State Politics
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Here’s your ‘Do Something!’ calendar for March 20-26
This week: Prepare for the upcoming No Kings National Day of Action protests on March 28 with sign-making parties and Know Your Rights trainings.
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Another Republican senator retires as their gerrymandered protection ends
Republican Sens. Van Wanggaard of Racine, Rob Hutton of Brookfield, and Steve Nass of Whitewater head for the exits.
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Phelps: Let’s use simple math to help schools – higher state aid, lower property taxes
With another 72 school referendums on the April ballot, assembly Democrats seek to put $1.3 billion of the state’s surplus into public schools.
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Sean Duffy’s son-in-law brings chaos to a WI GOP endorsement vote
Michael Alfonso wins a push to not endorse any candidate in the 7th Congressional District, causing the convention to devolve into a sh**show, according to a conservative news site.
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Question of the Week: Unpaid TSA workers vs. changing ICE tactics
Department of Homeland Security workers are missing a paycheck as part of a showdown between Democrats and President Trump. Should Democrats cave? It’s our newsletter question of the week for March 15, 2026 Under a deal to end the last federal government shutdown, everything else is being funded except the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),…
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Evers vetoes GOP bill, urging lawmakers to ‘get serious’ about childcare crisis
Wisconsin Republicans ignored pleas for direct support for childcare providers and parents, choosing to pass a broad, vague corporate tax deduction instead.
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Join us for a live virtual forum with Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor and Assembly minority leader Greta Neubauer
The April 7 Supreme Court election and the fall elections for the Legislature could have a lasting impact on Wisconsin’s future for voting rights, women’s health, education, the state economy.
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Tom Tiffany, regular absentee voter, says ‘I don’t believe we should be doing mail-in voting’
Tom Tiffany, the presumptive Republican candidate for governor parrots a false claim by President Donald Trump to defend his desire to cut accessibility for hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters.
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Here’s your ‘Do Something!’ calendar for March 13-19
Your weekly guide to Wisconsin political events, protests, advocacy opportunities, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, March 13 through Thursday, March 19
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Billionaires associated with Project 2025 unload cash on Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s race for governor
The Uihleins found a roundabout way to make sure Tom Tiffany would get much more than what original campaign limits would have allowed.
