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Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler says he wants President Biden to seek reelection coming off last Tuesday’s win for Janet Protasiewicz in the state Supreme Court race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the implications of liberals winning a majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Republicans clinching a supermajority in the state Senate, Demographic headwinds facing the GOP in the state and more.
Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin predicts Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race will be the template for high court races across the country over the next year, as abortion remains a salient issue for voters.
Longtime liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley said she will seek a fourth 10-year term in 2025, when ideological control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will again be on the ballot.
Superintendents, a county executive, a mayor, public employees and parents pressed the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee Wednesday to boost shared revenue and school funding increases during the first public hearing on the biennial budget.
Janet Protasiewicz cruised to victory over conservative Daniel Kelly in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race — easily the most expensive in the nation’s history — giving liberals a 4-3 majority for the first time in 15 years.
Legal aid attorney Molly Gena beat Lena Taylor for Milwaukee municipal judge, marking the state senator’s fourth loss for an office outside the Legislature over the past 15 years.
GOP state Rep. Dan Knodl declared victory late Tuesday night in the 8th SD over environmental attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin.
Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, a former Dem state lawmaker, won reelection to a second term with nearly 53 percent of the vote against former GOP state Rep. Chad Weininger. eanwhile, Racine Mayor Cory Mason won his third term in Wisconsin’s fifth-largest city, beating conservative Ald. Henry Perez by 14 points.
Former state GOP state Rep. Cody Horlacher of Mukwonago defeated Judge Fred Strampe for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 7.
Wisconsin voters have requested more than a half-million absentee ballots for today’s spring election, more evidence that turnout will be higher than normal in the contest to decide ideological control of the state Supreme Court.
Ideological control of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot today in what is predicted to be a higher-than-usual spring election turnout.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says a group of House Republicans are considering the unprecedented move of subpoenaing Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. The lawmakers are demanding his testimony in what would be a new test of congressional oversight power after a grand jury indicted former President Trump.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss record Supreme Court race spending, the 8th SD race, legislation to extend Medicaid coverage for new moms, budget hearings with agency officials and more.
The 5 percent tuition hike for the 2023-2024 school year is set to generate about $38 million per year.
The price tag for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race has surpassed $45 million, almost tripling the previous national record, according to a WisPolitics.com review.
Wisconsin’s senators split on a bill to repeal the Iraq war authorizations, which passed 66-30 with bipartisan support. The measure, approved yesterday, repeals the authorizations for the use of military force and bars presidents from misusing military forces without congressional authorization. The move comes after the Senate last session voted down a similar bill that had already cleared the House. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., earlier this month indicated he supports the bill.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz outraised conservative rival Daniel Kelly more than 5-to-1 in the latest reporting period, fueled by more than $8.8 million from the state Dem Party, according to a review of finance reports.
The two candidates running in the special election to replace longtime Milwaukee-area Republican state Sen. Alberta Daring both point to the chamber’s potential GOP supermajority as a defining factor in the race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s Supreme Court debate, the latest action in the Legislature, the state Building Commission deadlocking on Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed capital budget and more.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler says he wants President Biden to seek reelection coming off last Tuesday’s win for Janet Protasiewicz in the state Supreme Court race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the implications of liberals winning a majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Republicans clinching a supermajority in the state Senate, Demographic headwinds facing the GOP in the state and more.
Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin predicts Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race will be the template for high court races across the country over the next year, as abortion remains a salient issue for voters.
Longtime liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley said she will seek a fourth 10-year term in 2025, when ideological control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court will again be on the ballot.
Superintendents, a county executive, a mayor, public employees and parents pressed the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee Wednesday to boost shared revenue and school funding increases during the first public hearing on the biennial budget.
Janet Protasiewicz cruised to victory over conservative Daniel Kelly in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race — easily the most expensive in the nation’s history — giving liberals a 4-3 majority for the first time in 15 years.
Legal aid attorney Molly Gena beat Lena Taylor for Milwaukee municipal judge, marking the state senator’s fourth loss for an office outside the Legislature over the past 15 years.
GOP state Rep. Dan Knodl declared victory late Tuesday night in the 8th SD over environmental attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin.
Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich, a former Dem state lawmaker, won reelection to a second term with nearly 53 percent of the vote against former GOP state Rep. Chad Weininger. eanwhile, Racine Mayor Cory Mason won his third term in Wisconsin’s fifth-largest city, beating conservative Ald. Henry Perez by 14 points.
Former state GOP state Rep. Cody Horlacher of Mukwonago defeated Judge Fred Strampe for Waukesha County Circuit Court Branch 7.
Wisconsin voters have requested more than a half-million absentee ballots for today’s spring election, more evidence that turnout will be higher than normal in the contest to decide ideological control of the state Supreme Court.
Ideological control of the state Supreme Court is on the ballot today in what is predicted to be a higher-than-usual spring election turnout.
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says a group of House Republicans are considering the unprecedented move of subpoenaing Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. The lawmakers are demanding his testimony in what would be a new test of congressional oversight power after a grand jury indicted former President Trump.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss record Supreme Court race spending, the 8th SD race, legislation to extend Medicaid coverage for new moms, budget hearings with agency officials and more.
The 5 percent tuition hike for the 2023-2024 school year is set to generate about $38 million per year.
The price tag for Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race has surpassed $45 million, almost tripling the previous national record, according to a WisPolitics.com review.
Wisconsin’s senators split on a bill to repeal the Iraq war authorizations, which passed 66-30 with bipartisan support. The measure, approved yesterday, repeals the authorizations for the use of military force and bars presidents from misusing military forces without congressional authorization. The move comes after the Senate last session voted down a similar bill that had already cleared the House. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., earlier this month indicated he supports the bill.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz outraised conservative rival Daniel Kelly more than 5-to-1 in the latest reporting period, fueled by more than $8.8 million from the state Dem Party, according to a review of finance reports.
The two candidates running in the special election to replace longtime Milwaukee-area Republican state Sen. Alberta Daring both point to the chamber’s potential GOP supermajority as a defining factor in the race.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss this week’s Supreme Court debate, the latest action in the Legislature, the state Building Commission deadlocking on Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed capital budget and more.