Barnes blasted his opponent, Sen. Ron Johnson, for saying Wisconsin had enough good-paying jobs when Oshkosh Corporation chose to build the new fleet of mail trucks in South Carolina.
Mandela Barnes (D), who also serves as lieutenant governor, is planning to visit Green Bay on Thursday to meet with local union members. Sen. Ron Johnson (R) is hosting a roundtable discussion next week in Milwaukee on border security.
“Thanks to you, we took on the Madison Establishment and won,” said Michels. “Tonight we celebrate, but then, first thing tomorrow, let’s get to work.”
National Democrats like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have stated they believe Barnes is the candidate who can defeat incumbent Johnson in November.
Tim Michels released his first attack ad in the gubernatorial primary, days after saying negative ads are “just bad policy” and politicians who do that are “losing."
The Wisconsin Elections Commission says it can't recommend charges against a man who admitted fraudulently requesting absentee ballots in politicians' names unless someone files a complaint.
The race for governor on the Republican side of the ticket might be clearer for voters after the top three candidates participated in a town hall-style debate Monday night.
The special investigator hired by Republicans publicly said lawmakers should consider decertifying President Biden’s win, but later in a private memo said such a move would be a “practical impossibility.”
Republican Tim Michels has spent nearly $12 million of his own money on his run for Wisconsin governor, campaign finance reports filed ahead of next week’s primary election show
A judge has awarded about $163,000 in fees to attorneys for the liberal watchdog group American Oversight in an open records lawsuit it brought against the investigator hired by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to investigate the 2020 election
The state election board dismissed a Wisconsin sheriff’s claim that its MyVote system for getting an absentee ballot is particularly vulnerable to election fraud.
Mike Pence revealed the Republican gubernatorial candidate he would like to see take on Gov. Tony Evers this fall – and it isn’t the one the former vice-president’s old boss picked.
An election security task force says security of election workers and equipment in Dane County isn’t adequate for the threats that officials and workers are facing in a climate of lies and misinformation about supposed fraud.
The stakes this year are higher this year because some Republicans, including Loudenbeck, support giving the ordinarily sleepy office the power to oversee elections.
Records released by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign show Michels has been a big giver to powerful Republicans and candidates for the past 12 years. His top GOP rival in the race, former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, isn’t far behind.
