Weeks before Election Day, a federal judge pressed the state Wednesday on its implementation of its controversial voter ID law after reports of misinformation. U.S.
Each week, The Daily Cardinal will be taking a look at down-ballot races throughout the state. This week we travel to central Wisconsin, where incumbent Republican Luther Olsen and Democrat Brian Smith are running to represent the 14th state Senate District. In a sleepy corner of the Fox River Valley, two self-professed moderates are battling in a race which has major implications for Democratic hopes of taking back the state Senate. State Sen.
A top state Republican announced he is sticking by Republican nominee Donald Trump, despite vulgar comments made by the business mogul in an 11-year-old video released last week. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, condemned Trump’s remarks as “disgusting,” but said that many of his constituents still supported the nominee.
In a blow to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Monday he would no longer defend or campaign for Trump. Ryan’s controversial decision follows Friday’s release of a 2005 recording of Trump making vulgar comments about women.
Republican nominee Donald Trump will not attend an event in Elkhorn Saturday after a 2005 video showing the business mogul making derogatory comments about women was released by the Washington Post. In a conversation with entertainment reporter Billy Bush, Trump bragged about kissing and groping women, saying, “When you’re a star they let you do it,” in justifying his actions.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be back in Wisconsin Saturday, this time appearing at a fall festival in Walworth County. The annual event, hosted by the 1st District Republican party in Elkhorn, will feature other notable Wisconsin Republicans, including Gov. Scott Walker, House Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
Assembly Republicans are currently considering allocating part of the 2017 budget to a new voucher school expansion in an attempt to increase school choice options, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Thursday. The Educational Savings Account would allow for more flexibility for low-income parents, and would be designed to cover the costs of not only tuition at private schools, but textbooks, tutors and extracurricular activities. The ESA is backed by many Republicans, among them state Rep. Dale Kooyenga, R-Brookfield.
The state Department of Justice announced it would begin testing a backlog of more than 6,000 rape kits.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders sent a strong message to his animated supporters Wednesday afternoon during a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Monona Terrace, arguing that the rabid crowd should take a hard look at issues ranging from raising the minimum wage to student loan debt. “A lot of media portrays politics as a personality contest,” said Sanders.
A report detailing the number of incoming freshman from various Wisconsin high schools who needed to take remedial courses at UW System schools was released to the public this week. The report names 175 high schools that have at least six students who needed to take remedial math or English classes at UW colleges and universities and was sent by UW System President Ray Cross to state School Superintendent Tony Evers Sept.
Wisconsin state spending on education has increased slightly, according to a report from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, which showed an approximately 1 percent increase in fiscal support for total school costs. State's coverage of effective costs rests at 62.7 percent, up from 62.3 percent in 2014 and 62 percent in 2013. The proportion of fiscal support provided varies widely, and is calculated from relevant variables including district property values, poverty levels and specific targeted aid.
Each week, The Daily Cardinal will be taking a look at down-ballot races throughout the state.
A state committee voted for a 60-day extension of the state’s voter ID law Tuesday. The vote comes admist reports that Division of Motor Vehicles staff has been offering inaccurate information for people about how to obtain their IDs required for voting. Wisconsin enacted a statute requiring voters to present one of several acceptable photographic identifications in 2011.
The Wisconsin congressional delegation urged President Obama Tuesday to approve assistance for western Wisconsin regions after recent flooding.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday to end the controversy surrounding the John Doe saga, opting not to hear a legal challenge to extend the investigation of Governor.
Democrat Russ Feingold got a boost Monday in his bid to oust U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., after a national group supporting Johnson said they would pull most of their TV ads in the state. The National Republican Senatorial Committee announced they would cancel more than $800,000 in ads.
Assembly Democrats announced Thursday they would urge Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne to investigate campaign finance violations by Gov.
Democrats announced Wednesday they would delay launching new ads supporting Democrat Russ Feingold's campaign advertising, showing state Democrats are confident in his standing.
WAUKESHA, WIS.—Donald Trump made a stop in the heart of right-wing Wisconsin Wednesday night, packing the Waukesha County Exposition Center with frenzied supporters and giving a speech that pushed his usual message of economic growth aside in favor of an appeal for “law and order.” As the state’s most conservative county, suburban Waukesha helped put Gov.
College Republicans of UW-Madison formally endorsed presidential nominee Donald Trump in a Monday press release.
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