Democrats asked former
@GovEvers
’ staffer to extend voting hours in Madison, WI in today’s presidential primary. He granted their wish. The Left is lawless.
Let's be clear: The UW system was offered a compromise that gave them a majority of what they wanted. They said no because they want 100%. That's on them - not the legislature.
"ZERO CHENCE" The Republican leader said there was no chance he would soften his position on the deal that is holding up raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees.
Testified in Madison today with
@RealSamRogers
in opposition to ranked choice voting. Every Wisconsin ballot should count. 🗳️✅ No Wisconsin ballot should be thrown in the 🗑️ simply to create a 50%+1 majority.
Your side literally wants to invalidate the outcome of every Wisconsin senate election in 2022 and toss out every ballot cast by every voter in those elections. Stop lecturing about "democracy."
Wisconsin Republicans would rather sacrifice our democracy than face votes without rigged maps.
That’s why they’re threatening to impeach Justices – because they’re scared to death. We’ve got them running and come next November we’re going to compete for the majority!
This is about a petty vendetta, not fair maps. He is complaining about maps that are over 99% the ones he drew. Talk about partisanship over principles, man this guy takes the cake.
BREAKING: my promise to the people of Wisconsin is that I’d fight for fair maps, so I’ll be vetoing the maps passed by Republicans today.
Moving legislative district lines so GOP-gerrymandered incumbents get to keep their seats is just more gerrymandering.
Basic stuff, folks.
150 late absentee ballots in Milwaukee will delay election results until 10pm? How incompetent can Claire Woodall-Vogg and her team be? This is absurd.
.
@MKE_VOTE
Executive Director Claire Woodall-Vogg tells me Central Count received a last minute USPS delivery of 150 ballots at 7:45, so they will be delayed until at least 10pm. She says of USPS "we are thankful for their commitment to ensuring every vote counts."
Soda is the
#1
item purchased with food stamps, and other junk foods rank pretty high. The federal government should grant states the ability to limit food stamp purchases to healthy, nutritious food.
We need to maintain legislative majorities in Wisconsin, replace Sen. Tammy Baldwin, re-elect our Republican House members, and send a Republican to the White House, and some people are wasting time, effort & money trying to recall
@repvos
. Absurd. Let’s focus our energy on
Robin Vos is a conservative and not a Democrat, despite what detractors say.
The grifters and liars from out of state will saying anything for a signature.
Don’t be misled by people just looking for their next paycheck.
Staff take note (I've been staff, too). You weren't elected. Your name isn't on the ballot. Your name isn't on the office door or plaque. Do your job. Give your boss good, honest advice. Don't leak it. Don't backstab. If you can't do your job for whatever reason, quietly leave.
These camp-in events are hardly organic. I've never been to a campsite where everyone had the same color tent - let alone campsites in multiple states where the predominant color was a light green.
Corporate greed is raising costs, and middle-class families are paying the price. Already rich CEOs are taking home millions in bonuses while families are struggling to keep up with the cost of living, and it’s wrong.
"Republican lawmakers recently passed a package of bills that would have made Wisconsin a national leader in workforce reform" but
@GovEvers
vetoed every bill. Check out my piece for
@realclearpolicy
#wiright
Undermining your own credibility in order to be taken seriously is not a smart strategy. Public deserves to know the truth, loses confidence when elites treat them like they can't handle facts.
Dr. Anthony Fauci has been slowly but deliberately moving the goal posts on when herd immunity is possible. He is doing so, he said, partly based on new science, and partly on his gut feeling that the U.S. is finally ready to hear what he really thinks.
NEW from
@gekaminsky
: Left-wing Wisconsin Justice Janet Protasiewicz was backed by the same groups paying Marc Elias, who is behind the congressional map lawsuit.
After months of lying and having cover from some “journalists”
@GovEvers
finally admits responsibility for putting child rapists and murderers back on the streets and in our neighborhoods.
Wisconsin Democrat Gov. Tony Evers says the parole commission, which has released hundreds of violent inmates from prison early, is "not something I have any control over" — but says he'd "intervene" if necessary.
Q: "So you do have a little control?"
EVERS: "Well...yeah"
Today
@SenRonJohnson
called out the massive waste in the Medicaid system, where 1 out of every 5 dollars is spent on an improper payment. Time for accountability.
#wiright
#wisen
.
@tammybaldwin
if “buy American” is more than a slogan for you, tell
@JoeBiden
to approve pipelines and let’s reverse this self-inflicted dependence on foreign oil.
#wiright
Rank choice voting is such a disaster it delayed election results by weeks in New York City. Wisconsin doesn’t need to import a NYC boondoggle to solve a problem that doesn’t exist here.
#wipolitics
#wiright
Nice of
@JoeBiden
to have the audience stand in solidarity with
#Ukraine
at
#SOTU2022
, but how about the White House closing those energy loopholes in the sanctions? Let's do what it takes. Actions. Not gestures, Mr. President.
#wiright
US Senate votes 95-1 to consent to ratify admission of
#Finland
and
#Sweden
into
#NATO
. US = 23rd ally to ratify; 7 more to go.
Vladimir Putin deserves big share of credit. Without his actions this year, Helsinki and Stockholm most likely would not have applied.
Wasn't a good day for the kids who attend North Division HS in MKE and have been failed by
@Tony4WI
. Zero % of kids at North Division can do math or science at grade level according to
@WisconsinDPI
testing.
#LetsGetToWork
It is the belief of the
@JoeBiden
administration that America is *not* a universal force for good in the world. Our example, our economy, and our military might are unrivaled. We can lead without becoming entangled in strategic distractions. The Biden team promised that the
The Biden Admin's foreign policy is designed to weaken the United States. Right now, they're trying to get China to play a larger role in the Middle East and also blocking US LNG exports, which makes Russia and Qatar wealthier. This is policy designed by those who see the US as
.
@GovEvers
’ war on transparency is remarkable. If this was a Republican tactic it would be breathlessly reported on the front page of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has sent & received 17,000 emails using the state email address warren.spahn
@wisconsin
.gov but thinks the public has no right to know.
#breaking
Was great meeting Rick Atkinson
@MountVernon
yesterday and picking up a copy of his soon-to-be-released book. Rick is a must read for those who wish to be historically literate.
Republicans have artificially held power in Wisconsin through extreme partisan gerrymandering.
They may soon have to run under fair maps and can’t handle it.
They can fry all they want but voters are about to hold their party accountable for a decade of mismanagement.
BREAKING: Today, I’m filing a motion to intervene in the redistricting case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging Wisconsin’s gerrymandered legislative maps.
I'm sure both
@JusticeDanKelly
and
@JudgeDorowWI
agree that despite differences with Justice Hagedorn, he is still better than Judge Neubauer. Look forward to unifying to win after tomorrow night.
Happy birthday, Devil Dogs. Glad each and every one of you is on our side. Your screaming may be unintelligible but your ferocity is unmistakable.
#usmcbirthday
#SemperFi
JUST IN: UW Board of Regents voted tonight to fire UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow.
A quote from System President Jay Rothman says, "We learned of specific conduct by Dr. Gow that has subjected the university to significant reputational harm. His actions were abhorrent."
Ranked choice voting, also called final five voting, is such a complicated disaster that even Gov. Newsom in CA vetoed it.
#wiright
#wisconsin
#wipolitics
.
@MollyBeck
@patrickdmarley
@BillGlauber
your FRI story never mentioned Wis. Stat. 6.86(1)(a) requires "written application" for absentee ballot. That's the crux of the debate. Regardless of who is right that fact is critical context.
#wiright
Wisconsin's surplus is more than $3 billion. One senator wants to send everyone a nearly $1,000 check.
But Sen. Robert Wirch (D-Somers) says his idea hasn't gotten a warm reception.
"Candidly, they've kind of looked at me like I'm from another planet."
Hunters and anglers are the front line of conservation and stewardship. Anti-hunter is anti-conservation. Need more folks to get out and enjoy the outdoors. 🦌
JUST IN:
The Biden administration accused China’s Ministry of State Security of conducting cyber espionage while “using a Chinese tech company as a front.”
7 hackers were criminally charged & sanctioned.
The big story w/ retail sales is once again inflation: while retail spending has increased 13.2% over the last 3 years, it's down 3.6% adjusted for inflation - people are spending more but they're buying less physical stuff; this is a sign of impoverishment, not wealth...
I remember when
@GovEvers
declared there was no crisis at the southern border. "There is simply not ample evidence to support the president’s contention that there exists a national security crisis at our Southwestern border." 👀
Some broad generalizations here but
@InezFeltscher
is on point noting that 1) higher ed has failed to prove it is indespensible & merits gov’t support & 2) student debt is mostly an upper and upper middle class problem.
#wiright
.
@GovEvers
has governed in a pretty partisan fashion. “Evers has typically vetoed a higher number of bills than most governors, even ones who had a different party in the Legislature.”
A brief comeuppance for angry rural white guy
@bangstad
who is asking an all-white WI Supreme Court to block education options for kids of color in Wisconsin.