Warren opens first Wisconsin campaign office

The campaign of Dem presidential hopeful Elizabeth opened its first Wisconsin office Tuesday in Madison. Dem state Rep. Greta Neubauer, who has endorsed Warren, was a special guest at the opening…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have

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Initial security perimeter map released for 2020 DNC

The Milwaukee Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service provided a briefing for Friday on security considerations for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which included an initial map of the planned security perimeter. According to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of

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Socialism had a big influence on Milwaukee politics

By Gregg Hoffmann For Battlegroundwis2020.com Socialism can be a lightning rod in modern politics. Bernie Sanders has described himself as a “democratic socialist.” And President Trump has declared America will never become a socialist country under his watch. Milwaukee, the

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Warren campaign adds second Wisconsin staffer

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

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WILL asks state Supreme Court to vacate stays in voter list case

Already rebuffed by the state Supreme Court once, the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty took a second crack Tuesday at getting the justices to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to force off the rolls thousands of voters who may have moved. The group today asked the state Supreme Court to vacate

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Pence to visit Madison Jan. 28 for school choice event

Vice President Mike Pence will be at the Wisconsin Capitol Jan. 28 to address the Wisconsin School Choice Student Showcase, according to the White House. The event is organized by Hispanics for School Choice for National School Choice Week. The trip follows a rally Pence and President Trump did in

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Warren opens first Wisconsin campaign office

The campaign of Dem presidential hopeful Elizabeth opened its first Wisconsin office Tuesday in Madison. Dem state Rep. Greta Neubauer, who has endorsed Warren, was a special guest at the opening…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State

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‘UpFront’: Baldwin calls for fair, honest impeachment trial

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she’s hopeful witnesses will be called and senators will be allowed to ask questions during the impeachment trial of President Trump. “We need a full, fair and honest trial,” the Madison Democrat said an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. The

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Initial security perimeter map released for 2020 DNC

The Milwaukee Police Department and the U.S. Secret Service provided a briefing for Friday on security considerations for the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which included an initial map of the planned security perimeter. According to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, no businesses in the area will be asked to

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Socialism had a big influence on Milwaukee politics

By Gregg Hoffmann For Battlegroundwis2020.com Socialism can be a lightning rod in modern politics. Bernie Sanders has described himself as a “democratic socialist.” And President Trump has declared America will never become a socialist country under his watch. Milwaukee, the host city of the DNC Convention in 2020, has a

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Warren campaign adds second Wisconsin staffer

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.

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