From WisPolitics … — GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Liz Uihlein combined to give the Assembly and Senate GOP caucuses $6.3 million over the last two months, helping them outraise their Dem counterparts, according to the latest fundraising reports. The
From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris had an edge on Donald Trump in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, continuing a trend of little movement in the presidential race. Meanwhile, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s lead on GOP businessman
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
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump during a stop in Milwaukee praised school choice, said he’ll campaign in Green Bay soon and downplayed injuries soldiers suffered in Iraq while he was in office. “I believe that school choice is the
From WisPolitics … — During a Dane County rally, Donald Trump today promised to crack down on illegal immigration, cut energy prices in half during his first 12 months in office and reduce taxes. In between, he insulted Dem rival
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
From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party raised $6.3 million over the past month, spurred by $4.25 million in donations from LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Meanwhile, the state GOP reported raising $3.5 million over
From WisPolitics … — GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen has filed a suit that argues Wisconsin is barred from participating in a multi-state effort created to improve voter rolls under a constitutional amendment approved this spring. That amendment states only
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
From WisPolitics … — Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says “there’s always room for improvement” for Republicans ahead of Election Day, noting GOP Senate candidates are struggling in key swing states like Wisconsin. “I’m somebody who holds myself to
Quotes of the Week This is no different than the maintenance guy moving it out there. I’m a member of staff. There’s nothing nefarious going on here. I’m hoping for a good result. – Wausau Mayor Doug Diny defending his
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
From WisPolitics … — The UW Board of Regents plans today to take up the recommendation that former La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow be fired from his faculty position for his actions after it became public that he and his
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly during her fourth State of Education address today urged legislators to release funding for the state’s new literacy law. Meanwhile, Underly also said the state must reimburse special education costs at least
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines today to approve $825,700 in funding to cover the Department of Transportation’s costs to issue replacement license plates. But the motion approved 11-4 also rejected the agency’s request for $4.9 million to pay for issuing standard license plates.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong … Wausau Mayor Doug Diny posed for a picture Sunday to memorialize his removal of the city’s lone drop box that had been put outside
From WisPolitics … — The Madison clerk says 2,215 duplicate ballots were mistakenly sent to voters, but none have been returned to her office. Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl late yesterday posted a response to a Tuesday letter she received from U.S.
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and WHEDA today announced the launch of the fourth and final component of a $525 million package approved a year ago to help create more affordable housing. The $50 million loan program aims
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris tells WPR she supports eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights The presidential candidate appears on WPR’s ‘Wisconsin Today’ shortly after her Sep. 20 rally at Alliant Center … “I think we should eliminate the filibuster
From WisPolitics … — The parade of presidential campaign surrogates continues to roll through Wisconsin. Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Arizona, will be in Bayside and Wauwatosa today to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. Then Gwen Walz, the wife
From WisPolitics … — GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Liz Uihlein combined to give the Assembly and Senate GOP caucuses $6.3 million over the last two months, helping them outraise their Dem counterparts, according to the latest fundraising reports. The Republican Assembly Campaign Committee reported raising $7.2 million between July
From WisPolitics … — Kamala Harris had an edge on Donald Trump in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll, continuing a trend of little movement in the presidential race. Meanwhile, Dem U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s lead on GOP businessman Eric Hovde ticked up slightly compared to a month ago,
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
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump during a stop in Milwaukee praised school choice, said he’ll campaign in Green Bay soon and downplayed injuries soldiers suffered in Iraq while he was in office. “I believe that school choice is the civil rights issue of our time,” Trump said yesterday, after
From WisPolitics … — During a Dane County rally, Donald Trump today promised to crack down on illegal immigration, cut energy prices in half during his first 12 months in office and reduce taxes. In between, he insulted Dem rival Kamala Harris as grossly incompetent and a “bad human being”
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
From WisPolitics … — The state Dem Party raised $6.3 million over the past month, spurred by $4.25 million in donations from LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Meanwhile, the state GOP reported raising $3.5 million over eight weeks, thanks in part to $1.1 million in donations
From WisPolitics … — GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen has filed a suit that argues Wisconsin is barred from participating in a multi-state effort created to improve voter rolls under a constitutional amendment approved this spring. That amendment states only election officials may perform tasks related to a primary, election
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
From WisPolitics … — Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says “there’s always room for improvement” for Republicans ahead of Election Day, noting GOP Senate candidates are struggling in key swing states like Wisconsin. “I’m somebody who holds myself to a high standard,” Ramaswamy said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is
Quotes of the Week This is no different than the maintenance guy moving it out there. I’m a member of staff. There’s nothing nefarious going on here. I’m hoping for a good result. – Wausau Mayor Doug Diny defending his decision to remove an absentee ballot drop box outside City
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
From WisPolitics … — The UW Board of Regents plans today to take up the recommendation that former La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow be fired from his faculty position for his actions after it became public that he and his wife appeared in pornographic videos. The Board of Regents’ Personnel
From WisPolitics … — State Superintendent Jill Underly during her fourth State of Education address today urged legislators to release funding for the state’s new literacy law. Meanwhile, Underly also said the state must reimburse special education costs at least 60% in order to support students and teachers. Underly, while
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines today to approve $825,700 in funding to cover the Department of Transportation’s costs to issue replacement license plates. But the motion approved 11-4 also rejected the agency’s request for $4.9 million to pay for issuing standard license plates.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin mayor carts away absentee ballot drop box, says he did nothing wrong … Wausau Mayor Doug Diny posed for a picture Sunday to memorialize his removal of the city’s lone drop box that had been put outside City Hall around the same time late last week that
From WisPolitics … — The Madison clerk says 2,215 duplicate ballots were mistakenly sent to voters, but none have been returned to her office. Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl late yesterday posted a response to a Tuesday letter she received from U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, demanding answers on how the duplicate
From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers and WHEDA today announced the launch of the fourth and final component of a $525 million package approved a year ago to help create more affordable housing. The $50 million loan program aims to help repair and improve old homes. More Like Home
TOP STORIES Kamala Harris tells WPR she supports eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights The presidential candidate appears on WPR’s ‘Wisconsin Today’ shortly after her Sep. 20 rally at Alliant Center … “I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” Harris said in an interview that aired Tuesday
From WisPolitics … — The parade of presidential campaign surrogates continues to roll through Wisconsin. Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Arizona, will be in Bayside and Wauwatosa today to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. Then Gwen Walz, the wife of VP nominee Tim Walz, will be in the WOW