The state Supreme Court today denied a motion from Gov. Tony Evers to accept a report from his expert witness that seeks to justify his proposal to create a seventh majority Black Assembly district. The expert testimony also argued the
A Dane County judge has found Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and the Assembly in contempt for failing to release records related to the ongoing probe into the 2020 election despite an order directing that. The Washington, D.C.-based liberal group American
U.S. House Democrats’ House Majority PAC is spending $102 million on ads to protect Dem seats this fall, including western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD, being vacated by Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. The initial buy includes $900,000 for the Wausau market,
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes released a new poll showing a 21-point lead over his Dem rivals in the race for U.S. Senate, but down 2 points compared to his campaign’s last poll. The poll found 38 percent of respondents say
The head of a conservative legal group says the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s legislative maps ought to change the mind of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn. “It has to, right?” Rick Esenberg, president of the Wisconsin
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and Capitol Bureau Chief Jessie Opoien discuss the latest in Wisconsin’s redistricting battle, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, Milwaukee’s pitch to host the 2024 Republican National Convention and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer different takes on the U.S. Supreme Court remanding Wisconsin’s redistricting maps to the state Supreme Court. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Conservative Attorney James Bopp told an Assembly committee efforts to decertify the results of the last presidential election in Wisconsin serve “zero legal purpose.” Bopp, who has represented former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman during his investigation into the last
Gov. Tony Evers’ lawyers are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take additional testimony on the legislative maps that he proposed. The letter comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Wisconsin justices had failed to do the analysis necessary
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress have asked state justices to give them the chance to propose a new map after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected their challenge. Wednesday’s filing came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court, without comment, denied House
Dem AG Josh Kaul says he’s baffled to see the U.S. Supreme Court toss out Evers’ legislative maps. “I think it’s pretty shocking to see this ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, and I think it’s frankly consistent with the
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative maps that Wisconsin’s justices had approved in a 4-3 ruling and sent the case back to state court for further proceedings. Wednesday’s ruling found the state court had erred in approving
Following a national search for a new DPW executive director, Chair Ben Wikler has decided to promote from within and elevate Devin Remiker to the position. Remiker has been serving as interim executive director of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ use of federal COVID-19 funds for public safety, the continuing controversy over the 2020 presidential election, Milwaukee’s plan to use drop boxes for the spring election and more.
Former President Trump says Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was wrong to say the Legislature couldn’t overturn 2020 election results even though the speaker for the first time claimed widespread fraud. Trump, who has raised a series of baseless claims about
The state’s largest business group is again hitting Tony Evers on tax hikes he once proposed. Meanwhile, the guv is hyping the tax cuts he signed as he runs for reelection. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce declined to release details about
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos claimed there was widespread fraud in the 2020 election even though several reviews — including one by the nonpartisan LAB he helped authorize — found there was not. Leaving a meeting yesterday in the Assembly Hearing
The state Elections Commission voted unanimously to reject a complaint against 10 Republican electors who submitted documents to the federal government claiming they were casting Wisconsin’s votes for Donald Trump even though Joe Biden won the state. Commissioner Bob Spindell
Dem state Sen. Lena Taylor, of Milwaukee, is arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that neither Gov. Tony Evers’ maps nor the ones drawn by GOP lawmakers comply with the Voting Rights Act. Taylor has been critical of both the
Green Lake County District Attorney Gerise LaSpisa announced she will not press charges against Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Marg Bostelmann due to a lack of evidence. LaSpisa is the third DA to decline to file charges against Wisconsin Elections Commissioners after
The state Supreme Court today denied a motion from Gov. Tony Evers to accept a report from his expert witness that seeks to justify his proposal to create a seventh majority Black Assembly district. The expert testimony also argued the map proposed by GOP lawmakers — which would drop the
A Dane County judge has found Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and the Assembly in contempt for failing to release records related to the ongoing probe into the 2020 election despite an order directing that. The Washington, D.C.-based liberal group American Oversight sought the contempt order two weeks ago after not
U.S. House Democrats’ House Majority PAC is spending $102 million on ads to protect Dem seats this fall, including western Wisconsin’s 3rd CD, being vacated by Dem U.S. Rep. Ron Kind. The initial buy includes $900,000 for the Wausau market, one of 50 markets the PAC is targeting. A House
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes released a new poll showing a 21-point lead over his Dem rivals in the race for U.S. Senate, but down 2 points compared to his campaign’s last poll. The poll found 38 percent of respondents say they would vote for Barnes to be Wisconsin’s newest U.S.
The head of a conservative legal group says the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s legislative maps ought to change the mind of Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn. “It has to, right?” Rick Esenberg, president of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, said on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon and Capitol Bureau Chief Jessie Opoien discuss the latest in Wisconsin’s redistricting battle, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, Milwaukee’s pitch to host the 2024 Republican National Convention and more.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, offer different takes on the U.S. Supreme Court remanding Wisconsin’s redistricting maps to the state Supreme Court. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Conservative Attorney James Bopp told an Assembly committee efforts to decertify the results of the last presidential election in Wisconsin serve “zero legal purpose.” Bopp, who has represented former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman during his investigation into the last election, told an Assembly Elections and Campaigns public hearing yesterday
Gov. Tony Evers’ lawyers are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take additional testimony on the legislative maps that he proposed. The letter comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Wisconsin justices had failed to do the analysis necessary to support Evers’ proposal to create a seventh majority Black
Wisconsin’s GOP members of Congress have asked state justices to give them the chance to propose a new map after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected their challenge. Wednesday’s filing came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court, without comment, denied House Republicans’ request to overturn Gov. Tony Evers’ map, which the
Dem AG Josh Kaul says he’s baffled to see the U.S. Supreme Court toss out Evers’ legislative maps. “I think it’s pretty shocking to see this ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, and I think it’s frankly consistent with the increasing activism we’ve seen from the conservative super majority on
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative maps that Wisconsin’s justices had approved in a 4-3 ruling and sent the case back to state court for further proceedings. Wednesday’s ruling found the state court had erred in approving Evers’ proposal to draw a seventh majority Black Assembly district.
Following a national search for a new DPW executive director, Chair Ben Wikler has decided to promote from within and elevate Devin Remiker to the position. Remiker has been serving as interim executive director of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin since shortly after Nellie Sires left the post last summer
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ use of federal COVID-19 funds for public safety, the continuing controversy over the 2020 presidential election, Milwaukee’s plan to use drop boxes for the spring election and more.
Former President Trump says Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was wrong to say the Legislature couldn’t overturn 2020 election results even though the speaker for the first time claimed widespread fraud. Trump, who has raised a series of baseless claims about Wisconsin’s election, said in a statement Thursday a vote should
The state’s largest business group is again hitting Tony Evers on tax hikes he once proposed. Meanwhile, the guv is hyping the tax cuts he signed as he runs for reelection. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce declined to release details about the ad buy through its issue advocacy arm, the WMC
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos claimed there was widespread fraud in the 2020 election even though several reviews — including one by the nonpartisan LAB he helped authorize — found there was not. Leaving a meeting yesterday in the Assembly Hearing Room inside the Capitol with activists who want the Legislature
The state Elections Commission voted unanimously to reject a complaint against 10 Republican electors who submitted documents to the federal government claiming they were casting Wisconsin’s votes for Donald Trump even though Joe Biden won the state. Commissioner Bob Spindell participated in the unanimous commission vote despite being one of
Dem state Sen. Lena Taylor, of Milwaukee, is arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that neither Gov. Tony Evers’ maps nor the ones drawn by GOP lawmakers comply with the Voting Rights Act. Taylor has been critical of both the lines that Evers’ Peoples’ Maps Commission originally proposed and the
Green Lake County District Attorney Gerise LaSpisa announced she will not press charges against Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Marg Bostelmann due to a lack of evidence. LaSpisa is the third DA to decline to file charges against Wisconsin Elections Commissioners after Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling requested criminal charges against five