State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell
Voters across the state approved some $699.7 million in school referendum questions and rejected $265.1 million in asks on the April ballots. The highest asks this year came from Green Bay and Verona school districts, and were both given the
State Superintendent Tony Evers dominated challenger Lowell Holtz in nine of the state’s 10 biggest counties, even as turnout across those counties dipped overall from the spring 2013 general. But three of those counties pulled higher voter turnouts than the
Dem Mark Bakken, a Madison businessman who co-founded Nordic Consulting and then left to launch the venture capital firm HealthX Ventures, has decided against a bid for guv, according to a source with knowledge of his decision. Bakken’s name surfaced
Solutions for Wisconsin, the super PAC supporting Nicholson, announced today Illinois businessman and GOP mega donor Dick Uihlein has ponied up $2 million for the group in an effort to get the former Marine into the race. The group released
Nicole Schneider, who’s weighing a bid for the U.S. Senate, says Dem Tammy Baldwin is “part of the problem” with career politicians who are “all talk and no action.” Schneider, the daughter-in-law of former Schneider Trucking exec Don Schneider, did
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen announced Wednesday he will not run for guv in 2018, saying the chase for contributions to fuel a bid would be “demeaning.” Cullen, of Janesville, opened a bank account earlier this month to begin accepting
Nicole Schneider, the research officer with Green Bay Area Catholic Education and daughter-in-law of the former Schneider Trucking head, is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate, according to two GOP sources with knowledge of her discussions. Schneider did not
Dan Kohl, the nephew of former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, is considering a bid against GOP U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman next year, according to a source with knowledge of the talks. Kohl has been working for J Street, which bills
Wisconsin voters had a more positive view of President Trump this spring than last fall, largely because Republicans have warmed to him since the election. But his numbers were still upside down in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll.
Meanwhile, Tammy Baldwin is one of 12 Senate Dems the RNC is targeting with a package of digital video ads that call on the targets to allow an up-or-down vote on Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court and to support
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is starting a new TV ad that will run in Wisconsin asking, “What will the Republican health care bill cost you?” A DSCC spokesman said the ad will run in Wisconsin through a national cable
Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers, and his challenger Lowell Holtz clashed over the Common Core in a joint appearance on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
Dem Josh Kaul, a former federal prosecutor who was part of an effort last year challenging Wisconsin’s voter ID laws, says he is “seriously exploring” a run for attorney general, the office his mother held for one term more than
Attorney Matt Flynn, who served as Dem state chair in the 1980s and ran unsuccessfully for Congress four times, tells WisPolitics.com he’s considering a bid for guv next year, saying Scott Walker has “corrupted government in Wisconsin.” Flynn, 69, ticked
The Elections Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint filed against John Humphries and Lowell Holtz, finding their talks that one could get a six-figure salary and a driver if the other won the state superintendent’s race did not violate election bribery laws.
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen tells WisPolitics.com he will take steps today to allow him to begin fundraising for an expected gubernatorial bid next year. Cullen, D-Janesville, stopped short of saying he will run for guv no matter what.
Candidates for state superintendent at a WisPolitics.com forum in Milwaukee disagreed about Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to make a proposed boost in per-pupil school aid contingent on compliance with Act 10. Walker’s plan would increase per-pupil aid by $200 the
The state GOP is criticizing U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for leaving a Senate committee that’s investigated drug abuse at the Tomah VA. Baldwin, D-Madison, is no longer on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The committee, chaired by
Andy Gronik, a businessman who created a 501(c)(4) to advance ideas to address problems facing Wisconsin, tells WisPolitics.com he’s looking “very closely” at running for guv next year. In a December WisPolitics.com interview, Gronik said he couldn’t rule out a
State Superintendent Tony Evers was on pace to easily top his margins of victory for his first two terms, following his election win last night. With almost all precincts in, Evers had 494,845 votes, or 70 percent, while challenger Lowell Holtz had 212,529, or 30 percent. In 2013, Evers beat
Voters across the state approved some $699.7 million in school referendum questions and rejected $265.1 million in asks on the April ballots. The highest asks this year came from Green Bay and Verona school districts, and were both given the green light. That includes Green Bay’s request to exceed revenue
State Superintendent Tony Evers dominated challenger Lowell Holtz in nine of the state’s 10 biggest counties, even as turnout across those counties dipped overall from the spring 2013 general. But three of those counties pulled higher voter turnouts than the April election four years ago. The biggest surge was in
Dem Mark Bakken, a Madison businessman who co-founded Nordic Consulting and then left to launch the venture capital firm HealthX Ventures, has decided against a bid for guv, according to a source with knowledge of his decision. Bakken’s name surfaced earlier this year as a potential candidate. But he joins
Solutions for Wisconsin, the super PAC supporting Nicholson, announced today Illinois businessman and GOP mega donor Dick Uihlein has ponied up $2 million for the group in an effort to get the former Marine into the race. The group released a statement with Uihlein saying he wanted to avoid “a
Nicole Schneider, who’s weighing a bid for the U.S. Senate, says Dem Tammy Baldwin is “part of the problem” with career politicians who are “all talk and no action.” Schneider, the daughter-in-law of former Schneider Trucking exec Don Schneider, did not directly address in an email talk that she is
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen announced Wednesday he will not run for guv in 2018, saying the chase for contributions to fuel a bid would be “demeaning.” Cullen, of Janesville, opened a bank account earlier this month to begin accepting donations and registered with the state to run. He then
Nicole Schneider, the research officer with Green Bay Area Catholic Education and daughter-in-law of the former Schneider Trucking head, is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate, according to two GOP sources with knowledge of her discussions. Schneider did not return an email sent to her GRACE address. Her profile
Dan Kohl, the nephew of former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, is considering a bid against GOP U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman next year, according to a source with knowledge of the talks. Kohl has been working for J Street, which bills itself as The Political Home for Pro-Israel, Pro-Peace Americans, in
Wisconsin voters had a more positive view of President Trump this spring than last fall, largely because Republicans have warmed to him since the election. But his numbers were still upside down in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Forty-one percent of registered voters approved of the job Trump
Meanwhile, Tammy Baldwin is one of 12 Senate Dems the RNC is targeting with a package of digital video ads that call on the targets to allow an up-or-down vote on Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court and to support the GOP health care bill. The RNC said it is
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is starting a new TV ad that will run in Wisconsin asking, “What will the Republican health care bill cost you?” A DSCC spokesman said the ad will run in Wisconsin through a national cable buy. It also will include targeted digital ads. The 30-second
Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers, and his challenger Lowell Holtz clashed over the Common Core in a joint appearance on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
Dem Josh Kaul, a former federal prosecutor who was part of an effort last year challenging Wisconsin’s voter ID laws, says he is “seriously exploring” a run for attorney general, the office his mother held for one term more than a decade ago. Kaul, 36, declined comment beyond saying he
Attorney Matt Flynn, who served as Dem state chair in the 1980s and ran unsuccessfully for Congress four times, tells WisPolitics.com he’s considering a bid for guv next year, saying Scott Walker has “corrupted government in Wisconsin.” Flynn, 69, ticked off a series of issues he has had with Walker’s
The Elections Commission unanimously dismissed a complaint filed against John Humphries and Lowell Holtz, finding their talks that one could get a six-figure salary and a driver if the other won the state superintendent’s race did not violate election bribery laws.
Former Dem state Sen. Tim Cullen tells WisPolitics.com he will take steps today to allow him to begin fundraising for an expected gubernatorial bid next year. Cullen, D-Janesville, stopped short of saying he will run for guv no matter what. But he said changing his registration with the Ethics Commission
Candidates for state superintendent at a WisPolitics.com forum in Milwaukee disagreed about Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to make a proposed boost in per-pupil school aid contingent on compliance with Act 10. Walker’s plan would increase per-pupil aid by $200 the first year and $204 the second year of his budget,
The state GOP is criticizing U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for leaving a Senate committee that’s investigated drug abuse at the Tomah VA. Baldwin, D-Madison, is no longer on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The committee, chaired by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, investigated the issue and wrote
Andy Gronik, a businessman who created a 501(c)(4) to advance ideas to address problems facing Wisconsin, tells WisPolitics.com he’s looking “very closely” at running for guv next year. In a December WisPolitics.com interview, Gronik said he couldn’t rule out a run for public office, including guv. Since then, he said