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TOP STORIES Early voting, spending surge in Supreme Court race that has drawn national attention… As of Tuesday … nearly 48% more early ballots have been cast compared with the same point two years ago … 345K+ voters had returned
From WisPolitics … — Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel released a new TV ad this morning touting the endorsement of Donald Trump as conservatives focus their efforts on getting the president’s supporters to turn out. According to AdImpact, Schimel is
From WisPolitics … — The state Building Commission today again deadlocked on Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, sending the $4.3 billion plan to the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee with no recommendation as Republican lawmakers argued more discussion was needed. Senate
TOP STORIES A week out from Wisconsin Supreme Court race, finance numbers reach stratosphereSome watchdogs predict the race will have cost $100M by election day on April 1 … [Crawford campaign] announced Monday it has raised $24M [since announcing,] $17M
From WisPolitics … — Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford outraised conservative rival Brad Schimel more than 2-to-1 during the most recent reporting period, largely thanks to the strength of her individual donor network, a WisPolitics review finds. As Wisconsin’s race
From WisPolitics … — Spending in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race eclipsed $90 million today as an Elon Musk-aligned PAC poured more into its GOTV efforts backing Brad Schimel and a liberal group added seven figures to its media buy
TOP STORIES Trump Jumps Into a Major Wisconsin Court Race With an Endorsement… “All Voters who believe in Common Sense should GET OUT TO VOTE EARLY for Brad Schimel,” Mr. Trump posted [Friday night on Truth Social]. “By turning out
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Susan Crawford says she raised $17 million over the most recent six-week reporting period as she continues to break fundraising records for a Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate. That puts her at $24 million raised between
Quotes of the Week Get our votes banked, make this too big to rig so we don’t have to worry that at 11:30 in Milwaukee they’re gonna find bags of ballots that they forgot to put in the machines like
TOP STORIES Assembly approves restrictions on trans participation in sports, gender-affirming care… After hours of heated debate Thursday … approved four bills … [as Trump EO’s limited gender-affirming care, banned transgender women in sports, nat’l Dems consider moderating their pronoun
From WisPolitics … — Billionaire Elon Musk’s PAC is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition opposing “activist judges,” while asking for information that could help the group identify conservatives to turn out for the April 1 election. The
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer charged Republicans with “bullying kids for political gain” today as the chamber approved a series of bills to restrict transgender and nonbinary Wisconsinites’ ability to play the sport that matches their
TOP STORIES Wisconsin clerks see surge of early, in-person voting ahead of April Supreme Court electionOverall, absentee voting jumped by 28,783, 51% compared to the same period in 2023 … 34,036 early, in-person ballots cast Tuesday [121% over 2023] …
From WisPolitics … — State superintendent challenger Brittany Kinser during a joint forum with incumbent Jill Underly charged Wisconsin’s education system is failing kids, citing racial gaps and lack of reading proficiency. But Underly said the picture Kinser painted is
From WisPolitics … — Spending in this year’s state Supreme Court race has now topped $76 million, with liberal candidate Susan Crawford’s TV spending accounting for nearly a third of that, according to a new WisPolitics tally. The new total
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP pass Vos’ AB24 requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE51-43-3-2 [Doyle, Rodriguez, Zimmerman not voting, Penterman, Ortiz-Velez paired] … would require sheriffs to request proof of legal presence from people being held in jail on felony charges,
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser will meet tonight for their first forum ahead of the April 1 election. The joint forum with Underly and Kinser is a free, virtual event co-sponsored by
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly voted 51-43 along party lines today for a bill that would cut shared revenue for a county by 15% if its sheriff refuses to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The bill, AB 24, would
The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee this morning announced four public hearings on the state budget, kicking off April 2 at Kaukauna High School.
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. casts Wisconsin Supreme Court race as key to advancing Trump’s agenda… [at Oconomowoc rally with Kirk] urged supporters of his father to vote in the lower-turnout Supreme Court election in two weeks. “They can’t just show
TOP STORIES Early voting, spending surge in Supreme Court race that has drawn national attention… As of Tuesday … nearly 48% more early ballots have been cast compared with the same point two years ago … 345K+ voters had returned ballots, either by mail or in person, compared with about
From WisPolitics … — Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel released a new TV ad this morning touting the endorsement of Donald Trump as conservatives focus their efforts on getting the president’s supporters to turn out. According to AdImpact, Schimel is up to $12.9 million in reservations for the full campaign,
From WisPolitics … — The state Building Commission today again deadlocked on Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget, sending the $4.3 billion plan to the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee with no recommendation as Republican lawmakers argued more discussion was needed. Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, told Evers at the outset of
TOP STORIES A week out from Wisconsin Supreme Court race, finance numbers reach stratosphereSome watchdogs predict the race will have cost $100M by election day on April 1 … [Crawford campaign] announced Monday it has raised $24M [since announcing,] $17M since early February. … [filing] showed $687K+ in in-kind donations
From WisPolitics … — Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford outraised conservative rival Brad Schimel more than 2-to-1 during the most recent reporting period, largely thanks to the strength of her individual donor network, a WisPolitics review finds. As Wisconsin’s race — which will determine ideological control of the state Supreme
From WisPolitics … — Spending in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race eclipsed $90 million today as an Elon Musk-aligned PAC poured more into its GOTV efforts backing Brad Schimel and a liberal group added seven figures to its media buy for Susan Crawford. America PAC reported today adding $1.75 million
TOP STORIES Trump Jumps Into a Major Wisconsin Court Race With an Endorsement… “All Voters who believe in Common Sense should GET OUT TO VOTE EARLY for Brad Schimel,” Mr. Trump posted [Friday night on Truth Social]. “By turning out and VOTING EARLY, you will be helping to Uphold the
From WisPolitics … — Liberal Susan Crawford says she raised $17 million over the most recent six-week reporting period as she continues to break fundraising records for a Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate. That puts her at $24 million raised between when she got into the race and March 17, and
Quotes of the Week Get our votes banked, make this too big to rig so we don’t have to worry that at 11:30 in Milwaukee they’re gonna find bags of ballots that they forgot to put in the machines like they did in 2018 or in 2024 when Eric Hovde
TOP STORIES Assembly approves restrictions on trans participation in sports, gender-affirming care… After hours of heated debate Thursday … approved four bills … [as Trump EO’s limited gender-affirming care, banned transgender women in sports, nat’l Dems consider moderating their pronoun positions] … [Evers vetoed the bills before and vowed repeat]
From WisPolitics … — Billionaire Elon Musk’s PAC is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition opposing “activist judges,” while asking for information that could help the group identify conservatives to turn out for the April 1 election. The online petition requires signers to provide their name, email address,
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer charged Republicans with “bullying kids for political gain” today as the chamber approved a series of bills to restrict transgender and nonbinary Wisconsinites’ ability to play the sport that matches their gender identity, use their preferred name or pronouns at school
TOP STORIES Wisconsin clerks see surge of early, in-person voting ahead of April Supreme Court electionOverall, absentee voting jumped by 28,783, 51% compared to the same period in 2023 … 34,036 early, in-person ballots cast Tuesday [121% over 2023] … [reviews GOP switch from opposing early votes to banking them]
From WisPolitics … — State superintendent challenger Brittany Kinser during a joint forum with incumbent Jill Underly charged Wisconsin’s education system is failing kids, citing racial gaps and lack of reading proficiency. But Underly said the picture Kinser painted is “misleading” and highlighted high graduation rates and Wisconsin schools’ high
From WisPolitics … — Spending in this year’s state Supreme Court race has now topped $76 million, with liberal candidate Susan Crawford’s TV spending accounting for nearly a third of that, according to a new WisPolitics tally. The new total comes as some have predicted spending in this race will
TOP STORIES Assembly GOP pass Vos’ AB24 requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE51-43-3-2 [Doyle, Rodriguez, Zimmerman not voting, Penterman, Ortiz-Velez paired] … would require sheriffs to request proof of legal presence from people being held in jail on felony charges, and report them to [DHS. Failure to prove compliance yields
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly and education consultant Brittany Kinser will meet tonight for their first forum ahead of the April 1 election. The joint forum with Underly and Kinser is a free, virtual event co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Public Education Network, the NAACP Wisconsin State Council
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly voted 51-43 along party lines today for a bill that would cut shared revenue for a county by 15% if its sheriff refuses to cooperate with federal immigration officials. The bill, AB 24, would require sheriffs to check for proof of citizenship of those
The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee this morning announced four public hearings on the state budget, kicking off April 2 at Kaukauna High School.
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. casts Wisconsin Supreme Court race as key to advancing Trump’s agenda… [at Oconomowoc rally with Kirk] urged supporters of his father to vote in the lower-turnout Supreme Court election in two weeks. “They can’t just show up when he happens to be on the top of