The presidential race remains nip-and-tuck in Wisconsin with the latest Marquette University Law School Poll finding the president within the margin of error when paired against four potential Dem rivals. Former Vice President Joe Biden also continued to be the
Milwaukee — Making his first stop of 2020 in a state that many believe is key to his reelection hopes, President Trump on Tuesday touted his trade policies as a win for Wisconsin. Critics have suggested Trump’s trade policies, particularly
The Wisconsin Elections Commission in a contentious meeting Tuesday deadlocked on a proposal to resend a mailing to voters who may have moved. At one point, GOP appointee Bob Spindell said it was “disgusting” that Dem members refused to go
The liberal group Priorities USA announced today it will begin a $5.8 million buy on Wisconsin TV starting Feb. 25 along with millions more in digital ads as part of its effort opposing President Trump. Wisconsin Outreach Director Cassidy Geoghegan
Justice Rebecca Bradley says it’s unlikely the state Supreme Court will have an opportunity to rule before the 2020 election in a case impacting the registrations of voters who may have moved now that it has passed on hearing the
An Ozaukee County judge has found the three Dem members of the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to strike the registrations of as many as 209,000 voters who may have moved. The state Department of Justice had urged Judge
Progressives have announced a new effort dubbed A Better Wisconsin Together to serve as a hub for message development, testing and communications ahead of the 2020 elections. The group also will be the new home for the liberal advocacy group
Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign has added a second staffer in Wisconsin as it prepares to open an office in Madison next week. Rebecca Lynch, who has been working as the political director for the Working Families Party, was hired to
President Trump failed to break 42 percent support when paired with four potential Dem rivals in a new poll of Wisconsin voters conducted for Fox News. Still, the margins in the presidential race were closer than the last time the
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty today slammed AG Josh Kaul’s request for state Supreme Court to stay a ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of voters who may have moved. In a filing responding to
Having been rebuffed by an appeals court, Dem AG Josh Kaul is now asking the state Supreme Court to stay a circuit court ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of some 200,000 voters who may have moved.
Donald Trump is poised to be unopposed in Wisconsin’s primary after the Presidential Preference Selection Committee decided Tuesday against adding any other Republicans to the April 7 ballot. The committee, comprised equally of representatives from the state GOP and Dem
The 4th District Court of Appeals intends to wait for the state Supreme Court to signal if it’s going to take a case that could deactivate the registrations of more than 200,000 voters before it issues any rulings in the
Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Joe Solmonese told an audience of journalists in Milwaukee today for an overview of the 2020 convention plans that the Dem Party aims to correct the errors that led to President Trump’s win in 2016.
Ofirah Yheskel, who most recently served as deputy communications director for Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign, started today as director of media relations for the Democratic National Convention. The convention also announced today that Kelli Farr has been hired as the
The state DOJ is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to pass on taking up whether thousands of voters who may have moved should have their registrations deactivated. In a separate filing Friday, the agency also again asked the 4th District
Laura Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law and an adviser to the president’s campaign, will be in Wausau on Jan. 13 for a Keep America Great event. The event at the Hilton Garden Inn will come just ahead of the president’s Jan.
Democrats are on track to hit their $70 million fundraising goal for the national nominating convention in Milwaukee, an organizer said. Liz Gilbert, president of the DNC’s local host committee, said organizers surpassed their year-end goal and raised more than
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is asking an Ozaukee County judge to find the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to comply with his order to deactivate registrations for voters who may have moved. Meanwhile, the group
A group that sued to overturn Wisconsin’s restrictions on what student identification cards meet the standards of the voter ID law is urging a federal court to deny a state motion to stay the case. The state Department of Justice
The presidential race remains nip-and-tuck in Wisconsin with the latest Marquette University Law School Poll finding the president within the margin of error when paired against four potential Dem rivals. Former Vice President Joe Biden also continued to be the top choice for those who expect to vote in the
Milwaukee — Making his first stop of 2020 in a state that many believe is key to his reelection hopes, President Trump on Tuesday touted his trade policies as a win for Wisconsin. Critics have suggested Trump’s trade policies, particularly toward China, are at least partly to blame for the
The Wisconsin Elections Commission in a contentious meeting Tuesday deadlocked on a proposal to resend a mailing to voters who may have moved. At one point, GOP appointee Bob Spindell said it was “disgusting” that Dem members refused to go along with his motion to move quickly to deactivate potential
The liberal group Priorities USA announced today it will begin a $5.8 million buy on Wisconsin TV starting Feb. 25 along with millions more in digital ads as part of its effort opposing President Trump. Wisconsin Outreach Director Cassidy Geoghegan said the market breakdown in Wisconsin includes: $3.4 million in
Justice Rebecca Bradley says it’s unlikely the state Supreme Court will have an opportunity to rule before the 2020 election in a case impacting the registrations of voters who may have moved now that it has passed on hearing the appeal directly. The court deadlocked 3-3 Monday on a request
An Ozaukee County judge has found the three Dem members of the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to strike the registrations of as many as 209,000 voters who may have moved. The state Department of Justice had urged Judge Paul Malloy to hold off issuing any sanction while an
Progressives have announced a new effort dubbed A Better Wisconsin Together to serve as a hub for message development, testing and communications ahead of the 2020 elections. The group also will be the new home for the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, which will merge as a project of
Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign has added a second staffer in Wisconsin as it prepares to open an office in Madison next week. Rebecca Lynch, who has been working as the political director for the Working Families Party, was hired to fill the same role with the Massachusetts senator’s Wisconsin campaign.
President Trump failed to break 42 percent support when paired with four potential Dem rivals in a new poll of Wisconsin voters conducted for Fox News. Still, the margins in the presidential race were closer than the last time the network polled in early October. Joe Biden was backed by
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty today slammed AG Josh Kaul’s request for state Supreme Court to stay a ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of voters who may have moved. In a filing responding to the DOJ emergency request for a stay, WILL said the
Having been rebuffed by an appeals court, Dem AG Josh Kaul is now asking the state Supreme Court to stay a circuit court ruling directing the Elections Commission to deactivate the registrations of some 200,000 voters who may have moved. The 4th District Court of Appeals yesterday declined to act
Donald Trump is poised to be unopposed in Wisconsin’s primary after the Presidential Preference Selection Committee decided Tuesday against adding any other Republicans to the April 7 ballot. The committee, comprised equally of representatives from the state GOP and Dem parties, also placed 14 Dems on the ballot. Republican Party
The 4th District Court of Appeals intends to wait for the state Supreme Court to signal if it’s going to take a case that could deactivate the registrations of more than 200,000 voters before it issues any rulings in the suit. The state DOJ, acting on behalf of the Wisconsin
Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Joe Solmonese told an audience of journalists in Milwaukee today for an overview of the 2020 convention plans that the Dem Party aims to correct the errors that led to President Trump’s win in 2016. “We fell short in 2016, and while you can’t boil
Ofirah Yheskel, who most recently served as deputy communications director for Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign, started today as director of media relations for the Democratic National Convention. The convention also announced today that Kelli Farr has been hired as the director of communications and surrogate operations and Cate Hurley is
The state DOJ is urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to pass on taking up whether thousands of voters who may have moved should have their registrations deactivated. In a separate filing Friday, the agency also again asked the 4th District Court of Appeals to stay an Ozaukee County judge’s ruling
Laura Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law and an adviser to the president’s campaign, will be in Wausau on Jan. 13 for a Keep America Great event. The event at the Hilton Garden Inn will come just ahead of the president’s Jan. 14 rally in Milwaukee. … Please log in to access
Democrats are on track to hit their $70 million fundraising goal for the national nominating convention in Milwaukee, an organizer said. Liz Gilbert, president of the DNC’s local host committee, said organizers surpassed their year-end goal and raised more than $20 million. “We are incredibly proud that we hit our
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty is asking an Ozaukee County judge to find the Elections Commission in contempt for failing to comply with his order to deactivate registrations for voters who may have moved. Meanwhile, the group is seeking to block a federal lawsuit that could prevent
A group that sued to overturn Wisconsin’s restrictions on what student identification cards meet the standards of the voter ID law is urging a federal court to deny a state motion to stay the case. The state Department of Justice in early December urged a federal court to stay the