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The Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee is enlisting the aid of local businesses in telling the city’s story as it prepares for next summer’s Democratic National Convention. “If Tom Perez, our national party chairman, wanted to pick a city that was
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said one of her biggest worries heading into the 2020 elections will be organized efforts to confuse or mislead voters. “We just need to be really cognizant of where we are getting our information
MILWAUKEE — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker told a crowd at a business incubator in the city’s Sherman Park neighborhood that the way to beat President Donald Trump is not by engaging in his tactics, but by inspiring people to get
A Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce event set for Aug. 16 is to focus on what the 2020 Democratic National Convention means for businesses. The event features Liz Gilbert, president of the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee. She is to discuss
Dem presidential contender Cory Booker will be in Milwaukee Aug. 11 for a campaign event and fundraiser at Sherman Phoenix in Milwaukee. The facility was created in a former bank building that was damaged during a violent outbreak in Milwaukee’s
The Milwaukee 2020 host committee has announced two new staff members aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion with the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Lafayette Crump will serve as vice president of Diversity, Vendor Accountability and Growth, while Jim Milner
Priorities USA Chairman Guy Cecil today announced the launch of a new digital marketing campaign called “Let’s Be Honest” in four states, including Wisconsin. The campaign is comprised of digital advertisements showcasing the personal stories of working-class Americans and their
The state Dem Party this week hosted a meet-and-greet for Dem electeds, activists and others to mingle with leaders from the committee putting on the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee next summer. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said electeds
The host committee of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee released a video today touting the city’s attributes to make the beginning of the one-year countdown until the event sweeps into Wisconsin’s largest city. A spokeswoman said the video will
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says President Trump’s USMCA is “not good enough.” Adrienne Pedersen asked the Vermont senator on “UpFront” how he would help Wisconsin farmers. Sanders responded, “A trade policy that is written by farmers and workers and ordinary
President Donald Trump touted the nation’s strong economy and urged Congress to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement during a speech at Derco Aerospace in Milwaukee. In his sixth visit to the state since taking office, Trump touched on issues
Milwaukee — Democratic presidential candidates at a League of United Latin American Citizens town hall here Thursday night ripped President Trump over his immigration policies while pledging to reform a system they described as broken. The candidates also shared their
The 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is to include events in all parts of the city and in outstate areas as well, according to 2020 DNC CEO Joe Solmonese. Solmonese, speaking at a WisPolitics.com/Milwaukee Press Club luncheon, said that
Mayor Tom Barrett touted the City of Milwaukee, which will play host to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, in his address to the state Dem convention. He gave a rollicking account of the efforts to bring the convention to the
Several people with Wisconsin connections have been appointed to positions with the Dems’ national convention in Milwaukee next summer. Teresa Vilmain, a longtime Dem operative who lives in Wisconsin, was announced today as a senior adviser. Meanwhile: *Liz Gilbert, a
New state GOP Chair Andrew Hitt says the road to the White House in 2020 runs right through Wisconsin. It’s his job to make sure the state party is ready. Hitt goes into his first state convention this weekend as
MILWAUKEE — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar pledged during a Fox News town hall to not leave the Midwest behind as she pursues the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House. “I do think as we look in the last few
Three years after besting Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin’s presidential primary, Bernie Sanders has topped the wide field of Dem candidates in the burgeoning race in donations from the state. The new fundraising figures are the latest sign the Vermont senator
GREEN BAY — Donald Trump delivered a free-wheeling riff to backers here Saturday night, laying out how they were being ripped off by other countries on trade and military spending, but finally had a president who was loyal to them,
Making his first stop in Wisconsin as a presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said the state is essential to winning the Dem nomination and general election. “This is a state I will be showing up in a lot trying
The Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee is enlisting the aid of local businesses in telling the city’s story as it prepares for next summer’s Democratic National Convention. “If Tom Perez, our national party chairman, wanted to pick a city that was the most logistically convenient and expedient to host a convention,
Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said one of her biggest worries heading into the 2020 elections will be organized efforts to confuse or mislead voters. “We just need to be really cognizant of where we are getting our information from, and making sure we’re getting it from a legitimate
MILWAUKEE — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker told a crowd at a business incubator in the city’s Sherman Park neighborhood that the way to beat President Donald Trump is not by engaging in his tactics, but by inspiring people to get off the sidelines and participate in democracy. The Dem presidential
A Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce event set for Aug. 16 is to focus on what the 2020 Democratic National Convention means for businesses. The event features Liz Gilbert, president of the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee. She is to discuss the goals, mission and mechanics of the convention more broadly,
Dem presidential contender Cory Booker will be in Milwaukee Aug. 11 for a campaign event and fundraiser at Sherman Phoenix in Milwaukee. The facility was created in a former bank building that was damaged during a violent outbreak in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park during the summer of 2016. It is now
The Milwaukee 2020 host committee has announced two new staff members aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion with the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. Lafayette Crump will serve as vice president of Diversity, Vendor Accountability and Growth, while Jim Milner will be the chief Diversity and Intentional Inclusion adviser. The
Priorities USA Chairman Guy Cecil today announced the launch of a new digital marketing campaign called “Let’s Be Honest” in four states, including Wisconsin. The campaign is comprised of digital advertisements showcasing the personal stories of working-class Americans and their opinions on the economy under the Trump administration. Along with
The state Dem Party this week hosted a meet-and-greet for Dem electeds, activists and others to mingle with leaders from the committee putting on the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee next summer. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said electeds and others also met separately with convention officials to begin
The host committee of the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee released a video today touting the city’s attributes to make the beginning of the one-year countdown until the event sweeps into Wisconsin’s largest city. A spokeswoman said the video will be spread both organically through social media along with paid
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says President Trump’s USMCA is “not good enough.” Adrienne Pedersen asked the Vermont senator on “UpFront” how he would help Wisconsin farmers. Sanders responded, “A trade policy that is written by farmers and workers and ordinary people, not the CEOs of larger corporations.” Sanders, along with
President Donald Trump touted the nation’s strong economy and urged Congress to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement during a speech at Derco Aerospace in Milwaukee. In his sixth visit to the state since taking office, Trump touched on issues ranging from Chinese tariffs on American crops to the 2017
Milwaukee — Democratic presidential candidates at a League of United Latin American Citizens town hall here Thursday night ripped President Trump over his immigration policies while pledging to reform a system they described as broken. The candidates also shared their plans on issues such as health care, education and climate
The 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is to include events in all parts of the city and in outstate areas as well, according to 2020 DNC CEO Joe Solmonese. Solmonese, speaking at a WisPolitics.com/Milwaukee Press Club luncheon, said that while many of the events will be at Downtown venues,
Mayor Tom Barrett touted the City of Milwaukee, which will play host to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, in his address to the state Dem convention. He gave a rollicking account of the efforts to bring the convention to the city, drawing laughs and applause from the crowd as he
Several people with Wisconsin connections have been appointed to positions with the Dems’ national convention in Milwaukee next summer. Teresa Vilmain, a longtime Dem operative who lives in Wisconsin, was announced today as a senior adviser. Meanwhile: *Liz Gilbert, a UW-Madison grad, will serve as the host committee executive director;
New state GOP Chair Andrew Hitt says the road to the White House in 2020 runs right through Wisconsin. It’s his job to make sure the state party is ready. Hitt goes into his first state convention this weekend as party chair with Republicans looking to rebound from their losses
MILWAUKEE — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar pledged during a Fox News town hall to not leave the Midwest behind as she pursues the Democratic presidential nomination and the White House. “I do think as we look in the last few years at some of the national campaigns that the Midwest
Three years after besting Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin’s presidential primary, Bernie Sanders has topped the wide field of Dem candidates in the burgeoning race in donations from the state. The new fundraising figures are the latest sign the Vermont senator continues to court some Badger State Dems, following a recent
GREEN BAY — Donald Trump delivered a free-wheeling riff to backers here Saturday night, laying out how they were being ripped off by other countries on trade and military spending, but finally had a president who was loyal to them, not a corrupt system. Trump’s nearly 90-minute speech at the
Making his first stop in Wisconsin as a presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker said the state is essential to winning the Dem nomination and general election. “This is a state I will be showing up in a lot trying to earn the support for the voters here,” the New