The American Federation of Teachers Local 212: Statement on the passing of Jonathan Brostoff
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Sen. Cowles: PSC Disconnects from Wisconsinites
GREEN BAY – Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) approved rate hikes for Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) and We Energies: “Before the Commissioners take a week off work, they
Gov. Evers: Honors Wisconsin veterans for Veterans Day
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, in recognition of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2024, celebrated Wisconsin’s 300,000 veterans and their families and honored the holiday with a video message thanking them for their service and sacrifice and reaffirming his
Rewind: Your Week in Review for Nov. 8
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon analyze results in top Wisconsin races, leadership changes in the state Legislature and more.
Marquette University: Wisconsin in ’24: Marquette Law School researchers share ward-level analysis of state’s vote for president, U.S. Senate
MILWAUKEE – Exceptional depth and detail—that is what researchers at Marquette University Law School and its Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education are providing in analyzing the Wisconsin vote in the November 2024 elections. Charles Franklin, professor
Ballweg campaign: Statement on service to neighbors in South Central Wisconsin
Madison, WI… Senator Joan Ballweg released the following statement today after the results of the November 5, 2024 election: “With the support of my family, friends, neighbors and colleagues, I am proud to have served the communities of South Central
WisOpinion: ‘The insiders’ analyze the ’24 election in Wisconsin
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, look back at the 2024 general election and its highs and lows in Wisconsin. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Scott Walker: The Republican red wave finally materializes
President-elect Donald Trump won with the help of nontraditional Republican voters in 2024.
Thomas M. Nelson: The road back for Wisconsin Democrats
Down-ballot candidates did well, and if they can get the state back on the path to a broader and more prosperous labor movement, the returns would be even greater.
Tom Still: Economic outlook post-election
Winners, losers and lots of unknown.
Dan O’Donnell: The politics of unity
Voters of all ages and races from all walks of life and all socioeconomic backgrounds in all areas of the country came together to deliver Trump 312 electoral votes and a resounding win in the national popular vote.
Mark Belling: They tried to bury Trump. Instead, they raised him from the dead
The great irony of the greatest political comeback in American history is that Donald Trump’s resurrection from the political dead would never have happened without the people who tried to destroy him in the first place.
Mike McCabe: After the morning after
The Democratic Party faces a reckoning whether it likes it or not. The party knows what it is against but either doesn’t know or won’t say what it’s for. It either lacks the imagination needed to conjure a vision of where America should head and what our country has the potential to become, or lacks the courage to proclaim it.
Terrance Wall: Dane County puts Trump over the top in Wisconsin
Trump was able to declare victory at 12:48 am CT, because Wisconsin, yes, our humble, unassuming state, put him over the top of the 270 electoral votes he needed to win. And he won Wisconsin, in part, because Republicans got him over the 23% threshold here in Dane County.
John Nichols: Is there any chance that Congress can be a check on Trump?
Republicans grabbed the Senate, but Democrats could still take the House—and no matter what happens, they have a duty to fight Trump with everything they have.