U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, known as a progressive, is openly commending President Trump, and that goes to an interesting election-year question: Will there be a significant group of Baldwin-Trump voters at the polls this November? A WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison
State firefighters union head Mahlon Mitchell says he’s more than the union candidate or the black candidate in the Dem race for governor. Mitchell became a statewide figure as part of the opposition to the 2011 law that effectively ended
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says defense spending should not be slashed in efforts to rein in the federal debt, but he says the Afghanistan war strategy has been flawed. “If we are not able to project the force
House Speaker Paul Ryan Friday called immigration a “thing to celebrate” as he bemoaned the president’s vulgar comments about Haiti and African nations as “very unfortunate, unhelpful.”
The Dem candidate for former GOP Rep. Bob Gannon’s seat says his decades of experience “working for everyday people” helps set him apart from his Republican opponent. Dennis Degenhardt, the former president and CEO of Glacier Hills Credit Union, spent
U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir’s not worried about the political environment next year even with recent Dem wins in Alabama and Virginia. The Brookfield Republican claims Wisconsin’s a different case. The current state senator who hopes to face off against
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he doesn’t see a crisis in the state’s workers comp program and sees no demand in his caucus to impose a fee schedule for the medical care injured employees receive. Vos, R-Rochester, said he has
Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said Rep. Josh Zepnick is no longer caucusing with Assembly Dems after he was accused of kissing two women without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015. But Hintz declined to go into details
The two Dem candidates vying for the 66th AD in Racine both say they would have voted against the Foxconn deal on the Assembly floor — a bill that the seat’s current occupant, Rep. Cory Mason, voted to support. That’s
The three Dem candidates facing off in the 10th SD primary later this month are bringing very different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to the race. Still, the trio agrees that Foxconn is a bad deal for the state, with each
Several issues set apart GOP Reps. Adam Jarchow and Shannon Zimmerman as they seek the open 10th SD. Among them: Foxconn, the budget and taxes. Their campaign bank accounts is another issue that could play in the Dec. 19 primary
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, the top elected female Democrat at the Capitol, is deferring to Milwaukee leaders on whether former Dem Sen. Spencer Coggs should resign as city treasurer despite her call for state Rep. Josh Zepnick to step
Like legislative leaders, AG Brad Schimel says it’s important to shield sexual harassment complaints filed with his agency, saying making them public would discourage victims from coming forward. Still, the agency released the names of two employees who turned in
None of the four Republican candidates in the conservative 58th Assembly District would support a 5 cent gas tax increase — even if offset by tax cuts elsewhere. Higher vehicle registration fees, the primary opponents agreed in separate interviews with
Polling that shows 41 percent of Wisconsin voters strongly disapprove of President Trump’s job performance could make for a “challenging environment” for Republican candidates in next year’s races, according to the polling firm’s CEO. The results, from mobile and online
As he launches his bid for a third term, Gov. Scott Walker defended his record on job creation, telling WisPolitics.com the record number of people employed in Wisconsin shows he’s put the state back to work. Democrats have regularly knocked
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says he’s not re-thinking his decision to opt out of a gubernatorial bid against Gov. Scott Walker next year. Kind in March announced he wasn’t going to seek the post, and he reaffirmed the decision in
http://www.wiseye.org/mp4stream/EVT/EVT_171003_WISPOL_EVERS.mp4 Tony Evers says his nonpartisan background as head of DPI is actually helping him as he ventures into the partisan realm of the Dem guv field. While he does not list a party affiliation in his current job,
http://www.wiseye.org/mp4stream/EVT/EVT_170926_WISPOL_NAFTA.mp4 Government representatives from Canada and Mexico testified to the positive benefits of the NAFTA agreement at a recent WisPolitics.com luncheon held in Madison. This came in the midst of ongoing ongoing negotiations to revamp NAFTA, a trade deal which
Panelists at a Sept. 14 WisPolitics.com luncheon at UW-Milwaukee diverged on whether Gov. Scott Walker is vulnerable in 2018 but agreed U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin enters her re-election bid in a strong position.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, known as a progressive, is openly commending President Trump, and that goes to an interesting election-year question: Will there be a significant group of Baldwin-Trump voters at the polls this November? A WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison Feb. 22 provided some clues. http://www.wiseye.org/mp4stream/EVT/EVT_180222_WISPOL_BADLWIN.mp4 The Madison Democrat commended
State firefighters union head Mahlon Mitchell says he’s more than the union candidate or the black candidate in the Dem race for governor. Mitchell became a statewide figure as part of the opposition to the 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for public employees and ended up as the
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson says defense spending should not be slashed in efforts to rein in the federal debt, but he says the Afghanistan war strategy has been flawed. “If we are not able to project the force that can credibly keep bad guys at bay, we are
House Speaker Paul Ryan Friday called immigration a “thing to celebrate” as he bemoaned the president’s vulgar comments about Haiti and African nations as “very unfortunate, unhelpful.”
The Dem candidate for former GOP Rep. Bob Gannon’s seat says his decades of experience “working for everyday people” helps set him apart from his Republican opponent. Dennis Degenhardt, the former president and CEO of Glacier Hills Credit Union, spent 39 years in the credit union industry — a resume
U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir’s not worried about the political environment next year even with recent Dem wins in Alabama and Virginia. The Brookfield Republican claims Wisconsin’s a different case. The current state senator who hopes to face off against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin next year also told a WisPolitics.com
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he doesn’t see a crisis in the state’s workers comp program and sees no demand in his caucus to impose a fee schedule for the medical care injured employees receive. Vos, R-Rochester, said he has heard good arguments from both sides of the issue. But
Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said Rep. Josh Zepnick is no longer caucusing with Assembly Dems after he was accused of kissing two women without their consent at political events in 2011 and 2015. But Hintz declined to go into details with WisPolitics.com about the Milwaukee lawmaker’s status with the caucus
The two Dem candidates vying for the 66th AD in Racine both say they would have voted against the Foxconn deal on the Assembly floor — a bill that the seat’s current occupant, Rep. Cory Mason, voted to support. That’s because, the two said in separate interviews with WisPolitics.com this
The three Dem candidates facing off in the 10th SD primary later this month are bringing very different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to the race. Still, the trio agrees that Foxconn is a bad deal for the state, with each of them telling WisPolitics.com in separate interviews they’d look to
Several issues set apart GOP Reps. Adam Jarchow and Shannon Zimmerman as they seek the open 10th SD. Among them: Foxconn, the budget and taxes. Their campaign bank accounts is another issue that could play in the Dec. 19 primary for the GOP nomination in the race to succeed Sheila
Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, the top elected female Democrat at the Capitol, is deferring to Milwaukee leaders on whether former Dem Sen. Spencer Coggs should resign as city treasurer despite her call for state Rep. Josh Zepnick to step down. “I think former Sen. Coggs should do what is
Like legislative leaders, AG Brad Schimel says it’s important to shield sexual harassment complaints filed with his agency, saying making them public would discourage victims from coming forward. Still, the agency released the names of two employees who turned in their resignations two years ago while facing sexual harassment allegations.
None of the four Republican candidates in the conservative 58th Assembly District would support a 5 cent gas tax increase — even if offset by tax cuts elsewhere. Higher vehicle registration fees, the primary opponents agreed in separate interviews with WisPolitics.com this week, are also off the table as part
Polling that shows 41 percent of Wisconsin voters strongly disapprove of President Trump’s job performance could make for a “challenging environment” for Republican candidates in next year’s races, according to the polling firm’s CEO. The results, from mobile and online polling firm Morning Consult, also showed Trump’s approval in the
As he launches his bid for a third term, Gov. Scott Walker defended his record on job creation, telling WisPolitics.com the record number of people employed in Wisconsin shows he’s put the state back to work. Democrats have regularly knocked Walker because after seven years in the Capitol’s East Wing,
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says he’s not re-thinking his decision to opt out of a gubernatorial bid against Gov. Scott Walker next year. Kind in March announced he wasn’t going to seek the post, and he reaffirmed the decision in an Oct. 18 WisPolitics.com interview, saying his seniority in the
http://www.wiseye.org/mp4stream/EVT/EVT_171003_WISPOL_EVERS.mp4 Tony Evers says his nonpartisan background as head of DPI is actually helping him as he ventures into the partisan realm of the Dem guv field. While he does not list a party affiliation in his current job, Evers told a WisPolitics.com luncheon this week that he likes
http://www.wiseye.org/mp4stream/EVT/EVT_170926_WISPOL_NAFTA.mp4 Government representatives from Canada and Mexico testified to the positive benefits of the NAFTA agreement at a recent WisPolitics.com luncheon held in Madison. This came in the midst of ongoing ongoing negotiations to revamp NAFTA, a trade deal which has been in place for over a quarter-century. The third
Panelists at a Sept. 14 WisPolitics.com luncheon at UW-Milwaukee diverged on whether Gov. Scott Walker is vulnerable in 2018 but agreed U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin enters her re-election bid in a strong position.