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GOP lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by Wisconsin’s justices to put Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative and congressional maps in place for the 2022 elections. And they want the nation’s highest court to order this
The Republican Governors Association today pledged to spend $6.2 million on Wisconsin’s race this fall. The group said the buy will begin Sept. 7 and run through the Nov. 8 election across five media markets: Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison,
The Milwaukee County DA declined to file charges against two members of the state Elections Commission, finding there is insufficient evidence to prove they committed a crime. Ann Jacobs and Mark Thomsen, both Dem appointees to the commission, were among
Charges have been filed against 16 felons who may have voted in the November 2020 election with another 14 cases under investigation, according to a report from the state Elections Commission. The report lists another 45 cases that were referred
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state Supreme Court approving Gov. Tony Evers’ redistricting map, former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s 2020 election investigation report, the latest Marquette University Law School Poll and more.
Gov. Tony Evers celebrated the state Supreme Court picking his maps for Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional districts with a “Hell yes.” But the fight over the lines that will be in place for the 2022 elections isn’t necessarily over with
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, weigh the impact of Rep. Timothy Ramthun’s entry into the GOP gubernatorial primary race. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, was the featured guest at a Newsmaker Luncheon Thursday hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com.
Gov. Tony Evers’ standing with Wisconsin voters has improved since October, President Biden’s stayed the same and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s has dipped, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. The poll also took a first look at
A Dane County judge on Wednesday ruled Robin Vos inappropriately declined to turn over records related to Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election and issued financial sanctions against the speaker, the former Supreme Court justice and the Assembly. Judge
Fresh off his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden today held up an aging bridge he visited ahead of a speech on the UW–Superior campus as an example of projects that will be funded through the bipartisan infrastructure
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman urged the state Legislature to “take a hard look” at decertifying the state’s electoral votes for Joe Biden despite opinions from the Legislature’s non-partisan attorneys that it’s not possible. Still, the report Gableman presented
Reince Priebus, former chair of the Republican National Committee and White House chief of staff during the Trump administration, says he believes Milwaukee is the frontrunner to host the 2024 Republican National Convention. Priebus, a Wisconsin native, on WISN’s “UpFront,”
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 a
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
GOP lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by Wisconsin’s justices to put Gov. Tony Evers’ legislative and congressional maps in place for the 2022 elections. And they want the nation’s highest court to order this fall’s elections to be held using the lines they drew
The Republican Governors Association today pledged to spend $6.2 million on Wisconsin’s race this fall. The group said the buy will begin Sept. 7 and run through the Nov. 8 election across five media markets: Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau. The pledge comes with a crowded Republican
The Milwaukee County DA declined to file charges against two members of the state Elections Commission, finding there is insufficient evidence to prove they committed a crime. Ann Jacobs and Mark Thomsen, both Dem appointees to the commission, were among the five commissioners who voted three times in 2020 to
Charges have been filed against 16 felons who may have voted in the November 2020 election with another 14 cases under investigation, according to a report from the state Elections Commission. The report lists another 45 cases that were referred to local authorities, but included no updates on their status.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the state Supreme Court approving Gov. Tony Evers’ redistricting map, former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s 2020 election investigation report, the latest Marquette University Law School Poll and more.
Gov. Tony Evers celebrated the state Supreme Court picking his maps for Wisconsin’s legislative and congressional districts with a “Hell yes.” But the fight over the lines that will be in place for the 2022 elections isn’t necessarily over with conservative Justice Pat Roggensack writing she hopes the U.S. Supreme
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, weigh the impact of Rep. Timothy Ramthun’s entry into the GOP gubernatorial primary race. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll, was the featured guest at a Newsmaker Luncheon Thursday hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com.
Gov. Tony Evers’ standing with Wisconsin voters has improved since October, President Biden’s stayed the same and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s has dipped, according to the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. The poll also took a first look at the Dem primary for the U.S. Senate and GOP race
A Dane County judge on Wednesday ruled Robin Vos inappropriately declined to turn over records related to Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election and issued financial sanctions against the speaker, the former Supreme Court justice and the Assembly. Judge Frank Remington ordered the release of the records sought by
Fresh off his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden today held up an aging bridge he visited ahead of a speech on the UW–Superior campus as an example of projects that will be funded through the bipartisan infrastructure law. Biden said the John A. Blatnik Memorial Bridge in
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman urged the state Legislature to “take a hard look” at decertifying the state’s electoral votes for Joe Biden despite opinions from the Legislature’s non-partisan attorneys that it’s not possible. Still, the report Gableman presented to the Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee Tuesday noted that
Reince Priebus, former chair of the Republican National Committee and White House chief of staff during the Trump administration, says he believes Milwaukee is the frontrunner to host the 2024 Republican National Convention. Priebus, a Wisconsin native, on WISN’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com, he would likely chair the
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 a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs
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