Timothy Ramthun

Aug 9, 2022

Wisconsin primary may shape elections in key battleground

Voters will choose a Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor on Tuesday who could reshape how elections are conducted in the marquee battleground, where former President Donald Trump is still pressing to overturn his 2020 loss and backing candidates he sees as allies.

Jul 26, 2022

What’s behind efforts to decertify 2020 election?

A year and a half after Joe Biden's presidential inauguration, Donald Trump is still pushing for decertifying Biden's win, particularly in Wisconsin.

Jun 28, 2022

GOP gov hopefuls: Fire DAs who don’t enforce abortion ban

Three Republican gubernatorial hopefuls say they would fire prosecutors who refuse to enforce Wisconsin's 173-year-old ban on abortions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision reversing Roe vs. Wade.

Jun 22, 2022

Wisconsin elections head not concerned about intimidation

Wisconsin's top elections official said Tuesday that she wasn't worried about increased voter intimidation or partisan observers at the polls this fall, when the Democratic governor and a Republican U.S. senator are up for reelection in the presidential battleground state.

May 16, 2022

Wisconsin Republicans look to unite amid internal feuds

Wisconsin Republicans gathering for their annual convention this week are trying to unite to defeat Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and reelect U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, in two of the most hotly contested races nationwide this year.

Mar 17, 2022

Republican lawmaker says he wanted to punch GOP leader

A Republican state lawmaker and candidate for governor said he wanted to punch Assembly Speaker Robin Vos "right in the nose" after he kicked him out of a meeting about decertifying President Joe Biden's 2020 win in Wisconsin.

Mar 16, 2022

Wisconsin GOP leader rejects election decertification call

Wisconsin's Republican speaker of the Assembly again rejected calls to decertify President Joe Biden's win in the battleground state after meeting privately Wednesday with advocates for making that move that attorneys across the political spectrum have said can't be done.

Feb 21, 2022

GOP voting changes set for approval by Wisconsin Legislature

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature was prepared to pass a package of fast-tracked bills this week that would make it more difficult to vote in the presidential battleground state, election year measures that are all but certain to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Feb 16, 2022

Wisconsin elections officials knock down conspiracy claims

Wisconsin's top elections officials systematically knocked down a series of conspiracy theories about the state's voter records and election administration during a public hearing Wednesday before a legislative committee led by a Republican who has helped elevate the claims.

Feb 15, 2022

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers call for overturning election

Two Republican state lawmakers, including one running for governor, spoke at a rally Tuesday in the Wisconsin Capitol urging support for the legally impossible act of overturning Wisconsin's 2020 presidential election.

Feb 10, 2022

Wisconsin election conspiracy theorist running for governor

A state lawmaker who has won praise from former President Donald Trump for his attempts to illegally reverse President Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin filed paperwork Thursday to run for governor, a move that would shake up the Republican primary.

Jan 20, 2022

Wisconsin GOP lawmaker who questioned Biden win disciplined

The Wisconsin Republican Assembly leader disciplined a lawmaker on Thursday for falsely claiming that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state and that he wanted to award the state's electoral votes to him, even though that is not possible.