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Apr 30, 2023

Senator Ron Johnson says he will continue to support Donald Trump if tapped as Republican nominee

As many Republicans are distancing themselves from former President Donald Trump, Senator Ron Johnson told a room full of journalists on Monday at a Milwaukee Press Club event he would continue to support Trump if he is selected as the Republican Presidential nominee. “I will support the nominee of the Republican party,” Johnson said. On […]

Apr 20, 2023

Wisconsin GOP lawmakers working on medical pot legalization

Republican lawmakers are now working privately to build support for a medical cannabis program.

Wisconsin Abortion
Mar 15, 2023

Wisconsin Democrats slam Republican proposed abortion exceptions bill

The Republican controlled Wisconsin Legislature unveiled a measure Wednesday creating an exception to the state’s 1849 abortion ban in cases of rape and incest.

Mar 3, 2023

Trump attorney reappointed to Wisconsin judicial panel

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for former President Donald Trump who worked to overturn his loss in battleground Wisconsin has been reappointed by the state Supreme Court’s four conservative justices to a second term on a committee that advises judges on judicial conduct. Jim Troupis’ reappointment to the panel was approved Thursday on a 4-3 vote […]

Sep 26, 2022

Wisconsin’s top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena

Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader is suing to block a subpoena that orders him to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection about a conversation he had with Donald Trump about overturning the 2020 election.

Aug 29, 2022

Vos withdraws subpoenas, ending Wisconsin election inquiry

Wisconsin's Republican Assembly leader on Friday withdrew subpoenas submitted as part of a GOP-led investigation into the 2020 election, marking the end of a 14-month endeavor that yielded no evidence of election fraud.

Gableman ordered to not delete records
Aug 26, 2022

Editorial: Rep. Vos hangs on; Gableman circus leaves town

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos won a narrow victory over challenger Adam Steen in the Republican primary and deserves a round of applause from those who want to move on from the past presidential race and look to the future.

Aug 23, 2022

GOP asks judge to toss lawsuit challenging abortion ban

Republicans who control the state Legislature asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul's lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's 173-year-old abortion ban.

Aug 12, 2022

Wisconsin GOP leader fires 2020 election investigator

The Wisconsin Assembly Republican leader who hired a former state Supreme Court justice to investigate the 2020 election fired him Friday, three days after the lawmaker beat a primary opponent whom the investigator and former President Donald Trump had endorsed.

Aug 10, 2022

Wisconsin Assembly leader Vos beats Trump-backed challenger

Wisconsin's most powerful Republican narrowly survived being targeted by Donald Trump in Tuesday's primary, then said his win proved that lawmakers "don't have to be a lapdog to whatever Donald Trump says."

Aug 4, 2022

Primaries bring big challenges for incumbent GOP state lawmakers

As the longest-serving Assembly speaker in Wisconsin, Robin Vos has presided over efforts to restrict abortions, weaken unions, expand gun rights and push back against COVID-19 mandates. Despite that, he's facing a primary challenger who claims he's not conservative enough.

Aug 3, 2022

Elections panel declines to recommend charges in ballot case

Wisconsin elections officials decided Wednesday not to recommend that prosecutors charge a man who acknowledged he posed as Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and others on a state website to fraudulently obtain their absentee ballots.

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