WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters interviewed Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) on August 7, 2013 at the state Capitol. The two leaders discussed many different topics, including, same-sex marriage decisions, what they would like to see in the new University of Wisconsin system president, healthcare, drunk driving, raw milk, personhood, and […]
Vos and Barca Discuss Upcoming Legislative Session & Elections
Date Wed, Aug. 7, 2013 - 4:36pm By Hamilton
Assembly Votes to Raise Campaign Contribution Limits
Date Fri, Jun. 14, 2013 - 1:35pm By Hamilton
The Assembly has passed a bill making various changes in election, campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying laws. The bill passed on a bi-partisan voice vote and is now headed to the Senate. Electronic Voter Registration Under the bill, starting in 2015, people could register to vote and change their address on a secure internet site […]
Court Upholds Voter ID Law
Date Thu, Jun. 6, 2013 - 10:01am By Hamilton
In its recent ruling in League of Women Voters v. Walker the IV District Court of Appeals declared the 2011 voter ID law to be constitutional on its face and, in doing so, vacated a lower court’s injunction against its enforcement. The court found that under the Wisconsin Constitution, the legislature may enact reasonable election […]
FiveThirtyEight Blog Looks at 2014 Governors’ Races
Date Mon, Apr. 8, 2013 - 12:53pm By Hamilton
Nate Silver’s popular FiveThirtyEight blog asks “Which Governors Are Most Vulnerable in 2014?” While Wisconsin’s Gov. Walker isn’t singled out for analysis, governors in several of Wisconsin’s neighboring states are.
2013 Spring Election: Candidates & Results
Date Tue, Apr. 2, 2013 - 11:44am By Hamilton
The results of the 2013 Spring Elections will be posted here as they become available. Wisconsin Supreme Court Pat Roggensack* – 57% Ed Fallone – 43% Precincts Reporting – 99% Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers* – 61% Don Pridemore – 39% Precincts Reporting – 99% State Assembly District 98 Adam Neylon (R) Court of […]
Supreme Court Race Heats Up
Date Tue, Mar. 19, 2013 - 2:10pm By Hamilton
On April 2, incumbent Justice Patience Roggensack will face Marquette Law professor Ed Fallone for her chance to win another 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. While it may not ignite the same political passions as the 2011 Prosser-Kloppenburg race, the 2013 contest is critical to determining the balance of power on the high […]
Press Corps Comments on Capitol Climate
Date Tue, Mar. 12, 2013 - 9:51am By Hamilton
Steve Walters hosted a Capitol Roundtable discussion with members of the Capitol Press Corps on March 8, 2013 at the WisconsinEye studio in Madison on the recent mining bill passed by the legislature, Governor Walker’s budget and the upcoming Supreme Court race between incumbent Justice Pat Roggensack and challenger Ed Fallone. Panelists included: WisPolitics.com editor, […]
Supreme Court Debate Scheduled
Date Thu, Mar. 7, 2013 - 11:26am By Hamilton
The State Bar of Wisconsin and We the People/Wisconsin are hosting a debate between the Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates. The incumbent, Justice Patience Roggensack, and her challenger, Marquette University Law School Professor Ed Fallone, will debate on Friday, March 22 at 7:00 PM before an audience at the State Bar Center. WISC-TV Anchor Eric Franke […]
Voters Will Get Say on Transportation Fund Amendment
Date Thu, Mar. 7, 2013 - 11:06am By Hamilton
In November 2014, voters will go to the polls to decide whether to amend the Wisconsin Constitution to bar public officials from raiding the state’s road fund for other uses. Since 2003, more than $1.3 billion has been redirected from the transportation fund and spent on unrelated programs. AJR 2 would prevent any money the […]
Roggensack, Fallone Win Supreme Court Primary
Date Thu, Feb. 21, 2013 - 10:50am By Hamilton
On April 2, incumbent Justice Patience Roggensack will face Marquette Law professor Ed Fallone for her chance to win another 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. According to unofficial results from the Associated Press, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, Roggensack received 64 percent of the primary vote and Fallone, 30 percent, to lemon […]