On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ suit to squash a subpoena from the House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, election-related lawsuits, the latest political fundraising reports and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, examine the impact of President Biden and former President Trump on the midterm elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A new poll conducted for AARP Wisconsin finds U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and GOP guv nominee Tim Michels with edges in their races. The poll found 51 percent of likely voters favored Johnson, R-Oshkosh, while 46 percent backed Dem Lt.
The state Dem Party had $7.3 million in the bank between its state and federal accounts at the end of August, compared to the $1.8 million held by its GOP counterpart.
The state GOP has filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down a privately funded effort to turn out voters in Milwaukee, arguing involvement by city officials violates state law. The suit seeks a finding that Milwaukee Votes 2022 and the city’s involvement in promoting it violates Wisconsin law. It also seeks an order permanently enjoining the initiative or any similar effort.
GOP guv hopeful Tim Michels pumped another $5 million into his guv campaign over a 37-day period, bringing his personal commitment to the race to $15.7 million, according to a check of the latest campaign finance reports.
The state GOP has sued Milwaukee officials for failing to turn over documents on a privately run GOTV effort that the party sought through an earlier open records request. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson infuriated Republicans earlier this month when he
A student-run group that organizes voter mobilization efforts has filed suit in Dane County seeking an order that would bar local clerks from rejecting absentee ballots if witnesses left off bits of their addresses, such as the ZIP code. The
GOP challenger Amy Loudenbeck pulled in less than Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette during the most recent reporting period. She also outspent the incumbent by more than 100-to-1, though the bulk of that came before the Aug. 9
A conservative group has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent voters from recasting their absentee ballots if they change their mind on who they want to support.
Among other things, Joint Audit Committee Chair Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, and Vice-chair John Macco, R-Ledgeview, want to know how much the state spent on security for the two between July 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022. They also want to know how the Wisconsin State Patrol decides what level of protection to provide.
Vice President Kamala Harris said Wisconsin “will help decide the future of our country, and that is what Wisconsin does” during an interview at the end of her stop in Milwaukee last week.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ special session call, State Superintendent Jill Underly’s State of Education speech and allegations against the Michels Corp. becoming an issue in the guv’s race.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the end of the 2020 election investigation led by former Justice Michael Gableman that failed to turn up widespread voter fraud. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Gov. Tony Evers raised $4.5 million over the 37 days in the most recent reporting period, his campaign said this morning.
Vice President Kamala Harris knocked “sham audits of elections” while praising Dem AGs for fighting against abortion restrictions and proposals she said make it harder to vote. Harris told members of the Democratic Attorneys General Association meeting in Milwaukee yesterday
AdImpact has tracked nearly $55 million in TV buys in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race since the primary, making it the most expensive general election contest in the country to date. That includes a more than 2-to-1 overall advantage for Dems. That
GOP legislative leaders dismissed as a “desperate political stunt” Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session that would create a pathway for voters to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban after Republicans lawmakers have refused to do so.
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes raised nearly $6.3 million through Act Blue alone in the month of August, his campaign confirmed. That marks a significant boost in the lieutenant governor’s fundraising. He had raised $6.9 million from the time
The Elections Commission says it hasn’t received any other reports of people illegally requesting others’ absentee ballots since news surfaced that conservative activist Harry Wait sought those of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason. Ahead of a
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ suit to squash a subpoena from the House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, election-related lawsuits, the latest political fundraising reports and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, examine the impact of President Biden and former President Trump on the midterm elections. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A new poll conducted for AARP Wisconsin finds U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and GOP guv nominee Tim Michels with edges in their races. The poll found 51 percent of likely voters favored Johnson, R-Oshkosh, while 46 percent backed Dem Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. In the guv race, 50 percent favored
The state Dem Party had $7.3 million in the bank between its state and federal accounts at the end of August, compared to the $1.8 million held by its GOP counterpart.
The state GOP has filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down a privately funded effort to turn out voters in Milwaukee, arguing involvement by city officials violates state law. The suit seeks a finding that Milwaukee Votes 2022 and the city’s involvement in promoting it violates Wisconsin law. It also seeks an order permanently enjoining the initiative or any similar effort.
GOP guv hopeful Tim Michels pumped another $5 million into his guv campaign over a 37-day period, bringing his personal commitment to the race to $15.7 million, according to a check of the latest campaign finance reports.
The state GOP has sued Milwaukee officials for failing to turn over documents on a privately run GOTV effort that the party sought through an earlier open records request. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson infuriated Republicans earlier this month when he suggested the city was going to embrace a voter turnout
A student-run group that organizes voter mobilization efforts has filed suit in Dane County seeking an order that would bar local clerks from rejecting absentee ballots if witnesses left off bits of their addresses, such as the ZIP code. The suit, filed Wednesday, seeks a declaration that a witness address
GOP challenger Amy Loudenbeck pulled in less than Dem Secretary of State Doug La Follette during the most recent reporting period. She also outspent the incumbent by more than 100-to-1, though the bulk of that came before the Aug. 9 primary. Loudenbeck raised $61,564 between July 26-Aug. 31, spent $205,448
A conservative group has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent voters from recasting their absentee ballots if they change their mind on who they want to support.
Among other things, Joint Audit Committee Chair Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, and Vice-chair John Macco, R-Ledgeview, want to know how much the state spent on security for the two between July 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022. They also want to know how the Wisconsin State Patrol decides what level of protection to provide.
Vice President Kamala Harris said Wisconsin “will help decide the future of our country, and that is what Wisconsin does” during an interview at the end of her stop in Milwaukee last week.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ special session call, State Superintendent Jill Underly’s State of Education speech and allegations against the Michels Corp. becoming an issue in the guv’s race.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss the end of the 2020 election investigation led by former Justice Michael Gableman that failed to turn up widespread voter fraud. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Gov. Tony Evers raised $4.5 million over the 37 days in the most recent reporting period, his campaign said this morning.
Vice President Kamala Harris knocked “sham audits of elections” while praising Dem AGs for fighting against abortion restrictions and proposals she said make it harder to vote. Harris told members of the Democratic Attorneys General Association meeting in Milwaukee yesterday they are needed as “truth tellers to sort out fiction
AdImpact has tracked nearly $55 million in TV buys in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race since the primary, making it the most expensive general election contest in the country to date. That includes a more than 2-to-1 overall advantage for Dems. That grows to nearly 3-to-1 when looking at the $21.4 million
GOP legislative leaders dismissed as a “desperate political stunt” Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session that would create a pathway for voters to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban after Republicans lawmakers have refused to do so.
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes raised nearly $6.3 million through Act Blue alone in the month of August, his campaign confirmed. That marks a significant boost in the lieutenant governor’s fundraising. He had raised $6.9 million from the time he got into the race more than a year ago
The Elections Commission says it hasn’t received any other reports of people illegally requesting others’ absentee ballots since news surfaced that conservative activist Harry Wait sought those of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason. Ahead of a Wednesday meeting, agency staff provided an update for commissioners on