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FRI REPORT: Michels, allies narrow gap in ad spending for final weeks of campaign

Friday, Oct 7, 2022

Quotes of the Week People are dealing with some significant challenges right now. We’re dealing with rising costs at the grocery store, rising costs at the gas pump. It’s difficult to get health care. And in addition to not supporting

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FRI REPORT: Parties invest in competitive districts as GOP seeks veto-proof majority in Legislature

Friday, Sep 30, 2022

Quotes of the Week I would say this is, you know, right out of the Democrat playbook. They have no problem playing the race card just at the drop of the hat, basically It’s very divisive, I wish they wouldn’t

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FRI REPORT: Capitol Police update duress button protocols following audit

Friday, Sep 23, 2022

Quotes of the Week Yes, I would sign that bill. I am pro-life, but I also understand that this is a representative democracy and if the people, in this case the Legislature, brought a bill before me, I would sign

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FRI Report: WisPolitics.com review: State agencies seeking at least $3.5 billion GPR boost

Friday, Sep 16, 2022

Quotes of the Week We have a governor who I believe coddles criminals. – GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blaming Gov. Tony Evers for rising crime in Milwaukee. If Tim Michels really wanted to be helpful on this issue, he’d

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FRI REPORT: Planned juvenile facilities may lack room to house current population of serious offenders

Friday, Sep 9, 2022

Quotes of the Week It’s a large ask, it’s $2 billion, but we’ve been able to over the years before my time as governor, cut funding on our schools. So we’re slowly building back to a better starting point, but

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FRI REPORT: Tab for Gableman probe nears $1.3 million as legal bills outstrip costs of review

Friday, Aug 26, 2022

Quotes of the Week Our state is in a strong fiscal position, and there is no reason these dollars should sit in state coffers when families need help now. – Gov. Tony Evers touting his new $600 million tax cut

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FRI REPORT: Tuesday’s primaries impact GOP push for two-thirds majorities in Legislature

Friday, Aug 12, 2022

Quotes of the Week What I do know is that he’s not going to be able to stand in front of all these microphones and say, “Oh, I forgot to tell you folks I’m really a moderate Republican.” That’s just

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FRI REPORT: Legislative primaries handicapping: GOP incumbents expected to weather challenges

Friday, Aug 5, 2022

Quotes of the Week Speaker Vos had 17 years to prove to Wisconsin residents that he has their best interest in mind, but even in his own campaign efforts, Vos has tried to mislead his constituents, sending out mailers that

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FRI REPORT: Leggie primary challengers not raising much cash

Friday, Jul 22, 2022

Quotes of the Week I think we all know Donald Trump is Donald Trump. There’s very little we can do to control or predict what he will do. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, in an interview about his recent

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FRI PM Update: State Dem Party gave Evers $4.3M; fundraising numbers roll in for top races

Friday, Jul 15, 2022

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party gave over $4.3 million to Gov. Tony Evers over the first six months of the year, accounting for more than 40 percent of what he raised during the

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FRI REPORT: Bail jumping, evading police, sexual assault among legal troubles candidates faced, records show

Friday, Jul 8, 2022

Quotes of the Week I am deeply disappointed in the secretary of state and his inaction in fulfilling his legal obligations. As a county clerk, representative and senator, I am well aware of the elected office’s responsibilities. Secretary La Follette

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FRI REPORT: GOP legal tab for private lawyers tops $12 million

Friday, Jun 17, 2022

Quotes of the Week That’s what you were saying, right Ms. Westerberg? Oh, yes. Why don’t you come right up to the bench, Ms. Westerberg?  Why — why don’t you come back into my chambers and you can dictate. –

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FRI REPORT: Lawmakers’ travel expenses covered by outside groups rebounded in 2021

Friday, Jun 3, 2022

Quotes of the Week Moving the goal posts, as often is done, only gets some talking points. Real solutions require reaching across the aisle and addressing all of these issues, not messaging that exploits tragedies to try and take away

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FRI REPORT: Five candidates in top races paid no Wisconsin income taxes in recent years

Thursday, May 26, 2022

SUBSCRIBERS: There will be no WisPolitics.com products on Monday due to Memorial Day. The products return to their normal schedule on Tuesday. Quotes of the Week Republicans say they’re “pro-life,” but as soon as the umbilical cord is cut, children

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FRI REPORT: Farrow: State GOP working to remind newly engaged activists of key policy wins

Friday, May 13, 2022

Quotes of the Week We condemn violence and hatred in all forms, including the actions at Wisconsin Family Action in Madison last night. We reject violence against any person for disagreeing with another’s view. Violence is not the way forward.

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FRI REPORT: Capitol police failed to respond to Ballweg’s office alarm button in January incident

Friday, Apr 29, 2022

Quotes of the Week Even a dollar paid to Gableman is a dollar too much of taxpayer money to fuel conspiracy theories. – Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, on former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation into the 2020 election. Assembly

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FRI REPORT: Michels files paperwork to join GOP gov field

Friday, Apr 22, 2022

Quotes of the Week Everything that we move forward on is a win. It’s not a loss. If we get so far we can always come back and adjust, but getting this going right now is a win. Having a

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FRI REPORT: Small municipalities still face uncertainty over use of federal COVID recovery aid

Friday, Apr 15, 2022

Quotes of the Week They went rogue. What they did was illegal. They committed crimes and they should be held accountable. – Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney, who is running for attorney general as a Republican, calling on

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FRI REPORT: Evers hits record 98 vetoes for a legislative session as he acts on 78 bills

Friday, Apr 8, 2022

Quotes of the Week Let’s be real though, the symbolism isn’t lost on me. And it shouldn’t be lost on anybody in this room. This is an important moment in our city’s history. So I hope that all the Black

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FRI REPORT: Speaker’s office ‘surprised’ by Gableman including decertification in 2020 election report

Friday, Mar 25, 2022

Quotes of the Week You shouldn’t allow biological males to compete against girls. I mean, it’s just disheartening to the girls. … You shouldn’t allow biological males to be going into women’s bathrooms. It’s creepy. It’s just not good. –

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FRI REPORT: Michels, allies narrow gap in ad spending for final weeks of campaign

Friday, Oct 7, 2022

Quotes of the Week People are dealing with some significant challenges right now. We’re dealing with rising costs at the grocery store, rising costs at the gas pump. It’s difficult to get health care. And in addition to not supporting a woman’s right to choose, Ron Johnson said it’s not

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Parties invest in competitive districts as GOP seeks veto-proof majority in Legislature

Friday, Sep 30, 2022

Quotes of the Week I would say this is, you know, right out of the Democrat playbook. They have no problem playing the race card just at the drop of the hat, basically It’s very divisive, I wish they wouldn’t do it. But there’s nothing wrong with pointing out the

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Capitol Police update duress button protocols following audit

Friday, Sep 23, 2022

Quotes of the Week Yes, I would sign that bill. I am pro-life, but I also understand that this is a representative democracy and if the people, in this case the Legislature, brought a bill before me, I would sign it. – GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels in response to

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FRI Report: WisPolitics.com review: State agencies seeking at least $3.5 billion GPR boost

Friday, Sep 16, 2022

Quotes of the Week We have a governor who I believe coddles criminals. – GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blaming Gov. Tony Evers for rising crime in Milwaukee. If Tim Michels really wanted to be helpful on this issue, he’d convince Republican legislators that there is something called shared revenue.

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Planned juvenile facilities may lack room to house current population of serious offenders

Friday, Sep 9, 2022

Quotes of the Week It’s a large ask, it’s $2 billion, but we’ve been able to over the years before my time as governor, cut funding on our schools. So we’re slowly building back to a better starting point, but we’re still looking at taking some of our money that

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Tab for Gableman probe nears $1.3 million as legal bills outstrip costs of review

Friday, Aug 26, 2022

Quotes of the Week Our state is in a strong fiscal position, and there is no reason these dollars should sit in state coffers when families need help now. – Gov. Tony Evers touting his new $600 million tax cut plan in light of a freshly estimated $5 billion surplus.

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Tuesday’s primaries impact GOP push for two-thirds majorities in Legislature

Friday, Aug 12, 2022

Quotes of the Week What I do know is that he’s not going to be able to stand in front of all these microphones and say, “Oh, I forgot to tell you folks I’m really a moderate Republican.” That’s just not in the cards. He’s not that. He’s taken positions

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Legislative primaries handicapping: GOP incumbents expected to weather challenges

Friday, Aug 5, 2022

Quotes of the Week Speaker Vos had 17 years to prove to Wisconsin residents that he has their best interest in mind, but even in his own campaign efforts, Vos has tried to mislead his constituents, sending out mailers that feature a picture he took with me — trying to

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FRI REPORT: Leggie primary challengers not raising much cash

Friday, Jul 22, 2022

Quotes of the Week I think we all know Donald Trump is Donald Trump. There’s very little we can do to control or predict what he will do. – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, in an interview about his recent call with former President Donald Trump for WISN’s UpFront, a

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FRI PM Update: State Dem Party gave Evers $4.3M; fundraising numbers roll in for top races

Friday, Jul 15, 2022

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Dem Party gave over $4.3 million to Gov. Tony Evers over the first six months of the year, accounting for more than 40 percent of what he raised during the period, a WisPolitics.com review shows. Evers announced this week that

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FRI REPORT: Bail jumping, evading police, sexual assault among legal troubles candidates faced, records show

Friday, Jul 8, 2022

Quotes of the Week I am deeply disappointed in the secretary of state and his inaction in fulfilling his legal obligations. As a county clerk, representative and senator, I am well aware of the elected office’s responsibilities. Secretary La Follette is besmirching the name of his office with disregard for

Read More »

FRI REPORT: GOP legal tab for private lawyers tops $12 million

Friday, Jun 17, 2022

Quotes of the Week That’s what you were saying, right Ms. Westerberg? Oh, yes. Why don’t you come right up to the bench, Ms. Westerberg?  Why — why don’t you come back into my chambers and you can dictate. – Former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman imitating Dane County

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Lawmakers’ travel expenses covered by outside groups rebounded in 2021

Friday, Jun 3, 2022

Quotes of the Week Moving the goal posts, as often is done, only gets some talking points. Real solutions require reaching across the aisle and addressing all of these issues, not messaging that exploits tragedies to try and take away our rights and eventually have to be struck down by

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Five candidates in top races paid no Wisconsin income taxes in recent years

Thursday, May 26, 2022

SUBSCRIBERS: There will be no WisPolitics.com products on Monday due to Memorial Day. The products return to their normal schedule on Tuesday. Quotes of the Week Republicans say they’re “pro-life,” but as soon as the umbilical cord is cut, children and families are left to struggle with gun violence, poverty,

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Farrow: State GOP working to remind newly engaged activists of key policy wins

Friday, May 13, 2022

Quotes of the Week We condemn violence and hatred in all forms, including the actions at Wisconsin Family Action in Madison last night. We reject violence against any person for disagreeing with another’s view. Violence is not the way forward. Hurting others is never the answer. – Gov. Tony Evers

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Capitol police failed to respond to Ballweg’s office alarm button in January incident

Friday, Apr 29, 2022

Quotes of the Week Even a dollar paid to Gableman is a dollar too much of taxpayer money to fuel conspiracy theories. – Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, on former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation into the 2020 election. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced the investigation would continue a day

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Michels files paperwork to join GOP gov field

Friday, Apr 22, 2022

Quotes of the Week Everything that we move forward on is a win. It’s not a loss. If we get so far we can always come back and adjust, but getting this going right now is a win. Having a conversation is a win. And the one thing that I

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Small municipalities still face uncertainty over use of federal COVID recovery aid

Friday, Apr 15, 2022

Quotes of the Week They went rogue. What they did was illegal. They committed crimes and they should be held accountable. – Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney, who is running for attorney general as a Republican, calling on Gov. Tony Evers to remove all members of the Wisconsin

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Evers hits record 98 vetoes for a legislative session as he acts on 78 bills

Friday, Apr 8, 2022

Quotes of the Week Let’s be real though, the symbolism isn’t lost on me. And it shouldn’t be lost on anybody in this room. This is an important moment in our city’s history. So I hope that all the Black and Brown boys and girls wake up tomorrow, and when

Read More »

FRI REPORT: Speaker’s office ‘surprised’ by Gableman including decertification in 2020 election report

Friday, Mar 25, 2022

Quotes of the Week You shouldn’t allow biological males to compete against girls. I mean, it’s just disheartening to the girls. … You shouldn’t allow biological males to be going into women’s bathrooms. It’s creepy. It’s just not good. – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, during a telephone interview, responding

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