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From WisPolitics … — GOP senators grilled state Corrections officials about conditions at the state’s troubled youth prisons while knocking a consent decree they argued makes staff jobs more dangerous. Dems on the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, meanwhile,
From WisPolitics … — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West has submitted his nomination papers and a declaration of candidacy to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, a spokesperson for the agency says. The deadline for independent presidential candidates to file their nomination
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he wouldn’t “get into hypotheticals” surrounding a potential vice presidential pick during a two-day tour in Wisconsin. His tour comes ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign stop in Eau
From WisPolitics … — Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin outraised Eric Hovde nearly 7-to-1 over a three-week period last month as the GOP businessman continued to lag his rival in pulling donations from others. Baldwin, D-Madison, reported nearly $2.6 million
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers announced today he’s directing the Department of Health Services to use $258 million in COVID-19 funds to boost wages for direct care workers and providers serving older adults and individuals with disabilities. The
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission in a cost-saving move unanimously agreed to seek a waiver from the Electronic Registration Information Center to avoid sending a required mailer to eligible voters who are not registered. The mailer —
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today launched the first TV ad of her presidential campaign with a spot that says she’s always been “fearless.” It comes shortly after Donald Trump made his first significant media buy in
From WisPolitics … — Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin rejected GOP assertions President Biden was shoved aside by top Democratic donors and party leaders as delegates start voting this week to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris. “What I was
From WisPolitics … — GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde is out with a new TV ad that accuses U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, of lying because “that’s what career politicians do when they get in trouble.” Hovde’s campaign said it’s
From WisPolitics … — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were tied in Wisconsin a new Emerson College poll — the first by pollsters after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Trump and Harris were
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Ald. Milele Coggs and five other Milwaukee Common Council members are seeking more information after a man was shot and killed by out-of-state police during the RNC last week. The 42-year-old Milwaukee man was shot
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Milwaukee today for her first visit to Wisconsin since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed her. Harris is scheduled to arrive in Milwaukee at
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan, and a string of Dem officials quickly endorsed Kamala Harris for president after Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Some Wisconsin Republicans, meanwhile, argued
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris is making a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Tuesday on the heels of the Republican National Convention. It will be her ninth visit to Wisconsin since taking office and her first stop
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump had a 5-point edge on Joe Biden in Wisconsin in the latest batch of swing state surveys from Emerson College, which found the former president with an advantage in all seven states it’s been
From WisPolitics … — A GOP strategist is telling Republicans to “avoid the happy talk.” Keith Gilkes, a GOP strategist who runs Platform Communications in Madison, told a WisPolitics event at Marquette University Law School yesterday that he worries when
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who faced two failed recall attempts that allowed him to collect contributions in unlimited amounts, raised $638,893 over the first half of the year, according to his latest campaign finance report. The
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee police Chief Jeffrey Norman says authorities continue to “monitor what is needed” after Saturday’s assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump. Trump arrived in Milwaukee last night amid speculation he will appear as the convention
From WisPolitics … — In this week’s GOP radio address, Sen. Rob Cowles celebrates tourism in Wisconsin ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week. The Green Bay Republican touts the RNC as one of the largest events
From WisPolitics … — Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel raised $597,639 over the last six months, his campaign tells WisPolitics. By comparison, liberal candidate Susan Crawford raised $461,274 over the first three weeks after she got into the race
From WisPolitics … — GOP senators grilled state Corrections officials about conditions at the state’s troubled youth prisons while knocking a consent decree they argued makes staff jobs more dangerous. Dems on the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, meanwhile, criticized the Joint Finance Committee for delaying funding to replace
From WisPolitics … — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West has submitted his nomination papers and a declaration of candidacy to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, a spokesperson for the agency says. The deadline for independent presidential candidates to file their nomination papers is today. Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign said
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he wouldn’t “get into hypotheticals” surrounding a potential vice presidential pick during a two-day tour in Wisconsin. His tour comes ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign stop in Eau Claire on Wednesday. “What I’ll say is I love my
From WisPolitics … — Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin outraised Eric Hovde nearly 7-to-1 over a three-week period last month as the GOP businessman continued to lag his rival in pulling donations from others. Baldwin, D-Madison, reported nearly $2.6 million in receipts between July 1-24, $3.5 million in expenses and
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers announced today he’s directing the Department of Health Services to use $258 million in COVID-19 funds to boost wages for direct care workers and providers serving older adults and individuals with disabilities. The guv’s office said in making the move, Wisconsin is joining
From WisPolitics … — The state Elections Commission in a cost-saving move unanimously agreed to seek a waiver from the Electronic Registration Information Center to avoid sending a required mailer to eligible voters who are not registered. The mailer — projected to cost $92,550 — is required as part of
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today launched the first TV ad of her presidential campaign with a spot that says she’s always been “fearless.” It comes shortly after Donald Trump made his first significant media buy in Wisconsin of the campaign. Harris’ campaign said her new spot
From WisPolitics … — Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin rejected GOP assertions President Biden was shoved aside by top Democratic donors and party leaders as delegates start voting this week to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris. “What I was hearing from is not some elite or donor class,” Baldwin
From WisPolitics … — GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde is out with a new TV ad that accuses U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, of lying because “that’s what career politicians do when they get in trouble.” Hovde’s campaign said it’s running statewide on broadcast, cable and digital and is part
From WisPolitics … — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were tied in Wisconsin a new Emerson College poll — the first by pollsters after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Trump and Harris were tied at 47% each in a head-to-head matchup. Earlier this
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Ald. Milele Coggs and five other Milwaukee Common Council members are seeking more information after a man was shot and killed by out-of-state police during the RNC last week. The 42-year-old Milwaukee man was shot by Columbus, Ohio police helping cover security for the convention.
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Milwaukee today for her first visit to Wisconsin since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed her. Harris is scheduled to arrive in Milwaukee at 11:30 a.m. and to speak at a political event shortly
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan, and a string of Dem officials quickly endorsed Kamala Harris for president after Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Some Wisconsin Republicans, meanwhile, argued if Biden can no longer sustain a campaign for the
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris is making a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Tuesday on the heels of the Republican National Convention. It will be her ninth visit to Wisconsin since taking office and her first stop here since being in Milwaukee on May 16. — Beloit
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump had a 5-point edge on Joe Biden in Wisconsin in the latest batch of swing state surveys from Emerson College, which found the former president with an advantage in all seven states it’s been regularly polling. In Wisconsin, 48% supported Trump in a head-to-head
From WisPolitics … — A GOP strategist is telling Republicans to “avoid the happy talk.” Keith Gilkes, a GOP strategist who runs Platform Communications in Madison, told a WisPolitics event at Marquette University Law School yesterday that he worries when Republicans are talking about taking over the White House and
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who faced two failed recall attempts that allowed him to collect contributions in unlimited amounts, raised $638,893 over the first half of the year, according to his latest campaign finance report. The bulk of that came from the $500,000 donation that Illinois
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee police Chief Jeffrey Norman says authorities continue to “monitor what is needed” after Saturday’s assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump. Trump arrived in Milwaukee last night amid speculation he will appear as the convention opens today. “This is a national special security event,” Norman
From WisPolitics … — In this week’s GOP radio address, Sen. Rob Cowles celebrates tourism in Wisconsin ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week. The Green Bay Republican touts the RNC as one of the largest events in Wisconsin in recent history, with tens of thousands of
From WisPolitics … — Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel raised $597,639 over the last six months, his campaign tells WisPolitics. By comparison, liberal candidate Susan Crawford raised $461,274 over the first three weeks after she got into the race last month, according to a draft cover sheet her campaign