President Biden and the first lady will be in Superior on Wednesday. The White House, which announced the visit late yesterday, said they will discuss the infrastructure bill. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Patrick Marley discuss a marathon week in the Legislature that saw lawmakers approve a series of elections bills and funding for a youth prison in Milwaukee, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation and the latest in top elections.
The Assembly approved allowing clerks to begin processing absentee ballots the day before an election, but only after Dems and Republicans accused each other of negotiating in bad faith on the proposal. Meeting for the final time of the regular
GOP guv candidate Kevin Nicholson told the Republican Party of Wisconsin that he won’t seek its endorsement at the May state convention, saying the process has contributed to Dems’ 11 wins in the past 12 statewide general elections. Nicholson pointed
Johnson also announced a new website that he said would “cut through the litany of false attacks launched by liberals and amplified by their allies in the media.” The first two posts defend Johnson over recent remarks on Oshkosh Corp.’s
Clerks could no longer fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes, private money couldn’t cover public election costs and the Legislature would have more oversight over advice from the Elections Commission under legislation the Senate approved today. The dozen
Having a Waukesha County judge jail officials who refuse to give Michael Gableman depositions at his private office is the “fairest and least invasive process” to enforce the subpoenas he issued, the former justice is arguing. Last month, a Gableman
Nearly two dozen groups have signaled support for an amended bill to overhaul the state’s indefinitely confined voter law, especially if another change is added on the Senate floor today. Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto the bulk of
Gov. Tony Evers signaled he’ll likely veto more than a dozen GOP election bills scheduled for votes this week in the state Senate and Assembly. “I have to see them first, but the bottom line is, as I talked about
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, the results of Tuesday’s spring primary and the latest on discussions of the 2020 election.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen today accused Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of trying to “kneecap” her committee by sending a string of election bills to the State Affairs Committee instead. Vos disputed the assertion, saying State Affairs is “our most
State Sen. Roger Roth today formally joined the crowded GOP field for lieutenant governor, telling WisPolitics.com his mix of business, military and legislative experience sets him apart from the pack. Roth, R-Appleton, has been in the Legislature for 15 years
The Wisconsin Elections Commission’s technology director picked apart a series of claims about the state’s voter rolls that he said were false, misleading and based on a fundamental lack of understanding about how WisVote works. Robert Kehoe kicked off his
Gov. Tony Evers doubled down on his call to use a chunk of the state’s projected $3.8 billion budget surplus to send a rebate of $150 to each Wisconsinite and pump more money into education. GOP lawmakers have already rejected
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch, who has called for abolishing the Wisconsin Elections Commission, wants to create an office within the state Department of Justice that would have responsibility for checking voter rolls and conducting audits. Both tasks are now
The Racine County sheriff says he’s contacted the district attorneys in the home counties of five state Elections commissioners he wants charged with felonies after his own DA decided she lacked jurisdiction to prosecute them. Sheriff Christopher Schmaling also again
GOP state Rep. Tim Ramthun, who has unsuccessfully sought to rescind Wisconsin’s electoral votes for Joe Biden, formally announced his campaign for guv today, proclaiming he isn’t a conspiracy theorist but “the truth.” Appearing at Kewaskum High School, Ramthun announced
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss GOP state Rep. Tim Ramthun’s bid for governor, election-related legislation, the state’s projected budget surplus and what themes to expect in Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address.
The Racine County DA today declined to charge five members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission for suspending a requirement that clerks send special voting deputies to assisted care facilities before mailing absentee ballots. Racine County DA Patricia Hanson wrote in
Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney, who’s running for the GOP nomination to face AG Josh Kaul this fall, announced he’s filed felony charges in five voter fraud cases. In all five cases, those charged used a post office
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On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Politics Reporter Patrick Marley discuss a marathon week in the Legislature that saw lawmakers approve a series of elections bills and funding for a youth prison in Milwaukee, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation and the latest in top elections.
The Assembly approved allowing clerks to begin processing absentee ballots the day before an election, but only after Dems and Republicans accused each other of negotiating in bad faith on the proposal. Meeting for the final time of the regular session, the Assembly broke late Thursday afternoon for nearly four
GOP guv candidate Kevin Nicholson told the Republican Party of Wisconsin that he won’t seek its endorsement at the May state convention, saying the process has contributed to Dems’ 11 wins in the past 12 statewide general elections. Nicholson pointed out in a letter Thursday that he won the popular
Johnson also announced a new website that he said would “cut through the litany of false attacks launched by liberals and amplified by their allies in the media.” The first two posts defend Johnson over recent remarks on Oshkosh Corp.’s decision to build postal trucks in South Carolina rather than
Clerks could no longer fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes, private money couldn’t cover public election costs and the Legislature would have more oversight over advice from the Elections Commission under legislation the Senate approved today. The dozen bills that cleared the floor — all with only GOP
Having a Waukesha County judge jail officials who refuse to give Michael Gableman depositions at his private office is the “fairest and least invasive process” to enforce the subpoenas he issued, the former justice is arguing. Last month, a Gableman attorney wrote a letter to Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge
Nearly two dozen groups have signaled support for an amended bill to overhaul the state’s indefinitely confined voter law, especially if another change is added on the Senate floor today. Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto the bulk of the election-related bills Republicans plan to take up in the
Gov. Tony Evers signaled he’ll likely veto more than a dozen GOP election bills scheduled for votes this week in the state Senate and Assembly. “I have to see them first, but the bottom line is, as I talked about in my State of the State speech, this is a
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address, the results of Tuesday’s spring primary and the latest on discussions of the 2020 election.
GOP state Rep. Janel Brandtjen today accused Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of trying to “kneecap” her committee by sending a string of election bills to the State Affairs Committee instead. Vos disputed the assertion, saying State Affairs is “our most versatile, flexible committee, handling a myriad of issues in a
State Sen. Roger Roth today formally joined the crowded GOP field for lieutenant governor, telling WisPolitics.com his mix of business, military and legislative experience sets him apart from the pack. Roth, R-Appleton, has been in the Legislature for 15 years and has spent 17 years in the Wisconsin Air National
The Wisconsin Elections Commission’s technology director picked apart a series of claims about the state’s voter rolls that he said were false, misleading and based on a fundamental lack of understanding about how WisVote works. Robert Kehoe kicked off his presentation to the Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee yesterday by
Gov. Tony Evers doubled down on his call to use a chunk of the state’s projected $3.8 billion budget surplus to send a rebate of $150 to each Wisconsinite and pump more money into education. GOP lawmakers have already rejected the $1.7 billion plan, dismissing it as an election-year gimmick.
GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch, who has called for abolishing the Wisconsin Elections Commission, wants to create an office within the state Department of Justice that would have responsibility for checking voter rolls and conducting audits. Both tasks are now the responsibility of the Elections Commission. The Office of Election
The Racine County sheriff says he’s contacted the district attorneys in the home counties of five state Elections commissioners he wants charged with felonies after his own DA decided she lacked jurisdiction to prosecute them. Sheriff Christopher Schmaling also again called on Dem AG Josh Kaul to open a statewide
GOP state Rep. Tim Ramthun, who has unsuccessfully sought to rescind Wisconsin’s electoral votes for Joe Biden, formally announced his campaign for guv today, proclaiming he isn’t a conspiracy theorist but “the truth.” Appearing at Kewaskum High School, Ramthun announced his bid for guv in a more than three-hour rally
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss GOP state Rep. Tim Ramthun’s bid for governor, election-related legislation, the state’s projected budget surplus and what themes to expect in Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address.
The Racine County DA today declined to charge five members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission for suspending a requirement that clerks send special voting deputies to assisted care facilities before mailing absentee ballots. Racine County DA Patricia Hanson wrote in a letter to the sheriff that she lacks jurisdiction in
Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney, who’s running for the GOP nomination to face AG Josh Kaul this fall, announced he’s filed felony charges in five voter fraud cases. In all five cases, those charged used a post office box as their address when they registered to vote, which