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Gov. Tony Evers today said increasing shared revenue, especially for Milwaukee, will be his top priority. He also said he won’t sign an abortion bill with rape and incest exceptions if he wins reelection. The Dem guv at a Rotary
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe during a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday said the biggest challenge for the agency in recent years has been combating misinformation. “There’s so much bad information that floats around election administration, and so for us as
Vinny Egle is a small business owner running in the GOP primary for the Wisconsin Assembly’s 59th district. He faces Ty Bodden, chairman of the Republican Party of Calumet County and former Village of Stockbridge Trustee, in a race that
Three candidates are vying for the 23rd Senate District seat in a GOP primary race that will virtually decide who will represent the district. Sandra Scholz of Chippewa Falls is a retired registered nurse turned home renovator with no experience
Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, will face Jay Stone in a GOP primary that will all but formally decide who will represent the Senate’s 21st district. Wanggaard, 70, is a former member of the Racine Police Department. He has held the
Tyler August, 39, who has held the 32nd Assembly District’s seat for 12 years, faces a GOP primary challenger in Bart Williams, 57, a consultant and former member of the New Berlin school board. Williams looks to unseat August, a
GOP primary candidates vying to unseat Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu differ with the incumbent on whether to rescind Wisconsin’s electoral votes for President Biden and how to use the state’s massive budget surplus. LeMahieu, 49, faces two challengers in
Rep. Rob Brooks and challenger Samuel Krieg differ on exemptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and how to address record-high gas prices. Krieg plans to unseat Brooks, who served as assistant majority leder in 2017 and has represented the 60th
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and challenger Adam Steen split over possible exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and how to use a huge budget surplus. Steen looks to unseat Vos, the longest serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history and a
Rep. Loren Oldenburg and primary challenger Holly Ottesen Liska have different takes on suspending the state’s gas tax and whether to add exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban. Oldenburg, R-Viroqua, said he wouldn’t be open to suspending the state’s 32.9 cent
Rep. Joel Kitchens and his 1st Assembly District primary challenger Milt Swagel are split over whether to add exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and what to do with the state’s surplus. In interviews with WisPolitics.com both said they are
Bryan Kennedy, 52, is looking to make the jump from city to state government by trying for the 10th Assembly District seat. And while his opponent, Milwaukee native Darrin Madison, 25, is a newcomer when it comes to holding elected
The two candidates for the 83rd Assembly District’s GOP primary agree on most issues, but one thing that separates them is their amount of experience holding elected office. Pat Goldammer, Village of Waterford trustee and farm owner, will go up
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
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among
Dem AG Josh Kaul says he’s baffled to see the U.S. Supreme Court toss out Evers’ legislative maps. “I think it’s pretty shocking to see this ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, and I think it’s frankly consistent with the
Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, says Senate Republicans already have “a pretty clear path” on how to proceed with new legislation related to election procedures without first waiting to see what former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman produces from his
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he would consider offering new incentives to get Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19. But he said ultimately it will be more effective to appeal to Wisconsinites’ desire to help their neighbors as the state pushes to
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley says she’s not ready to make a decision about running for reelection next fall. Part of that is to shield her members contemplating retirement from any extra pressure. “If I were to announce something, then
AG Josh Kaul in a new WisPolitics.com interview called on the Legislature to pass at least some portions of his $115 million public safety plan to help stem an increase in violent crime. The increase in violent crime is part
Gov. Tony Evers today said increasing shared revenue, especially for Milwaukee, will be his top priority. He also said he won’t sign an abortion bill with rape and incest exceptions if he wins reelection. The Dem guv at a Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com luncheon said
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe during a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday said the biggest challenge for the agency in recent years has been combating misinformation. “There’s so much bad information that floats around election administration, and so for us as election administrators to try and keep pace can be really
Vinny Egle is a small business owner running in the GOP primary for the Wisconsin Assembly’s 59th district. He faces Ty Bodden, chairman of the Republican Party of Calumet County and former Village of Stockbridge Trustee, in a race that will all but officially decide who wins the seat. The
Three candidates are vying for the 23rd Senate District seat in a GOP primary race that will virtually decide who will represent the district. Sandra Scholz of Chippewa Falls is a retired registered nurse turned home renovator with no experience in elected office. Jesse James, R-Altoona, is the incumbent 68th
Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, will face Jay Stone in a GOP primary that will all but formally decide who will represent the Senate’s 21st district. Wanggaard, 70, is a former member of the Racine Police Department. He has held the 21st district’s seat since regaining it in 2015 after being
Tyler August, 39, who has held the 32nd Assembly District’s seat for 12 years, faces a GOP primary challenger in Bart Williams, 57, a consultant and former member of the New Berlin school board. Williams looks to unseat August, a seventh-generation resident of Walworth County, in the Aug. 9 GOP
GOP primary candidates vying to unseat Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu differ with the incumbent on whether to rescind Wisconsin’s electoral votes for President Biden and how to use the state’s massive budget surplus. LeMahieu, 49, faces two challengers in a GOP primary race that will all but officially decide
Rep. Rob Brooks and challenger Samuel Krieg differ on exemptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and how to address record-high gas prices. Krieg plans to unseat Brooks, who served as assistant majority leder in 2017 and has represented the 60th AD since 2015. Both candidates spoke to WisPolitics.com this week
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and challenger Adam Steen split over possible exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and how to use a huge budget surplus. Steen looks to unseat Vos, the longest serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin history and a state representative since 2005. Both candidates spoke to WisPolitics.com this
Rep. Loren Oldenburg and primary challenger Holly Ottesen Liska have different takes on suspending the state’s gas tax and whether to add exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban. Oldenburg, R-Viroqua, said he wouldn’t be open to suspending the state’s 32.9 cent gas tax because it would take funds away from road
Rep. Joel Kitchens and his 1st Assembly District primary challenger Milt Swagel are split over whether to add exceptions to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban and what to do with the state’s surplus. In interviews with WisPolitics.com both said they are “pro-life” and feel there should be restrictions to abortion access,
Bryan Kennedy, 52, is looking to make the jump from city to state government by trying for the 10th Assembly District seat. And while his opponent, Milwaukee native Darrin Madison, 25, is a newcomer when it comes to holding elected office, he’s certainly no stranger to politics. Both candidates spoke
The two candidates for the 83rd Assembly District’s GOP primary agree on most issues, but one thing that separates them is their amount of experience holding elected office. Pat Goldammer, Village of Waterford trustee and farm owner, will go up against Nik Rettinger, first vice chairman of the Republican Party
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
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among some GOP activists over the last couple of years about
Dem AG Josh Kaul says he’s baffled to see the U.S. Supreme Court toss out Evers’ legislative maps. “I think it’s pretty shocking to see this ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, and I think it’s frankly consistent with the increasing activism we’ve seen from the conservative super majority on
Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, says Senate Republicans already have “a pretty clear path” on how to proceed with new legislation related to election procedures without first waiting to see what former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman produces from his 2020 election probe. Senate Republicans a year ago passed a
Gov. Tony Evers told WisPolitics.com he would consider offering new incentives to get Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19. But he said ultimately it will be more effective to appeal to Wisconsinites’ desire to help their neighbors as the state pushes to get more residents vaccinated. Evers likened it to what he
Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley says she’s not ready to make a decision about running for reelection next fall. Part of that is to shield her members contemplating retirement from any extra pressure. “If I were to announce something, then everybody is going to say, ‘Well the leader did, so
AG Josh Kaul in a new WisPolitics.com interview called on the Legislature to pass at least some portions of his $115 million public safety plan to help stem an increase in violent crime. The increase in violent crime is part of a nationwide trend, which he said stems partly from