Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford outraised conservative rival Brad Schimel more than 2-to-1 during the most recent reporting period, largely thanks to the strength of her individual donor network, a WisPolitics review finds.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and GOP chair Brian Schimming agree the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is “very close” ahead of the final week of campaigning.
Elon Musk contributed $2 million to the state GOP late last week, the latest financial commitment the billionaire has made to Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court race. On the same day the party listed the Musk donation, it transferred $1.2 million
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss record spending in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, a surge in early voting ahead of the April 1 election, the latest action in the state Legislature,
Billionaire Elon Musk’s PAC is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition opposing “activist judges,” while asking for information that could help the group identify conservatives to turn out for the April 1 election.
The Assembly approved a series of bills to restrict transgender and nonbinary Wisconsinites’ ability to play the sport that matches their gender identity, use their preferred name or pronouns at school and access gender-affirming care.
Spending in this year’s state Supreme Court race has now topped $76 million, with liberal candidate Susan Crawford’s TV spending accounting for nearly a third of that, according to a new WisPolitics tally.
State superintendent challenger Brittany Kinser during a joint forum with incumbent Jill Underly charged Wisconsin education is failing kids, citing racial gaps and lack of reading proficiency. But Underly said the picture Kinser painted is “misleading” and highlighted high graduation
“Nobody who’s supporting me is getting any kind of pass. Anybody who’s not supporting me isn’t getting any kind of a black mark,” Schimel said at an event hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics and the Rotary Club of
The state Senate passed 18-14 along party lines a bill to overhaul Department of Public Instructions standards for state tests, sending it to Gov. Tony Evers’ desk for action.
The Assembly voted 51-43 along party lines for a bill that would cut shared revenue for a county by 15% if its sheriff refuses to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee this morning announced four public hearings on the state budget, kicking off April 2 at Kaukauna High School.
Groups around Wisconsin are mobilizing voters for the April 1 races as early voting starts today.
Republican strategist Bill McCoshen and Democratic strategist Joe Zepecki discuss the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and Wisconsin Watch Statehouse Reporter Jack Kelly discuss Wednesday’s state Supreme Court debate, Madison’s clerk being placed on leave amid an investigation into uncounted absentee ballots, this week’s
The suit comes after President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday announced plans to lay off nearly 50% of the agency’s workforce, dropping it to less than 2,200 employees.
A referee told former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman he’s getting “one more chance” to properly appear and give a deposition in his discipline case, rejecting Gableman’s attempts to avoid doing so. Gableman’s attorney, Peyton Engel, argued that Gableman does
The Assembly today passed 53-44 along party lines AB 91, which would impose a penalty on Milwaukee Public Schools and the city if 25 school resource officers are not in schools within 30 days of the bill becoming law. If
In this week’s DC Wrap: Wisconsin House lawmakers split on a bill to avert a looming government shutdown.
The two clashed repeatedly in Wednesday’s debate ahead of the high-stakes election April 1 that will determine ideological control of the state Supreme Court, hitting each other on abortion, their legal judgment and crime.
