Stories tagged: "presidential election"

Elections Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. (Graphic via Tania Lili for COURIER)
Elections Trump Pulls Wisconsin Ads as Democrats Prepare to Blitz Green Bay

Coronavirus handling is at the heart of new messaging to air in a national pandemic hot spot.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 8, 2020 2:45 pm CDT
Coronavirus President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One to travel to the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
Coronavirus President Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus on Eve of Planned Wisconsin Visits

Overnight tweet upends a campaign, roils markets, puts a new face on a pandemic that has killed 205,000 Americans

Associated Press Associated Press October 2, 2020 5:03 am CDT
Economy A jogger runs past the Midwest Paper Group mill in Combined Locks
Economy Politics Creates Economic Illusion in Houdini’s Hometown

Whether Trump broke the economy in Appleton or is saving it may be more about feelings than facts.

Associated Press Associated Press September 16, 2020 2:36 pm CDT
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Elections Wisconsin, Your Vote Matters. Make It Count, Make a Plan.

The cure to what ails us is the well-informed voter, and we'd like to help.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow September 4, 2020 10:49 am CDT
Elections Voting stations at the Eagle Point town hall in Chippewa County (Photo by Pat Kreitlow)
Elections State Elections Officials Took Serious Lessons From April. They Hope This Means a Smoother November.

Local clerks, USPS, improved websites all aim to avoid a repeat of the chaotic “pandemic election.”

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 1, 2020 2:42 pm CDT

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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) holds a press conference on April 13 where he demands Gov. Tony Evers accept severe restrictions on local health officials, schools, and the governor himself in exchange for tens of millions of dollars in federal supplemental COVID food aid. (Image via Wisconsin Eye.) Politics Evers and Timberlake Find a Way to Bypass Vos’ Willingness to Lose Millions in Food Aid for Families
An archival image of the Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes in Waushara County, which have experienced a reduction in water levels due to groundwater withdrawals for irrigated agriculture. (Photo credit: Wisconsin DNR) Natural Resources Clean Water at Stake as WI Supreme Court Hears Appeals to Take GOP Restrictions Off the DNR
Left: A sewer line under construction along St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee in 1920. Right: Victor Berger, co-founder of the Socialist Party of America, editor of the Milwaukee Leader, and the first Socialist elected to Congress. Lower: Construction of a Milwaukee sewer line in 1932. (Photos courtesy: Wisconsin Historical Society and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman.) Infrastructure Infrastructure Is Good Politics—Just Ask Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists of 1904
The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Politics Not Allowed: Nonpartisan Analysis Finds a Flaw in GOP Plans for Wisconsin Stimulus Money
Elections FILE - Kanye West answers questions during a church service, Nov. 17, 2019, in Houston, TX.
Elections Kanye West Will Not Be on Wisconsin’s Presidential Ballot

The rapper’s candidacy, boosted by Republican operatives, missed its deadline.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 20, 2020 6:00 pm CDT
Politics Marquette Poll for August Shows Biden Leads Trump by 6 Points.
Politics 7 Out of 10 Wisconsinites Support Mask Requirements in New Marquette Poll

Survey shows Biden up 6 on Trump. Comfort on sending kids back to school depends on if you have kids at home.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 11, 2020 7:08 pm CDT