Watch: Meet the 3 Democratic candidates in the 7th Congressional District
Meet the three Democratic candidates running for Congress up north in the 7th District.
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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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Watch: Flipping a GOP district with a focus on affordability
Dissatisfaction with Donald Trump is making it possible for Democrats to be competitive in traditionally Republican places like a State Senate district in Waukesha County.
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Watch: Mandela Barnes begins statewide tour to hit Tiffany on being a puppet for Trump
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes outlined his statewide tour planned to coincide with President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech.
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Watch: Mequon firefighter on needing more working-class people in Congress
Mequon firefighter Mark Thurow has launched an independent bid for Congress in the east-central part of the state, saying there aren’t nearly enough “blue collar” representatives in Washington.
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Watch: Candidate for governor would form an ICE Accountability Commission
In today’s era of “citizen journalism” there are terabytes of video documenting the chaos that President Trump’s ICE and Border Patrol agents are causing — and a candidate for Wisconsin governor wants to create a place where that video evidence might someday be used to hold those agents accountable for any illegal actions they take in Wisconsin.
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Watch: Gov. Tony Evers stresses bipartisan success in final State of the State speech
In his final State of the State address, Gov. Tony Evers asked the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature to reach a bipartisan deal on property and income tax relief and put $450 million from the state surplus into public education. Negotiations are ongoing.
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This Wisconsin firefighter plans to ride Independent wave into Congress
Mike Thurow wants to challenge six-term Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman with backing from a group supporting Independent “working class” candidates in a handful of states.
Feb
2026
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Watch: This Wisconsin agency is impacting data center development
Wisconsinites are already talking to their friends, neighbors, and coworkers about how hyperscale data centers will impact their lives, but what can they do about it?
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2026
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Evers deploys flattery on the Legislature, hoping for a final bipartisan act
Gov. Tony Evers delivers his final State of the State address Tuesday night and plans to outline the highlights of two terms of bipartisan progress, while hoping for one more deal to support public schools and provide property tax relief.
