New Biden ad knocks Trump’s response to COVID-19

The latest TV ad from Joe Biden’s campaign features a Wisconsin woman who knocks President Trump’s response to COVID-19, saying it felt like her grandmother “didn’t matter” to the administration as she died this spring from the disease. The campaign

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Bill Kaplan: State congressional Republicans fail Wisconsin

Back in May the Democratic-led House anticipated that the toll from COVID-19 and its economic consequences would continue to be devastating. The House passed relief and recovery legislation, largely along party lines. The $3 trillion bill would help state, local and tribal governments facing huge holes in their budgets; fund

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City of Madison: Starting in-person absentee voting on Tuesday

City of Madison voters may cast absentee ballots at drive-up voting locations beginning Tuesday, July 28.  Absentee voting locations were established based on a Pandemic Voting Access Equity Analysis conducted after the April Election. The Clerk’s Office worked with Public Health to develop a safe voting plan for the fall elections.  Part

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Sen. Nass: Statement on negative COVID test backlog in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Covid-19 Testing – Serious Validity Concerns Over Backlog of Negative Results      Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) is calling on state and local public health officials to publicly announce if their agencies currently have backlogs or had backlogs at any time since at least June 1, 2020, in reporting negative

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MON News Summary: Positive COVID-19 tests reach 9.6 percent as nursing homes worry about PPE

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** July 29: U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Wednesday, July 29. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour … Please

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Wisconsin conservation organizations: Supports reelection of Sen. Schachtner

Conservation Organizations Stand with Patty SOMERSET – Major environmental groups have endorsed Senator Patty Schachtner’s re-election. Wisconsin Conservation Voters, Clean Wisconsin Action Fund, and Sierra Club have all voiced their support for Patty and her continued efforts to protect our state’s natural resources. “I’m proud to have the support of

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WisDOT: Statement on identification to show at the polls

Wisconsin driver licenses or IDs are the most common forms of identification used for voting purposes. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) encourages voters to check and be sure that they have the proper identification needed to vote in the Partisan Primary August 11, 2020. The Wisconsin

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Lemmer campaign: Rep. Melissa Sargent endorses Lindsay Lemmer for Wisconsin state Assembly in District 48

Contact: Melissa Mulliken Lindsay for Assembly 608/206-1818 info@lindsayforassembly.com Sargent, who currently represents the 48th, heads a list of more than 30 current and former elected leaders supporting Lemmer Representative Melissa Sargent has endorsed Alder Lindsay Lemmer for Wisconsin State Assembly, District 48. Sargent, who currently holds the seat in the

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Kleefisch kicks off Trump campaign office opening in Glendale

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, at the opening of a Trump campaign office in Glendale, implored Republicans to get out and vote. She also took a swipe at the state Democratic Party, which raised $10 million during the second quarter. The haul included a nearly $2.5 million donation from Illinois

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New Biden ad knocks Trump’s response to COVID-19

The latest TV ad from Joe Biden’s campaign features a Wisconsin woman who knocks President Trump’s response to COVID-19, saying it felt like her grandmother “didn’t matter” to the administration as she died this spring from the disease. The campaign is spending more than $14.5 million this week on TV

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