Liz Uihlein gives $220K to back Kleefisch

Illinois businesswoman Liz Uihlein put $220,000 into the effort to elect Republican Rebecca Kleefisch guv, according to new campaign finance filings. Liz Uihlein’s support of Kleefisch through a $20,000 donation to the former lieutenant governor’s campaign and $200,000 to a

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 14

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid, redistricting, the Assembly’s 2020 election probe, a Waukesha County judge’s ruling barring unmanned absentee ballot drop boxes and more. 

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Groups launch ads targeting Johnson

The Senate Majority PAC and the Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin are going up on TV with more than $1.1 million in ads knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. The Senate Majority PAC spot knocks the Oshkosh Republican as “up to his

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Johnson formally announces reelection bid

GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the country, on Sunday formally announced he would seek reelection to “continue to fight for freedom in the public realm.” Johnson, R-Oshkosh, vowed before his 2016 reelection

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 7

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tommy Thompson’s resignation as interim UW System president, developments in former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, new GOP law enforcement bills, the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack and more.

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Liz Uihlein gives $220K to back Kleefisch

Illinois businesswoman Liz Uihlein put $220,000 into the effort to elect Republican Rebecca Kleefisch guv, according to new campaign finance filings. Liz Uihlein’s support of Kleefisch through a $20,000 donation to the former lieutenant governor’s campaign and $200,000 to a PAC dedicated to supporting her is significant with chatter picking

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 14

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s reelection bid, redistricting, the Assembly’s 2020 election probe, a Waukesha County judge’s ruling barring unmanned absentee ballot drop boxes and more. 

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Groups launch ads targeting Johnson

The Senate Majority PAC and the Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin are going up on TV with more than $1.1 million in ads knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. The Senate Majority PAC spot knocks the Oshkosh Republican as “up to his neck” in the Washington swamp, while Opportunity Wisconsin is hitting

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Survey highlights Wisconsinites’ top concerns at state, federal levels

Wisconsinites view climate change, health care, race relations, income and wealth distribution and excessive government regulations as the biggest problems facing the state. Meanwhile, the state’s residents see climate change, the federal budget deficit, income and wealth distribution, race relations and health care as the biggest problems for the nation

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Johnson formally announces reelection bid

GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the country, on Sunday formally announced he would seek reelection to “continue to fight for freedom in the public realm.” Johnson, R-Oshkosh, vowed before his 2016 reelection that he wouldn’t seek a third term. But he hedged

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Sources: Johnson expected to announce reelection bid next week

Republican Ron Johnson, considered one of the most vulnerable members of the U.S. Senate, is expected to announce next week that he’s seeking a third term, according to two sources with direct knowledge of his plans. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, vowed ahead of his 2016 reelection that it would be his final

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 7

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Tommy Thompson’s resignation as interim UW System president, developments in former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation, new GOP law enforcement bills, the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack and more.

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Kleefisch’s first TV ad in guv campaign focuses on education

GOP guv candidate Rebecca Kleefisch today released the first TV ad of her campaign, vowing to keep schools open and expand the state’s voucher program. Kleefisch’s campaign declined to provide specifics on the buy, which will run on TV and digital media. That includes how much it’s spending on the

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Green Bay Mayor Genrich seeks sanctions against Gableman

Eric Genrich has asked a Waukesha County judge to sanction Michael Gableman over the former justice’s effort to have the Green Bay mayor detained unless he sits for a deposition at a private office in Brookfield. Among other things, Genrich wants Gableman to take out full-page newspaper ads to offer

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