Matt Smith
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Political director @WISN12News Milwaukee. Award-winning anchor, reporter. ‘UPFRONT’ executive producer, co-host. Minnesota native. Girl dad. Fueled by ☕️
Alex Lasry, the former Bucks exec and U.S. Senate candidate, joined the group today at the NYSE. Lasry is CEO of the New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee
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"I would say we probably will. There's a long line of communities waiting for the draft to come to their city, so it may be a while..." Discover Green Bay CEO Brad Toll says the city will likely bid to host another NFL Draft in the future after the success from April:
What should we take away from the new campaign finance reports in the race for governor? WisPolitics editor JR Ross helps break it down:
"To my understanding Gov. Evers is going to make up his mind within the next week-and-a-half." Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein today on the latest potential timeline for Gov. Evers reelection decision: "If the governor wants to run again, we're behind him all the way."
Watch an extraordinary moment on Capitol Hill caught on camera. WI Congressmen @RepVanOrden and @RepMarkPocan frequently spar online, but the confrontation today was in person with both sides hurling insults. Full story: spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/n… @SpectrumNews1WI @SpectrumNewsDC
Fundraising news: @Tony4WI, who hasn't announced whether he'll seek a 3rd term, raised $757,215 over the first 6 months of '25. 4 years ago, he raised $5 million in the same period ahead of his successful reelection bid. Evers had $2M in the bank to end June. Had $7M in '21.