Hintz running for Assembly Dem leader as others ponder bid

State Rep. Gordon Hintz today formally launched his bid for Assembly minority leader, saying he would work to contrast core Dem values “with a Republican Party that has never been more unpopular than it is now.” While Hintz is the only candidate so far to announce plans to run for leader after Peter Barca stepped down, Reps. Jason Fields, of Milwaukee, and Katrina Shankland, of Stevens Point, told...