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Former President Barack Obama today said voters will choose next month between Dems who share their values and Republicans who are only hungry for power.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss surrogate appearances in top races, a judge’s ruling clerks can’t accept partial witness addresses on absentee ballot envelopes, the final attorney general debate and more.
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney in a debate Thursday compared Dem AG Josh Kaul to a “plastic bag blowing in the wind,” while Kaul accused Toney of not knowing how the Department of Justice works.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a rally for GOP guv candidate Tim Michels said the guv’s race will have “dire consequences” for the state if Gov. Tony Evers is reelected, calling Evers and other Dems “agents of chaos.” Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ripped Michels at a Madison rally and accused the GOP construction exec of having “crawled into bed” with election deniers and conspiracy theorists.
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at a Waukesha rally urged his backers to vote early so the campaign could turn its focus to turning out other those who haven’t cast ballots yet and free up supporters to serve as poll
Fourth- and eighth-grade students’ reading and math scores declined in Wisconsin as in most states since 2019, but overall scores remained higher than the national average across grade levels.
Former Dem U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson says he believes national Dems “have gotten the message” after he said the party was making an insufficient investment in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes.
A judge today rejected a request from the state GOP for an injunction barring Milwaukee officials from participating in a privately funded get-out-the-vote effort.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the races for governor and attorney general, ad spending in key contests and more.
While the state’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2 percent in September, Wisconsin continues to make progress in regaining the jobs lost during the pandemic. That’s according to Department of Workforce Development Chief Economist Dennis Winters, who discussed the latest
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney is charging Dem AG Josh Kaul has not worked hard enough to clear what he claims is a backlog of internet sex crimes against children.
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels, responding to negative ads targeting his abortion position, told the Milwaukee Rotary Club he would “never arrest a doctor.”
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is already gearing up for a recount in his reelection bid, including a payment to the firm of a Wisconsin attorney who led Donald Trump’s unsuccessful effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
State and local tax collections rose 1.7 percent in 2020 as Wisconsin’s tax burden hit its lowest level in decades.
The state attorney general candidates, Democrat Josh Kaul and Republican Eric Toney, sparred over DOJ vacancies, abortion and the state’s elections in their first joint appearance ahead of the Nov. 8 election on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels vowed Friday to tell criminals there’s a “new sheriff in town” if he’s elected, while Dem incumbent Tony Evers dismissed his rival for talking tough and not having a plan to provide the state resources local law enforcement needs.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission failing to reach agreement on new guidance for poll watchers, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the debates between U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and more.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Dem challenger Mandela Barnes exchanged a series of personal barbs on Thursday as the GOP incumbent referred to the lieutenant governor as a performer.
Barnes fired back that Johnson’s biggest achievement in business was “saying I do,” suggesting the senator’s in-laws set the stage for the business he once owned.
Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, at a WisPolitics.com luncheon said the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision “may motivate some” voters in upcoming elections, but added she believes most people who support abortions rights vote for Democrats anyway.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson moved ahead of Dem rival Mandela Barnes by 6 points in the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll, while the guv’s race remained about even. In both races, the numbers have shifted toward the GOP candidates since the August survey.
Former President Barack Obama today said voters will choose next month between Dems who share their values and Republicans who are only hungry for power.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss surrogate appearances in top races, a judge’s ruling clerks can’t accept partial witness addresses on absentee ballot envelopes, the final attorney general debate and more.
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney in a debate Thursday compared Dem AG Josh Kaul to a “plastic bag blowing in the wind,” while Kaul accused Toney of not knowing how the Department of Justice works.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a rally for GOP guv candidate Tim Michels said the guv’s race will have “dire consequences” for the state if Gov. Tony Evers is reelected, calling Evers and other Dems “agents of chaos.” Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ripped Michels at a Madison rally and accused the GOP construction exec of having “crawled into bed” with election deniers and conspiracy theorists.
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at a Waukesha rally urged his backers to vote early so the campaign could turn its focus to turning out other those who haven’t cast ballots yet and free up supporters to serve as poll watchers. “Get your vote in and then not only do
Fourth- and eighth-grade students’ reading and math scores declined in Wisconsin as in most states since 2019, but overall scores remained higher than the national average across grade levels.
Former Dem U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson says he believes national Dems “have gotten the message” after he said the party was making an insufficient investment in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes.
A judge today rejected a request from the state GOP for an injunction barring Milwaukee officials from participating in a privately funded get-out-the-vote effort.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the races for governor and attorney general, ad spending in key contests and more.
While the state’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2 percent in September, Wisconsin continues to make progress in regaining the jobs lost during the pandemic. That’s according to Department of Workforce Development Chief Economist Dennis Winters, who discussed the latest state employment figures Thursday during a web briefing. Wisconsin has
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney is charging Dem AG Josh Kaul has not worked hard enough to clear what he claims is a backlog of internet sex crimes against children.
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels, responding to negative ads targeting his abortion position, told the Milwaukee Rotary Club he would “never arrest a doctor.”
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is already gearing up for a recount in his reelection bid, including a payment to the firm of a Wisconsin attorney who led Donald Trump’s unsuccessful effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
State and local tax collections rose 1.7 percent in 2020 as Wisconsin’s tax burden hit its lowest level in decades.
The state attorney general candidates, Democrat Josh Kaul and Republican Eric Toney, sparred over DOJ vacancies, abortion and the state’s elections in their first joint appearance ahead of the Nov. 8 election on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels vowed Friday to tell criminals there’s a “new sheriff in town” if he’s elected, while Dem incumbent Tony Evers dismissed his rival for talking tough and not having a plan to provide the state resources local law enforcement needs.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission failing to reach agreement on new guidance for poll watchers, results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll, the debates between U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and more.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Dem challenger Mandela Barnes exchanged a series of personal barbs on Thursday as the GOP incumbent referred to the lieutenant governor as a performer.
Barnes fired back that Johnson’s biggest achievement in business was “saying I do,” suggesting the senator’s in-laws set the stage for the business he once owned.
Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, at a WisPolitics.com luncheon said the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision “may motivate some” voters in upcoming elections, but added she believes most people who support abortions rights vote for Democrats anyway.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson moved ahead of Dem rival Mandela Barnes by 6 points in the most recent Marquette University Law School Poll, while the guv’s race remained about even. In both races, the numbers have shifted toward the GOP candidates since the August survey.