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wispolitics · WisBusiness: the Podcast with Peggy Williams-Smith, Visit Milwaukee This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of Visit Milwaukee. She discusses the impact of the Republican National Convention, which wrapped up last
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview said he would “totally recuse myself” from the California bank he owns and step away from his business holdings if he defeats U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in November.
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, at the RNC in Milwaukee today said Republicans are in a good spot to secure House seats in play, but added “we can’t take our foot off the gas.”
Panelists at a UW-Milwaukee event painted a dismal outlook for Democrats this November, speculating that Republicans could control Congress and the White House.
Sgt. Bill Pekrul, a World War II veteran from Milwaukee, told attendees at the RNC this evening “America is still worth fighting for.”
On Tap at the Brewhouse Inn & Suites is hosting multiple private parties this week for state delegations to the Republican National Convention, featuring custom cheese carvings of Donald Trump as well as the party’s elephant mascot. Located in the
State GOP leadership is urging delegation members and others to visit restaurants, bars and stores outside the Republican National Convention security zone, former Gov. Scott Walker told a WisPolitics event. Speaking Tuesday at a luncheon at the Marquette University Law
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, leads a July 17, 2024, discussion with graduates of The Joseph Project, a faith-based jobs initiative he co-founded with late Milwaukee Pastor Jerome Smith. Joining Johnson (left) was Nate Harris (center), who is now a shuttle driver for The Joseph Project, and Vernon Mitchell (right), a warehouse worker at Denali Ingredients in New Berlin. Photo by David Wise
Wisconsin delegates at the RNC in Milwaukee tell WisPolitics border security and inflation are some of the biggest issues for them going into this year’s presidential election.
Milwaukee County GOP Chair Hilario Deleon, 23, in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview said he sees abortion and technology as the main issues where younger Republicans differ from the older generation.
“With President Trump going to places like the South Bronx and North Philly, I think President Trump can make it out to Madison, or the Dane County area in Wisconsin,” Maly said.
Six delegations to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee are staying about 80 miles away in Madison, according to a source familiar with their arrangements. These include Texas, which is staying at the AC Hotel Madison Downtown, and Michigan, which
Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, spoke at this morning’s Wisconsin delegation breakfast at the RNC in Milwaukee, where former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, also provided remarks.
Former Gov. Scott Walker praised Donald Trump’s pick of JD Vance to be his running mate as a nod to people who feel forgotten, adding Trump must seize the “opportunity” from the weekend shooting to show a national audience that
The Wisconsin RNC delegation has front-row seating in the Fiserv Forum. Photo by David Wise, July 16, 2024. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16, 2024. A view from the floor of the 2024 RNC. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16,
U.S. Rep Derrick Van Orden today said he was assaulted by a member of CODEPINK, a progressive, anti-war group, while the group maintains Van Orden intentionally bumped into one of its members, who is Palestinian.
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde in a speech at the RNC this evening said the country has become “too divided,” while arguing those on the left of the political spectrum and in the media have caused the division.
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview declined to say whether he’ll run for attorney general again after his unsuccessful 2022 bid against AG Josh Kaul. “I’m very humbled by the number of times people have asked
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview praised JD Vance as Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, saying he expects Vance to resonate with voters in the Midwest. “I think it was more about these America first policies that
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview today said some poured “gasoline over the fire” with their political rhetoric after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Asked about the political rhetoric at the RNC, Crowley said the hope
wispolitics · WisBusiness: the Podcast with Peggy Williams-Smith, Visit Milwaukee This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: the Podcast” is with Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of Visit Milwaukee. She discusses the impact of the Republican National Convention, which wrapped up last night after four days of political speeches, delegate parties, business
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview said he would “totally recuse myself” from the California bank he owns and step away from his business holdings if he defeats U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, in November.
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, at the RNC in Milwaukee today said Republicans are in a good spot to secure House seats in play, but added “we can’t take our foot off the gas.”
Panelists at a UW-Milwaukee event painted a dismal outlook for Democrats this November, speculating that Republicans could control Congress and the White House.
Sgt. Bill Pekrul, a World War II veteran from Milwaukee, told attendees at the RNC this evening “America is still worth fighting for.”
On Tap at the Brewhouse Inn & Suites is hosting multiple private parties this week for state delegations to the Republican National Convention, featuring custom cheese carvings of Donald Trump as well as the party’s elephant mascot. Located in the original Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery building near Fiserv Forum in
State GOP leadership is urging delegation members and others to visit restaurants, bars and stores outside the Republican National Convention security zone, former Gov. Scott Walker told a WisPolitics event. Speaking Tuesday at a luncheon at the Marquette University Law School, Walker referenced the Democratic National Convention, which had a
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, leads a July 17, 2024, discussion with graduates of The Joseph Project, a faith-based jobs initiative he co-founded with late Milwaukee Pastor Jerome Smith. Joining Johnson (left) was Nate Harris (center), who is now a shuttle driver for The Joseph Project, and Vernon Mitchell (right), a warehouse worker at Denali Ingredients in New Berlin. Photo by David Wise
Wisconsin delegates at the RNC in Milwaukee tell WisPolitics border security and inflation are some of the biggest issues for them going into this year’s presidential election.
Milwaukee County GOP Chair Hilario Deleon, 23, in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview said he sees abortion and technology as the main issues where younger Republicans differ from the older generation.
“With President Trump going to places like the South Bronx and North Philly, I think President Trump can make it out to Madison, or the Dane County area in Wisconsin,” Maly said.
Six delegations to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee are staying about 80 miles away in Madison, according to a source familiar with their arrangements. These include Texas, which is staying at the AC Hotel Madison Downtown, and Michigan, which is staying at the DoubleTree by Hilton Madison East. Others
Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, spoke at this morning’s Wisconsin delegation breakfast at the RNC in Milwaukee, where former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, also provided remarks.
Former Gov. Scott Walker praised Donald Trump’s pick of JD Vance to be his running mate as a nod to people who feel forgotten, adding Trump must seize the “opportunity” from the weekend shooting to show a national audience that he is a fighter for those same people. “I don’t
The Wisconsin RNC delegation has front-row seating in the Fiserv Forum. Photo by David Wise, July 16, 2024. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16, 2024. A view from the floor of the 2024 RNC. Photo by Kate Morton, July 16, 2024. “The No. 1 Republican Service Dog” relaxes on the
U.S. Rep Derrick Van Orden today said he was assaulted by a member of CODEPINK, a progressive, anti-war group, while the group maintains Van Orden intentionally bumped into one of its members, who is Palestinian.
U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde in a speech at the RNC this evening said the country has become “too divided,” while arguing those on the left of the political spectrum and in the media have caused the division.
Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview declined to say whether he’ll run for attorney general again after his unsuccessful 2022 bid against AG Josh Kaul. “I’m very humbled by the number of times people have asked me that,” Toney said. “And I, you know, I still
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview praised JD Vance as Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, saying he expects Vance to resonate with voters in the Midwest. “I think it was more about these America first policies that we should be making things in America, that we should
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in a WisPolitics-WisconsinEye interview today said some poured “gasoline over the fire” with their political rhetoric after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Asked about the political rhetoric at the RNC, Crowley said the hope is that it would tone down. “When we’ve seen what