Governor
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Wisconsin seniors lose money to AI scams as Meta profits
Wisconsin seniors are losing money to AI-generated deepfake scams while Meta profits from the ads pushing them, and state agencies are racing to catch up.
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Data center double-talk: Tiffany’s record gets in the way of his attacks on Crowley
US Rep. Tom Tiffany is struggling to find an issue that will stick to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. Data center construction seems an unlikely choice, given Tiffany’s record on tax breaks, labor, the environment, and local control.
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Crowley vs. Tiffany and the top issues of the Wisconsin governor’s race
There are clear differences in the tone used by each candidate–as well as their platforms and priorities.
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Question of the Week: Down to two candidates for WI governor
After a surprising and successful surge, David Crowley emerged from a crowded Democratic field and will take on Republican Tom Tiffany. Who you think will win is our newsletter question of the week for August 13.
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David Crowley wins Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
DecisionDeskHQ called the race for Crowley shortly after 1 a.m. local time. He leads State Rep. Francesca Hong by roughly 4,000 votes with more than 95% of votes counted.
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New WI governor poll: Hong still has a 2-to-1 advantage over Crowley in Democratic primary
Respondents to last week’s UpNorthNews poll were contacted after Mandela Barnes dropped out of the race. Not enough moved to Crowley to change Hong’s advantage.
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Tiffany campaigns on housing. He missed all 3 votes on a major housing law.
Tom Tiffany has campaigned on stopping Wall Street from buying Wisconsin homes—but he missed all three votes on the federal law that could make it happen.
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Mandela Barnes exits the governor’s race: ‘It’s become very clear who our nominee is going to be’
The former lieutenant governor did not endorse frontrunner Rep. Francesca Hong nor did he back David Crowley as a last-ditch Hong alternative.
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No direct attacks on Hong in the only TV debate among WI Democrats running for governor
The five-candidate field showed few differences in their quest to prove who would be best to prevent Rep. Tom Tiffany from putting the governor’s office in Republican control.
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Marquette poll finds Hong continues to lead Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial field
Francesca Hong remains as the frontrunner in the new Marquette University Law School poll.
