From WisPolitics … — Andrew Cegielski, the lone Republican to file to run against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the August primary, is ending his campaign. Cegielski, who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy and has worked
From WisPolitics … — Dem Rep. LaKeshia Myers today said she may appeal a decision by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to reject her complaint seeking to force Rep. Dora Drake off the ballot in their fall primary race for the
TOP STORIES Protesters disrupt Democrats’ convention, call for defunding Gaza war … Earlier [Satur]day, organizers gathered at the state Capitol building in Madison and in front of the Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee … [after] delegates reject[ed] two proposed
From WisPolitics … — Dane County Judge Susan Crawford today formally launched her campaign for the state Supreme Court next year, looking to protect liberals’ 4-3 majority. Crawford is seeking to succeed fellow progressive Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who announced
From WisPolitics … — GOP Speaker Robin Vos today challenged the recall petition filed against him, arguing it was initiated in the wrong district and falls short of the needed signatures — even if opponents had targeted the correct Assembly
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Regents meeting at UWM, leading to 7 arrests … “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crime!” [about 12] protesters chanted in a UWM student union meeting room during [SY24-25 budget]
From WisPolitics … — Challenges have been filed to the nomination papers of 11 candidates seeking to get on this fall’s ballot, including one that claims 8th CD GOP candidate Tony Wied’s circulators misled some signers. The challenges to Wied’s
From WisPolitics … — A committee of the state Dem Party is urging activists at this weekend’s convention to vote against two resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over concerns they don’t condemn
The Joint Finance Committee today approved $5 million for a program to help attract large events to the state of Wisconsin, half of what WEDC had requested to get the project off the ground.
TOP STORIES Waupun Warden Hepp, 8 staffers charged following probes into 4 inmate deaths … Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face charges of felony inmate abuse. Three of them are also charged with misconduct.
From WisPolitics … — Dem Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski has dropped her request for the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee to approve additional funding and staff for her office. The committee had planned to take up the request during today’s
From WisPolitics … — The Dodge County sheriff today accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies.
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. returns to WI CD8 to stump for Trump-endorsed candidate Wied … During [Tues’ De Pere] rally, Wied, Trump Jr. and other speakers railed against “career politicians” and framed Wied, the former owner of a gas station
From WisPolitics … — Americans for Prosperity Action has launched a new $1 million ad campaign praising GOP businessman Eric Hovde as someone who will bring people together and knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as a career politician. The campaign,
From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today defended the pace of his investigation into the false elector scheme in Wisconsin while declining to go into specifics on why he filed felony charges against two attorneys and a former
TOP STORIES Key Trump allies charged in Wisconsin over fake elector scheme … [AG Kaul charged] Kenneth Chesebro, James Troupis and Michael Roman. … under a statute that criminalizes attempting to forge legal records or other public documents. … Roman
From WisPolitics … — GOP appointee Bob Atwell says he “left room for people to assume” he was going to stay on the UW Board of Regents much longer than he intended, according to an email he shared with WisPolitics.
From WisPolitics … — More than two dozen members of the Assembly are facing primary challenges so far, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was
TOP STORIES Evers appoints replacement for UW regent who refuses to step down … [Walker-appointed, term-expired] Atwell … has said he won’t step down until he chooses to do so or the state Senate confirms a successor [though Evers had
From WisPolitics … — Candidates seeking to get on the fall ballot have a deadline today to turn in their nomination papers. The Elections Commission’s latest update, posted late Friday, shows: *All four announced candidates for the 8th CD have
From WisPolitics … — Andrew Cegielski, the lone Republican to file to run against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in the August primary, is ending his campaign. Cegielski, who works for an industrial oven company in East Troy and has worked as a conservative writer, didn’t offer any specifics in his
From WisPolitics … — Dem Rep. LaKeshia Myers today said she may appeal a decision by the Wisconsin Elections Commission to reject her complaint seeking to force Rep. Dora Drake off the ballot in their fall primary race for the 4th SD. The commission found Drake’s nomination papers for the
TOP STORIES Protesters disrupt Democrats’ convention, call for defunding Gaza war … Earlier [Satur]day, organizers gathered at the state Capitol building in Madison and in front of the Potawatomi Casino and Hotel in Milwaukee … [after] delegates reject[ed] two proposed resolutions that call for a cease-fire as part of the
From WisPolitics … — Dane County Judge Susan Crawford today formally launched her campaign for the state Supreme Court next year, looking to protect liberals’ 4-3 majority. Crawford is seeking to succeed fellow progressive Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, who announced earlier this year she had decided against seeking a fourth
From WisPolitics … — GOP Speaker Robin Vos today challenged the recall petition filed against him, arguing it was initiated in the wrong district and falls short of the needed signatures — even if opponents had targeted the correct Assembly seat. Vos opponents are seeking to recall him from the
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Regents meeting at UWM, leading to 7 arrests … “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crime!” [about 12] protesters chanted in a UWM student union meeting room during [SY24-25 budget] presentation … cited seven people with disorderly conduct … Non-students
From WisPolitics … — Challenges have been filed to the nomination papers of 11 candidates seeking to get on this fall’s ballot, including one that claims 8th CD GOP candidate Tony Wied’s circulators misled some signers. The challenges to Wied’s nomination papers for the regular election and the special election
From WisPolitics … — A committee of the state Dem Party is urging activists at this weekend’s convention to vote against two resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas over concerns they don’t condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. State Dem Party spokesperson Joe
The Joint Finance Committee today approved $5 million for a program to help attract large events to the state of Wisconsin, half of what WEDC had requested to get the project off the ground.
TOP STORIES Waupun Warden Hepp, 8 staffers charged following probes into 4 inmate deaths … Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face charges of felony inmate abuse. Three of them are also charged with misconduct. … All of the charges are related to the deaths
From WisPolitics … — Dem Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski has dropped her request for the GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee to approve additional funding and staff for her office. The committee had planned to take up the request during today’s 13.10 hearing. Instead, Godlewski wrote in a letter yesterday she
From WisPolitics … — The Dodge County sheriff today accused officials at the Waupun Correctional Institute of repeatedly ignoring proper procedures in the deaths of two inmates as nine people — including the outgoing warden — were charged with felonies. Sheriff Dale Schmidt said the state Department of Corrections refers
TOP STORIES Trump Jr. returns to WI CD8 to stump for Trump-endorsed candidate Wied … During [Tues’ De Pere] rally, Wied, Trump Jr. and other speakers railed against “career politicians” and framed Wied, the former owner of a gas station chain, as a political outsider. They also railed against the
From WisPolitics … — Americans for Prosperity Action has launched a new $1 million ad campaign praising GOP businessman Eric Hovde as someone who will bring people together and knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as a career politician. The campaign, which follows a six-figure effort earlier this spring, will run
From WisPolitics … — Dem AG Josh Kaul today defended the pace of his investigation into the false elector scheme in Wisconsin while declining to go into specifics on why he filed felony charges against two attorneys and a former aide to Donald Trump. He also declined to say whether
TOP STORIES Key Trump allies charged in Wisconsin over fake elector scheme … [AG Kaul charged] Kenneth Chesebro, James Troupis and Michael Roman. … under a statute that criminalizes attempting to forge legal records or other public documents. … Roman … was a Trump campaign operative who delivered the list
From WisPolitics … — GOP appointee Bob Atwell says he “left room for people to assume” he was going to stay on the UW Board of Regents much longer than he intended, according to an email he shared with WisPolitics. Atwell notified UW officials last month he planned to remain
From WisPolitics … — More than two dozen members of the Assembly are facing primary challenges so far, according to the latest update from the Elections Commission. By comparison, just seven incumbents drew primary challengers in 2022, though none was successful in beating GOP lawmakers. Candidates faced a 5 p.m.
TOP STORIES Evers appoints replacement for UW regent who refuses to step down … [Walker-appointed, term-expired] Atwell … has said he won’t step down until he chooses to do so or the state Senate confirms a successor [though Evers had not appointed a successor at the time Atwell chose to
From WisPolitics … — Candidates seeking to get on the fall ballot have a deadline today to turn in their nomination papers. The Elections Commission’s latest update, posted late Friday, shows: *All four announced candidates for the 8th CD have turned in their signatures to run in both the special