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TOP STORIES Secret Service staffing shortage prompts Trump campaign to move Wisconsin rally … Secret Service said it was short-handed due to the ongoing annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly … [airport rally switched to] a smaller indoor
TOP STORIES Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong … Wausau Mayor Doug Diny posed for a picture Sunday to memorialize his removal of the city’s lone drop box that had been put outside
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris tells WPR she supports eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights The presidential candidate appears on WPR’s ‘Wisconsin Today’ shortly after her Sep. 20 rally at Alliant Center … “I think we should eliminate the filibuster
TOP STORIES Donald Trump to campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday … expected to begin speaking at the Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center at 11:30 a.m. and will likely focus on immigration. … [U.S. Rep. Van Orden] earlier
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris aims to energize liberal Madison for Election Day … held a packed rally [estimated 10,500] at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum on Friday, marking her first visit to Madison since declaring her candidacy … [WisDems chair
TOP STORIES DOJ asks WI Supreme Court to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy stays on ballot … “This question justifies prompt, final resolution by this Court: it is highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin,” [Asst.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin appeals court takes up RFK Jr. ballot case [2nd District appeals panel – Gundrum, Lazar, Neubauer – agreed to take the case] same day that county clerks are required by law to deliver ballots and supplies to
TOP STORIES VP candidate Vance campaigns in Eau Claire … Tuesday at the Eau Claire Event District before about 500 supporters. … with many visitors lining the back wall. Vance said that [Biden-Harris’] “open border policies” … have allowed illegal
TOP STORIES RFK Jr.’s challenge to appearing on Wisconsin ballots fails in Dane County court … Judge Stephen Ehlke said arguments that Kennedy’s rights would be violated if he remained on the ballot were outweighed by constitutional and state law
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris to make ‘blue wall’ campaign stop in Wisconsin next week … campaign on Saturday confirmed the visit but did not provide any additional details. [Harris] will participate in a “fireside chat” hosted by the National Association
TOP STORIES What to know about Tim Walz’s post-debate swing through Wausau and Superior … plans to meet with Democratic volunteers in Wausau on Friday following stops in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan … On Saturday, Walz plans to hold
TOP STORIES Latest MU Law poll shows Harris edging ahead of Trump in battleground WI The latest monthly polling is the first to reflect voter sentiment after both party conventions: * 52-48 Harris, with both registered and likely voters. Harris
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court justices question merits of case brought by election activist … [Wisconsin Voters Alliance’s Heuer alleges ineligible/incompetent voters are included among voter registration rolls, seeks records to find out] Heuer and the WVA filed lawsuits in
TOP STORIES Harris and the Dems are out-dueling Trump and GOP in the Wisconsin ad wars … Harris and outside Democratic groups have spent about $44M across broadcast, cable and radio advertising in Wisconsin this cycle compared to about $23M
TOP STORIES Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate … “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so
TOP STORIES Biden promotes clean energy funds in visit to western Wisconsin The trip to Westby was Biden’s first Wisconsin visit since dropping out of the presidential race in July … Dairyland Power … is one of 16 cooperatives receiving
TOP STORIES Biden visiting Wisconsin to highlight investment in rural electric co-ops Today is Biden’s first visit to the state since dropping out of the presidential race … will visit Westby to meet with leaders of Dairyland Power Cooperative. …
TOP STORIES Biden to visit Westby on Thursday, set to discuss Investing in America agenda … expected to arrive at La Crosse Regional Airport in the early afternoon. … travel to Westby to deliver remarks touting his “Investing in America
TOP STORIES Tim Walz Champions Unions in Milwaukee Labor Day Appearance … [after brief speeches by Evers, US Rep. Moore, US Sen. Baldwin, Labor Council’s Fendt, Mayor Johnson, Exec. Crowley, CD1 Dem Barca] addressed more than 4,000 supporters at [Laborfest],
TOP STORIES Trump answers question about affordable housing, outlines new IVF plan at LC town hall [late start after late arrival from late-running Lansing event, greeted by ex-guv TGT and RPW chair Schimming] … Gabbard asked Trump a series of
TOP STORIES Secret Service staffing shortage prompts Trump campaign to move Wisconsin rally … Secret Service said it was short-handed due to the ongoing annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly … [airport rally switched to] a smaller indoor arena in Prairie du Chien .. [USSS official] said the
TOP STORIES Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong … Wausau Mayor Doug Diny posed for a picture Sunday to memorialize his removal of the city’s lone drop box that had been put outside City Hall around the same time late last week that
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris tells WPR she supports eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights The presidential candidate appears on WPR’s ‘Wisconsin Today’ shortly after her Sep. 20 rally at Alliant Center … “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” Harris said in an interview that aired Tuesday
TOP STORIES Donald Trump to campaign in Prairie du Chien on Saturday … expected to begin speaking at the Prairie du Chien Area Arts Center at 11:30 a.m. and will likely focus on immigration. … [U.S. Rep. Van Orden] earlier this month voiced concerns about an alleged transnational gang member
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris aims to energize liberal Madison for Election Day … held a packed rally [estimated 10,500] at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum on Friday, marking her first visit to Madison since declaring her candidacy … [WisDems chair Wikler, Mayor Rhodes-Conway, interim DaneCo Exec. Kuhn] opened the rally,
TOP STORIES DOJ asks WI Supreme Court to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy stays on ballot … “This question justifies prompt, final resolution by this Court: it is highly time sensitive and hugely consequential for the people of Wisconsin,” [Asst. AG Gibson’s] court filing states. Kennedy’s appeal rests with 2nd
TOP STORIES Wisconsin appeals court takes up RFK Jr. ballot case [2nd District appeals panel – Gundrum, Lazar, Neubauer – agreed to take the case] same day that county clerks are required by law to deliver ballots and supplies to municipal clerks, and one day before absentee ballots must be
TOP STORIES VP candidate Vance campaigns in Eau Claire … Tuesday at the Eau Claire Event District before about 500 supporters. … with many visitors lining the back wall. Vance said that [Biden-Harris’] “open border policies” … have allowed illegal immigration to significantly increase. “Now Wisconsin, and every other state,
TOP STORIES RFK Jr.’s challenge to appearing on Wisconsin ballots fails in Dane County court … Judge Stephen Ehlke said arguments that Kennedy’s rights would be violated if he remained on the ballot were outweighed by constitutional and state law concerns [anyone who files valid nomination papers MUST appear on
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris to make ‘blue wall’ campaign stop in Wisconsin next week … campaign on Saturday confirmed the visit but did not provide any additional details. [Harris] will participate in a “fireside chat” hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia on Tuesday, followed by a
TOP STORIES What to know about Tim Walz’s post-debate swing through Wausau and Superior … plans to meet with Democratic volunteers in Wausau on Friday following stops in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan … On Saturday, Walz plans to hold a rally at UW-Superior. … part of what the campaign
TOP STORIES Latest MU Law poll shows Harris edging ahead of Trump in battleground WI The latest monthly polling is the first to reflect voter sentiment after both party conventions: * 52-48 Harris, with both registered and likely voters. Harris 47-43-6-1-1-1 with RFK Jr., other parties. * Fav-unfav: Walz was
TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court justices question merits of case brought by election activist … [Wisconsin Voters Alliance’s Heuer alleges ineligible/incompetent voters are included among voter registration rolls, seeks records to find out] Heuer and the WVA filed lawsuits in 13 counties in 2022 seeking guardianship records. Heuer on appeal
TOP STORIES Harris and the Dems are out-dueling Trump and GOP in the Wisconsin ad wars … Harris and outside Democratic groups have spent about $44M across broadcast, cable and radio advertising in Wisconsin this cycle compared to about $23M from Trump and Republican groups [including Preserve America’s $11M+, MAGA
TOP STORIES Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate … “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again,” Trump
TOP STORIES Biden promotes clean energy funds in visit to western Wisconsin The trip to Westby was Biden’s first Wisconsin visit since dropping out of the presidential race in July … Dairyland Power … is one of 16 cooperatives receiving a total of $7.3B-IRA for renewable energy projects through the
TOP STORIES Biden visiting Wisconsin to highlight investment in rural electric co-ops Today is Biden’s first visit to the state since dropping out of the presidential race … will visit Westby to meet with leaders of Dairyland Power Cooperative. … one of 16 cooperatives receiving a total of $7.3B-IRA for
TOP STORIES Biden to visit Westby on Thursday, set to discuss Investing in America agenda … expected to arrive at La Crosse Regional Airport in the early afternoon. … travel to Westby to deliver remarks touting his “Investing in America agenda,” according to a White House news release. The location
TOP STORIES Tim Walz Champions Unions in Milwaukee Labor Day Appearance … [after brief speeches by Evers, US Rep. Moore, US Sen. Baldwin, Labor Council’s Fendt, Mayor Johnson, Exec. Crowley, CD1 Dem Barca] addressed more than 4,000 supporters at [Laborfest], including union members of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO,
TOP STORIES Trump answers question about affordable housing, outlines new IVF plan at LC town hall [late start after late arrival from late-running Lansing event, greeted by ex-guv TGT and RPW chair Schimming] … Gabbard asked Trump a series of questions on IVF, climate and the economy. … three people