GOP candidate for governor Tim Michels says he talked to Donald Trump for three to four minutes ahead of his public endorsement, but the former president didn’t commit to campaigning for him ahead of the Aug. 9 primary. “He didn’t
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Former President Trump has endorsed Tim Michels for guv, saying he is “the best candidate to deliver meaningful solutions” to issues facing the country. In a statement yesterday evening, Trump noted Michels served on his infrastructure task force that helped
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com
More than a dozen GOP incumbents in the Legislature, House and U.S. Senate drew primary challengers. Meanwhile, longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette is the only Dem incumbent to draw one and will face Alexia Sabor, chair of the
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously signed off on nine settlements reached by the Department of Justice on various environmental violations. But it added a provision before yesterday’s vote stating the committee expects Dem AG Josh Kaul to deposit attorneys fees
State Rep. Deb Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, is rebuffing calls for teachers to be armed after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas. “I don’t think guns belong in schools,” Andraca said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s leaning toward someone with a legal background to replace former Rep. Dean Knudson on the Elections Commission. Meanwhile, the office of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said the Oshkosh Republican told Vos he believed that
An attorney representing parents challenging the Madison Metropolitan School District policy on transgender students argued they should be allowed to file their suit anonymously to avoid likely harassment and reprisals. But a lawyer for the school district countered granting that
GOP appointee Bob Spindell, who was one of 10 electors who signed papers falsely claiming Donald Trump won Wisconsin instead of Joe Biden, told WisPolitics.com he “absolutely, positively” will run for chair when the Elections Commission elects new officers on
State Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler says he’s preparing to offer a sharp contrast from Republicans when state Democrats hold their convention in La Crosse in June. “It’s such a contrast from the kind of chaos and extremism and leap-frogging
A Dane County judge has given Assembly Speaker Robin Vos until June to ask Michael Gableman to answer questions about records in the former state Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation. Yesterday’s hearing was part of an ongoing lawsuit by
Incoming UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin told reporters universities should “create spaces for ideas of all different kinds,” including critical race theory. GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Monday called on the Board of Regents to reconsider Mnookin’s appointment, calling it
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called the choice of UCLA Law School Dean Dr. Jennifer Mnookin as UW-Madison chancellor a “blatant partisan selection” and urged the Board of Regents to reconsider her appointment. The UW System on Monday announced the Board
The J-1 visa program is rebounding after essentially shutting down because of the pandemic, boosting a major employment lifeline for summer tourism hot spots like Wisconsin Dells and Door County. “We’re going to be better than 100 percent of where
Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon Thursday said the expected U.S.
Michael Gableman — who last month offered to reduce his salary to $1 annually to keep his probe of the 2020 election going — will be paid $5,500 a month under an amended contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The
A Dane County judge has ruled unconstitutional a law Republicans approved in the 2018 lame-duck session that gave lawmakers final review over settlements reached by the state Department of Justice. Dane County Judge Susan Crawford wrote in last week’s ruling
The president of the Wisconsin Board of Nursing resigned to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of legislation to allow registered nurses to be licensed as advanced practice nurses. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Kallio wrote the “veto appeared politically
Oleksandr Markushin, mayor of Milwaukee’s sister city in Irpin, Ukraine, is pleading for assistance after Russian forces destroyed his city just outside the capital of Kyiv. “We need temporary housing,” Markushin said through an interpreter in an interview on WISN’s
GOP candidate for governor Tim Michels says he talked to Donald Trump for three to four minutes ahead of his public endorsement, but the former president didn’t commit to campaigning for him ahead of the Aug. 9 primary. “He didn’t say anything about that,” Michels said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which
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Former President Trump has endorsed Tim Michels for guv, saying he is “the best candidate to deliver meaningful solutions” to issues facing the country. In a statement yesterday evening, Trump noted Michels served on his infrastructure task force that helped plan and start building the Keystone pipeline. After winning the
Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Paul Farrow blames the Wisconsin Elections Commission for a lack of trust in elections, while state Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler argues former President Trump’s “propaganda” campaign is at fault. The two at a WisPolitics.com Madison Club luncheon Thursday debated why many Wisconsinites have lost
More than a dozen GOP incumbents in the Legislature, House and U.S. Senate drew primary challengers. Meanwhile, longtime Secretary of State Doug La Follette is the only Dem incumbent to draw one and will face Alexia Sabor, chair of the Dane County Dem Party, in the Aug. 9 primary. Those
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously signed off on nine settlements reached by the Department of Justice on various environmental violations. But it added a provision before yesterday’s vote stating the committee expects Dem AG Josh Kaul to deposit attorneys fees from the cases into the general fund if Republicans are
State Rep. Deb Andraca, D-Whitefish Bay, is rebuffing calls for teachers to be armed after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas. “I don’t think guns belong in schools,” Andraca said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “I was a substitute teacher. I’m also
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he’s leaning toward someone with a legal background to replace former Rep. Dean Knudson on the Elections Commission. Meanwhile, the office of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said the Oshkosh Republican told Vos he believed that Knudson “had lost the confidence of the grassroots Republicans in
An attorney representing parents challenging the Madison Metropolitan School District policy on transgender students argued they should be allowed to file their suit anonymously to avoid likely harassment and reprisals. But a lawyer for the school district countered granting that anonymity would hamper MMSD’s ability to defend the suit, including
GOP appointee Bob Spindell, who was one of 10 electors who signed papers falsely claiming Donald Trump won Wisconsin instead of Joe Biden, told WisPolitics.com he “absolutely, positively” will run for chair when the Elections Commission elects new officers on Wednesday. Securing the chair’s spot would require support from at
State Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler says he’s preparing to offer a sharp contrast from Republicans when state Democrats hold their convention in La Crosse in June. “It’s such a contrast from the kind of chaos and extremism and leap-frogging into the far right that we’ve seen from the Republicans
A Dane County judge has given Assembly Speaker Robin Vos until June to ask Michael Gableman to answer questions about records in the former state Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation. Yesterday’s hearing was part of an ongoing lawsuit by the liberal group American Oversight against Vos over open records
Incoming UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin told reporters universities should “create spaces for ideas of all different kinds,” including critical race theory. GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Monday called on the Board of Regents to reconsider Mnookin’s appointment, calling it a “blatantly partisan selection.” One of his complaints about Mnookin
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos called the choice of UCLA Law School Dean Dr. Jennifer Mnookin as UW-Madison chancellor a “blatant partisan selection” and urged the Board of Regents to reconsider her appointment. The UW System on Monday announced the Board of Regents had unanimously chosen Mnookin, who replaces Rebecca Blank
The J-1 visa program is rebounding after essentially shutting down because of the pandemic, boosting a major employment lifeline for summer tourism hot spots like Wisconsin Dells and Door County. “We’re going to be better than 100 percent of where we were in 2019,” Tom Diehl, president and co-owner of
Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon Thursday said the expected U.S. Supreme Court move to overturn the federal ruling that could
Michael Gableman — who last month offered to reduce his salary to $1 annually to keep his probe of the 2020 election going — will be paid $5,500 a month under an amended contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The new salary is half the $11,000 Gableman was being paid
A Dane County judge has ruled unconstitutional a law Republicans approved in the 2018 lame-duck session that gave lawmakers final review over settlements reached by the state Department of Justice. Dane County Judge Susan Crawford wrote in last week’s ruling Republicans have sought to portray the provision — approved just
The president of the Wisconsin Board of Nursing resigned to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of legislation to allow registered nurses to be licensed as advanced practice nurses. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Kallio wrote the “veto appeared politically motivated to appease a small group of doctors who want
Oleksandr Markushin, mayor of Milwaukee’s sister city in Irpin, Ukraine, is pleading for assistance after Russian forces destroyed his city just outside the capital of Kyiv. “We need temporary housing,” Markushin said through an interpreter in an interview on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “We have thousands and