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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
President Donald Trump has scheduled a Jan. 14 campaign rally in Milwaukee, his first stop of the new year in what is likely to be a key battleground state in 2020. Trump’s “Make America Great Again” rally is planned for
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross review the top 10 stories of 2019 in state politics, including Milwaukee landing the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
The League of Women Voters wants a federal judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission to do a new mailing to state voters who may have moved giving them more explicit warnings their registrations will be deactivated unless they respond
Dem presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg was in Milwaukee over the weekend to open a campaign office. The move is part of Bloomberg’s push to staff up in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where President Trump won
Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to ensure an “honest, fair” trial in the Senate by withholding the articles of impeachment, while Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said Pelosi is “undermining” the case against
The latest figures from the Wisconsin Election Commission show about 212,000 voters could have their registrations deactivated under an Ozaukee County judge’s ruling. The Elections Commission said Thursday of the 232,579 letters it mailed to voters who are suspected of
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind joined the Wisconsin House delegation’s two other Dems in voting for articles of impeachment charging President Trump abused his office and obstructed congressional investigations. The two measures passed on a largely party-line vote with the state’s
The state Department of Justice is asking the Madison-based 4th District Court of Appeals to issue a decision by Monday on its request to stay an Ozaukee County judge’s order that could deactivate over 200,000 voters. Meanwhile, the League of Women
Dem appointees on the Wisconsin Elections Commission Monday blocked a motion from their GOP counterparts to quickly comply with a judge’s formal order to strike voters who may have moved. The notices were sent in October to roughly 234,000 people
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An Ozaukee County judge today ruled the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated state law by changing the period for voters who may have moved to confirm their address from 30 days to up to two years. Judge Paul Malloy sided with
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll found little change in how Wisconsin voters view the impeachment proceedings against President Trump since testimony began in the House. Meanwhile, the president’s standing against potential Dem rivals tightened a touch since November,
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 subscriber
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
President Donald Trump has scheduled a Jan. 14 campaign rally in Milwaukee, his first stop of the new year in what is likely to be a key battleground state in 2020. Trump’s “Make America Great Again” rally is planned for 7 p.m. in the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in the city’s
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross review the top 10 stories of 2019 in state politics, including Milwaukee landing the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
The League of Women Voters wants a federal judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission to do a new mailing to state voters who may have moved giving them more explicit warnings their registrations will be deactivated unless they respond to the letter. Meanwhile, the state Supreme Court has set
Dem presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg was in Milwaukee over the weekend to open a campaign office. The move is part of Bloomberg’s push to staff up in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, where President Trump won each by less than 1 percent. Bloomberg’s weekend tour also
Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to ensure an “honest, fair” trial in the Senate by withholding the articles of impeachment, while Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher said Pelosi is “undermining” the case against President Trump. The two lawmakers appeared in separate interviews Sunday
The latest figures from the Wisconsin Election Commission show about 212,000 voters could have their registrations deactivated under an Ozaukee County judge’s ruling. The Elections Commission said Thursday of the 232,579 letters it mailed to voters who are suspected of moving, 60,676 were returned as undeliverable, while there was no
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind joined the Wisconsin House delegation’s two other Dems in voting for articles of impeachment charging President Trump abused his office and obstructed congressional investigations. The two measures passed on a largely party-line vote with the state’s four House Republicans joining two Dems and all 195 of
The state Department of Justice is asking the Madison-based 4th District Court of Appeals to issue a decision by Monday on its request to stay an Ozaukee County judge’s order that could deactivate over 200,000 voters. Meanwhile, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has filed a new lawsuit in federal
Dem appointees on the Wisconsin Elections Commission Monday blocked a motion from their GOP counterparts to quickly comply with a judge’s formal order to strike voters who may have moved. The notices were sent in October to roughly 234,000 people flagged as possibly having moved, and an Ozaukee judge ruled
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An Ozaukee County judge today ruled the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated state law by changing the period for voters who may have moved to confirm their address from 30 days to up to two years. Judge Paul Malloy sided with the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. WILL filed
The latest Marquette University Law School Poll found little change in how Wisconsin voters view the impeachment proceedings against President Trump since testimony began in the House. Meanwhile, the president’s standing against potential Dem rivals tightened a touch since November, though the movement was largely within the poll’s margin of