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From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Ald. Milele Coggs and five other Milwaukee Common Council members are seeking more information after a man was shot and killed by out-of-state police during the RNC last week. The 42-year-old Milwaukee man was shot
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today touted her background as a prosecutor, saying on her first visit to Wisconsin as the expected Dem presidential nominee that she knows Donald Trump’s “type” from her experience with predators and
TOP STORIES Harris to visit Milwaukee on Tuesday as WI delegates pledge support … [WisDems chair Wikler said] 89 of Wisconsin’s 95 delegates [including Baldwin, Evers, Pocan, Godlewski, Rhodes-Conway, Jacobs, all 8 Milwaukee delegates] had already pledged their support for
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Milwaukee today for her first visit to Wisconsin since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed her. Harris is scheduled to arrive in Milwaukee at
From WisPolitics … — State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler told reporters he’s seen a surge in Dem enthusiasm about the presidential race since Vice President Kamala Harris announced her candidacy. Wikler’s analysis came as he declared the state party
TOP STORIES Evers endorses Kamala Harris after Biden drops out; ‘tenacious leader’ “Vice President Kamala Harris is a tenacious leader who has vigorously defended our democracy, fought to protect the freedoms we hold dear, and worked tirelessly to do the
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan, and a string of Dem officials quickly endorsed Kamala Harris for president after Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Some Wisconsin Republicans, meanwhile, argued
Quotes of the Week We need to move forward in a way that ensures Trump is never president. It’s time to pass the torch. – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, calling for President Joe Biden to step aside.
TOP STORIES Rep. Mark Pocan calls on Biden to drop out, saying concerns are ‘jeopardizing’ Dem chances Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan and three other congressional Democrats on Friday called for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris is making a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Tuesday on the heels of the Republican National Convention. It will be her ninth visit to Wisconsin since taking office and her first stop
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, at the RNC in Milwaukee today said Republicans are in a good spot to secure House seats in play, but added “we can’t take our foot off the gas.” Fitzgerald told
TOP STORIES At RNC, Wisconsin GOP leaders tell delegates to have a seat … On Tuesday, there were times when cameras captured open seats, for Wisconsin’s delegations and others. … “They were mad last night,” [delegate] Schreibel told delegates at
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump had a 5-point edge on Joe Biden in Wisconsin in the latest batch of swing state surveys from Emerson College, which found the former president with an advantage in all seven states it’s been
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly and Senate Dems’ campaign committees significantly outraised their GOP counterparts over the first half of the year, fueled by seven-figure donations from the state party. The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee reported $2.8 million raised
TOP STORIES Hovde calls Baldwin ‘rubber stamp’ for Biden in RNC speech … In a five minute speech before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Hovde said Baldwin, a Democrat, shares responsibility with Biden for the national debt, inflation and
From WisPolitics … — A GOP strategist is telling Republicans to “avoid the happy talk.” Keith Gilkes, a GOP strategist who runs Platform Communications in Madison, told a WisPolitics event at Marquette University Law School yesterday that he worries when
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde put another $5 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign during the most recent fundraising period as he sought to keep pace with Dem U.S. Tammy Baldwin’s cash haul.
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans say party unified at RNC following Trump assassination attempt … talked about the events of Saturday in biblical terms as they met at the Hampton Inn and Suites just outside the U.S. Secret Service’s soft security
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who faced two failed recall attempts that allowed him to collect contributions in unlimited amounts, raised $638,893 over the first half of the year, according to his latest campaign finance report. The
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde reported his net worth between $195.5 million and $564.4 million, which would make him one of the wealthiest members of Congress if elected. And his actual net worth could be
From WisPolitics … — Milwaukee Ald. Milele Coggs and five other Milwaukee Common Council members are seeking more information after a man was shot and killed by out-of-state police during the RNC last week. The 42-year-old Milwaukee man was shot by Columbus, Ohio police helping cover security for the convention.
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris today touted her background as a prosecutor, saying on her first visit to Wisconsin as the expected Dem presidential nominee that she knows Donald Trump’s “type” from her experience with predators and fraudsters. Harris spoke at West Allis Central High School today
TOP STORIES Harris to visit Milwaukee on Tuesday as WI delegates pledge support … [WisDems chair Wikler said] 89 of Wisconsin’s 95 delegates [including Baldwin, Evers, Pocan, Godlewski, Rhodes-Conway, Jacobs, all 8 Milwaukee delegates] had already pledged their support for Harris as of early Monday afternoon. … “we had very
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Milwaukee today for her first visit to Wisconsin since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed her. Harris is scheduled to arrive in Milwaukee at 11:30 a.m. and to speak at a political event shortly
From WisPolitics … — State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler told reporters he’s seen a surge in Dem enthusiasm about the presidential race since Vice President Kamala Harris announced her candidacy. Wikler’s analysis came as he declared the state party is backing her campaign today. Wikler also noted Wisconsin delegates
TOP STORIES Evers endorses Kamala Harris after Biden drops out; ‘tenacious leader’ “Vice President Kamala Harris is a tenacious leader who has vigorously defended our democracy, fought to protect the freedoms we hold dear, and worked tirelessly to do the right thing and deliver for us.” …. “I’m excited today
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore and Mark Pocan, and a string of Dem officials quickly endorsed Kamala Harris for president after Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Some Wisconsin Republicans, meanwhile, argued if Biden can no longer sustain a campaign for the
Quotes of the Week We need to move forward in a way that ensures Trump is never president. It’s time to pass the torch. – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, calling for President Joe Biden to step aside. State Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, joined that call today, posting
TOP STORIES Rep. Mark Pocan calls on Biden to drop out, saying concerns are ‘jeopardizing’ Dem chances Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan and three other congressional Democrats on Friday called for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, saying concerns about his viability “are jeopardizing what should
From WisPolitics … — Vice President Kamala Harris is making a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Tuesday on the heels of the Republican National Convention. It will be her ninth visit to Wisconsin since taking office and her first stop here since being in Milwaukee on May 16. — Beloit
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, at the RNC in Milwaukee today said Republicans are in a good spot to secure House seats in play, but added “we can’t take our foot off the gas.” Fitzgerald told Wisconsinites at today’s delegation breakfast at the RNC in Milwaukee
TOP STORIES At RNC, Wisconsin GOP leaders tell delegates to have a seat … On Tuesday, there were times when cameras captured open seats, for Wisconsin’s delegations and others. … “They were mad last night,” [delegate] Schreibel told delegates at their daily delegation breakfast. “Because it just wasn’t us …
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump had a 5-point edge on Joe Biden in Wisconsin in the latest batch of swing state surveys from Emerson College, which found the former president with an advantage in all seven states it’s been regularly polling. In Wisconsin, 48% supported Trump in a head-to-head
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly and Senate Dems’ campaign committees significantly outraised their GOP counterparts over the first half of the year, fueled by seven-figure donations from the state party. The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee reported $2.8 million raised between Jan. 1 and June 30 through its main account,
TOP STORIES Hovde calls Baldwin ‘rubber stamp’ for Biden in RNC speech … In a five minute speech before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Hovde said Baldwin, a Democrat, shares responsibility with Biden for the national debt, inflation and “allowing criminals and terrorists to enter our country” through the
From WisPolitics … — A GOP strategist is telling Republicans to “avoid the happy talk.” Keith Gilkes, a GOP strategist who runs Platform Communications in Madison, told a WisPolitics event at Marquette University Law School yesterday that he worries when Republicans are talking about taking over the White House and
From WisPolitics … — GOP businessman Eric Hovde put another $5 million of his own money into his U.S. Senate campaign during the most recent fundraising period as he sought to keep pace with Dem U.S. Tammy Baldwin’s cash haul. Along with the $5 million of his own money —
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Republicans say party unified at RNC following Trump assassination attempt … talked about the events of Saturday in biblical terms as they met at the Hampton Inn and Suites just outside the U.S. Secret Service’s soft security zone perimeter downtown. * ex-gov Walker lewd a prayer, thanked
From WisPolitics … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who faced two failed recall attempts that allowed him to collect contributions in unlimited amounts, raised $638,893 over the first half of the year, according to his latest campaign finance report. The bulk of that came from the $500,000 donation that Illinois
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde reported his net worth between $195.5 million and $564.4 million, which would make him one of the wealthiest members of Congress if elected. And his actual net worth could be significantly higher. The financial disclosure form he filed with the