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Sarah Godlewski Appointed Secretary of State Following Doug La Follette’s Surprise Resignation

Gov. Tony Evers appointed Godlewski, the former state treasurer, to fill the rest of the nearly four-year term La Follette won in November—ending a tenure that first started in 1974.

Abortion rights supporters rally at the Bigger Than Roe National Mobilization March in the rotunda of the Capital in Madison, on January 22, 2022. (Photo by Sara Stathas for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
What Life Was Like When Wisconsin’s 1849 Abortion Ban Was Passed

Should women in Wisconsin have their reproductive freedom dictated by a law that was passed 174 years ago, when life was almost completely unrecognizable to those of us living today?

One-on-One with Mandela Barnes

The 35-year-old former Lieutenant Governor and US Senate candidate tells us what he’s working on now, what's next, and his six favorite Wisconsin places to visit while on the road.

Three Things You Can Do This Weekend to Help Wisconsinites Get Their Rights Back

The 2019 state Supreme Court election was decided by less than 6,000 votes-- proving the phrase "every vote counts" is extra true in Wisconsin.

5 Things You Don’t Know About Wisconsin’s Supreme Court

Let's not overhype it: Voting in Wisconsin's April election isn't as exciting as a presidential contest. But it's just as, if not more, consequential.

Where is Paul Ryan?

Ever since he decided not to run for re-election in 2018, the former Speaker of the House and congressman from Wisconsin's 1st District has stepped back from public life. But like former Gov. Scott Walker, he still carries a tremendous amount of power in Republican circles, and now, he's slowly wading back into politics by weighing in on the current state of his party.

Where is Scott Walker?

Ever since losing his bid for a third term in 2018, former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has all but disappeared from the state's forward-facing political scene. But many people don't realize he still carries a tremendous amount of weight behind the scenes.