All the questions were answered early on election night as Tony Evers easily won the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor and Leah Vukmir cruised to victory in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Both races were called long before the 10:00 p.m. news, and both candidates should get a boost as they move on to […]
Primary Election Preview: Down the Stretch They Come…
Date Fri, Aug. 3, 2018 - 10:39am By Hamilton
With less than two weeks until primary election day, the two highest profile races are picking up steam as they turn the corner toward the final stretch. Evers and the rest In the Democratic primary race for governor, Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Tony Evers remains the favorite, and the last week has helped […]
Marquette Poll July 2018
Date Thu, Jul. 19, 2018 - 12:41pm By Hamilton
On July 18, Marquette University (MU) Law School released its final poll before the Aug. 14, 2018, primary election in Wisconsin. The poll compiled interviews with 800 registered voters in Wisconsin between July 11-15. The latest poll showed state Sen. Leah Vukmir (R-Brookfield) taking the lead for the first time over her opponent Kevin Nicholson in […]
Marquette Poll June 2018
Date Thu, Jul. 12, 2018 - 3:46pm By Hamilton
On June 20, Marquette University (MU) released its second poll of 2018 that compiled interviews with nearly 800 registered voters in Wisconsin between June 13-17, 2018. The poll detailed voter opinions on Wisconsin’s current representatives and candidates for primaries in the November 2018 elections. Voter approval of President Donald Trump remained largely the same as […]
Wisconsin To Begin Collecting Online Sales Tax
Date Wed, Jul. 11, 2018 - 12:13pm By Hamilton
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states may collect online sales tax from sellers with no physical presence in the state. Gov. Walker’s administration has announced that the Department of Revenue (DOR) will promulgate rules for administering Wisconsin’s 5 percent sales tax online and begin collection in October. […]
U.S. Supreme Court Decides Plaintiffs in Redistricting Case Lack Standing
Date Fri, Jul. 6, 2018 - 1:10pm By Hamilton
In a long-awaited decision of this term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the plaintiffs in Gill v. Whitford, the legal challenge to Wisconsin Republicans’ 2010 redistricting map, lack standing to challenge the statewide map. The Court remanded the case to district court, giving the plaintiffs another opportunity to demonstrate concrete injuries to their individual votes. […]
Analysis: Special Election Results in AD 42 and SD 1
Date Fri, Jun. 15, 2018 - 10:04am By Hamilton
Assembly District 42: Sun rises in the east; Assembly Republican wins contested race. It seems like it has been a long time since a Democrat has upended a Republican in a competitive Assembly race. Tuesday’s special election provided a great set up for Democrats to reverse this trend: A female candidate in “the year of […]
2018 Wisconsin State Democratic Convention
Date Fri, Jun. 15, 2018 - 9:18am By Hamilton
Wisconsin Democrats met earlier this month for their annual state convention. Almost 1400 attendees met in Oshkosh to hear from the state’s Democratic leaders. Democrats at the convention were optimistic about their chances in November, especially following the “blue wave” of special election wins in Senate District 10 and on the state Supreme Court. Governor […]
Justice Abrahamson Not Running for Re-election
Date Thu, Jun. 14, 2018 - 8:28pm By Hamilton
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson has announced she will not run for re-election when her fourth term is up in 2019. Abrahamson was appointed by Democratic Gov. Patrick Lucey in 1976 as the state’s first woman Supreme Court Justice. She served as Chief Justice from 1996 to 2015. Abrahamson is the longest serving Supreme […]