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The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, chart the final stretch of the 2026 Wisconsin midterm election, including the final polls and campaign spending in top races. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Wisconsin elections are safe and secure — not because anyone says so, but because the evidence is there for anyone willing to look. Confidence in our elections should be earned. In Wisconsin, it can be.
If the credibility of elections crumbles for no proven reason, everything from attracting foreign investment to U.S. shores to the dollar’s status as the world’s primary currency will be at risk.
When all is said and done, some of the most critical issues of the day will have received little or no attention.
Breaking down the final pre-election Marquette University Law School Poll of the 2026 campaign.
It will create a more democratic system no matter which party controls the governor’s chair.
Plan the return when the leave begins. Decide who will be the employee’s single point of contact, what the first two weeks back will look like, and whether a schedule change is possible.
Wisconsin has a new opportunity to help solve one of this country’s thorniest problems: the cost of healthcare for small businesses and employees without access to traditional group health insurance.
The mask is starting to come off for several radical candidates who are trying to appear reasonable in the last few days before the midterms.
What’s the bottom line? Crowley will likely win, and his party will probably take over the state Senate and perhaps the Assembly majority as well. But they should not read that as a mandate for liberal policies but rather a rejection of Trump and his party. They need to proceed with caution.
The last Marquette University Law School poll before Wisconsin’s gubernatorial election is out, and it’s not good news for the Republicans.
Crowley’s election as governor would be a powerful check on the imbalance of power that Trump and his MAGA followers have created in the country.
Vote ‘no’ on Wisconsin amendment 3. We should not risk limiting the tools our public institutions have to address longstanding disparities without fully understanding the ramifications.
The goal of the Wisconsin visionaries who first regulated the monopoly utilities was balance. But under current policies investors are getting the benefits, and customers are paying the cost.
Over the last eight years, as this industry has grown, the Wisconsin Legislature has enacted exactly zero new laws regulating these products. No statewide minimum age for buying intoxicating products, no rules for testing, no requirement for accurate labeling, no license to sell.
Our students deserve every opportunity to succeed. Governor Evers should reconsider his decision and opt Wisconsin into this federal program so our families can access these resources.
The Regents’ authority does not expire because campaign signs are appearing in yards from Superior to Janesville. The Regents should not be asked to function only when everyone can perfectly predict who will hold office six months from now.
Babies don’t use Instagram. They do live inside relationships with adults who use it, and technology now sits right in the middle of those relationships. Parent well-being and infant well-being are tied together.
As county executive, I want to build on that success and make sure our growing population translates into greater opportunity and a strong quality of life for everyone.
A mailer from Oklahoma and a Lakeland Times story peddle specious claims.
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, chart the final stretch of the 2026 Wisconsin midterm election, including the final polls and campaign spending in top races. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Wisconsin elections are safe and secure — not because anyone says so, but because the evidence is there for anyone willing to look. Confidence in our elections should be earned. In Wisconsin, it can be.
If the credibility of elections crumbles for no proven reason, everything from attracting foreign investment to U.S. shores to the dollar’s status as the world’s primary currency will be at risk.
When all is said and done, some of the most critical issues of the day will have received little or no attention.
Breaking down the final pre-election Marquette University Law School Poll of the 2026 campaign.
It will create a more democratic system no matter which party controls the governor’s chair.
Plan the return when the leave begins. Decide who will be the employee’s single point of contact, what the first two weeks back will look like, and whether a schedule change is possible.
Wisconsin has a new opportunity to help solve one of this country’s thorniest problems: the cost of healthcare for small businesses and employees without access to traditional group health insurance.
The mask is starting to come off for several radical candidates who are trying to appear reasonable in the last few days before the midterms.
What’s the bottom line? Crowley will likely win, and his party will probably take over the state Senate and perhaps the Assembly majority as well. But they should not read that as a mandate for liberal policies but rather a rejection of Trump and his party. They need to proceed with caution.
The last Marquette University Law School poll before Wisconsin’s gubernatorial election is out, and it’s not good news for the Republicans.
Crowley’s election as governor would be a powerful check on the imbalance of power that Trump and his MAGA followers have created in the country.
Vote ‘no’ on Wisconsin amendment 3. We should not risk limiting the tools our public institutions have to address longstanding disparities without fully understanding the ramifications.
The goal of the Wisconsin visionaries who first regulated the monopoly utilities was balance. But under current policies investors are getting the benefits, and customers are paying the cost.
Over the last eight years, as this industry has grown, the Wisconsin Legislature has enacted exactly zero new laws regulating these products. No statewide minimum age for buying intoxicating products, no rules for testing, no requirement for accurate labeling, no license to sell.
Our students deserve every opportunity to succeed. Governor Evers should reconsider his decision and opt Wisconsin into this federal program so our families can access these resources.
The Regents’ authority does not expire because campaign signs are appearing in yards from Superior to Janesville. The Regents should not be asked to function only when everyone can perfectly predict who will hold office six months from now.
Babies don’t use Instagram. They do live inside relationships with adults who use it, and technology now sits right in the middle of those relationships. Parent well-being and infant well-being are tied together.
As county executive, I want to build on that success and make sure our growing population translates into greater opportunity and a strong quality of life for everyone.
A mailer from Oklahoma and a Lakeland Times story peddle specious claims.
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