Kleefisch, Michels spar over gas tax in radio debate

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and construction exec Tim Michels sparred over Wisconsin’s gas tax with Michels saying “you can take it to the bank” that he will never raise gas taxes. The two Republican gubernatorial candidates yesterday during a

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Trump to stump for Michels in Waukesha Aug. 5

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Waukesha on Aug. 5 for a rally in support of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. Primary election day is Aug. 9. According to a release from Trump’s Save America PAC, Trump

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Nelson drops U.S. Senate bid, backs Barnes

Outagamie County Exec Tom Nelson announced today he’s suspending his U.S. Senate campaign and backing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes for the Dem nomination to take on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Nelson on Twitter said he made the decision because his

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 22

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans voting to remove guidance allowing clerks to fix mistakes on absentee ballot envelopes, former President Trump’s renewed call for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to decertify the state’s 2020 election results, recent debates and more.

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Elections Commission discusses possible criminal referrals for those who requested others’ absentee ballots, to alert clerks, voters

Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Don Millis said he supports criminal referrals for individuals who have illegally requested other voters’ absentee ballots. Millis, the new Republican chair, urged a “rational” response instead of a “knee-jerk” reaction. Millis made the comments during a WEC meeting last night following the news that Racine

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Kleefisch, Michels spar over gas tax in radio debate

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and construction exec Tim Michels sparred over Wisconsin’s gas tax with Michels saying “you can take it to the bank” that he will never raise gas taxes. The two Republican gubernatorial candidates yesterday during a live event on conservative Dan O’Donnell’s WISN radio show said

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Lasry drops U.S. Senate bid, endorses Barnes

Alex Lasry said today after dropping out of the U.S. Senate race that it was clear he had no path to winning the primary and that Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes was going to be the Democratic Party’s nominee to challenge incumbent Republican Ron Johnson. Lasry is the second Dem this

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Trump to stump for Michels in Waukesha Aug. 5

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Waukesha on Aug. 5 for a rally in support of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. Primary election day is Aug. 9. According to a release from Trump’s Save America PAC, Trump is to speak in support of Michels and “the entire

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Nelson drops U.S. Senate bid, backs Barnes

Outagamie County Exec Tom Nelson announced today he’s suspending his U.S. Senate campaign and backing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes for the Dem nomination to take on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Nelson on Twitter said he made the decision because his campaign ran out of funds. “We ran out of money.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 22

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans voting to remove guidance allowing clerks to fix mistakes on absentee ballot envelopes, former President Trump’s renewed call for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to decertify the state’s 2020 election results, recent debates and more.

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Dem 3rd CD candidates talk PFAS, abortion rights in La Crosse debate

Dems in the race for retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s 3rd CD seat tackled issues from PFAS contamination to abortion rights in a debate, reserving their criticism for Republican opponent Derrick Van Orden. During yesterday’s UW-La Crosse debate cosponsored by WisPolitics.com, no candidates made direct attacks on each other. But

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Trump again pressures Vos to decertify 2020 election results

Former President Trump is again pressuring Robin Vos to decertify the 2020 election results, warning the Assembly speaker’s primary opponent will do well if the Rochester Republican “doesn’t move with gusto.” It’s the third time Trump has pressured Vos to vote to decertify the results since the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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Judge rejects Gableman request to recuse from contempt case

A Dane County judge has rejected Michael Gableman’s request that the judge recuse himself in a lawsuit over records in the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election probe. The Washington, D.C.-based liberal group American Oversight filed the suit against Gableman after he failed to turn over records they requested. Dane

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