Lead Story
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Meet the 3 Democrats who want to unseat a powerful but vulnerable legislator
Sen. Howard Marklein has represented a southwest Wisconsin district for all 16 years Republicans have controlled the Legislature.
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President Trump will visit Wisconsin and say he’s been good for farmers. His claims need a fact check
Inflation, tariffs, and healthcare costs have all taken a big bite out of farm families’ income as Trump becomes the latest major figure trying to save Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
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Barnes proposes real rules to prevent artificial intelligence from gouging WI consumers
The Democratic candidates for governor want Wisconsin’s leaders to put people’s pocketbooks ahead of corporate computers when it comes to fair and safe online commerce.
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Tom Tiffany thinks some Jan. 6 rioters deserve payouts
The GOP candidate for Wisconsin governor faces pushback as critics call it a slush fund tied to Trump’s 2020 election plot — that Tiffany supported.
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Tom Tiffany doubles down on 2020 election denialism
The Republican candidate for governor endorses Trump’s FBI “investigation” in Wisconsin and still won’t say who won that race. (It was Biden.)
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Will Wisconsin have to wait until 2027 for tax and school relief?
The rejection of a surplus spending plan takes Wisconsin lawmakers back to the negotiating table, but will they show up? Struggling school districts hope so.
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Van Orden the congressman isn’t as independent as Van Orden the candidate promised
In 2020, Rep. Ron Kind was criticized for voting in line with his party leader 95% of the time, but Van Orden’s voting record shows he’s become the more predictable partisan.
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Evers-Vos surplus deal defeated as Democrats and Republicans split their votes
All Assembly Republicans and some Democrats supported the plan, but all Senate Democrats and a trio of Republicans united to prevent it from passing.
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Evers and GOP leaders reach a lame duck deal for schools that draws bipartisan critics
The governor says it’s a “blockbuster” agreement that provides $850 million in rebate checks and $600 million for education, but fellow Democrats say it’s short-term and squanders the surplus.
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Here’s where to find candidate interviews for Wisconsin’s next governor
Check out our YouTube page for a growing library of videos about the people who want to be elected to the state’s top job in November.
