RACINE – Racine native Roger Polack was the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic Party primary for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District seat. He received 28,697 votes (58%) versus Kenosha resident Josh Prade’s 20,608 votes (42%), according to unofficial results. Polack will face the incumbent, Rep. Bryan Steil, a Republican from Janesville, in the November general election. “I’m […]
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Redistricting in Wisconsin: Where we’re at
By Peter Cameron The state of Wisconsin is gerrymandered. In one of the most-evenly divided states in the country, none of the 2018 elections for the state’s seven U.S. congressional seats were decided by less than double figures. That’s equivalent to electoral blowouts in every district, no matter which party won. State Republicans may disagree with […]
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Bernie Sanders stumps for Randy Bryce for 1st Congressional Seat
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) made a campaign stop in Racine to support Randy Bryce, who is running as a Democrat against House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) to represent the 1st Congressional District. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) campaigns at Memorial Hall for Randy Bryce, the Democratic candidate opposing Cong. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) in the First […]
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Property owners living in wake of Foxconn told home could be condemned
Families living in the path of a proposed $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group facility have been approached by the Village of Mount Pleasant to acquire their property, and more than one family has found the process confusing and frustrating. Not only do they say they’re being see-sawed by government officials, but the Village may be […]
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Ryan Town Hall Focuses On Trump, Health Care, and Foxconn
In his first town hall meeting in over two years, House Speaker Paul Ryan focused on a wide range of topics from health care to President Donald Trump’s statement on race riots to Foxconn bringing a $10 billion manufacturing plant to Wisconsin. Ryan spoke at the Racine Theatre Guild Monday night as part of a […]
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Racine County Eye Shut Out From Ryan’s Town Hall Meeting
House Speaker Paul Ryan will host his first town hall in Racine in over two years. But because Ryan is allowing CNN to organize it, the Racine County Eye is not allowed to attend the event. This is unusual and disappointing. I have been covering Ryan throughout my 18-year career as a journalist and most […]
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Foxconn To Build $10 Billion Manufacturing Campus Here
Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) will bring up to 13,000 new jobs and build a $10 billion manufacturing campus in southeastern Wisconsin by 2020. President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Gov. Scott Walker made the announcement at the White House Wednesday afternoon. The electronics contract manufacturer founder and CEO […]
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BREAKING: Kenosha Man Dropping Out Of Congressional Race
A Kenosha man running against Republican Paul Ryan (R-Janesville), who serves the 1st Congressional District, has decided to step down from his campaign to support Caledonia resident Randy Bryce. David Yankovich, who moved from Ohio to Kenosha, is stepping down from his congressional campaign and giving his support to Bryce. Yankovich wrote on a tweet at […]
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InSinkErator Reveals Building, Expansion Plans
Emerson Electric, the parent company of InSinkErator, unveiled the architectural drawings of two investments — a $34 million headquarters and lab in Mount Pleasant and $29 million in improvements to its facility in Racine. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), who was at the unveiling at InSinkErator’s headquarters Thursday morning, highlighted how company’s like InSinkErator “are […]
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Sturtevant Voters Choose Republican Candidates
Village of Sturtevant residents overwhelmingly voted for Republican candidates Tuesday, giving Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, Robin Vos and Tricia Hanson decidedly more votes than their Democratic opponents. Village Administrator/Clerk Mary Cole recorded 2,725 voters out of more than 3,175 total registered voters, putting turnout there at 85 percent. Here’s how it shook out there: President […]
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Photo ID Needed to Vote Tuesday
Here’s the voter information you’ll need to cast your ballot in the 2016 presidential election Tuesday. In addition to the presidential election, citizens in Racine County will also need to cast a vote for who will represent the 1st Congressional District in Washington, D.C., for U.S. Senator and who will head up the District Attorney’s office. Residents […]
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Paul Ryan Handily Wins Primary
To the surprise of virtually no one, Congressman and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan cruised to an easy primary win over Republican challenger Paul Nehlen. WISN 12 News listed the results with 224 of 341 precincts reporting: Ryan: 38,370, or 84 percent Nehlen: 7,369, or 16 percent Ryan will face either Tom Breu or Ryan […]
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Should Paul Ryan Have Endorsed Donald Trump?
Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan Thursday made it official; he endorsed presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Ryan made the announcement in his hometown newspaper, the Janesville Gazette. In his op-ed, the Speaker outlines all the reasons he wouldn’t outright endorse Trump, telling constituents that over the course of multiple conversations Ryan came to […]
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Feingold Highlights Wisconsin GOP Rift Over Trump
Russ Feingold, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, rubbed a little salt into the wound of the Wisconsin Republican Party, which has been trying to get its membership to unify around Donald Trump as their nominee.. Feingold spoke at Wilson’s Coffee & Tea in Racine on Thursday. About 100 people gathered at the coffee shop to listen to […]
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Local Republicans Taking Wait-and-See with Trump
Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, local Republicans are hesitating throwing their full support behind him. There was still a field of three as recent as the May 3 Indiana primary, but when Trump came out the clear winner, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich both withdrew from […]
