Schroeder wins GOP primary for Secretary of State
Jay Schroeder emerged as the winner in a crowded field for the GOP secretary of state nomination, securing 46.4% of the primary vote with 32% of votes counted. AP declared him the winner, with less than 30% of the votes
Luna beats Ortiz-Velez in 8th AD Dem primary
Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez, who broke with the Assembly Dem caucus after colleagues accused her of threatening to shoot them, lost the primary to Ismael Luna, a case manager for homeless women at the Cathedral Center in Milwaukee.
Duffy endorses incumbent Rep. Green’s challenger in GOP primary
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy endorsed the primary opponent of GOP Rep. Chanz Green over the weekend, calling Scott Harbridge “America first, Wisconsin first.” The backing has raised eyebrows among Republicans, particularly with it coming days after Chanz, R-Mason, told
Van Orden campaign: Rebecca Cooke’s financial disclosures conveniently missing on Election Day
LA CROSSE, WI. – It’s Election Day in Wisconsin, and Rebecca Cooke is asking voters for their support while keeping her financial disclosures under wraps. Last cycle, Cooke’s disclosures revealed waterfront properties and thousands of dollars in political consulting income,
RightCount Wisconsin: Wisconsin Election Clerks are ready for Election Day
Milwaukee, WI — It’s Primary Election Day in Wisconsin – and Election Clerks all across the state are ready for the many voters who will walk into their polling locations and cast their ballots. Over the last 10 days, county and
Tiffany campaign: Tiffany launches fifth statewide ad highlighting plans to raise academic standards, increase health care price transparency, and lower housing costs
WAUSAU, WI – Congressman Tom Tiffany, candidate for governor, today announced the launch of a new seven-figure statewide advertising campaign across television, streaming, and digital platforms. The new ad, titled “Fixing Problems,” highlights Tiffany’s common-sense agenda to raise academic standards, require
Steven Walters: Questions for Wisconsin’s next governor
From a $2.36 billion surplus to child care, here are issues the nominees must answer for voters.
Charlie Sykes: Wisconsin dems stare into the electoral abyss
And it may be a symptom of a much larger problem
John Nichols: Data centers take center stage in 2026 election
One of Wisconsin’s highest profile congressional candidates closed her primary campaign with a pivot toward the general election, focusing on an issue that barely existed at the start of the 2026 campaign season, but which could define the results this fall.
Kathy Bernier: Wisconsin is reaching back to 1849 to unsettle voters
Wisconsinites went to the polls this week under a warning from the state’s Elections Commission: place a trade on an election through a prediction market like Kalshi, then vote in that same race, and you could forfeit your ballot and commit a felony. It’s been 175 years since this law was written, and now it’s being weaponized against an industry that didn’t even exist a decade ago.
Mike McCabe: The room where it never happens
There are more than 2,000 political consulting firms operating across the country.
Patrick McIlheran: Why shut down schools that put kids more than a year ahead?
New study finds school choice is ‘like skipping a grade’ for working-class kids, yet critics would slam the door.
PETA: Victory! La Crosse-based Kwik Trip joins nationwide push for animal-free research
La Crosse, Wis. — After hearing from PETA, La Crosse-based Kwik Trip, one of the largest privately held convenience store chains with more than 900 locations across the Midwest, has taken steps to ensure that its donations to the University of Wisconsin–Madison Food
Natalie Eilbert: The next officer-involved shooting shouldn’t be inevitable
It’s time to go upstream and invest in transforming procedural justice, de-escalation trainings and early interventions. The families these officer-involved deaths have wrenched apart deserve better than resolved lawsuits. They deserve to see real change.
UW-Eau Claire: Universities of Wisconsin announces budget proposal to advance life-saving discoveries
Universities of Wisconsin Interim President Renée Wachter joined University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Chancellor Edwin Martini to announce a budget proposal focused on advancing life-saving discoveries in cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other devastating diseases Aug. 10 at the 900 District in