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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.
Milwaukee Public Schools’ central office isn’t positioned to support schools in helping students succeed, and district leadership isn’t empowered to lead, according to an audit released today.
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.
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
The package to be introduced in the guv’s budget on Feb 18 includes $30 million in state funding for an effort Evers created in 2021 using federal COVID-19 funds to help food banks keep shelves stocked.
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
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn has ruled he can’t hear a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on collective bargaining powers for public employees after he helped draft the law and later defended it while working for then-Gov. Scott Walker. Meanwhile, liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz didn’t participate in a procedural motion in the Act 10 suit before the court as she weighs a GOP recusal request.
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.
A poll commissioned by the conservative Institute for Reforming Government found Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel with an edge on liberal rival Susan Crawford among registered voters. The survey found 40% of respondents backed Schimel, who was identified as the
The proposed standards include restrictions on what observers can record, such as when someone deposits an absentee ballot. The proposed rules would also lay out when poll workers can have an observer removed.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state will now finish the 2023-25 budget with a $4.3 billion surplus, while upping expectations for how much Wisconsin will collect in tax revenue over the next two years.
Wisconsin is one of 23 states suing to block implementation of a directive by the Trump administration to freeze certain federal spending as it reviews whether the outlays are in line with the president’s agenda.
A Dane County judge has granted GOP lawmakers’ request to stay his decision overturning large swaths of Act 10 while it’s being appealed after the unions who challenged the 2011 law expressed no opposition to the move.
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.
Milwaukee Public Schools’ central office isn’t positioned to support schools in helping students succeed, and district leadership isn’t empowered to lead, according to an audit released today.
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.
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
The package to be introduced in the guv’s budget on Feb 18 includes $30 million in state funding for an effort Evers created in 2021 using federal COVID-19 funds to help food banks keep shelves stocked.
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
Conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn has ruled he can’t hear a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on collective bargaining powers for public employees after he helped draft the law and later defended it while working for then-Gov. Scott Walker. Meanwhile, liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz didn’t participate in a procedural motion in the Act 10 suit before the court as she weighs a GOP recusal request.
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.
A poll commissioned by the conservative Institute for Reforming Government found Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel with an edge on liberal rival Susan Crawford among registered voters. The survey found 40% of respondents backed Schimel, who was identified as the conservative candidate in the question posed to respondents, to 35%
The proposed standards include restrictions on what observers can record, such as when someone deposits an absentee ballot. The proposed rules would also lay out when poll workers can have an observer removed.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state will now finish the 2023-25 budget with a $4.3 billion surplus, while upping expectations for how much Wisconsin will collect in tax revenue over the next two years.
Wisconsin is one of 23 states suing to block implementation of a directive by the Trump administration to freeze certain federal spending as it reviews whether the outlays are in line with the president’s agenda.
A Dane County judge has granted GOP lawmakers’ request to stay his decision overturning large swaths of Act 10 while it’s being appealed after the unions who challenged the 2011 law expressed no opposition to the move.