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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Illinois businessman and GOP megdonor Dick Uihlein pumped $4.5 million into a PAC that was created to back Kevin Nicholson’s bid for guv, according to a new filing. The report, filed today,
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers raised $10.1 million during the first six months of 2022, almost twice what former GOP Gov. Scott Walker raised during the same fundraising period.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint a former aide to Tim Ramthun filed against Speaker Robin Vos for moving him to another office, rejecting the accusation that the speaker gained anything
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Groups representing Wisconsin’s municipalities have launched a second PSA on the security of state elections, this one with local clerks saying “we make sure your vote is
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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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A split Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unmanned drop boxes are illegal and voters must deliver their absentee ballots by mail or in-person to their clerks. The 4-3 ruling
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Opponents of a high-voltage transmission line provided no evidence of bias by former PSC Commissioner Mike Huebsch in his support of the project and subpoenas seeking his personal communications about the case
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Tim Michels’ campaign tells WisPolitics.com his polling had him up 9 points on GOP guv rival Rebecca Kleefisch shortly before Kevin Nicholson pulled out of the race.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Rebecca Kleefisch took her first shot at GOP guv rival Tim Michels through paid media today, accusing the construction exec in a TV ad of pushing “for years to raise our gas
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Kevin Nicholson isn’t closing the door on another bid for public office after dropping out of the guv’s race. Nicholson, a business consultant and former Marine, didn’t
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Kevin Nicholson today announced he is suspending his guv campaign, saying he doesn’t want to go negative against his rivals to win the Republican nomination. In a statement this afternoon, Nicholson said
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission later this week will send postcards to about 178,000 Wisconsin residents who appear eligible to vote but are unregistered. The mailing is required before each
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new ad from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson pins the blame for the deaths of 53 migrants trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas on President Biden’s border
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Illinois businessman and GOP megdonor Dick Uihlein pumped $4.5 million into a PAC that was created to back Kevin Nicholson’s bid for guv, according to a new filing. The report, filed today, provides the first look at how Fighting for Wisconsin was
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers raised $10.1 million during the first six months of 2022, almost twice what former GOP Gov. Scott Walker raised during the same fundraising period. Evers’ campaign said he finished June with $7.6 million in
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Ethics Commission dismissed a complaint a former aide to Tim Ramthun filed against Speaker Robin Vos for moving him to another office, rejecting the accusation that the speaker gained anything personally from the decision. Vos, R-Rochester, in January stripped Ramthun
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Groups representing Wisconsin’s municipalities have launched a second PSA on the security of state elections, this one with local clerks saying “we make sure your vote is accurately counted.” The Build Trust in Elections coalition was co-founded
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
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A split Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled unmanned drop boxes are illegal and voters must deliver their absentee ballots by mail or in-person to their clerks. The 4-3 ruling found the Wisconsin Elections Commission gave inappropriate advice to local
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Opponents of a high-voltage transmission line provided no evidence of bias by former PSC Commissioner Mike Huebsch in his support of the project and subpoenas seeking his personal communications about the case were improper, a split state Supreme Court ruled today. Environmental
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Tim Michels’ campaign tells WisPolitics.com his polling had him up 9 points on GOP guv rival Rebecca Kleefisch shortly before Kevin Nicholson pulled out of the race. The survey found 44 percent of likely GOP primary voters
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Rebecca Kleefisch took her first shot at GOP guv rival Tim Michels through paid media today, accusing the construction exec in a TV ad of pushing “for years to raise our gas tax while getting rich from massive government contracts.” Meanwhile, the
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Republican Kevin Nicholson isn’t closing the door on another bid for public office after dropping out of the guv’s race. Nicholson, a business consultant and former Marine, didn’t respond to a request for an interview with WisPolitics.com after
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Kevin Nicholson today announced he is suspending his guv campaign, saying he doesn’t want to go negative against his rivals to win the Republican nomination. In a statement this afternoon, Nicholson said he assessed the state of the primary race over the
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission later this week will send postcards to about 178,000 Wisconsin residents who appear eligible to vote but are unregistered. The mailing is required before each general election as part of Wisconsin’s membership in the Electronic
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — A new ad from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson pins the blame for the deaths of 53 migrants trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas on President Biden’s border policies. Johnson’s campaign didn’t release details of the buy. “The