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Jun 27, 2022

Wisconsin Democrats focus ire on Republican Sen. Johnson

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats looking to unseat Republican Sen. Ron Johnson focused their attacks on him Sunday, and not each other, as the eight candidates made their case to party activists at the state convention held six weeks before the primary. The Democratic Senate candidates blasted Johnson for […]

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May 5, 2022

Wisconsin Senate candidate slams Ron Johnson on abortion

The only woman running for U.S. Senate in battleground Wisconsin hoped to separate herself from her Democratic challengers on Thursday by being the first on the air with an ad hitting incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson for supporting the expected overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Ron Johnson aide asked felon convicted of fraud for opinion
Mar 14, 2022

Wisconsin Democrats vie for edge in crowded Senate race

Democrats in the crowded primary race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin are trying to distinguish themselves through traditional campaign tactics, like million-dollar television ad buys and policy papers, but also in more unusual ways like selling non-fungible tokens, playing rock songs and releasing folksy online videos.

Jan 7, 2022

Wisconsin GOP leader: ‘Zero chance’ of taking over elections

A top Republican lawmaker in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin said Friday that there is "zero chance" the GOP-controlled Legislature will take over the awarding of the state's 10 presidential elector votes in 2024, even as Democrats worry that is their goal.

Oct 11, 2021

US Senate candidate Godlewski puts $1 million into race

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski on Monday announced she recently tapped her personal wealth to put $1 million into the race, a move that comes days after another candidate became the first to air television ads statewide.

Aug 27, 2021

Senate hopeful Lasry got property tax breaks in 2 states

Alex Lasry, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin and son of a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, benefitted from nearly $24,000 in property tax breaks in New York and Wisconsin that are supposed to be applied only to a primary residence.

Aug 11, 2021

Wisconsin poll finds ‘unsettling’ feelings about government

A "very unsettling" majority of Wisconsin residents thinks both state and national government is broken, and there is also a growing feeling that the state is on the wrong track, the latest Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday found.

Aug 11, 2021

Report: Johnson pushed for tax break benefitting megadonors

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin pushed for a tax break in 2017 resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in deductions to megadonors who funded his campaigns, a report Wednesday from the nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica found.

Jul 21, 2021

Milwaukee alderwoman joins Democratic race for US Senate

Milwaukee City Councilwoman Chantia Lewis announced on Wednesday that she's running for the U.S. Senate, becoming the ninth Democrat to enter the race for the seat currently held by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.

Jun 23, 2021

4 recommended for Eastern District judicial vacancy

Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson have recommended four candidates to fill a judicial vacancy in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Apr 1, 2021

Democrat Lasry raises more than $1 million for Senate bid

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry said Thursday that his campaign had raised more than $1 million since he got in the race in mid-February. Lasry is running for the seat currently held by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who has not yet said whether he will seek a third […]

Jan 6, 2021

Wisconsin Republicans divided over election objection

Wisconsin's Republican congressional delegation is split over whether to confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden, with at least two planning to object Wednesday and one saying such a decision would go down a "dangerous path."

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