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A Republican strategist said the GOP believes the race for president in Wisconsin is closer than polls show, while a Democratic strategist said it appears Wisconsin is ready to “fire” President Trump. “The intensity that is felt on the Republican
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss the latest legal actions over the guv’s efforts to combat COVID-19, the U.S. Supreme Court keeping in place the Election Day deadline for absentee ballots and the latest poll results in the presidential race.
The Evers administration is asking the state Supreme Court to take over a challenge to the limits on indoor public gatherings, arguing the case involves “immediate, life-threatening public health conditions.” The 3rd District Court of Appeals last week placed the
The state Supreme Court is moving quickly to hear a challenge a Waukesha County businessman filed to Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate, setting oral arguments in the case for Nov. 16. In the 4-3 ruling late yesterday, the court
Vice President Pence warned this election is a choice on whether “America remains America.” At a campaign rally in Mosinee on Wednesday, Pence told viewers if Dem presidential candidate Joe Biden wins, he would only serve as a “Trojan horse
President Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence and multiple GOP surrogates are due in Wisconsin this week. Biden is returning to Wisconsin on Friday. Vice President Mike Pence will be in the state tomorrow — the day after a previously announced
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would take nothing for granted in the election, while President Trump rolled into Wisconsin for another large, outdoor rally in Waukesha Saturday night. “UpFront” host Adrienne Pedersen asked Biden how confident he is
WAUKESHA — Visiting one of the nation’s COVID-19 hotspots, President Trump insisted the pandemic is “rounding the corner” during a rally Saturday evening. The rally comes amid a continued surge of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin. The current case rate in
A split state appeals court today reinstated a temporary injunction preventing enforcement of the Evers administration’s order limiting indoor gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity. The 3rd District Court of Appeals also set an expedited briefing schedule for
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss the legal fight over the guv’s actions to combat COVID-19, a coming income tax break and a boost for the unemployed.
An Amery tavern is weighing its options after a Barron County judge cleared the way for enforcement of the Evers administration’s order limiting indoor, public gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity. Gov. Tony Evers, meanwhile, hailed the decision
Milwaukee’s election chief expects “pretty high” turnout when early in-person voting starts tomorrow. She also said the city will have 14 early voting sites, more than in the last presidential election. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Claire
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss court rulings on the governor’s mask mandate and limits on indoor, public gatherings, as well as the latest on Foxconn.
Local clerks generally say they will have sufficient staffing for Election Day, but the state’s top election official reported today 51 municipalities across 31 counties are facing a severe shortage of poll workers. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said during
A Sawyer County judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Evers administration’s order limiting public indoor gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity. Along with issuing the temporary injunction, Judge John Yackel scheduled a hearing Monday for
Vice President Mike Pence in his 10th 2020 campaign visit to Wisconsin today touted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a crowd of several hundred in Waukesha. “I’ll make your prediction: Judge Amy Coney
A St. Croix County judge has rejected a request for a temporary restraining order preventing enforcement of Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. Judge Michael Waterman rejected arguments from the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and GOP lawmakers
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said it would be “catastrophic” if a judge were to strike down his COVID-19 mask mandate, but he thinks the order will withstand a legal challenge. “We believe we’re in a good position here,” Evers said
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss the latest in a federal lawsuit over absentee ballot deadlines, Supreme Court hearing in election lawsuits, a challenge to Gov. Tony Evers’ latest public health order and mask mandate extension, and more.
Gov. Tony Evers’ administration issued a new order today limiting indoor public gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity, placing new restrictions on bars, restaurants and other private businesses as the state has become one of the nation’s hotspots
A Republican strategist said the GOP believes the race for president in Wisconsin is closer than polls show, while a Democratic strategist said it appears Wisconsin is ready to “fire” President Trump. “The intensity that is felt on the Republican side for President Trump is very, very strong,” said Brian
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss the latest legal actions over the guv’s efforts to combat COVID-19, the U.S. Supreme Court keeping in place the Election Day deadline for absentee ballots and the latest poll results in the presidential race.
The Evers administration is asking the state Supreme Court to take over a challenge to the limits on indoor public gatherings, arguing the case involves “immediate, life-threatening public health conditions.” The 3rd District Court of Appeals last week placed the order on hold as it reviews a circuit court judge’s
The state Supreme Court is moving quickly to hear a challenge a Waukesha County businessman filed to Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate, setting oral arguments in the case for Nov. 16. In the 4-3 ruling late yesterday, the court agreed to take original jurisdiction in the suit filed by
Vice President Pence warned this election is a choice on whether “America remains America.” At a campaign rally in Mosinee on Wednesday, Pence told viewers if Dem presidential candidate Joe Biden wins, he would only serve as a “Trojan horse for the radical left.” “This election is really a choice
President Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence and multiple GOP surrogates are due in Wisconsin this week. Biden is returning to Wisconsin on Friday. Vice President Mike Pence will be in the state tomorrow — the day after a previously announced visit by President Trump to the La Crosse area. Biden’s
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would take nothing for granted in the election, while President Trump rolled into Wisconsin for another large, outdoor rally in Waukesha Saturday night. “UpFront” host Adrienne Pedersen asked Biden how confident he is about winning Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. “I never take anything
WAUKESHA — Visiting one of the nation’s COVID-19 hotspots, President Trump insisted the pandemic is “rounding the corner” during a rally Saturday evening. The rally comes amid a continued surge of COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin. The current case rate in the state has increased by 39 percent from two weeks
A split state appeals court today reinstated a temporary injunction preventing enforcement of the Evers administration’s order limiting indoor gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity. The 3rd District Court of Appeals also set an expedited briefing schedule for next week as it reviews a circuit court judge’s ruling
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss the legal fight over the guv’s actions to combat COVID-19, a coming income tax break and a boost for the unemployed.
An Amery tavern is weighing its options after a Barron County judge cleared the way for enforcement of the Evers administration’s order limiting indoor, public gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity. Gov. Tony Evers, meanwhile, hailed the decision as an important ruling that will help prevent the spread
Milwaukee’s election chief expects “pretty high” turnout when early in-person voting starts tomorrow. She also said the city will have 14 early voting sites, more than in the last presidential election. In an interview that aired Sunday on “UpFront,” Claire Woodall-Vogg said the Milwaukee Election Commission will have a huge
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss court rulings on the governor’s mask mandate and limits on indoor, public gatherings, as well as the latest on Foxconn.
Local clerks generally say they will have sufficient staffing for Election Day, but the state’s top election official reported today 51 municipalities across 31 counties are facing a severe shortage of poll workers. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said during her weekly media briefing that shortage equated to roughly 180
A Sawyer County judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Evers administration’s order limiting public indoor gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity. Along with issuing the temporary injunction, Judge John Yackel scheduled a hearing Monday for further arguments in the case. The order comes after the
Vice President Mike Pence in his 10th 2020 campaign visit to Wisconsin today touted the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to a crowd of several hundred in Waukesha. “I’ll make your prediction: Judge Amy Coney Barrett will soon be Justice Amy Coney Barrett,” he said
A St. Croix County judge has rejected a request for a temporary restraining order preventing enforcement of Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate. Judge Michael Waterman rejected arguments from the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and GOP lawmakers that Evers had exceeded his authority in issuing the mandate.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said it would be “catastrophic” if a judge were to strike down his COVID-19 mask mandate, but he thinks the order will withstand a legal challenge. “We believe we’re in a good position here,” Evers said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross discuss the latest in a federal lawsuit over absentee ballot deadlines, Supreme Court hearing in election lawsuits, a challenge to Gov. Tony Evers’ latest public health order and mask mandate extension, and more.
Gov. Tony Evers’ administration issued a new order today limiting indoor public gatherings to 25 percent of a room’s capacity, placing new restrictions on bars, restaurants and other private businesses as the state has become one of the nation’s hotspots for COVID-19 cases. The order, issued by DHS Secretary Andrea