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GOP activists declined to endorse a candidate in the contested statewide primaries. They rejected resolutions calling for the decertification of the 2020 election results and the removal of Robin Vos, R-Rochester, as Assembly speaker. And they’re split on whether they
State Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler says he’s preparing to offer a sharp contrast from Republicans when state Democrats hold their convention in La Crosse in June. “It’s such a contrast from the kind of chaos and extremism and leap-frogging
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon interview state GOP Chair Paul Farrow to preview this weekend’s state convention and discuss calls from Republican guv candidates to tackle crime as well as blowback over the selection of a new UW-Madison chancellor.
A Dane County judge has given Assembly Speaker Robin Vos until June to ask Michael Gableman to answer questions about records in the former state Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation. Yesterday’s hearing was part of an ongoing lawsuit by
Dem U.S. Sen. candidate Alex Lasry today released a plan aiming to boost public safety through community policing, crime prevention, more limits on access to firearms and mandating body cameras for police officers. Under the 11-page plan, officers would receive
Delegates at the GOP state convention this weekend will consider resolutions that call for protecting those who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and requiring all Wisconsin elections to be conducted by hand-counted paper ballots. One resolution proposes supporting U.S.
A Dane County judge on Tuesday expressed reservations about a lawsuit a conservative group filed over Madison’s use of private funds to purchase absentee ballot drop boxes, saying it amounted to a fishing expedition. Dane County Judge Stephen Ehlke also
Two of Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential electors and a voter Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking more than $2.4 million from a dozen people involved in an effort to present documents claiming they were casting Wisconsin’s votes for Donald Trump even though
GOP gubernatorial candidates are renewing their calls for more police and bail system changes in response to a weekend of shootings outside the Milwaukee Bucks arena. Kleefisch at a press conference at the Deer District just outside the Bucks’ Fiserv
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among
Guv candidate Tim Ramthun will have Mike Lindell in his hospitality suite on Friday at the GOP state convention, the Republican lawmaker’s campaign says. Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has raised conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has previously endorsed
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the arson attack against Wisconsin Family Action’s headquarters, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation being put on pause, a judge ruling against a GOP bill providing legislative oversight of state Department of Justice settlements and more.
Turnout in the April election was 976,141, an uptick from the year before even though there was no statewide race on the ballot this spring, according to a preliminary number compiled by the Elections Commission. The agency said the final
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch today accused the “Madison snakes and weasels” of trying to stop her and hinted Michels was recruited by the “good ole boys’ club” to run because they could control him. In a column, the former
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is calling for removing all current members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and firing senior staff as part of a package to reorganize the agency and overhaul election laws. Michels’ plan released Thursday would call
Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon Thursday said the expected U.S.
Michael Gableman — who last month offered to reduce his salary to $1 annually to keep his probe of the 2020 election going — will be paid $5,500 a month under an amended contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the state GOP including a “no-endorsement” option for the party’s endorsement votes at its state convention, the latest developments in the governor’s race, Gov. Tony Evers’ new appointments to the UW System Board of Regents and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Milwaukee as the potential host of the 2024 GOP National Convention. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Statewide candidates who failed to meet viability thresholds the Wisconsin GOP established will have a second option to become eligible for the party’s endorsement at this month’s convention. The party’s Executive Committee previously established fundraising requirements for candidates. That included
GOP activists declined to endorse a candidate in the contested statewide primaries. They rejected resolutions calling for the decertification of the 2020 election results and the removal of Robin Vos, R-Rochester, as Assembly speaker. And they’re split on whether they want Donald Trump to run for president in 2024. Meeting
State Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler says he’s preparing to offer a sharp contrast from Republicans when state Democrats hold their convention in La Crosse in June. “It’s such a contrast from the kind of chaos and extremism and leap-frogging into the far right that we’ve seen from the Republicans
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon interview state GOP Chair Paul Farrow to preview this weekend’s state convention and discuss calls from Republican guv candidates to tackle crime as well as blowback over the selection of a new UW-Madison chancellor.
A Dane County judge has given Assembly Speaker Robin Vos until June to ask Michael Gableman to answer questions about records in the former state Supreme Court justice’s 2020 election investigation. Yesterday’s hearing was part of an ongoing lawsuit by the liberal group American Oversight against Vos over open records
Dem U.S. Sen. candidate Alex Lasry today released a plan aiming to boost public safety through community policing, crime prevention, more limits on access to firearms and mandating body cameras for police officers. Under the 11-page plan, officers would receive additional training on “diversity, cultural sensitivity, use of force, and
Delegates at the GOP state convention this weekend will consider resolutions that call for protecting those who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and requiring all Wisconsin elections to be conducted by hand-counted paper ballots. One resolution proposes supporting U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on COVID-19, praising the Oshkosh Republican for
A Dane County judge on Tuesday expressed reservations about a lawsuit a conservative group filed over Madison’s use of private funds to purchase absentee ballot drop boxes, saying it amounted to a fishing expedition. Dane County Judge Stephen Ehlke also likened the lawsuit filed by the Thomas More Society Attorney
Two of Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential electors and a voter Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking more than $2.4 million from a dozen people involved in an effort to present documents claiming they were casting Wisconsin’s votes for Donald Trump even though Joe Biden won. The suit claims the dozen people —
GOP gubernatorial candidates are renewing their calls for more police and bail system changes in response to a weekend of shootings outside the Milwaukee Bucks arena. Kleefisch at a press conference at the Deer District just outside the Bucks’ Fiserv Forum Monday again called for 1,000 more police officers statewide,
State party Chair Paul Farrow says the engagement he’s seeing from the grassroots is unlike anything he’s seen before. It’s just some of them have forgotten all the conservative priorities GOP lawmakers delivered on pre-2016. There’s been noticeable grumbling among some GOP activists over the last couple of years about
Guv candidate Tim Ramthun will have Mike Lindell in his hospitality suite on Friday at the GOP state convention, the Republican lawmaker’s campaign says. Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has raised conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has previously endorsed Ramthun, who tried unsuccessfully to push the Assembly to approve
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the arson attack against Wisconsin Family Action’s headquarters, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation being put on pause, a judge ruling against a GOP bill providing legislative oversight of state Department of Justice settlements and more.
Turnout in the April election was 976,141, an uptick from the year before even though there was no statewide race on the ballot this spring, according to a preliminary number compiled by the Elections Commission. The agency said the final turnout number is likely to increase slightly over the next
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch today accused the “Madison snakes and weasels” of trying to stop her and hinted Michels was recruited by the “good ole boys’ club” to run because they could control him. In a column, the former lieutenant governor doesn’t mention Michels by name. Still, she references
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is calling for removing all current members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and firing senior staff as part of a package to reorganize the agency and overhaul election laws. Michels’ plan released Thursday would call for new appointments to be made within 60 days and
Political strategists during a WisPolitics.com event argued discussions on overturning Roe v. Wade could drive more voters to the polls from both sides of the aisle. Democratic strategist Tanya Bjork at the Madison Club luncheon Thursday said the expected U.S. Supreme Court move to overturn the federal ruling that could
Michael Gableman — who last month offered to reduce his salary to $1 annually to keep his probe of the 2020 election going — will be paid $5,500 a month under an amended contract with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The new salary is half the $11,000 Gableman was being paid
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the state GOP including a “no-endorsement” option for the party’s endorsement votes at its state convention, the latest developments in the governor’s race, Gov. Tony Evers’ new appointments to the UW System Board of Regents and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look at Milwaukee as the potential host of the 2024 GOP National Convention. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Statewide candidates who failed to meet viability thresholds the Wisconsin GOP established will have a second option to become eligible for the party’s endorsement at this month’s convention. The party’s Executive Committee previously established fundraising requirements for candidates. That included those running for guv or the U.S. Senate having to