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Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes and the groups backing him have significantly closed the spending gap with GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and his allies on paid media over the final four weeks of the race.
Gov. Tony Evers today said increasing shared revenue, especially for Milwaukee, will be his top priority. He also said he won’t sign an abortion bill with rape and incest exceptions if he wins reelection. The Dem guv at a Rotary
The state Elections Commission rejected a GOP effort to provide new guidance on what observers can do at the polls next month as Dems complained the proposal went beyond what’s allowed under state law. That leaves local clerks with no new directions on observer standards for the November election as the agency goes through the process of writing more detailed permanent rules on the topic.
MILWAUKEE — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Friday slammed Dem rival Mandela Barnes for supporting an end to cash bail, accusing him of seeking to defund the police and making Wisconsin less safe.
Barnes fired back that Johnson had abandoned the officers trying to protect the U.S. Capitol during a violent protest on Jan. 6, 2021, accusing him of supporting the insurrection.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Dems’ focus on abortion, a judge’s ruling blocking voters from spoiling and recasting absentee ballots, themes to watch for in the first U.S. Senate debate and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the attorney general contest between incumbent Dem Josh Kaul and GOP Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Dem rival Mandela Barnes will meet tonight in the first of two debates. The event, sponsored by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, is set to kick off at 7 p.m. Some 70 stations will air
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has teamed up with the National Republican Senatorial Committee to run nearly $5.6 million in TV ads from Sept. 1 through Thursday. That includes a series of ads in recent weeks that paint Dem rival Mandela
Republicans who sued to prevent local clerks from adding missing information from witness addresses on absentee ballots want a Dane County lawsuit over what constitutes a complete address moved to Waukesha County. Rise Inc. and a fourth-year UW-Madison student who
A Waukesha County judge has granted a temporary injunction requested by those seeking to block voters from recasting their absentee ballots if they change their minds, according to online court records. Judge Brad Schimel, the former GOP attorney general, ordered
Ten percent of DOJ’s special agent positions are currently vacant, along with 13 percent of the slots for criminal prosecutors, according to numbers the agency released to WisPolitics.com.
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway today announced the city is turning its absentee ballot drop boxes into an art project displaying quotes from women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth. The city is working with New York-based artist Jenny Holzer on the project.
Five weeks out from the election, Wisconsin Dems sought to place a spotlight on abortion as Gov. Tony Evers told a Capitol rally he and Dem AG Josh Kaul have been a “brick wall” against GOP efforts to restrict access to the procedure.
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes raised more than $20.1 million during the third quarter, his campaign said, a dramatic rise in fundraising after he secured the party’s nomination to face GOP incumbent Ron Johnson. By comparison, Barnes had raised
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.
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes and the groups backing him have significantly closed the spending gap with GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and his allies on paid media over the final four weeks of the race.
Gov. Tony Evers today said increasing shared revenue, especially for Milwaukee, will be his top priority. He also said he won’t sign an abortion bill with rape and incest exceptions if he wins reelection. The Dem guv at a Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com luncheon said
The state Elections Commission rejected a GOP effort to provide new guidance on what observers can do at the polls next month as Dems complained the proposal went beyond what’s allowed under state law. That leaves local clerks with no new directions on observer standards for the November election as the agency goes through the process of writing more detailed permanent rules on the topic.
MILWAUKEE — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on Friday slammed Dem rival Mandela Barnes for supporting an end to cash bail, accusing him of seeking to defund the police and making Wisconsin less safe.
Barnes fired back that Johnson had abandoned the officers trying to protect the U.S. Capitol during a violent protest on Jan. 6, 2021, accusing him of supporting the insurrection.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Dems’ focus on abortion, a judge’s ruling blocking voters from spoiling and recasting absentee ballots, themes to watch for in the first U.S. Senate debate and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at the attorney general contest between incumbent Dem Josh Kaul and GOP Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Dem rival Mandela Barnes will meet tonight in the first of two debates. The event, sponsored by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, is set to kick off at 7 p.m. Some 70 stations will air the debate live, as will C-SPAN and WisconsinEye. The debate
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has teamed up with the National Republican Senatorial Committee to run nearly $5.6 million in TV ads from Sept. 1 through Thursday. That includes a series of ads in recent weeks that paint Dem rival Mandela Barnes as a “radical leftist” who’s “dangerously liberal on crime.”
Republicans who sued to prevent local clerks from adding missing information from witness addresses on absentee ballots want a Dane County lawsuit over what constitutes a complete address moved to Waukesha County. Rise Inc. and a fourth-year UW-Madison student who works for the organization last month filed the suit seeking
A Waukesha County judge has granted a temporary injunction requested by those seeking to block voters from recasting their absentee ballots if they change their minds, according to online court records. Judge Brad Schimel, the former GOP attorney general, ordered his injunction to take effect at 4 p.m. tomorrow. During
Ten percent of DOJ’s special agent positions are currently vacant, along with 13 percent of the slots for criminal prosecutors, according to numbers the agency released to WisPolitics.com.
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway today announced the city is turning its absentee ballot drop boxes into an art project displaying quotes from women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth. The city is working with New York-based artist Jenny Holzer on the project. The 14 drop boxes were shuttered since the state Supreme
Five weeks out from the election, Wisconsin Dems sought to place a spotlight on abortion as Gov. Tony Evers told a Capitol rally he and Dem AG Josh Kaul have been a “brick wall” against GOP efforts to restrict access to the procedure.
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes raised more than $20.1 million during the third quarter, his campaign said, a dramatic rise in fundraising after he secured the party’s nomination to face GOP incumbent Ron Johnson. By comparison, Barnes had raised nearly $6.1 million for his campaign between his announcement in
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.