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Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and construction exec Tim Michels sparred over Wisconsin’s gas tax with Michels saying “you can take it to the bank” that he will never raise gas taxes. The two Republican gubernatorial candidates yesterday during a
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’ U.S. Senate campaign staff have unanimously voted to unionize with the Campaign Workers Guild. Barnes’ campaign did not immediately return requests for comment on how many of his staffers had signed the union contract. Barnes in
Former Vice President Mike Pence has endorsed Kleefisch, putting him at odds with former President Donald Trump. Trump has endorsed Michels in the Aug. 9 primary race and will hold a rally for Michels in Waukesha on Aug. 5. A
Alex Lasry said today after dropping out of the U.S. Senate race that it was clear he had no path to winning the primary and that Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes was going to be the Democratic Party’s nominee to challenge
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Waukesha on Aug. 5 for a rally in support of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. Primary election day is Aug. 9. According to a release from Trump’s Save America PAC, Trump
Four Wisconsinites with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Administrator Meagan Wolfe, arguing they interpreted the state Supreme Court’s recent absentee ballot drop box decision in a way that will disenfranchise disabled voters. The
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he won’t blame former President Trump if he loses his primary race. Trump recently called Vos and urged the longtime Republican leader to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential results after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on
Outagamie County Exec Tom Nelson announced today he’s suspending his U.S. Senate campaign and backing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes for the Dem nomination to take on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Nelson on Twitter said he made the decision because his
MILWAUKEE: Three top GOP guv candidates Sunday pledged to support paid family leave with Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban in effect as they avoided attacks on each other, saving their digs for Dem Gov. Tony Evers. State Rep. Tim Ramthun, R-Campbellsport,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans voting to remove guidance allowing clerks to fix mistakes on absentee ballot envelopes, former President Trump’s renewed call for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to decertify the state’s 2020 election results, recent debates and more.
JCRAR Co-chair Sen. Steve Nass says he has asked legislative leaders to file a lawsuit to stop the Wisconsin Elections Commission from continuing to issue guidance to clerks on curing absentee ballot envelopes. The Whitewater Republican told WisPolitics.com in a
Freedom Wisconsin PAC, the group created to support Rebecca Kleefisch’s bid for guv, has now bought $2.3 million on TV opposing GOP rival Tim Michels. Freedom Wisconsin PAC has now spent $2.5 million in its effort to boost the former
Candidates in today’s GOP lieutenant governor debate voiced their support for restrictions on abortion while weighing in on a Trump 2024 bid and suspending the state’s income tax. During today’s Spectrum 1 News debate cosponsored by WisPolitics.com, five of the
The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted along party lines to suspend a Wisconsin Elections Commission rule that would’ve directed clerks on the steps they must take to fix missing or incorrect information on absentee ballot envelopes. Still,
Dems in the race for retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s 3rd CD seat tackled issues from PFAS contamination to abortion rights in a debate, reserving their criticism for Republican opponent Derrick Van Orden. During yesterday’s UW-La Crosse debate cosponsored by
Former state Rep. and GOP AG candidate Adam Jarchow today criticized Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney for reducing criminal marijuana charges to misdemeanors even though the Legislature didn’t pass a bill Jarchow backed to decriminalize certain marijuana charges.
Dems running for lieutenant governor today debated topics from elections to the economy, focusing their ire on Republicans rather than each other. Rep. Sara Rodriguez, of Brookfield, and Hmong Institute CEO Peng Her are vying for Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’
Former President Trump is again pressuring Robin Vos to decertify the 2020 election results, warning the Assembly speaker’s primary opponent will do well if the Rochester Republican “doesn’t move with gusto.” It’s the third time Trump has pressured Vos to
A Dane County judge has rejected Michael Gableman’s request that the judge recuse himself in a lawsuit over records in the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election probe. The Washington, D.C.-based liberal group American Oversight filed the suit against Gableman
Tim Michels’ campaign says it will correct a false claim in a new mail piece that he’s been endorsed by the NRA even though the group hasn’t backed anyone in Wisconsin’s guv race. A Michels spokesman said the error was
Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and construction exec Tim Michels sparred over Wisconsin’s gas tax with Michels saying “you can take it to the bank” that he will never raise gas taxes. The two Republican gubernatorial candidates yesterday during a live event on conservative Dan O’Donnell’s WISN radio show said
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’ U.S. Senate campaign staff have unanimously voted to unionize with the Campaign Workers Guild. Barnes’ campaign did not immediately return requests for comment on how many of his staffers had signed the union contract. Barnes in a statement applauded the news and touted his family’s union
Former Vice President Mike Pence has endorsed Kleefisch, putting him at odds with former President Donald Trump. Trump has endorsed Michels in the Aug. 9 primary race and will hold a rally for Michels in Waukesha on Aug. 5. A spokesman for the Kleefisch campaign declined to say if Pence
Alex Lasry said today after dropping out of the U.S. Senate race that it was clear he had no path to winning the primary and that Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes was going to be the Democratic Party’s nominee to challenge incumbent Republican Ron Johnson. Lasry is the second Dem this
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Waukesha on Aug. 5 for a rally in support of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. Primary election day is Aug. 9. According to a release from Trump’s Save America PAC, Trump is to speak in support of Michels and “the entire
Four Wisconsinites with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Administrator Meagan Wolfe, arguing they interpreted the state Supreme Court’s recent absentee ballot drop box decision in a way that will disenfranchise disabled voters. The lawsuit addresses comments Wolfe made in a July 14 press
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he won’t blame former President Trump if he loses his primary race. Trump recently called Vos and urged the longtime Republican leader to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential results after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on absentee ballot drop boxes, a move Vos said he told
Outagamie County Exec Tom Nelson announced today he’s suspending his U.S. Senate campaign and backing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes for the Dem nomination to take on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Nelson on Twitter said he made the decision because his campaign ran out of funds. “We ran out of money.
MILWAUKEE: Three top GOP guv candidates Sunday pledged to support paid family leave with Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban in effect as they avoided attacks on each other, saving their digs for Dem Gov. Tony Evers. State Rep. Tim Ramthun, R-Campbellsport, was the only one of the three who committed to
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans voting to remove guidance allowing clerks to fix mistakes on absentee ballot envelopes, former President Trump’s renewed call for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to decertify the state’s 2020 election results, recent debates and more.
JCRAR Co-chair Sen. Steve Nass says he has asked legislative leaders to file a lawsuit to stop the Wisconsin Elections Commission from continuing to issue guidance to clerks on curing absentee ballot envelopes. The Whitewater Republican told WisPolitics.com in a phone interview he is outraged by WEC attorneys’ interpretation of
Freedom Wisconsin PAC, the group created to support Rebecca Kleefisch’s bid for guv, has now bought $2.3 million on TV opposing GOP rival Tim Michels. Freedom Wisconsin PAC has now spent $2.5 million in its effort to boost the former lieutenant governor, including $154,000 in pro-Kleefisch radio in May. The
Candidates in today’s GOP lieutenant governor debate voiced their support for restrictions on abortion while weighing in on a Trump 2024 bid and suspending the state’s income tax. During today’s Spectrum 1 News debate cosponsored by WisPolitics.com, five of the eight candidates indicated their support for eliminating the state income
The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted along party lines to suspend a Wisconsin Elections Commission rule that would’ve directed clerks on the steps they must take to fix missing or incorrect information on absentee ballot envelopes. Still, agency attorneys believe the original guidance sent to clerks in
Dems in the race for retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s 3rd CD seat tackled issues from PFAS contamination to abortion rights in a debate, reserving their criticism for Republican opponent Derrick Van Orden. During yesterday’s UW-La Crosse debate cosponsored by WisPolitics.com, no candidates made direct attacks on each other. But
Former state Rep. and GOP AG candidate Adam Jarchow today criticized Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney for reducing criminal marijuana charges to misdemeanors even though the Legislature didn’t pass a bill Jarchow backed to decriminalize certain marijuana charges. Jarchow made his comments during a candidate event on conservative
Dems running for lieutenant governor today debated topics from elections to the economy, focusing their ire on Republicans rather than each other. Rep. Sara Rodriguez, of Brookfield, and Hmong Institute CEO Peng Her are vying for Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’ post as he pursues a bid for U.S. Senate. Neither
Former President Trump is again pressuring Robin Vos to decertify the 2020 election results, warning the Assembly speaker’s primary opponent will do well if the Rochester Republican “doesn’t move with gusto.” It’s the third time Trump has pressured Vos to vote to decertify the results since the Wisconsin Supreme Court
A Dane County judge has rejected Michael Gableman’s request that the judge recuse himself in a lawsuit over records in the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election probe. The Washington, D.C.-based liberal group American Oversight filed the suit against Gableman after he failed to turn over records they requested. Dane
Tim Michels’ campaign says it will correct a false claim in a new mail piece that he’s been endorsed by the NRA even though the group hasn’t backed anyone in Wisconsin’s guv race. A Michels spokesman said the error was unintentional. But the campaign of GOP rival Rebecca Kleefsich ripped