WED News Summary: GOP introduces bill to add rape and incest exceptions to abortion ban

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WED AM Update: Habush Sinykin releases new TV ad in 8th SD race; Committees to consider four Evers cabinet appointments today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Worker’s Comp Works Coalition From WisPolitics.com … — Dem state Senate candidate Jodi Habush Sinykin released a new TV ad today knocking GOP rival Dan Knodl on abortion and warning he would give “extremists total control of the state Senate.” It is Habush Sinykin’s third

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TUE PM Update: Franklin businessman considering ‘24 run for U.S. Senate, spox says Clarke hasn’t ruled out bid

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP businessman Scott Mayer, who has spent nearly four decades in the staffing industry, told WisPolitics.com today he’s considering a run for the U.S. Senate next year against two-term incumbent Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison. He joins fellow businessman Eric Hovde among those actively

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TUE AM Update: Protasiewicz launches two new ads; Assembly meets today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz launched two new TV ads today knocking conservative rival Daniel Kelly, one calling him “an extremist who doesn’t care about us” and the other declaring he’s “extremely corrupt.” Protasiewciz also announced she’s

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MON News Summary: Young voters most supportive of abortion rights, could push Dems to win; Milwaukee ready to sue Kia, Hyundai over thefts

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MON AM Update: Wikler to seek another term as state Dem Party chair

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Chair Ben Wikler, who has turned the Democratic Party of Wisconsin into a fundraising powerhouse, announced he will seek another two-year term at the state convention in June. Wikler, who was first elected to the post in 2019,

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FRI AM Update: Outside groups report new spending in Supreme Court race; Marklein, Evers deliver parties’ weekly radio addresses

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — Outside groups continue to pour money into the state Supreme Court race as the liberal side outpaces conservative spending by a wide margin. The latest buys reported to the state Ethics Commission include: *$802,924 from Fair Courts America

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THU AM Update: Pair of new Protasiewicz ads label Kelly ‘extreme’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement University of Wisconsin-Madison From WisPolitics.com … — Liberal Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign today released two new TV ads knocking conservative Supreme Court rival Daniel Kelly. Both call him an extremist. The Protasiewicz campaign said the ads are part of its existing statewide buy of nearly $8

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WED PM Update: Vos: Evers’ Brewers proposal likely ‘dead’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said today Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to provide $290 million in taxpayer money upfront to the board that oversees the Milwaukee Brewers stadium is likely “dead” and Republicans will find a different plan. Vos has been

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