For the moment, it looks like Wisconsin Republicans will keep blocking efforts to process absentee ballots the day before Election Day, a process that would speed up counting and reduce the incidence of late-night election results.
GOP-backed Appeals Court Judge Marie Lazar has announced she’s running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Lazar has a history of restricting abortion and voting rights, and her 2022 appeals court race was driven by a right-wing extremist billionaire.
Conservative state Supreme Court justices banned drop boxes in 2022, but they were restored when the court came under liberal control in 2024.
President Trump has said he wants to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines with an executive order. But can he actually do that?
About half the states have some process that allows citizens to collect enough signatures to force statewide referendums — something only the Legislature can do in Wisconsin right now.
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents point to our state’s long history of secure elections that embrace absentee ballot use to make democracy more accessible.
Gov. Tony Evers’ retirement will set off a feeding frenzy of political ambition for the first open governor’s seat in 16 years, and the ripple effect could be many more open races down the Wisconsin ballot.
A new lawsuit seeking to redraw Wisconsin's congressional district boundary lines was filed on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the state Supreme Court declined to hear a pair of other lawsuits that asked for redistricting before the 2026 election.
TARIFF TROUBLES – A Hudson native with a long career of risk management for major financial institutions can explain two reasons why President Trump’s massive new tariffs on autos and auto parts may not work as intended.
First, in the short term, the disruption will increase Americans’ car prices by an estimated $6,000 at a minimum, while also causing job losses.
Second, in the long term, multinational companies know they can raise prices, absorb any losses, and wait for a new president who might end the trade war—because it’s still cheaper than building new factories in the US, as Trump claims will happen under his plan.
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