TOP STORIES Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting… [WEC] reported Wednesday that 97,436 people voted in-person on Tuesday. … up from 79,774 … in 2020 [the pandemic election that saw 2M absentees] … As
TOP STORIES Obama visits Madison as Harris seeks to rally early voters, Black men… [w/VP nominee Walz] rallied a crowd of thousands at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum … urged Madisonians to vote early, slammed former President Donald Trump for
TOP STORIES Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with push from Obama, Walz… hosting a rally in liberal Madison … Harris held a rally in the same venue last month, attracting 14K+ people. … and Republicans holding events to
TOP STORIES Baldwin, Hovde trade accusations of lying during testy Senate campaign debate … eight takeaways … Repeated allegations of lying … “The one thing you’ve perfected in Washington is your ability to lie,” Hovde said during an exchange about
TOP STORIES Harris campaign features less talk of joy, more head-on Trump digs nearing Election Day * La Crosse voter Olson, 70: “I’m tired of her being so nice sometimes,” called Trump “evil and scary … I hope she calls him
TOP STORIES Wisconsin ends FY24 with $4.6B surplus, down from $7B record but $1B above projectionsDOA Annual Report touted surplus, “rainy day” fund record-high of $1.9B. LFB estimated $3.25B surplus to end FY24, $3.13B surplus to end FY25, WPF’s Stein
TOP STORIES Obama, Walz head to Madison on Oct. 22 to encourage early voting… The exact location of the campaign stop in Wisconsin’s capital city has yet to be announced. … Starting Oct. 22, Wisconsinites can fill out absentee ballots
TOP STORIES GOP pours money into WI Senate race Dems say will be close… Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the [Baldwin-Hovde] contest … A loss in Wisconsin … would make preserving Democrats’ majority extremely difficult in a
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris will campaign in Milwaukee, La Crosse, Green Bay on Thursday… will mark her sixth visit to Wisconsin, and her third stop in Milwaukee County … Walz will also be in Eau Claire and Green Bay Monday,
TOP STORIES Tim Walz returning to Wisconsin Monday for stops in Eau Claire, Green Bay… his fifth to the state … No locations or times have been announced … will participate in a political event in Eau Claire in the
WI Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’… Evers took language that originally applied the $325 increase for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years and instead vetoed the “20” and the hyphen to make the end date
TOP STORIES Hovde calls for cutting budget to 2019 levels, raising Social Security age for under 40 … Speaking at a luncheon co-sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club and Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Hovde proposed pulling back federal spending to
TOP STORIES Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with a visit to PA and WI… He’ll campaign on Tuesday in Pennsylvania for a close ally [US Sen. Casey] and visit Wisconsin to spotlight a signature legislative achievement [BIL,
TOP STORIES Trump talks border, Hurricane Helene response at Dodge County rallyFormer president repeated debunked claims on federal response to North Carolina devastation … “This country is in big trouble, we’re a failing nation, we are a failing nation,” Trump
TOP STORIES Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in WI while Trump holds a rally in MI… [Dem VP and GOP ex-Jan. 6 committee co-chair] appeared together in Ripon, home to a white schoolhouse where a series of meetings held in
TOP STORIES New poll shows Harris maintaining 52-48-6 lead over Trump among registered WI votersIn hotly contested US Senate race, Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin expands lead over Republican Eric Hovde to 53-46 [from 52-48]: MU Law pollster Franklin noted Independent
TOP STORIES Trump maintains focus on Wisconsin, will visit Juneau on Sunday … Former President Donald Trump will be back in Wisconsin on Sunday, his fourth campaign stop in the Badger State in the span of about a week…Trump is
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris to campaign Thursday afternoon in Fox Valley… event posted on the Democratic Party of Wisconsin website. … scheduled from 3-6 p.m. Thursday. No location was given, except to say it was in the Fox Valley. By
TOP STORIES Donald Trump schedules campaign stops in Wisconsin Democratic strongholds… Trump will deliver remarks at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee [where Hovde recently campaigned] … will then speak at Discovery World, a science museum along Lake Michigan, in Milwaukee at
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 sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting… [WEC] reported Wednesday that 97,436 people voted in-person on Tuesday. … up from 79,774 … in 2020 [the pandemic election that saw 2M absentees] … As of Wednesday, 475,460 absentee ballots had been returned [mail +
TOP STORIES Obama visits Madison as Harris seeks to rally early voters, Black men… [w/VP nominee Walz] rallied a crowd of thousands at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum … urged Madisonians to vote early, slammed former President Donald Trump for his record in office and ideas for a second term
TOP STORIES Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with push from Obama, Walz… hosting a rally in liberal Madison … Harris held a rally in the same venue last month, attracting 14K+ people. … and Republicans holding events to encourage casting a ballot for Donald Trump before Election Day.
TOP STORIES Baldwin, Hovde trade accusations of lying during testy Senate campaign debate … eight takeaways … Repeated allegations of lying … “The one thing you’ve perfected in Washington is your ability to lie,” Hovde said during an exchange about Social Security. … “Every single one of her ads has
TOP STORIES Harris campaign features less talk of joy, more head-on Trump digs nearing Election Day * La Crosse voter Olson, 70: “I’m tired of her being so nice sometimes,” called Trump “evil and scary … I hope she calls him out.”… That’s exactly what the vice president is doing as
TOP STORIES Wisconsin ends FY24 with $4.6B surplus, down from $7B record but $1B above projectionsDOA Annual Report touted surplus, “rainy day” fund record-high of $1.9B. LFB estimated $3.25B surplus to end FY24, $3.13B surplus to end FY25, WPF’s Stein noted tax revenues exceeded estimates by $275.7M while spending fell
TOP STORIES Obama, Walz head to Madison on Oct. 22 to encourage early voting… The exact location of the campaign stop in Wisconsin’s capital city has yet to be announced. … Starting Oct. 22, Wisconsinites can fill out absentee ballots in person at locations throughout the state. … both the
TOP STORIES GOP pours money into WI Senate race Dems say will be close… Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the [Baldwin-Hovde] contest … A loss in Wisconsin … would make preserving Democrats’ majority extremely difficult in a national landscape in which Republicans have far fewer seats to
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris will campaign in Milwaukee, La Crosse, Green Bay on Thursday… will mark her sixth visit to Wisconsin, and her third stop in Milwaukee County … Walz will also be in Eau Claire and Green Bay Monday, where he will join Gov. Tony Evers to kick off
TOP STORIES Tim Walz returning to Wisconsin Monday for stops in Eau Claire, Green Bay… his fifth to the state … No locations or times have been announced … will participate in a political event in Eau Claire in the morning, according to an advisory, and deliver remarks at a
WI Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’… Evers took language that originally applied the $325 increase for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years and instead vetoed the “20” and the hyphen to make the end date 2425, more than four centuries from now. …* Columbia Law
TOP STORIES Hovde calls for cutting budget to 2019 levels, raising Social Security age for under 40 … Speaking at a luncheon co-sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club and Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Hovde proposed pulling back federal spending to pre-pandemic levels as he claimed his opponent, Sen. Tammy Baldwin,
TOP STORIES Biden makes rare dip into battleground state fray with a visit to PA and WI… He’ll campaign on Tuesday in Pennsylvania for a close ally [US Sen. Casey] and visit Wisconsin to spotlight a signature legislative achievement [BIL, lead pipe replacement]. … in Milwaukee … incumbent Democratic Sen.
TOP STORIES Trump talks border, Hurricane Helene response at Dodge County rallyFormer president repeated debunked claims on federal response to North Carolina devastation … “This country is in big trouble, we’re a failing nation, we are a failing nation,” Trump said during his speech. “We’re a nation in decline, we’re
TOP STORIES Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in WI while Trump holds a rally in MI… [Dem VP and GOP ex-Jan. 6 committee co-chair] appeared together in Ripon, home to a white schoolhouse where a series of meetings held in 1854 to oppose slavery’s expansion led to the start of
TOP STORIES New poll shows Harris maintaining 52-48-6 lead over Trump among registered WI votersIn hotly contested US Senate race, Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin expands lead over Republican Eric Hovde to 53-46 [from 52-48]: MU Law pollster Franklin noted Independent voters again broke 60% for Harris, after breaking for Trump
TOP STORIES Trump maintains focus on Wisconsin, will visit Juneau on Sunday … Former President Donald Trump will be back in Wisconsin on Sunday, his fourth campaign stop in the Badger State in the span of about a week…Trump is expected to speak at the Dodge County Airport at 2
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris to campaign Thursday afternoon in Fox Valley… event posted on the Democratic Party of Wisconsin website. … scheduled from 3-6 p.m. Thursday. No location was given, except to say it was in the Fox Valley. By Alexander, APPLETON POST CRESCENThttps://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/01/vice-president-kamala-harris-to-campaign-thursday-in-fox-valley/… Please log in to access subscriber
TOP STORIES Donald Trump schedules campaign stops in Wisconsin Democratic strongholds… Trump will deliver remarks at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee [where Hovde recently campaigned] … will then speak at Discovery World, a science museum along Lake Michigan, in Milwaukee at 5 p.m [where Vance recently campaigned] … Doug Emhoff, the
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