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Quotes of the Week The idea of sending U.S. military personnel against American citizens makes me sick to my stomach. I’ll tell you what, we’ll let the lawyers decide if what he said was treason, but what I know is
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
From WisPolitics … – Kamala Harris in her third Wisconsin stop of the day in Green Bay mocked Donald Trump’s claim that he’s “father of IVF,” adding his attacks on reproductive rights have made her campaign “a fight for the
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris at a UW-La Crosse rally today charged former President Donald Trump with gaslighting Americans after he referred to the day of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as a “day of love.” Trump
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
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will target college students with the first two of her three stops in Wisconsin today. She’ll be joined by Mark Cuban, the entrepreneur and NBA team owner. Harris will first be at
From WisPolitics … — The state’s top election official today said at least 78 absentee ballot drop boxes are in use across Wisconsin going into Election Day. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe on a call with reporters said the
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
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde pumped another $7 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign over the past two months, pushing his personal investment to $20 million in his bid to beat Dem Tammy
From WisPolitics … — Former President Barack Obama and Tim Walz will be in Madison for a campaign rally on Oct. 22, the first day of in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. Kamala Harris’ campaign didn’t provide additional details of the
Wisconsin finished 2023-24 with about $400 million more in the general fund than was previously expected, according to the state’s annual fiscal report released today.
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
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $13.5 million over the third quarter of 2024, more than twice what she pulled in over the same three-month period six years ago. GOP rival Eric Hovde hasn’t shared details
From WisPolitics … — Department of Public Instruction and Milwaukee Public Schools officials today said they expect the district to submit by Thanksgiving its 2022-2023 financial reports, which are overdue since last year. Still, State Superintendent Jill Underly on
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,
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Wisconsin on Thursday with stops in Milwaukee, La Crosse and Green Bay. It will be here sixth visit to the state since becoming the nominee. Other Dem stops
Quotes of the Week Rebecca Cooke is afraid to debate because the truth will come out about her. – U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, knocking his Dem opponent Rebecca Cooke as “afraid to debate” in a press call this week.
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
From WisPolitics … — The Federal Election Commission deadlocked 3-3 on whether U.S. Senate candidates should be allowed to use joint fundraising committees to finance political ads, a boost for GOP businessman Eric Hovde and other Republicans. Outraised by many
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP Kamala Harris and those backing her have spent $74.6 million in ads in Wisconsin since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, while Donald Trump and his supporters dropped $53.1 million, according to AdImpact.
Quotes of the Week The idea of sending U.S. military personnel against American citizens makes me sick to my stomach. I’ll tell you what, we’ll let the lawyers decide if what he said was treason, but what I know is it’s a call for violence, plain and simple, and it’s
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
From WisPolitics … – Kamala Harris in her third Wisconsin stop of the day in Green Bay mocked Donald Trump’s claim that he’s “father of IVF,” adding his attacks on reproductive rights have made her campaign “a fight for the future.” Harris in her final stop played a clip for
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris at a UW-La Crosse rally today charged former President Donald Trump with gaslighting Americans after he referred to the day of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as a “day of love.” Trump made the comments while responding to a voter question at
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
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will target college students with the first two of her three stops in Wisconsin today. She’ll be joined by Mark Cuban, the entrepreneur and NBA team owner. Harris will first be at a business class at UW-Milwaukee, where her campaign said she
From WisPolitics … — The state’s top election official today said at least 78 absentee ballot drop boxes are in use across Wisconsin going into Election Day. Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe on a call with reporters said the number may not be comprehensive, noting clerks who opt to
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
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde pumped another $7 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign over the past two months, pushing his personal investment to $20 million in his bid to beat Dem Tammy Baldwin. The additional $7 million made up most of the
From WisPolitics … — Former President Barack Obama and Tim Walz will be in Madison for a campaign rally on Oct. 22, the first day of in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. Kamala Harris’ campaign didn’t provide additional details of the stop. A promo of the event noted there will be
Wisconsin finished 2023-24 with about $400 million more in the general fund than was previously expected, according to the state’s annual fiscal report released today.
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
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, raised $13.5 million over the third quarter of 2024, more than twice what she pulled in over the same three-month period six years ago. GOP rival Eric Hovde hasn’t shared details of his fundraising ahead of today’s FEC filing deadline. Baldwin’s
From WisPolitics … — Department of Public Instruction and Milwaukee Public Schools officials today said they expect the district to submit by Thanksgiving its 2022-2023 financial reports, which are overdue since last year. Still, State Superintendent Jill Underly on today’s press call said that isn’t a “hard and fast
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
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Wisconsin on Thursday with stops in Milwaukee, La Crosse and Green Bay. It will be here sixth visit to the state since becoming the nominee. Other Dem stops in the state this week to boost her campaign: VP
Quotes of the Week Rebecca Cooke is afraid to debate because the truth will come out about her. – U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, knocking his Dem opponent Rebecca Cooke as “afraid to debate” in a press call this week. The Prairie du Chien Republican called Cooke a “political insider”
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
From WisPolitics … — The Federal Election Commission deadlocked 3-3 on whether U.S. Senate candidates should be allowed to use joint fundraising committees to finance political ads, a boost for GOP businessman Eric Hovde and other Republicans. Outraised by many of their Dem opponents, GOP U.S. Senate candidates in several
From WisPolitics … — Dem VP Kamala Harris and those backing her have spent $74.6 million in ads in Wisconsin since Joe Biden dropped out of the race, while Donald Trump and his supporters dropped $53.1 million, according to AdImpact. The report released today is part of a broader look