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Voters are still largely unfamiliar with the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and state superintendent a month out from the April 1 election, a new Marquette University Law School poll shows.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford during a Milwaukee luncheon said she was “glad” about a state Dem Party campaign to counter millions of spending by groups tied to Elon Musk.
Madison’s clerk failed to implement practices that could’ve found 193 absentee ballots the city failed to tally from Nov. 5, including a check of all carts and totes that had been used to store ballots before they were counted, state Elections Commission staff found.
A Brown County judge has dismissed failed U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s defamation suit over a campaign ad that claimed the businessman “rigged” the system, finding the spot was an expression of opinion and not defamatory.
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says he doesn’t have any agenda to work with anyone, despite Elon Musk-affiliated groups spending millions on ads and mail backing Schimel. Meanwhile, liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford slammed Schimel as the “most extreme candidate to ever run for this office” and knocked Musk’s efforts to back him.
Liberal state Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford again accused her opponent Brad Schimel of letting rape kits go untested when he served as attorney general.
Underly was at 37%, while Kinser was at 35%, according to unofficial returns.
Supreme Court candidates Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel have agreed to meet in a March 12 debate hosted by WISN-TV.
Failed GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde posted a nearly 3-minute video on X vowing to start speaking out on election integrity, saying some people believe he “may have been robbed” in his loss to Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin in November.
The state Dem and Republican parties turned to heavy hitters for much of their fundraising over the first month of 2025 and then made seven-figure transfers to their preferred Supreme Court candidates, a WisPolitics review shows.
Education consultant Brittany Kinser raised $301,316 in the pre-primary period, more than three times what her nearest rival for state superintendent pulled in.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says he’s running “an entirely different campaign” compared to fellow conservative Daniel Kelly, who lost by 11 points to Justice Janet Protasiewicz two years ago. Meanwhile, Dane County Judge Susan Crawford says there are “appropriate ways” to discuss her values in the race against Schimel in her attempt to keep the court’s liberal majority.
Susan Crawford announced she’s raised more than $4.4 million over the last month for her state Supreme Court campaign, topping the $2.7 million that conservative rival Brad Schimel says he brought in over the period.
A unanimous state Supreme Court today ruled Wisconsin’s top elections official can continue serving in the role indefinitely, shooting down attempts by GOP lawmakers to remove Meagan Wolfe from the post.
Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford’s campaign has filed a complaint accusing conservative rival Brad Schimel of violating state law that requires campaigns to disclose if they use artificial intelligence in the creation of an ad after her rival altered an image of her in a new TV spot
A state watchdog group filed a complaint against Schimel, accusing him of violating state judicial codes by making direct appeals for campaign donations.
Two members of the Elections Commission pitched proposed rules for election observers as an improvement over current standards that would provide more access to the process and certainty over what they can view as ballots are cast.
Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken Martin topped Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler to become the next head of the national party, winning a majority on the first ballot. Martin received 246.5 votes, while Wikler received 134.5 votes. With 428 members voting, 214.5
Ben Wikler has been endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his bid for DNC chair. Wikler, who was previously backed by Dem Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, has been rolling out a series of high-profile endorsements leading into tomorrow’s
The Office of Lawyer Regulation plans to call Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as a witness in its disciplinary case against Michael Gableman over the former justice’s conduct.
Voters are still largely unfamiliar with the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and state superintendent a month out from the April 1 election, a new Marquette University Law School poll shows.
Liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford during a Milwaukee luncheon said she was “glad” about a state Dem Party campaign to counter millions of spending by groups tied to Elon Musk.
Madison’s clerk failed to implement practices that could’ve found 193 absentee ballots the city failed to tally from Nov. 5, including a check of all carts and totes that had been used to store ballots before they were counted, state Elections Commission staff found.
A Brown County judge has dismissed failed U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s defamation suit over a campaign ad that claimed the businessman “rigged” the system, finding the spot was an expression of opinion and not defamatory.
Conservative Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says he doesn’t have any agenda to work with anyone, despite Elon Musk-affiliated groups spending millions on ads and mail backing Schimel. Meanwhile, liberal Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford slammed Schimel as the “most extreme candidate to ever run for this office” and knocked Musk’s efforts to back him.
Liberal state Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford again accused her opponent Brad Schimel of letting rape kits go untested when he served as attorney general.
Underly was at 37%, while Kinser was at 35%, according to unofficial returns.
Supreme Court candidates Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel have agreed to meet in a March 12 debate hosted by WISN-TV.
Failed GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde posted a nearly 3-minute video on X vowing to start speaking out on election integrity, saying some people believe he “may have been robbed” in his loss to Dem incumbent Tammy Baldwin in November.
The state Dem and Republican parties turned to heavy hitters for much of their fundraising over the first month of 2025 and then made seven-figure transfers to their preferred Supreme Court candidates, a WisPolitics review shows.
Education consultant Brittany Kinser raised $301,316 in the pre-primary period, more than three times what her nearest rival for state superintendent pulled in.
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says he’s running “an entirely different campaign” compared to fellow conservative Daniel Kelly, who lost by 11 points to Justice Janet Protasiewicz two years ago. Meanwhile, Dane County Judge Susan Crawford says there are “appropriate ways” to discuss her values in the race against Schimel in her attempt to keep the court’s liberal majority.
Susan Crawford announced she’s raised more than $4.4 million over the last month for her state Supreme Court campaign, topping the $2.7 million that conservative rival Brad Schimel says he brought in over the period.
A unanimous state Supreme Court today ruled Wisconsin’s top elections official can continue serving in the role indefinitely, shooting down attempts by GOP lawmakers to remove Meagan Wolfe from the post.
Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford’s campaign has filed a complaint accusing conservative rival Brad Schimel of violating state law that requires campaigns to disclose if they use artificial intelligence in the creation of an ad after her rival altered an image of her in a new TV spot
A state watchdog group filed a complaint against Schimel, accusing him of violating state judicial codes by making direct appeals for campaign donations.
Two members of the Elections Commission pitched proposed rules for election observers as an improvement over current standards that would provide more access to the process and certainty over what they can view as ballots are cast.
Minnesota Dem Party Chair Ken Martin topped Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler to become the next head of the national party, winning a majority on the first ballot. Martin received 246.5 votes, while Wikler received 134.5 votes. With 428 members voting, 214.5 were needed for a majority. Going into the vote, Wikler
Ben Wikler has been endorsed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his bid for DNC chair. Wikler, who was previously backed by Dem Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, has been rolling out a series of high-profile endorsements leading into tomorrow’s vote by the national committee. In a letter to DNC
The Office of Lawyer Regulation plans to call Assembly Speaker Robin Vos as a witness in its disciplinary case against Michael Gableman over the former justice’s conduct.