Tag: Wisconsin politics
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Republican Quinn outraising Democrat Westlund in NW Wisconsin Senate seat vital to control of state government
Includes lists of top donors to both candidates
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‘A D.C. Screwup’: Signatures of Wisconsin Democrats on Ukraine letter released and retracted just before election
Madison-area Congressman Mark Pocan said the letter never should have been released.
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A list of top donors to Ann Roe, Democratic candidate for Congress in southeastern Wisconsin
The challenger lags far behind incumbent Republican Rep. Bryan Steil in fundraising.
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A list of donors who gave the maximum to Derrick Van Orden, GOP candidate for Congress in western Wisconsin
Notable donors include Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply Co., John Menard, the Uihleins of ULINE, casino magnate Steve Wynn and Chicago Bears minority owner Pat Ryan.
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Top donors to state Sen. Brad Pfaff, western Wis Dem running for House
Notable donors include Judith Faulkner of Epic, Kevin Conroy of Exact Sciences, Herb Kohl, and the man he hopes to replace, the retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind.
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Johnson, Senate Republicans block bill aimed at disclosing big donors’ identities
COVID prevented Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a cosponsor of the DISCLOSE Act, from voting on the bill, her office said.
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Van Orden outraising Pfaff by millions as cash pours into race, setting new record
After a close finish in 2020, the Republican looks to flip the western Wisconsin congressional seat Democrats have held for 26 years.
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Three big changes to voting in Wisconsin in 2022, and one smaller one
Be sure your absentee ballot and witness form are filled out completely, or your vote might not count.
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“I’ll be like a turd in water’: Text messages show Prehn stayed past the expiration of his term to keep DNR board under GOP control
A Natural Resources Board member who refused to vacate his seat when his term expired did so to keep the board under Republican control, according to newly released text messages from his cell phone.
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Bipartisan Electoral College reform, aimed to prevent another Jan. 6, passes U.S. House, splits Wisconsin reps by party
Rep. Gallagher votes no with the rest of state Republicans, but signals openness to supporting the bill should the House vote on it again.
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Bipartisan funding bill for smaller police departments splits Wisconsin congressional reps in unusual way
Hardline Republican Tiffany votes against bill despite his fierce criticisms of “Defund the police” movement
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Over a year later, Republican appointees to Wisconsin tech school board refuse to resign despite expired terms
With state Supreme Court approval, coordinated norm-breaking across state boards allows GOP to hold control of some and possibly take control of others sooner than usual, experts say
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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson votes to block bipartisan cap on insulin prices
Voted instead for doomed partisan amendment that would have subsidized the drug
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Wisconsin GOP leaders have no Dem opposition in 2022, but plenty from their own party. And an ex-president.
The Assembly Speaker and Senate Majority Leader each face primary challenges, and Donald Trump has endorsed one upstart candidate.
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In an election year with elevated stakes, meet the candidates for Wisconsin Secretary of State
Republican candidates want to expand the elected office’s power to oversee elections, while Democratic candidates oppose the idea
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Record number of retirements in Wisconsin State Legislature this year
More than a quarter of incumbents not running for their seats in 2022, a number not seen since World War II
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GOP redistricting separated Fitzgerald brothers – who live 13 miles apart – into different congressional districts. Democrats put them back together again.
It’s a subtle but potentially significant result of the fierce redistricting battle that wrapped in April with a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision giving the GOP significant political victories.
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INTERACTIVE MAP: See how Wisconsin’s congressional districts changed in the redistricting process, down to the municipality
Ryan Weichelt, a professor of geography at UW-Eau Claire who specializes in redistricting, built this interactive map that shows the changes.