman to serve as DOT secretary.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tuesday’s primary results, presidential campaign visits to Milwaukee, the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago and more.
“We shouldn’t have to choose between mitigating climate change and protecting our environment and good jobs and economic development, and this progress report shows that we can and are doing both,” Gov. Tony Evers said.
The complaint alleged the Greens don’t have anyone eligible under state law to nominate a slate of 10 presidential electors. Without any electors, the complaint argues, the party is ineligible to place someone on the presidential ballot.
— In this week’s DC Wrap: Green Bay businessman Tony Wied and Eau Claire nonprofit leader Rebecca Cooke secure primary wins in the 8th and 3rd CDs and JD Vance is set to visit Milwaukee tomorrow for a campaign stop.
Wisconsin voters soundly rejected two constitutional amendments that sought to give lawmakers input on how some federal money is spent rather than leaving that solely up to the governor. Meanwhile, Rebecca Cooke won a three-way Dem primary to take on freshman U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in the 3rd CD. And Tony Wied won a three-way GOP primary to face Dem Kristin Lyerly in the open 8th CD.
Freshman GOP Rep. Nate Gustafson, of Fox Crossing, defeated 12-year incumbent Michael Schraa, of Oshkosh, today after the two were paired in the same district under the new maps. Meanwhile, Rep. Elijah Behnke beat state Rep. Peter Schmidt in their GOP primary for the 6th AD after he decided to run for that district rather than the one he was drawn into under the new maps.