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Republicans have been dealt another crisis in trying to flip a state Senate seat in the Chippewa Valley, as reports surface that candidate Michele Magadance Skinner has been claiming residency in two states for tax purposes. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel cited public documents that Skinner, a former Eau Claire television anchor, and her husband have…

If Rep. Francesca Hong becomes the Democratic nominee for governor, Republicans will relentlessly attack the way she describes herself as a democratic socialist. But former state Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler says voters will only need a brief history lesson to be reassured about which candidate truly stands on their side of the issues.

State Rep. Francesca Hong said every Democratic candidate at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s gubernatorial town hall could defeat Republican Tom Tiffany. Hong called Tiffany one of the GOP’s “weakest candidates” and attacked his record on the 2020 election, food assistance and health care, arguing that he would put President Donald Trump ahead of Wisconsinites.

Welcome back to our series, What’s Brewing in Wisconsin! We’re traveling around the state highlighting the bars, breweries, and cafés that make Wisconsin feel like home, one drink at a time. Today, we’re at Draft & Vessel in Wauwatosa.Follow along for the next stop in the series.

Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan explained on MS NOW how tariffs on Canada are harming Wisconsin farmers. Since farmers often work with companies in Canada due to proximity, products like dairy milk may double in price for consumers in the U.S. even when the milk is farmed in Wisconsin.

Abortion is available in Wisconsin today—but it’s not guaranteed forever. Four years after Roe was overturned, abortion access in the Badger State is still being bounced back and forth between old laws, court decisions, and state elections. That’s what “returning abortion to the states” actually looks like: The people Wisconsin elects as governor and to…

The average Wisconsin household has already spent an additional $2,035 since the start of President Trump’s second term due to rising costs in gas, electricity, and tariff-affected goods, according to the Center for American Progress. Being enrolled in an Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plan makes these rising costs worse because temporary enhanced federal tax…

This week’s gubernatorial debate showed the Democratic candidates presenting a united front on the need to strengthen Wisconsin’s standards for the ongoing construction of massive data centers. The question, of course, is who will write the rules?Republicans offered a watered-down set of regulations while Democrats promoted protections for water use, electric ratepayers, workers, and more.…

It was the tightest assembly race in the state of Wisconsin in 2024. 🗳️ First-time candidates Republican Ben Franklin and Democrat Christy Welch, both of De Pere, faced off in the 88th Assembly District. Franklin won the seat by a razor-thin margin—50.3% to 49.7%.This November, the district is considered a critical “must-win” battlefield for both…

There are bipartisan concerns about what large AI data centers will do to natural resources, electricity rates, the job market, and Wisconsin’s fresh water. But the bipartisanship hasn’t yet extended inside the state Capitol. Rep. Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) proposed ideas to monitor and regulate the impact of data centers, but he found no Republican…