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STORY TOPICS – White house – Governor’s race – Us senate race – Congressional races – Other state races – State government – Local government – Civil liberties – Education – Elections – Energy – Law and order – Manufacturing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly and Senate Republicans meet in closed caucus today for leadership elections. On the Senate side, all of the returning members who served in leadership this session are
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tuesday’s gubernatorial election underscored that Republicans have an acute problem in Dane County and suburban Milwaukee. And insiders say that is helping Dems overcome their eroding support in rural Wisconsin. Tony Evers
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers bucked recent history in winning reelection with his party in the White House while Dems blocked GOP attempts to get a veto-proof majority despite
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Local officials in the 38 Wisconsin municipalities that have central counts handed out more than 237,000 absentee ballots to voters for today’s election, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — There will be no delay in counting military absentee ballots after a Waukesha County judge declined to issue an order sequestering ballots until they could be checked to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Waukesha County judge today questioned whether he should take the “drastic” step of sequestering all military absentee ballots and prevent them from being counted until it can be confirmed they are
STORY TOPICS – Coronavirus – Governor’s race – Us senate race – Ag race – Congressional races – Other state races – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Environment – Media – Military – Public
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The state parties continue to pour money into the campaigns of Dem Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels ahead of Election Day. Michels over the weekend
Quotes of the Week I will not accept, I will not tolerate, and I certainly will not defend any misrepresentation by a city official involved in elections. It does not matter to me that this might have been an effort
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin has the fourth most expensive U.S. Senate race in the country, according to AdImpact. Between Jan. 1 and Wednesday afternoon, more than $177.3 million
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced today the city’s deputy director at its Election Commission was fired after she illegally requested military absentee ballots that were sent to GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen.
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new Spectrum News/Siena College poll has the races for U.S. Senate and guv within the margin of error. In the Senate race, the poll found 47
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The final Marquette University Law School poll found a tight race for U.S. Senate and a dead-even contest for governor. Fifty percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, while 48
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — The write-in candidates for two Assembly seats are financially behind their opponents whose names will appear on the ballot. In the 63rd AD, Assembly Speaker
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly and Senate Republicans meet in closed caucus today for leadership elections. On the Senate side, all of the returning members who served in leadership this session are seeking new terms: Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, of Oostburg; President
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Tuesday’s gubernatorial election underscored that Republicans have an acute problem in Dane County and suburban Milwaukee. And insiders say that is helping Dems overcome their eroding support in rural Wisconsin. Tony Evers beat Tim Michels by 174,233 votes in deep blue Dane
STORY TOPICS – Governor’s race – Us senate race – Ag race – Congressional races – Other state races – Local government – Banking and investment – Demographics – Education – Elections – Health care – Law and order – Technology – Transportation – Columns TOP STORIES Evers celebrates win;
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Dem Gov. Tony Evers bucked recent history in winning reelection with his party in the White House while Dems blocked GOP attempts to get a veto-proof majority despite Republican gains in the Legislature. Dems added to their impressive
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Local officials in the 38 Wisconsin municipalities that have central counts handed out more than 237,000 absentee ballots to voters for today’s election, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. And officials in several of the largest communities with central
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — There will be no delay in counting military absentee ballots after a Waukesha County judge declined to issue an order sequestering ballots until they could be checked to ensure they were properly cast. Waukesha County Judge Michael Maxwell
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A Waukesha County judge today questioned whether he should take the “drastic” step of sequestering all military absentee ballots and prevent them from being counted until it can be confirmed they are legitimate. Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, acting as the
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The state parties continue to pour money into the campaigns of Dem Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels ahead of Election Day. Michels over the weekend filed a late contribution report showing the state GOP has
Quotes of the Week I will not accept, I will not tolerate, and I certainly will not defend any misrepresentation by a city official involved in elections. It does not matter to me that this might have been an effort to expose a vulnerability that state law created. – Milwaukee
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — Wisconsin has the fourth most expensive U.S. Senate race in the country, according to AdImpact. Between Jan. 1 and Wednesday afternoon, more than $177.3 million had been spent on broadcast, cable TV, radio, digital and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced today the city’s deputy director at its Election Commission was fired after she illegally requested military absentee ballots that were sent to GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen. Johnson sought to assure the public during a news conference
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new Spectrum News/Siena College poll has the races for U.S. Senate and guv within the margin of error. In the Senate race, the poll found 47 percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The final Marquette University Law School poll found a tight race for U.S. Senate and a dead-even contest for governor. Fifty percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, while 48 percent supported Dem Mandela Barnes. The Marquette poll conducted in
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — The write-in candidates for two Assembly seats are financially behind their opponents whose names will appear on the ballot. In the 63rd AD, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, reported $151,988 raised, $165,138 spent and $132,394