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Join us for a live virtual forum with Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor and Assembly minority leader Greta Neubauer
The April 7 Supreme Court election and the fall elections for the Legislature could have a lasting impact on Wisconsin’s future for voting rights, women’s health, education, the state economy.
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Question of the Week: Move our primary elections?
Some states started holding primary elections this week for next November’s general election. Here’s our newsletter question of the week for March 8, 2026.
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Question of the Week: Which way to fund schools?
Recently, there’s been a lot of debate over the way we fund a good K-12 education. How would you design it? It’s our newsletter question of the week for March 1, 2026.
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Question of the Week: Wisconsin after Evers and Vos retire
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has announced he will not run for reelection this fall. Neither is Gov. Tony Evers. After eight years of butting heads, what’s next? It’s our newsletter Question of the Week for February 22.
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Question of the Week: Are the Epstein files a ‘distraction’ designed to hurt President Trump?
Congressman Tom Tiffany, a candidate for governor, says the quest for justice by victims of the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein amounts to a distraction.
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Question of the Week: Minimum wage
What are your feelings about raising the minimum wage in Wisconsin? It’s our newsletter Question of the Week for February 8, 2026 Click one of the options below about whether to increase the minimum wage.
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Question of the Week: New nuclear power in Wisconsin?
What are your feelings about new nuclear power generation being planned for Wisconsin? It’s our newsletter Question of the Week for February 1, 2026 Click one of the options below about a proposal to add nuclear power generation in eastern Wisconsin.
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Here’s your ‘Do Something!’ calendar for February 1-7
Your weekly guide to political community events and ways to take action across Wisconsin this week.
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Oppose ICE? Here’s how you can take action
Here are some action tools to help stop ICE funding, halt detention expansion, and demand accountability from Congress.
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Newsletter Edition: A happy ending for a Wisconsin bear in a bind
Northern Wisconsin bear rescued from jar mishap and how Eau Claire native Bon Iver gradually (but radically) transformed his hometown
