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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
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,
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
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
National GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel says Wisconsin will be pivotal in 2022 and 2024 and downplayed the split between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence after announcing Milwaukee will host the 2024 Republican National Convention. “This is
Former President Trump on Friday called Tim Michels “big time” as he urged voters to back the construction exec in Tuesday’s primary while dismissing his GOP guv rival Rebecca Kleefisch as someone running a campaign “of falsehood and lies.” Trump
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss dueling endorsements from Donald Trump and Mike Pence in Wisconsin’s GOP guv primary, the Elections Commission’s latest actions, top primaries in the state and Milwaukee landing the 2024 Republican National Convention.
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
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
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
Trump-endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels in a Milwaukee town hall Monday said “everything will be on the table” when asked about overturning the 2020 election results after saying just a week ago it wouldn’t be a priority. Still, Michels
Former Gov. Scott Walker says to expect to see former Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley in Wisconsin before the Aug. 9 primary campaigning for Rebecca Kleefisch. Former President
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Associated Press Capitol Correspondent Scott Bauer discuss the controversy over whether to charge an activist who requested elected officials’ absentee ballots to be sent to him, the consolidation of the Dem U.S. Senate field, the GOP guv primary and more.
Godlewski in a statement said in order to defeat U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, she knew Dems had to band together. “It’s clear that if we want to finally send Ron Johnson packing, we must all get behind Mandela Barnes
Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Don Millis said he supports criminal referrals for individuals who have illegally requested other voters’ absentee ballots. Millis, the new Republican chair, urged a “rational” response instead of a “knee-jerk” reaction. Millis made the comments during
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and construction exec Tim Michels sparred over Wisconsin’s gas tax with Michels saying “you can take it to the bank” that he will never raise gas taxes. The two Republican gubernatorial candidates yesterday during a
Alex Lasry said today after dropping out of the U.S. Senate race that it was clear he had no path to winning the primary and that Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes was going to be the Democratic Party’s nominee to challenge
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Waukesha on Aug. 5 for a rally in support of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. Primary election day is Aug. 9. According to a release from Trump’s Save America PAC, Trump
Four Wisconsinites with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Administrator Meagan Wolfe, arguing they interpreted the state Supreme Court’s recent absentee ballot drop box decision in a way that will disenfranchise disabled voters. The
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he won’t blame former President Trump if he loses his primary race. Trump recently called Vos and urged the longtime Republican leader to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential results after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on
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
National GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel says Wisconsin will be pivotal in 2022 and 2024 and downplayed the split between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence after announcing Milwaukee will host the 2024 Republican National Convention. “This is what happens,” McDaniel said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced
Former President Trump on Friday called Tim Michels “big time” as he urged voters to back the construction exec in Tuesday’s primary while dismissing his GOP guv rival Rebecca Kleefisch as someone running a campaign “of falsehood and lies.” Trump also took aim at Robin Vos as he urged supporters
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss dueling endorsements from Donald Trump and Mike Pence in Wisconsin’s GOP guv primary, the Elections Commission’s latest actions, top primaries in the state and Milwaukee landing the 2024 Republican National Convention.
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
Trump-endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels in a Milwaukee town hall Monday said “everything will be on the table” when asked about overturning the 2020 election results after saying just a week ago it wouldn’t be a priority. Still, Michels and his fellow GOP guv hopefuls were noncommittal when asked
Former Gov. Scott Walker says to expect to see former Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley in Wisconsin before the Aug. 9 primary campaigning for Rebecca Kleefisch. Former President Trump will rally with Tim Michels on Friday in Waukesha
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Associated Press Capitol Correspondent Scott Bauer discuss the controversy over whether to charge an activist who requested elected officials’ absentee ballots to be sent to him, the consolidation of the Dem U.S. Senate field, the GOP guv primary and more.
Godlewski in a statement said in order to defeat U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, she knew Dems had to band together. “It’s clear that if we want to finally send Ron Johnson packing, we must all get behind Mandela Barnes and fight together. I’m proud of what our 72-county campaign
Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Don Millis said he supports criminal referrals for individuals who have illegally requested other voters’ absentee ballots. Millis, the new Republican chair, urged a “rational” response instead of a “knee-jerk” reaction. Millis made the comments during a WEC meeting last night following the news that Racine
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and construction exec Tim Michels sparred over Wisconsin’s gas tax with Michels saying “you can take it to the bank” that he will never raise gas taxes. The two Republican gubernatorial candidates yesterday during a live event on conservative Dan O’Donnell’s WISN radio show said
Alex Lasry said today after dropping out of the U.S. Senate race that it was clear he had no path to winning the primary and that Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes was going to be the Democratic Party’s nominee to challenge incumbent Republican Ron Johnson. Lasry is the second Dem this
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Waukesha on Aug. 5 for a rally in support of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. Primary election day is Aug. 9. According to a release from Trump’s Save America PAC, Trump is to speak in support of Michels and “the entire
Four Wisconsinites with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Administrator Meagan Wolfe, arguing they interpreted the state Supreme Court’s recent absentee ballot drop box decision in a way that will disenfranchise disabled voters. The lawsuit addresses comments Wolfe made in a July 14 press
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he won’t blame former President Trump if he loses his primary race. Trump recently called Vos and urged the longtime Republican leader to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential results after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on absentee ballot drop boxes, a move Vos said he told