Gov. Tony Evers, who has in the past suggested he doesn’t have the power to change tomorrow’s spring election date on his own, today issued an executive order pushing back in-person voting to June 9 to avoid exposing voters and
Assembly leaders split on the question of moving forward with Tuesday’s election, with Majority Leader Jim Steineke saying this is no time to “upend” things, and Minority Leader Gordon Hintz warning of “catastrophic consequences” of going ahead with the vote
Wisconsin and national Republicans today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the fight over how absentee ballots will be handled in the state’s spring election amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After a federal appeals court rebuffed their request, Republicans
A federal appeals court Friday night denied emergency requests from Republicans to stay a judge’s ruling pushing back to April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Wisconsin’s spring election. The 7th Court of Appeals also rejected
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze what’s at stake in state, county and local races in the 2020 spring elections.
Gov. Tony Evers this afternoon announced he is calling the Legislature into special session tomorrow to take up legislation that would allow an all-mail spring election. In a video posted to social media, Evers said he wants lawmakers to OK
On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the decision to shift the Democratic National Convention to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, issues concerning the April 7 election and new polling numbers from Wisconsin.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are racking up Wisconsin endorsements ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Biden recently won the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, former Gov. Jim Doyle and former U.S. Sen.
As the state and national Republican parties moved to appeal a federal judge’s ruling pushing back the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted, the state Elections Commission deadlocked in a late-night meeting on whether to do the
Wisconsin may not know until mid-April who won the presidential primary or a seat on the state Supreme Court after a federal judge pushed back until April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted in the
The Democratic National Convention Committee announced today the party’s Milwaukee convention will be delayed until the week of August 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The convention had been slated to run from July 13-16. “In our current climate of
Will there be Democratic and Republican conventions this summer? The coronavirus pandemic, and the social distancing needed to combat it, are putting these quadrennial festivities in doubt — an unprecedented situation that is leaving party officials, politicians, and the media in a quandary, with a fast-ticking clock.
Dem presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is calling for Wisconsin’s April 7 election to be delayed. He also wants the state to conduct the vote entirely by mail and extend early voting. In the meantime, he urged his supporters to vote
A federal judge lamented an increasing public health crisis that the Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers have “refused to accept as sincere enough to stop” Tuesday’s election. Still, U.S. Judge James Conley said yesterday he can’t act as a “super
The general election for president remains tight, while former Vice President Joe Biden leads Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Dem nomination in Wisconsin according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. For the general election, 48 percent backed
A federal judge late today dismissed a suit Green Bay filed seeking changes to the April 7 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ruling he lacked jurisdiction. U.S. Judge William C. Griesbach noted cities are barred from suing their parent
Declaring “Wisconsin is in the midst of election chaos,” the state GOP late this afternoon asked the Supreme Court to rule county clerks don’t have the authority to allow all voters to escape the voter ID requirements for absentee voting
After repeatedly urging voters to request absentee ballots for the April 7 election to avoid going to the polls amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Tony Evers today called on the Legislature to change state law so all registered voters could
With Wisconsin residents under Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping political organizing and the issues important to voters. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the state and federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Gov. Tony Evers issues a “safer-at-home” order.
Gov. Tony Evers, who has in the past suggested he doesn’t have the power to change tomorrow’s spring election date on his own, today issued an executive order pushing back in-person voting to June 9 to avoid exposing voters and poll workers to COVID-19. The Legislature’s top Republicans said they
Assembly leaders split on the question of moving forward with Tuesday’s election, with Majority Leader Jim Steineke saying this is no time to “upend” things, and Minority Leader Gordon Hintz warning of “catastrophic consequences” of going ahead with the vote during a pandemic. Both lawmakers appeared Sunday on “UpFront,” produced
Wisconsin and national Republicans today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the fight over how absentee ballots will be handled in the state’s spring election amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After a federal appeals court rebuffed their request, Republicans urged the justices to stay a U.S. judge’s decision allowing
A federal appeals court Friday night denied emergency requests from Republicans to stay a judge’s ruling pushing back to April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Wisconsin’s spring election. The 7th Court of Appeals also rejected a request from GOP lawmakers as well as the state
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, analyze what’s at stake in state, county and local races in the 2020 spring elections.
Gov. Tony Evers this afternoon announced he is calling the Legislature into special session tomorrow to take up legislation that would allow an all-mail spring election. In a video posted to social media, Evers said he wants lawmakers to OK sending a ballot by May 19 to every registered voter
On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the decision to shift the Democratic National Convention to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, issues concerning the April 7 election and new polling numbers from Wisconsin.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are racking up Wisconsin endorsements ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Biden recently won the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, former Gov. Jim Doyle and former U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl. He also boasts the endorsement of Senate Minority
As the state and national Republican parties moved to appeal a federal judge’s ruling pushing back the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted, the state Elections Commission deadlocked in a late-night meeting on whether to do the same. Instead, the commissioners plan to ask Judge William Conley
Wisconsin may not know until mid-April who won the presidential primary or a seat on the state Supreme Court after a federal judge pushed back until April 13 the deadline for absentee ballots to be received and counted in the spring election. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic — and again bemoaning
The Democratic National Convention Committee announced today the party’s Milwaukee convention will be delayed until the week of August 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The convention had been slated to run from July 13-16. “In our current climate of uncertainty, we believe the smartest approach is to take additional
Will there be Democratic and Republican conventions this summer? The coronavirus pandemic, and the social distancing needed to combat it, are putting these quadrennial festivities in doubt — an unprecedented situation that is leaving party officials, politicians, and the media in a quandary, with a fast-ticking clock.
Dem presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is calling for Wisconsin’s April 7 election to be delayed. He also wants the state to conduct the vote entirely by mail and extend early voting. In the meantime, he urged his supporters to vote by mail. “People should not be forced to put their
A federal judge lamented an increasing public health crisis that the Legislature and Gov. Tony Evers have “refused to accept as sincere enough to stop” Tuesday’s election. Still, U.S. Judge James Conley said yesterday he can’t act as a “super department of health for the state of Wisconsin” and stop
The general election for president remains tight, while former Vice President Joe Biden leads Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Dem nomination in Wisconsin according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. For the general election, 48 percent backed Joe Biden, who has surged to a lead in the
A federal judge late today dismissed a suit Green Bay filed seeking changes to the April 7 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ruling he lacked jurisdiction. U.S. Judge William C. Griesbach noted cities are barred from suing their parent states. Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich said the city knew
Declaring “Wisconsin is in the midst of election chaos,” the state GOP late this afternoon asked the Supreme Court to rule county clerks don’t have the authority to allow all voters to escape the voter ID requirements for absentee voting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The filing comes on the
After repeatedly urging voters to request absentee ballots for the April 7 election to avoid going to the polls amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Tony Evers today called on the Legislature to change state law so all registered voters could be mailed one. In a video message on Twitter, Evers
With Wisconsin residents under Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, consider how the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping political organizing and the issues important to voters. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
On the newest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss the state and federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Gov. Tony Evers issues a “safer-at-home” order.