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Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A new group with conservative links has filed a federal lawsuit against five Wisconsin cities seeking to prevent them from using $6.3 million in grants from a private

A new group with conservative links has filed a federal lawsuit against five Wisconsin cities seeking to prevent them from using $6.3 million in grants from a private center to run the fall elections, likening the money to bribery. The

Joe Biden’s campaign is out with a new TV ad in Wisconsin again knocking President Trump’s reported comments that soldiers who die in combat are “suckers” and “losers.” The new spot features a soldier who lost both legs in combat

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil’s third campaign ad picks up where his second spot left off — with a focus on supporting law enforcement. The ad, which the Janesville Republican’s campaign said will run on radio and digital, features a veteran

The Congressional Leadership Fund, the chief super PAC for House Republicans, announced a $2 million TV and digital ad buy targeting U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse. The buy, which will run in the La Crosse and Wausau markets, is

The latest poll from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center shows Joe Biden with an edge on Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters. The race is largely unchanged among registered voters compared to the last poll in August. But it has

Even before COVID-19, employees were suffering from a “real crisis” of disconnection in the workplace. While the pandemic accelerated it, now is the time to solve it. Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General, said upwards of 25 percent of

Wisconsin cities across the state offered coronavirus relief grants to local businesses to make up for losses during the economic shutdown. In southeast Wisconsin, Tu Casa Mexican Restaurant of West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee was one recipient of 548 established small

Lawmakers and trade groups are offering solutions to the Unemployment Insurance backlog after former Department of Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman’s resignation. Gov. Tony Evers asked for and received Frostman’s resignation Friday after seeing no significant progress on the backlog

Gov. Tony Evers has extended his mask mandate while declaring a new public health emergency due to a COVID-19 case spike. Both orders are effective immediately and last 60 days. The guv’s previous mask mandate was set to expire Sept.

Wisconsin this summer set a three-month record for home sales, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association. This record was due to a combination of the state reopening in June and record-low mortgage interest rates over the summer, the association said.

What the Green Party ruling tells about the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Vice President Mike Pence in his ninth Wisconsin visit this year touted the strength of the U.S. economy during Donald Trump’s first three years as president and pledged a “principled, conservative woman” will be picked for a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The Indiana Republican on Thursday praised the administration’s first-term

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — A new group with conservative links has filed a federal lawsuit against five Wisconsin cities seeking to prevent them from using $6.3 million in grants from a private center to run the fall elections, likening the money to

A new group with conservative links has filed a federal lawsuit against five Wisconsin cities seeking to prevent them from using $6.3 million in grants from a private center to run the fall elections, likening the money to bribery. The Wisconsin Voter Alliance, created recently to protect the “integrity of

Joe Biden’s campaign is out with a new TV ad in Wisconsin again knocking President Trump’s reported comments that soldiers who die in combat are “suckers” and “losers.” The new spot features a soldier who lost both legs in combat saying Biden “understands the sacrifices the troops make.” The campaign

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil’s third campaign ad picks up where his second spot left off — with a focus on supporting law enforcement. The ad, which the Janesville Republican’s campaign said will run on radio and digital, features a veteran Kenosha-area police officer named Jason highlighting “a challenging year” for

The Congressional Leadership Fund, the chief super PAC for House Republicans, announced a $2 million TV and digital ad buy targeting U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse. The buy, which will run in the La Crosse and Wausau markets, is the first significant outside help for Republican Derrick Van Orden

The latest poll from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center shows Joe Biden with an edge on Donald Trump among likely Wisconsin voters. The race is largely unchanged among registered voters compared to the last poll in August. But it has tightened among likely voters. The new poll found 50 percent

Even before COVID-19, employees were suffering from a “real crisis” of disconnection in the workplace. While the pandemic accelerated it, now is the time to solve it. Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General, said upwards of 25 percent of people struggle with loneliness in the workplace, about the same

Wisconsin cities across the state offered coronavirus relief grants to local businesses to make up for losses during the economic shutdown. In southeast Wisconsin, Tu Casa Mexican Restaurant of West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee was one recipient of 548 established small businesses that received a RESTART grant from the city. Milwaukee

Lawmakers and trade groups are offering solutions to the Unemployment Insurance backlog after former Department of Workforce Development Secretary Caleb Frostman’s resignation. Gov. Tony Evers asked for and received Frostman’s resignation Friday after seeing no significant progress on the backlog despite the state nearly tripling the number of people working

Gov. Tony Evers has extended his mask mandate while declaring a new public health emergency due to a COVID-19 case spike. Both orders are effective immediately and last 60 days. The guv’s previous mask mandate was set to expire Sept. 28. “We are seeing an alarming increase in cases across

Wisconsin this summer set a three-month record for home sales, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association. This record was due to a combination of the state reopening in June and record-low mortgage interest rates over the summer, the association said. Summer home sales grew 2.8 percent compared to the June-through-August

What the Green Party ruling tells about the Wisconsin Supreme Court.