The state’s Democratic and Republican party chairs at a WisPolitics luncheon said they expect hundreds of millions of dollars to go into political campaigns leading up to the November election.
GOP lawmakers are arguing overturning a 2022 state Supreme Court ruling barring the use of absentee ballot drop boxes would make a “mockery” of the principle calling for justices to follow past precedent. But the state Elections Commission, represented by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, argued that while the doctrine of stare decisis is “fundamental to the rule of law,” adding the 2022 court decision was unsound and should be overturned.
Donald Trump will be in Waukesha on Wednesday for his second trip to the state in the past month.
State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler today blasted GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for a lawsuit alleging elder abuse, negligence and wrongful death at a nursing home his bank partly owns.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s brother gave $1 million in February to a PAC that began running digital ads five weeks later praising the Madison businessman and knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen suggested the Ethics Commission wanted to tarnish her reputation ahead of the fall election when it asked a local DA to charge her with a felony for an alleged scheme to funnel contributions to a man challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Vice President Kamala Harris urged Dem activists to remind voters that Donald Trump said he was proud of his role in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, declaring it could make a difference in who wins this fall.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit over legislative authority, a GOP lawsuit challenging an Evers veto related to funding literacy programs, results of the Marquette University Law School poll and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, explain the importance of Wisconsin to both presidential candidates in a tightly contested election year. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The new poll of registered voters found 48% backed Biden and 48% supported Trump. In January, it was 47 apiece.
The liberal state Supreme Court is allowing Dem Gov. Tony Evers to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to allow the use of absentee drop boxes over the objections of conservative justices who argue he will not be personally impacted by the outcome.
Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor is passing on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs.
Peter Barca, a Kenosha Dem who served in the Legislature and as state Revenue secretary, announced he will again seek the 1st CD 30 years after he lost a reelection bid for the seat.
Former state GOP Chair Brad Courtney told WisPolitics he is seeking the post with former GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s “100% support.” Meanwhile, Chrissi Illgen, vice chair of the Dane County GOP, announced she will run at the May state GOP convention for the national committeewoman spot now held by longtime party activist Maripat Krueger.
Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger Hovde. But among likely voters, it was tied at 50% apiece. In the presidential race, 51% of registered voters favored Donald Trump, while 49% backed Joe Biden.
On this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Dane County Republican Party Chair Brandon Maly, 24, says Republican voters, even so-called “RINOs,” will likely rally behind Trump in the November general election as long as Republicans can clear the abortion hurdle. Maly says voters aren’t pleased with how the White House is handling many current issues, especially the economy. He also says Republicans should meet younger voters where they are, instead of talking about banning TikTok.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden raised $705,319 over the first three months of the year, increasing his fundraising after a dip in the fourth quarter amid House GOP leadership changes.
Candidates’ unitemized donations — those from donors who have given $200 or less — are often seen as a sign of the success of their small-dollar operations. Hovde reported $159,468 in such contributions between his launch Feb. 21 and March 31, or just less than 1.7% of what he raised from individuals. By comparison, unitemized donations make up 35.7% of the more than $4.4 million that Baldwin raised from individuals.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s decision not to seek reelection, the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejecting the initial recall attempt against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, who’s in and who’s out in legislative races, Gov. Tony Evers’ recent actions on a series of bills and President Joe Biden’s visit to Madison.
It came weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled the lines in place for the 2022 elections were unconstitutional and barred their further use. Before the first petitions were filed, Gov. Tony Evers signed new maps that moved Vos from the 63rd AD that he was elected to in 2022 to the 33rd.
The state’s Democratic and Republican party chairs at a WisPolitics luncheon said they expect hundreds of millions of dollars to go into political campaigns leading up to the November election.
GOP lawmakers are arguing overturning a 2022 state Supreme Court ruling barring the use of absentee ballot drop boxes would make a “mockery” of the principle calling for justices to follow past precedent. But the state Elections Commission, represented by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, argued that while the doctrine of stare decisis is “fundamental to the rule of law,” adding the 2022 court decision was unsound and should be overturned.
Donald Trump will be in Waukesha on Wednesday for his second trip to the state in the past month.
State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler today blasted GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde for a lawsuit alleging elder abuse, negligence and wrongful death at a nursing home his bank partly owns.
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s brother gave $1 million in February to a PAC that began running digital ads five weeks later praising the Madison businessman and knocking U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen suggested the Ethics Commission wanted to tarnish her reputation ahead of the fall election when it asked a local DA to charge her with a felony for an alleged scheme to funnel contributions to a man challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Vice President Kamala Harris urged Dem activists to remind voters that Donald Trump said he was proud of his role in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, declaring it could make a difference in who wins this fall.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit over legislative authority, a GOP lawsuit challenging an Evers veto related to funding literacy programs, results of the Marquette University Law School poll and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, explain the importance of Wisconsin to both presidential candidates in a tightly contested election year. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
The new poll of registered voters found 48% backed Biden and 48% supported Trump. In January, it was 47 apiece.
The liberal state Supreme Court is allowing Dem Gov. Tony Evers to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to allow the use of absentee drop boxes over the objections of conservative justices who argue he will not be personally impacted by the outcome.
Liberal Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor is passing on a bid for the state Supreme Court in 2025, when ideological control will again be up for grabs.
Peter Barca, a Kenosha Dem who served in the Legislature and as state Revenue secretary, announced he will again seek the 1st CD 30 years after he lost a reelection bid for the seat.
Former state GOP Chair Brad Courtney told WisPolitics he is seeking the post with former GOP Gov. Scott Walker’s “100% support.” Meanwhile, Chrissi Illgen, vice chair of the Dane County GOP, announced she will run at the May state GOP convention for the national committeewoman spot now held by longtime party activist Maripat Krueger.
Among registered voters, 52% favored Baldwin, while 47% backed GOP challenger Hovde. But among likely voters, it was tied at 50% apiece. In the presidential race, 51% of registered voters favored Donald Trump, while 49% backed Joe Biden.
On this week’s Capitol Chats podcast, Dane County Republican Party Chair Brandon Maly, 24, says Republican voters, even so-called “RINOs,” will likely rally behind Trump in the November general election as long as Republicans can clear the abortion hurdle. Maly says voters aren’t pleased with how the White House is handling many current issues, especially the economy. He also says Republicans should meet younger voters where they are, instead of talking about banning TikTok.
U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden raised $705,319 over the first three months of the year, increasing his fundraising after a dip in the fourth quarter amid House GOP leadership changes.
Candidates’ unitemized donations — those from donors who have given $200 or less — are often seen as a sign of the success of their small-dollar operations. Hovde reported $159,468 in such contributions between his launch Feb. 21 and March 31, or just less than 1.7% of what he raised from individuals. By comparison, unitemized donations make up 35.7% of the more than $4.4 million that Baldwin raised from individuals.
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s decision not to seek reelection, the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejecting the initial recall attempt against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, who’s in and who’s out in legislative races, Gov. Tony Evers’ recent actions on a series of bills and President Joe Biden’s visit to Madison.
It came weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled the lines in place for the 2022 elections were unconstitutional and barred their further use. Before the first petitions were filed, Gov. Tony Evers signed new maps that moved Vos from the 63rd AD that he was elected to in 2022 to the 33rd.