Challengers Mandela Barnes and Tim Michels both saw post-primary bumps in the first Marquette University Law School Poll since they won their parties’ nominations for U.S. Senate and guv. Fifty-one percent of registered voters surveyed backed Barnes, the Dem lieutenant governor, in the U.S. Senate race over Republican Ron Johnson,

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos vowed to fight the thousands of dollars in legal fees awarded to a Washington, D.C.-based group that sought records from Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election. But it is likely that Assembly Republicans will drop Gableman’s effort to jail the mayors of Green Bay and

On the heels of AdImpact predicting $344 million will be spent on ads for Wisconsin races this cycle, a flurry of new spots are out in various state contests. The AdImpact projection includes $159 million in the U.S. Senate race and $126 million for the guv’s campaign. The group, which

The Assembly GOP caucus will meet tomorrow after Speaker Robin Vos fired Michael Gableman. “I really don’t think there’s any need to have a discussion,” Vos said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “He did a good job last year, kind of got off the rails

Speaker Robin Vos announced today he has fired Michael Gableman as special counsel to the Assembly. The move comes three days after the Rochester Republican beat back a primary challenge by Adam Steen, who Gableman had endorsed. The move brings to a close an investigation that lasted more than a

GOP lawmakers filed a motion to intervene in a Waukesha County lawsuit seeking to bar local clerks from filling in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes. The motion was filed in a suit brought by the Waukesha County GOP and others. It came on the heels of a legislative committee

Joint Legislative Audit Committee Dems called on Co-Chair Sen. Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, for a “comprehensive audit” of former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s 2020 election probe. Sen. Melissa Agard, of Madison, Sen. Tim Carpenter, of Milwaukee, Rep. Dianne Hesselbein, of Middleton, and Rep. Francesca Hong, of Madison, made the

Gov. Tony Evers is hitting the road today on a general election campaign swing. Evers’ campaign swing is taking him through Madison, Stevens Point, Appleton and Milwaukee on the day after primary results set up the November races. Evers and Rep. Sara Rodriguez, D-Brookfield, will face wealthy construction exec Tim

Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman recorded a robocall urging voters to support Adam Steen in tomorrow’s GOP primary, saying Assembly Speaker Robin Vos “never wanted a real investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin.” Vos, R-Rochester, said the call shows how desperate Gableman is to remain relevant. Former President

The state Elections Commission is sending postcards to 3,962 voters whose absentee ballots for Tuesday’s primary are being sent to an address other than the one on file with their registrations. The commission voted last week to send the postcards as part of a check on illegal requests for absentee

Former Vice President Mike Pence praised GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch’s credentials, calling the former lieutenant guv a “proven conservative” who has stood up for Wisconsinites. Pence made the comments during a roundtable discussion Wednesday with law enforcement in Pewaukee alongside Kleefisch and former Republican Gov. Scott Walker. “When Rebecca

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos isn’t backing off his refusal to try overturning the 2020 election results after former President Trump endorsed his primary opponent. The Rochester Republican said in a statement late yesterday, “As a conservative, I believe in upholding the constitution. That’s why I won’t take the impossible step