TOP STORIES Voters’ feelings about economy decided election, says Marquette pollster… only 44 percent of surveyed Wisconsinites said they were “living comfortably” last month. Four years ago … 67 percent. … [MU Law pollster Franklin] said feelings about personal finances are “damned hard to argue your way out of by

TOP STORIES Vos reelected as Wisconsin Assembly speaker despite losing seats, fights with Trump… Vos was challenged by Rep. Scott Allen, who supported impeaching the state’s nonpartisan election leader. Vos opposed impeachment. … [Vos at presser did not reveal vote count]. Allen did not attend … Vos, who has held

TOP STORIES Nearly a week after the election, Hovde has yet to publicly concede or request recount … issued a statement Wednesday morning saying in part, “We will continue to monitor returns and make sure that every vote is counted.” … has not responded to requests for comment since … said

TOP STORIES WI Supreme Court to hear arguments on 1849 feticide law… scheduled to begin at 9:45 a.m. [today] … [Urmanski] case is one of two in the state … Urmanski has said he believes the 1849 law applies to abortion [Judge Schlipper said no] … [AG] Kaul said Schlipper’s

TOP STORIES Democrats gained in the Wisconsin Legislature. Will it affect policy?… Priorities when legislators return to the Capitol will include tax cuts for retirees and making “sure that we have adequately funded schools and services in the state,” Vos, R-Rochester, said. … Democrats remaining in the minority in both

TOP STORIES Baldwin wins reelection by defeating a Trump-backed opponent… Baldwin declared victory earlier Wednesday after the tally of absentee ballots from Milwaukee was reported. She had a lead of 0.9% based on the unofficial results, just within the 1% margin that would allow for Hovde to request a recount

TOP STORIES Donald Trump wins Wisconsin, propelling his return to the White House… Unofficial results showed Trump with about a one-point edge — approximately 41,000 votes — on Harris with more than 95% of the vote tabulated in Wisconsin. The state’s 10 electoral votes pushed him over the 270 threshold

TOP STORIES Takeaways from Tim Walz’s Milwaukee rally… Walz, the governor of Minnesota, ended his whirlwind campaign through Wisconsin at the State Fair Exposition Center with Milwaukee-born musician Eric Benét and a couple hundred supporters. … his 12th stop in Wisconsin over the past three months. … took the stage

TOP STORIES Trump and Harris host dueling Milwaukee area rallies in a final push to win WI… [Air Force Two] touched down at Milwaukee’s airport about 40 minutes ahead of Trump’s private plane [Trump Force One] … parked near each other, but … Harris’ motorcade was gone before Trump landed.

TOP STORIES Kamala Harris rally in Milwaukee Friday to be held at Wisconsin State Fair Park… as speculation has focused on Veterans Park, where a concert-sized stage was being erected Thursday and where permits filed with the city indicated a Harris campaign event would be taking place. … remains unclear

TOP STORIES Harris, Trump make push for battleground votes with dueling Wisconsin ralliesThe 2 presidential candidates will also both hold events in Milwaukee on Friday as they make final appeals to swing state voters … “We have six days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime,

TOP STORIES Trump and Harris will both campaign in Wisconsin WednesdayVP Harris will look to inspire supporters in Madison while Trump holds a rally near Green Bay … Harris and her campaign will be in Madison for an hours-long “get out the vote” rally and concert beginning at 5:30 p.m.

TOP STORIES Dem VP nominee Tim Walz appeals to unions at Manitowoc manufacturing stop… At Manitowoc Pattern and Machining, Walz said a Harris administration would implement pro-worker policies … create an “American forward strategy for manufacturing” that builds on federal investments like [BIL, IRA, CHIPS and Science Act]. … eliminate

TOP STORIES Trump will host rally at Fiserv Forum, campaign in Green Bay with FavreHarris will be in Madison, with high-profile surrogates fanning out across state. … When Trump appears at the Resch Center Wednesday, Oct. 30, he’ll be joined by … [Packer Super Bowl QB] Favre, who recently revealed

TOP STORIES GOP Sen. Rob Cowles, WI’s longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris… called it “one of the most important things I’ve done.” … “Trump has to be defeated, and we have to protect the Constitution,” he said on [Civic Media] show “Rational Revolution.” “And the country will go on,

TOP STORIES  Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting… [WEC] reported Wednesday that 97,436 people voted in-person on Tuesday. … up from 79,774 … in 2020 [the pandemic election that saw 2M absentees] … As of Wednesday, 475,460 absentee ballots had been returned [mail +

TOP STORIES Obama visits Madison as Harris seeks to rally early voters, Black men… [w/VP nominee Walz] rallied a crowd of thousands at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum … urged Madisonians to vote early, slammed former President Donald Trump for his record in office and ideas for a second term

TOP STORIES Early voting kicks off in battleground Wisconsin with push from Obama, Walz… hosting a rally in liberal Madison … Harris held a rally in the same venue last month, attracting 14K+ people. … and Republicans holding events to encourage casting a ballot for Donald Trump before Election Day.

TOP STORIES Baldwin, Hovde trade accusations of lying during testy Senate campaign debate … eight takeaways … Repeated allegations of lying … “The one thing you’ve perfected in Washington is your ability to lie,” Hovde said during an exchange about Social Security. … “Every single one of her ads has

TOP STORIES Harris campaign features less talk of joy, more head-on Trump digs nearing Election Day * La Crosse voter Olson, 70: “I’m tired of her being so nice sometimes,” called Trump “evil and scary … I hope she calls him out.”… That’s exactly what the vice president is doing as