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A Trump administration push to keep aging Midwestern coal-fired power plants open is set to cost Wisconsin ratepayers some $117 million, Gov. Tony Evers wrote in a letter protesting the directive.
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
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Sara Rodriguez dropping out of the race for governor, the latest campaign finance reports, the denial of disaster relief funds
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.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez today said her gubernatorial campaign is moving forward after finding her former campaign manager had double-counted donations and failed to pay bills, calling it a “bump in the road.”
Dem gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez has fired her campaign manager “after discovering serious mismanagement and inaccuracies in campaign finance filings she prepared.”
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore isn’t ruling out endorsing in the Democratic primary for governor ahead of the Aug. 11 election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest developments in the governor’s race, Vice President JD Vance’s visit and a string of new court actions.
The state Supreme Court today ruled Dem AG Josh Kaul has the power to deposit uncommitted settlement funds into accounts controlled by the Department of Justice rather than putting that money into the state general fund overseen by lawmakers.
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.
Vance, who addressed reporters and guests at the Wisconsin National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing, said the guv’s refusal to provide the enrollment data meant the federal government could not check if immigrants were accessing the program illegally.
Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley today ended his campaign for governor, telling WisPolitics in a statement that it has become clear that he won’t be the Dem nominee.
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 Wisconsin Supreme Court has stayed a case challenging the legality of local law enforcement holding people at the request of federal immigration officials.
Vice President JD Vance will be in Milwaukee on Wednesday, state GOP Chair Brian Schimming tells WisPolitics.
A Trump administration push to keep aging Midwestern coal-fired power plants open is set to cost Wisconsin ratepayers some $117 million, Gov. Tony Evers wrote in a letter protesting the directive.
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
On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk discuss Sara Rodriguez dropping out of the race for governor, the latest campaign finance reports, the denial of disaster relief funds and this week’s WisPolitics Stock Report picks. Watch “Rewind” on
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.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez today said her gubernatorial campaign is moving forward after finding her former campaign manager had double-counted donations and failed to pay bills, calling it a “bump in the road.”
Dem gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez has fired her campaign manager “after discovering serious mismanagement and inaccuracies in campaign finance filings she prepared.”
U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore isn’t ruling out endorsing in the Democratic primary for governor ahead of the Aug. 11 election.
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss the latest developments in the governor’s race, Vice President JD Vance’s visit and a string of new court actions.
The state Supreme Court today ruled Dem AG Josh Kaul has the power to deposit uncommitted settlement funds into accounts controlled by the Department of Justice rather than putting that money into the state general fund overseen by lawmakers.
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.
Vance, who addressed reporters and guests at the Wisconsin National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing, said the guv’s refusal to provide the enrollment data meant the federal government could not check if immigrants were accessing the program illegally.
Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley today ended his campaign for governor, telling WisPolitics in a statement that it has become clear that he won’t be the Dem nominee.
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 Wisconsin Supreme Court has stayed a case challenging the legality of local law enforcement holding people at the request of federal immigration officials.
Vice President JD Vance will be in Milwaukee on Wednesday, state GOP Chair Brian Schimming tells WisPolitics.