The WisOpinion Insiders Chvala and Jensen consider the challenges facing each party in the August 9 legislative and statewide primaries. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman testified he deleted 2020 election probe records even after open records requests were submitted and worked out of a public library during a time he said he was bedridden with COVID-19. The testimony came
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said someone from Pennsylvania GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly’s office delivered the slate of fake electors Johnson’s chief of staff tried to pass on to Vice President Mike Pence. The Oshkosh Republican told conservative talk show
The latest Marquette University Law Poll shows businessman Tim Michels and former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch neck and neck in the GOP primary for governor. The poll released Wednesday also showed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Alex Lasry, on leave
The Republican Party of Wisconsin this morning announced three new billboards in the 3rd Congressional District blaming Dems for rising inflation, supply chain issues and rising crime. The two billboards on inflation and supply chain issues will run June 23-26
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he personally had nothing to do with his staffer attempting to deliver a slate of fake electors to former Vice President Mike Pence. The issue came up in a text thread between staffers for Johnson
Two Dem-aligned groups announced they are boosting their TV buys in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race by more than $6.8 million. Senate Majority PAC had previously announced a $12 million commitment to the state. It is now adding $3.4 million to
Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will be in Milwaukee on Saturday, headlining an event meant to mobilize Republican voters ahead of the midterms. “It absolutely underscores that Wisconsin is a pivotal battleground,” Cruz said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Michael Gableman being found in contempt in an open records case related to the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation, GOP “election integrity” events in Wisconsin, the debate over gun regulations in the state in response to recent mass shootings and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate whether the race for Wisconsin secretary of state may offer a path for pro-Trump Republicans to disrupt election administration. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A Dane County judge is fining Michael Gableman’s office $2,000 a day — the maximum allowed — for a “pattern of intentional disobedience” in defying to fully comply with an open records request. Judge Frank Remington also referred Gableman to
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes released a plan to provide a middle class tax cut, slamming U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for backing tax cuts he says benefited wealthy people like the Oshkosh Republican. The Dem U.S. Senate candidate’s plan states Barnes
GOP candidate Tim Michels is calling for banning former legislators and administration officials from lobbying for two years after they leave their job. The proposal comes within days of two lawmakers who had announced they won’t seek reelection this fall resigning
Dems who challenged the nomination papers of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels won’t go to court after the Elections Commission shot down their claims. Attorney Jeff Mandell, who argued for the complaint during Friday’s Elections Commission meeting, tweeted this morning
The state Elections Commission elected attorney Don Millis as its next chair, defeating Republican Bob Spindell in a vote where only Spindell voted against Millis. Millis in a speech ahead of the vote said his decades-long experience in politics give
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Elections Commission’s decision to reject a Dem challenge to GOP guv candidate Tim Michels’ nomination papers, the resignation of Parole Commission Chair John Tate II and a Dane County judge finding former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman in contempt in an open records case related to his 2020 election investigation.
The state Elections Commission today swept aside issues with Tim Michels’ nomination papers, finding they didn’t rise to the level of justifying the GOP guv hopeful’s removal from the ballot. Dems had challenged the construction exec’s papers because some listed
A Dane County judge today held Michael Gableman in contempt for failing to comply with the court’s January order to release records related to the 2020 election review led by the former state Supreme Court justice. Gableman during today’s combative
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at big early spending on ads in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race and whether it will move undecided voters. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
WTMJ-TV announced qualifying candidates in the Dem U.S. Senate and GOP gubernatorial primaries have committed to televised summer debates. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee station announced NBC News Political Director and “Meet the Press”‘ host Chuck Todd will help moderate the Dem
The WisOpinion Insiders Chvala and Jensen consider the challenges facing each party in the August 9 legislative and statewide primaries. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman testified he deleted 2020 election probe records even after open records requests were submitted and worked out of a public library during a time he said he was bedridden with COVID-19. The testimony came during a hearing yesterday in which Dane County Judge Bailey-Rihn
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said someone from Pennsylvania GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly’s office delivered the slate of fake electors Johnson’s chief of staff tried to pass on to Vice President Mike Pence. The Oshkosh Republican told conservative talk show host Vicki McKenna Thursday he was not involved in his
The latest Marquette University Law Poll shows businessman Tim Michels and former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch neck and neck in the GOP primary for governor. The poll released Wednesday also showed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Alex Lasry, on leave from his post with the Milwaukee Bucks, leading the Dem
The Republican Party of Wisconsin this morning announced three new billboards in the 3rd Congressional District blaming Dems for rising inflation, supply chain issues and rising crime. The two billboards on inflation and supply chain issues will run June 23-26 on I-90 as the Dem Party convenes its convention in
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he personally had nothing to do with his staffer attempting to deliver a slate of fake electors to former Vice President Mike Pence. The issue came up in a text thread between staffers for Johnson and Pence the House Select Committee on the January 6
Two Dem-aligned groups announced they are boosting their TV buys in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race by more than $6.8 million. Senate Majority PAC had previously announced a $12 million commitment to the state. It is now adding $3.4 million to that buy. Meanwhile, the 501(c)(4) Majority Forward is adding more
Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will be in Milwaukee on Saturday, headlining an event meant to mobilize Republican voters ahead of the midterms. “It absolutely underscores that Wisconsin is a pivotal battleground,” Cruz said on WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. “It has been a perennial purple
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Michael Gableman being found in contempt in an open records case related to the former Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation, GOP “election integrity” events in Wisconsin, the debate over gun regulations in the state in response to recent mass shootings and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, debate whether the race for Wisconsin secretary of state may offer a path for pro-Trump Republicans to disrupt election administration. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
A Dane County judge is fining Michael Gableman’s office $2,000 a day — the maximum allowed — for a “pattern of intentional disobedience” in defying to fully comply with an open records request. Judge Frank Remington also referred Gableman to the Office of Lawyer Regulation to review what he referred
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes released a plan to provide a middle class tax cut, slamming U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for backing tax cuts he says benefited wealthy people like the Oshkosh Republican. The Dem U.S. Senate candidate’s plan states Barnes will expand the child tax credit, earned income tax credit
GOP candidate Tim Michels is calling for banning former legislators and administration officials from lobbying for two years after they leave their job. The proposal comes within days of two lawmakers who had announced they won’t seek reelection this fall resigning early from the Legislature to take jobs with groups that
Dems who challenged the nomination papers of GOP guv candidate Tim Michels won’t go to court after the Elections Commission shot down their claims. Attorney Jeff Mandell, who argued for the complaint during Friday’s Elections Commission meeting, tweeted this morning that those who challenged Michels’ signatures didn’t want to strain
The state Elections Commission elected attorney Don Millis as its next chair, defeating Republican Bob Spindell in a vote where only Spindell voted against Millis. Millis in a speech ahead of the vote said his decades-long experience in politics give him the knowledge needed to guide the commission as it
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Elections Commission’s decision to reject a Dem challenge to GOP guv candidate Tim Michels’ nomination papers, the resignation of Parole Commission Chair John Tate II and a Dane County judge finding former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman in contempt in an open records case related to his 2020 election investigation.
The state Elections Commission today swept aside issues with Tim Michels’ nomination papers, finding they didn’t rise to the level of justifying the GOP guv hopeful’s removal from the ballot. Dems had challenged the construction exec’s papers because some listed the village he lives in — Chenequa — and not
A Dane County judge today held Michael Gableman in contempt for failing to comply with the court’s January order to release records related to the 2020 election review led by the former state Supreme Court justice. Gableman during today’s combative hearing refused to answer questions and accused Judge Frank Remington
The WisOpinion insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at big early spending on ads in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race and whether it will move undecided voters. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
WTMJ-TV announced qualifying candidates in the Dem U.S. Senate and GOP gubernatorial primaries have committed to televised summer debates. Meanwhile, the Milwaukee station announced NBC News Political Director and “Meet the Press”‘ host Chuck Todd will help moderate the Dem U.S. Senate primary debate July 17. The candidates who have