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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
A Dane County judge has rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ request to block depositions for him and his legal counsel over records related to the 2020 election review being conducted by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. Vos, R-Rochester,
WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review the top stories of 2021 in state politics.
A Republican state senator says former Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation into the 2020 election should end and declares many Republicans agree with her. “I’ve got numerous communications from my Republican colleagues both in the Assembly and the Senate, thanking me
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss redistricting, Dem Assembly leadership elections, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation and more.
Gov. Tony Evers has sent the state Supreme Court a proposed legislative map his office says makes fewer changes to current lines than the GOP lawmakers’ version while adding one more majority Black Assembly seat. The guv’s office also said
Speaker Robin Vos says the Assembly could be in later than usual this session to give former Justice Michael Gableman more time to wrap up a 2020 election review so lawmakers can incorporate his findings when writing new bills. The
Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, alongside national election experts said former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman needs to wrap up his investigation sooner rather than later to preserve election confidence and Republicans’ chances of winning in the future. “No election
A Dem member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission charged that “a small group of Republicans” is out to seize control of state elections infrastructure ahead of the 2022 elections. “There’s a small group of Republicans that are willing to make
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejecting a complaint over election grants, COVID-19, the GOP push to oust Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ comments on election conspiracy theories.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, are at odds over the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s nod to the GOP redistricting effort. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The groups that filed complaints against five Wisconsin cities and Administrator Meagan Wolfe plan to appeal the Elections Commission’s finding there is no probable cause to believe the communities committed a crime by accepting private funds to pay for election
The state Elections Commission dismissed a complaint over five Wisconsin cities accepting private money to cover election costs last year, finding there was no probable cause to believe “that a violation of law or abuse of discretion has occurred.” The
Former Justice Michael Gableman is trying to make an example of the Green Bay and Madison mayors by seeking to have them jailed unless they don’t agree to testify for him, his office tells WisPolitics.com. Gableman’s review of the 2020
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty released its own review of the 2020 election, finding no evidence of widespread fraud. While the group said it believes more eligible voters cast ballots for Joe Biden than Donald Trump, it
The LAB’s follow-up review of Madison’s management of the 2020 election found all of the city’s pre-election tests of electronic voting equipment the agency checked were accurate and conducted within the required 10 days of the election. Meanwhile, all 551
Michael Gableman is paying his lead attorney $450 an hour to fight Dem AG Josh Kaul’s attempt to quash a subpoena the former Supreme Court justice issued to Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, according to new records. American Oversight,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss staffers working on former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s 2020 election probe, the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s response to the Legislative Audit Bureau election audit; the state Supreme Court’s decision on how to approach drawing new district lines, Rep. Amy Loudenbeck’s entry into the secretary of state race and the Republican push for tougher bail laws in the wake of the Waukesha Christmas parade attack.
The mayors of Green Bay and Madison are firing back at Michael Gableman over the former justice’s petition that could have them jailed to force their compliance with subpoenas he issued as part of his review of the 2020 election.
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman says he has taken legal action to force the mayors of Green Bay and Madison to testify before him as part of his review of the 2020 election. But officials of both cities said
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
A Dane County judge has rejected Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ request to block depositions for him and his legal counsel over records related to the 2020 election review being conducted by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. Vos, R-Rochester, had sought an order blocking the Jan. 12 depositions sought
WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review the top stories of 2021 in state politics.
A Republican state senator says former Justice Michael Gableman’s investigation into the 2020 election should end and declares many Republicans agree with her. “I’ve got numerous communications from my Republican colleagues both in the Assembly and the Senate, thanking me for my bravery and stepping up to say, you know,
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss redistricting, Dem Assembly leadership elections, former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s election investigation and more.
Gov. Tony Evers has sent the state Supreme Court a proposed legislative map his office says makes fewer changes to current lines than the GOP lawmakers’ version while adding one more majority Black Assembly seat. The guv’s office also said his proposed maps for the Legislature and Congress would have
Speaker Robin Vos says the Assembly could be in later than usual this session to give former Justice Michael Gableman more time to wrap up a 2020 election review so lawmakers can incorporate his findings when writing new bills. The Rochester Republican, in a WisPolitics.com year-end interview yesterday, sought to
Sen. Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, alongside national election experts said former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman needs to wrap up his investigation sooner rather than later to preserve election confidence and Republicans’ chances of winning in the future. “No election is perfect,” the Senate Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics
A Dem member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission charged that “a small group of Republicans” is out to seize control of state elections infrastructure ahead of the 2022 elections. “There’s a small group of Republicans that are willing to make outrageous claims, just to get us to resign, and (WEC
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission rejecting a complaint over election grants, COVID-19, the GOP push to oust Milwaukee County DA John Chisholm and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ comments on election conspiracy theories.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, are at odds over the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s nod to the GOP redistricting effort. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
The groups that filed complaints against five Wisconsin cities and Administrator Meagan Wolfe plan to appeal the Elections Commission’s finding there is no probable cause to believe the communities committed a crime by accepting private funds to pay for election costs. The conservative Thomas More Society and the Wisconsin Voters
The state Elections Commission dismissed a complaint over five Wisconsin cities accepting private money to cover election costs last year, finding there was no probable cause to believe “that a violation of law or abuse of discretion has occurred.” The commission rejected the conservative Amistad Project’s assertion that accepting the
Former Justice Michael Gableman is trying to make an example of the Green Bay and Madison mayors by seeking to have them jailed unless they don’t agree to testify for him, his office tells WisPolitics.com. Gableman’s review of the 2020 election has focused on five cities that received private money
The conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty released its own review of the 2020 election, finding no evidence of widespread fraud. While the group said it believes more eligible voters cast ballots for Joe Biden than Donald Trump, it also suggested the number of votes that didn’t comply with
The LAB’s follow-up review of Madison’s management of the 2020 election found all of the city’s pre-election tests of electronic voting equipment the agency checked were accurate and conducted within the required 10 days of the election. Meanwhile, all 551 Madison absentee ballot envelopes the Legislative Audit Bureau reviewed included
Michael Gableman is paying his lead attorney $450 an hour to fight Dem AG Josh Kaul’s attempt to quash a subpoena the former Supreme Court justice issued to Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, according to new records. American Oversight, a liberal group that has sued to force the release
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss staffers working on former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s 2020 election probe, the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s response to the Legislative Audit Bureau election audit; the state Supreme Court’s decision on how to approach drawing new district lines, Rep. Amy Loudenbeck’s entry into the secretary of state race and the Republican push for tougher bail laws in the wake of the Waukesha Christmas parade attack.
The mayors of Green Bay and Madison are firing back at Michael Gableman over the former justice’s petition that could have them jailed to force their compliance with subpoenas he issued as part of his review of the 2020 election. An attorney for Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich says the
Former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman says he has taken legal action to force the mayors of Green Bay and Madison to testify before him as part of his review of the 2020 election. But officials of both cities said they hadn’t been served with anything seeking to compel them