The RNC site selection committee has recommended Milwaukee host the 2024 Republican National Convention. The decision still needs full and final RNC approval at its summer meeting in August. But city leaders see it as a major step in winning the bid against Nashville, the other finalist to host the

MILWAUKEE — The Dem candidates for U.S. Senate focused most of their digs on incumbent Ron Johnson during their first debate Sunday, accusing the Oshkosh Republican of standing in the way of priorities such as abortion rights, gun control and a fairer economy. With the five top Dem candidates on

GOP legislative leaders have asked the Republican co-chairs of JCRAR to halt efforts by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to continue allowing clerks to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes. The commission in 2016 unanimously approved telling clerks they could address deficiencies in absentee ballot envelopes. But the issue

GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch’s campaign announced she raised more than $3.6 million in the first half of the year. Kleefisch said the haul was more than other challengers at similar points in past cycles. But it was less than half the $10.1 million Gov. Tony Evers said he raised

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson raised $7 million during the second quarter of the year through his personal campaign account and his leadership PAC, about the same as what he pulled in during the first three months of 2022. Johnson’s campaign said he received 53,638 online donations during the period with

The state Elections Commission failed to agree on guidance for local clerks on how to follow the state Supreme Court ruling that found drop boxes for absentee ballots are illegal. But some members suggested the commission could provide guidance later after having more time to digest Friday’s ruling. New Chair

Gov. Tony Evers raised $10.1 million during the first six months of 2022, almost twice what former GOP Gov. Scott Walker raised during the same fundraising period. Evers’ campaign said he finished June with $7.6 million in the bank after receiving 60,000 contributions from more than 32,000 donors. But he

The state Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint a former aide to Tim Ramthun filed against Speaker Robin Vos for moving him to another office, rejecting the accusation that the speaker gained anything personally from the decision. Vos, R-Rochester, in January stripped Ramthun of his only full-time staffer, telling WisPolitics.com he

A split Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unmanned drop boxes are illegal and voters must deliver their absentee ballots by mail or in-person to their clerks. The 4-3 ruling found the Wisconsin Elections Commission gave inappropriate advice to local clerks that they could use the drop boxes as the COVID-19 pandemic

Dem U.S. Senate candidates in a virtual forum offered solutions to the nation’s economic woes such as adding manufacturing jobs, increasing the minimum wage and helping small businesses. In the more than two-hour Dane County Democratic Party event last night, seven of eight candidates offered ways to address a variety

Kevin Nicholson today announced he is suspending his guv campaign, saying he doesn’t want to go negative against his rivals to win the Republican nomination. In a statement this afternoon, Nicholson said he assessed the state of the primary race over the past week and came to the conclusion “the

Three of the GOP candidates for guv vowed to remove any district attorneys who refuse to prosecute violations of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. They also focused their sharpest barbs on wealthy construction exec Tim Michels, who skipped Monday night’s forum in