State Politics
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Minocqua Brewing Company owner is running for Wisconsin governor
Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad enters crowded Wisconsin gubernatorial race.
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New Wisconsin law taps ‘Dreamers’ to fill critical rural labor gaps
A bipartisan Wisconsin law removes barriers for more than 5,000 DACA recipients in the state, allowing them to work in high-need fields, especially in rural areas, including nursing, teaching, plumbing, and other licensed trades.
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Your ‘Do Something’ calendar for taking action on May Day in Wisconsin
Here’s your roundup of May Day protests, marches, rallies, and gatherings in Wisconsin.
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Animal activists take protests over Ridglan Farms beagles to Capitol
Shouts of “free the dogs” rang out through the state Capitol on April 20 as protesters advocating on behalf of beagles at a Wisconsin dog breeding facility demanded a meeting with Gov. Tony Evers.
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WI scam survivor turns loss into law
A cryptocurrency scam victim in Wisconsin is speaking out about how her experience motivated her to prevent others from falling prey to similar scams.
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Here’s your ‘Do Something!’ calendar for April 17-23
A weekly roundup of Wisconsin protests, political events, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, April 17, through Thursday, April 23.
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How do you actually get on a WI election ballot?
It’s one thing to declare you’re running for office — it’s another to qualify to be an official candidate on the ballot. Here’s how it’s done.
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What was voter turnout in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election?
After Justice-elect Chris Taylor’s whopping 20-point margin of victory, it might be a surprise that only about one in three of Wisconsin’s voting-age residents turned out in the April 7 election. Unofficial results posted by the Associated Press as of 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 showed 1,506,444 Wisconsinites cast ballots in the election – about…
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Here’s your ‘Do Something!’ calendar for April 10-16
A weekly roundup of Wisconsin protests, political events, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, April 10, through Tuesday, April 16.
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Majority of Wisconsin school referendums pass in 2026 Spring Election
Wisconsin sees 61% success rate out of 75 school district referendums in the 2026 Spring Election.
