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Elections The Most Common Mistakes That Get Wisconsin Voters Turned Away on Election Day

Don’t miss out on having your voice heard. Wisconsin’s Primary is Aug. 9, 2022.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey August 3, 2022 3:03 pm CDT
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Elections ‘They Would Like Us to Quit or Die’: Elections Commission Member Ann Jacobs Takes on Her Critics

In hindsight, she says the Republican “investigation” of Wisconsin’s 2020 election did nothing but issue subpoenas and order office supplies.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow March 25, 2022 9:20 am CDT
Politics Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), center, is flanked by Rep. Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam), left, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) during a July 2021 press conference. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Politics What to Know About GOP Lawmakers’ 40+ Election-Related Bills Since 2021

Almost 15 bills passed that would make it harder to vote absentee, criminalize common voting practices, and derail federal election guidance.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 9, 2022 3:37 pm CST
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Elections New Political Maps Will Pit Some GOP Lawmakers Against Each Other

But the home of one lawmaker who doesn’t live in his district will still be located outside his boundaries.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 8, 2022 3:30 pm CST
Elections Washington High School was one of only five Milwaukee polling places open on April 7, 2020. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Elections New Marquette Poll Shows 2022 Candidates Have a Lot of Work to Do to Introduce Themselves

Sen. Ron Johnson gets the highest unfavorability rating in the survey’s nine-year history.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow March 2, 2022 3:53 pm CST

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FILE - Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels, left, speaks as former President Donald Trump, right, listens at a rally Aug. 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wis. Michels casts himself as an outsider, although he previously lost a campaign to oust then-U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold in 2004 and has long been a prominent GOP donor. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) Elections Connecticut Businessman Michels Will Run for Wisconsin Governor After Defeating Kleefisch
Mandela Barnes vs. Ron Johnson Elections National Democrats Already Charging Out of the Gate with Ads Targeting Ron Johnson
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Local Coverage Hudson City Council members debate on Dec. 6 whether to name former St. Croix County Republican Party chair John Kraft as an election worker. Kraft was subsequently approved to work at polling places despite his having resigned as county party chair last year after making references to war Wisconsin Republican Party leaders deemed inappropriate. (Screenshot via River Channel/YouTube)
Local Coverage Hudson City Council Dismisses Ethics Complaint About Approval of Election Worker Who Said to ‘Prepare for War’

Council member faced punishment for objecting to the approval of a controversial former GOP official as an election worker.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson February 2, 2022 4:38 pm CST
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Politics GOP Lawmakers Try to Tighten Grip on Election System

Top Assembly Democrat says "partisan politicians shouldn't be rigging the rules of our elections."

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski February 2, 2022 3:27 pm CST