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GOP senators grilled state Corrections officials about conditions at the state’s troubled youth prisons while knocking a consent decree they argued makes staff jobs more dangerous.
Indie folk band Bon Iver and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will be in Eau Claire tomorrow for Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally featuring her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Meanwhile, GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance will be in the western Wisconsin city to speak with reporters as part of Donald Trump’s effort to counterprogram this week’s campaign swing for Harris and Walz.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he wouldn’t “get into hypotheticals” surrounding a potential vice presidential pick during a two-day tour in Wisconsin.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the presidential race in Wisconsin, a judge dismissing a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot envelopes, the 8th CD race and more.
Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, knocked 3rd CD primary rival Rebecca Cooke after a group backing Cooke’s campaign started running an ad claiming Shankland is “working for Republicans, not you.”
Cooke’s campaign fired back that Shankland needs to answer for her record on health care as attacks between the candidates escalated two weeks out from the Aug. 13 primary, which will decide who faces off against incumbent U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in November.
Gov. Tony Evers announced today he’s directing the Department of Health Services to use $258 million in COVID-19 funds to boost wages for direct care workers and providers serving older adults and individuals with disabilities.
The state Elections Commission in a cost-saving move unanimously agreed to seek a waiver from the Electronic Registration Information Center to avoid sending a required mailer to eligible voters who are not registered.
A Door County judge has rejected a challenge to the absentee envelopes the state Elections Commission approved a year ago.
“What I was hearing from is not some elite or donor class,” Baldwin said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “Every rally I went to, the 4th of July parades that I attended in northern Wisconsin, just average people were coming up, and they so respect the work that Joe Biden has done. But they were conveying to me and asking me to convey to the president that they appreciate his work, and they asked him to step aside.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and CBS 58 reporter A.J. Bayatpour discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to West Allis and the shakeup in the presidential race, Democrats’ split on Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, and more.
Baldwin said she was “deeply disappointed” Netanyahu didn’t use his time to lay out a plan to end the war in Gaza, bring home hostages, boost humanitarian assistance into Gaza and move toward a two-state solution. Meanwhile, Wisconsin Republicans praised Netanyahu and blasted Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Dem presidential nominee, for failing to attend his speech.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, whether a Trump-Vance ticket can win over suburban Milwaukee voters, the latest fundraising numbers in the U.S. Senate race and more.
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, State GOP Chairman Brian Shimming join ‘UpFront.’
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Wisconsin Elections Commission guidance on absentee ballot drop boxes, the state Supreme Court’s decision limiting legislative oversight of land stewardship purchases, calls to improve prison conditions, the presidential race, the 2024 Republican National Convention and more.
Vos told WisPolitics he’s been a delegate, alternate or guest for every national convention since 1996, and he’s looking forward to attending next week to be a part of showing the country “how great Wisconsin is.”
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski agreed to tweaks in how her office handles open records requests after a lawsuit by a conservative group found records showing her predecessor used his personal email account to seek advice on the office budget.
Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are vowing to appeal a Dane County judge’s ruling rejecting their request to order a recall election.
A representative for one of the state’s top anti-abortion groups warned Republicans could lose votes after a committee approved a new party platform that includes no call for a national ban for the first time in 40 years. Meanwhile, other groups that oppose abortion had a more measured response to the policy released by the Republican National Committee, which notes states can pass their own laws restricting abortion.
President Joe Biden during a high-stakes campaign stop in Madison insisted he won’t drop out, spurring the state party chair to declare he’s with Biden “every step of the way.”
President Joe Biden at a Madison rally today tried to shut down speculation he would leave the presidential race and dismissed concerns about his age after a heavily criticized debate last week.
GOP senators grilled state Corrections officials about conditions at the state’s troubled youth prisons while knocking a consent decree they argued makes staff jobs more dangerous.
Indie folk band Bon Iver and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin will be in Eau Claire tomorrow for Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally featuring her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Meanwhile, GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance will be in the western Wisconsin city to speak with reporters as part of Donald Trump’s effort to counterprogram this week’s campaign swing for Harris and Walz.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he wouldn’t “get into hypotheticals” surrounding a potential vice presidential pick during a two-day tour in Wisconsin.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the presidential race in Wisconsin, a judge dismissing a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot envelopes, the 8th CD race and more.
Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, knocked 3rd CD primary rival Rebecca Cooke after a group backing Cooke’s campaign started running an ad claiming Shankland is “working for Republicans, not you.”
Cooke’s campaign fired back that Shankland needs to answer for her record on health care as attacks between the candidates escalated two weeks out from the Aug. 13 primary, which will decide who faces off against incumbent U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, in November.
Gov. Tony Evers announced today he’s directing the Department of Health Services to use $258 million in COVID-19 funds to boost wages for direct care workers and providers serving older adults and individuals with disabilities.
The state Elections Commission in a cost-saving move unanimously agreed to seek a waiver from the Electronic Registration Information Center to avoid sending a required mailer to eligible voters who are not registered.
A Door County judge has rejected a challenge to the absentee envelopes the state Elections Commission approved a year ago.
“What I was hearing from is not some elite or donor class,” Baldwin said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “Every rally I went to, the 4th of July parades that I attended in northern Wisconsin, just average people were coming up, and they so respect the work that Joe Biden has done. But they were conveying to me and asking me to convey to the president that they appreciate his work, and they asked him to step aside.”
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and CBS 58 reporter A.J. Bayatpour discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to West Allis and the shakeup in the presidential race, Democrats’ split on Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, and more.
Baldwin said she was “deeply disappointed” Netanyahu didn’t use his time to lay out a plan to end the war in Gaza, bring home hostages, boost humanitarian assistance into Gaza and move toward a two-state solution. Meanwhile, Wisconsin Republicans praised Netanyahu and blasted Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Dem presidential nominee, for failing to attend his speech.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, whether a Trump-Vance ticket can win over suburban Milwaukee voters, the latest fundraising numbers in the U.S. Senate race and more.
Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, State GOP Chairman Brian Shimming join ‘UpFront.’
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Wisconsin Elections Commission guidance on absentee ballot drop boxes, the state Supreme Court’s decision limiting legislative oversight of land stewardship purchases, calls to improve prison conditions, the presidential race, the 2024 Republican National Convention and more.
Vos told WisPolitics he’s been a delegate, alternate or guest for every national convention since 1996, and he’s looking forward to attending next week to be a part of showing the country “how great Wisconsin is.”
Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski agreed to tweaks in how her office handles open records requests after a lawsuit by a conservative group found records showing her predecessor used his personal email account to seek advice on the office budget.
Those seeking to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos are vowing to appeal a Dane County judge’s ruling rejecting their request to order a recall election.
A representative for one of the state’s top anti-abortion groups warned Republicans could lose votes after a committee approved a new party platform that includes no call for a national ban for the first time in 40 years. Meanwhile, other groups that oppose abortion had a more measured response to the policy released by the Republican National Committee, which notes states can pass their own laws restricting abortion.
President Joe Biden during a high-stakes campaign stop in Madison insisted he won’t drop out, spurring the state party chair to declare he’s with Biden “every step of the way.”
President Joe Biden at a Madison rally today tried to shut down speculation he would leave the presidential race and dismissed concerns about his age after a heavily criticized debate last week.