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That’s more than double the $250,048 he reported in the first six months of the year, the campaign noted in a press release.
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That’s more than double the $250,048 he reported in the first six months of the year, the campaign noted in a press release.

Plaintiffs in a Democratic Party-backed lawsuit are asking a Dane County judge to block guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission barring absentee voters from changing their vote after casting a ballot.

The latest Marquette University Law School Poll shows Francesca Hong leading the Democratic primary field, though most primary voters remain undecided. But Hong polled less favorably in a head-to-head matchup with likely GOP nominee Tom Tiffany compared to Dem rival Mandela Barnes.

Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Don Millis said he has “no plans” to call a meeting to rescind commission guidance barring absentee voters from changing their vote after casting a ballot.

The state GOP reported its strongest fundraising through its federal account since the 2024 general election but still lagged the state Dem Party by more than half a million dollars.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the Dem primary race for governor Friday, and David Crowley reentered, winning Gov. Tony Evers’ endorsement.

Ten days after telling voters he had no path to victory, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley jumped back into the governor’s race today, arguing he is the best Dem candidate to beat likely GOP nominee Tom Tiffany.

Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley will re-enter the governor’s race tomorrow a little more than a week after dropping his bid because he no longer believed he had a path to the Dem nomination, according to a source with knowledge

The state Elections Commission said it couldn’t comment on the referral beyond noting the commissioners voted 5-1 to find probable cause Musk broke Wisconsin’s election bribery law, which prohibits offering anything of value above $1 to cast a ballot.

In their only televised debate of the race, all three Democratic candidates in the 7th CD said they supported greater federal regulation of data centers but stopped short of endorsing a moratorium.

Dem gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez said her team was still trying to figure out the extent of the irregularities. But a WisPolitics review found she may have overstated her donations over the second half of 2025 by at least $137,500.

Dem gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez has fired her campaign manager “after discovering serious mismanagement and inaccuracies in campaign finance filings she prepared.”

David Crowley formally endorsed Sara Rodriguez for governor a day after ending his own bid, and he called on other Dems to rally around the lieutenant governor as the best bet to beat Republican Tom Tiffany this fall.

Michael Alfonso repeatedly touted the president’s support, Kevin Hermening and Jessi Ebben played up their private sector credentials, and Niina Baum sought to portray an independent streak in the only televised debate featuring the 7th CD GOP contenders.

The Green Bay clerk likely violated state law ahead of the spring election when her office inadvertently sent duplicate absentee ballots to 152 voters and should put new safeguards in place to avoid it happening again, Elections Commission staff found.

The state GOP is calling on the Elections Commission to investigate the city of Green Bay for sending duplicate absentee ballots to voters for a second time this year.

he state Dem Party reported $772,285 in receipts last month, $929,461 in expenses and more than $1.3 million in the bank.

Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad told WisPolitics he will sue to force his way onto the gubernatorial ballot after the Elections Commission voted unanimously that he had failed to turn in enough signatures.

“I think the number that Derrick (Van Orden) had mentioned to me was probably $50 million will be spent on that race,” Kappus told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “They’re going to be spending a lot of money to try and oust him.”

Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad fell short of the 2,000 valid signatures needed to qualify for the ballot after turning in nomination papers that listed the wrong date of the election.

That’s more than double the $250,048 he reported in the first six months of the year, the campaign noted in a press release.

Plaintiffs in a Democratic Party-backed lawsuit are asking a Dane County judge to block guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission barring absentee voters from changing their vote after casting a ballot.

The latest Marquette University Law School Poll shows Francesca Hong leading the Democratic primary field, though most primary voters remain undecided. But Hong polled less favorably in a head-to-head matchup with likely GOP nominee Tom Tiffany compared to Dem rival Mandela Barnes.

Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Don Millis said he has “no plans” to call a meeting to rescind commission guidance barring absentee voters from changing their vote after casting a ballot.

The state GOP reported its strongest fundraising through its federal account since the 2024 general election but still lagged the state Dem Party by more than half a million dollars.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the Dem primary race for governor Friday, and David Crowley reentered, winning Gov. Tony Evers’ endorsement.

Ten days after telling voters he had no path to victory, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley jumped back into the governor’s race today, arguing he is the best Dem candidate to beat likely GOP nominee Tom Tiffany.

Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley will re-enter the governor’s race tomorrow a little more than a week after dropping his bid because he no longer believed he had a path to the Dem nomination, according to a source with knowledge of his plans. The source said Crowley was expected to

The state Elections Commission said it couldn’t comment on the referral beyond noting the commissioners voted 5-1 to find probable cause Musk broke Wisconsin’s election bribery law, which prohibits offering anything of value above $1 to cast a ballot.

In their only televised debate of the race, all three Democratic candidates in the 7th CD said they supported greater federal regulation of data centers but stopped short of endorsing a moratorium.

Dem gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez said her team was still trying to figure out the extent of the irregularities. But a WisPolitics review found she may have overstated her donations over the second half of 2025 by at least $137,500.

Dem gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez has fired her campaign manager “after discovering serious mismanagement and inaccuracies in campaign finance filings she prepared.”

David Crowley formally endorsed Sara Rodriguez for governor a day after ending his own bid, and he called on other Dems to rally around the lieutenant governor as the best bet to beat Republican Tom Tiffany this fall.

Michael Alfonso repeatedly touted the president’s support, Kevin Hermening and Jessi Ebben played up their private sector credentials, and Niina Baum sought to portray an independent streak in the only televised debate featuring the 7th CD GOP contenders.

The Green Bay clerk likely violated state law ahead of the spring election when her office inadvertently sent duplicate absentee ballots to 152 voters and should put new safeguards in place to avoid it happening again, Elections Commission staff found.

The state GOP is calling on the Elections Commission to investigate the city of Green Bay for sending duplicate absentee ballots to voters for a second time this year.

he state Dem Party reported $772,285 in receipts last month, $929,461 in expenses and more than $1.3 million in the bank.

Minocqua Brewing Co. owner Kirk Bangstad told WisPolitics he will sue to force his way onto the gubernatorial ballot after the Elections Commission voted unanimously that he had failed to turn in enough signatures.

“I think the number that Derrick (Van Orden) had mentioned to me was probably $50 million will be spent on that race,” Kappus told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “They’re going to be spending a lot of money to try and oust him.”

Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad fell short of the 2,000 valid signatures needed to qualify for the ballot after turning in nomination papers that listed the wrong date of the election.