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Democrat Rebecca Cooke Defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Key House Race

Democrat Rebecca Cooke Defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Key House Race

Southwestern Wisconsin district was among the most closely watched in nation.

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Democrat Rebecca Cooke Defeats GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Key House Race

Southwestern Wisconsin district was among the most closely watched in nation.

Yee Leng Xiong Defeats Incumbent John Lieber in Race for State Treasurer

Xiong, a Democrat, is the first Hmong American in the nation to be elected to statewide office.

Ben Brist Defeats Longtime Milwaukee Politician Bob Donovan

Democrats win pivotal race in southwest Milwaukee County, helping to flip Assembly.

Robyn Vining Flips Senate Seat in Milwaukee Suburbs

Her victory helps Democrats win control of state Senate for first time since 2010

Zamarripa Wins Secretary of State Race

Zamarripa becomes Wisconsin's first Latina elected to statewide office. A special election will be needed to replace her on the Common Council.

Bukiewicz Picks Up Critical Assembly Seat for Democrats

Oak Creek Mayor Dan Bukiewicz flips Republican district on south side of Milwaukee County.

Josh Kaul Wins Third Term as Wisconsin Attorney General

Democrat Josh fends off another challenge from Republican Eric Toney.

David Crowley Trumps Tom Tiffany, Wins Gubernatorial Race

Democrats send Milwaukee leader to Madison as next governor, give Democrats control of Legislature.

MPS Loses $450,000 in Fraud Scheme, Announces CFO Change

District has recovered more than half of money. Status of chief financial officer Aycha Sawa is unclear.

Public Officials Use of Signal App Erodes Trust

Communications can be completely innocent — or a way to evade public records.

Federal DOJ Sending Election Observers to Wisconsin

State election officials say it's not unusual, DOJ operating as in past elections.

How Milwaukee’s Absentee Ballots Could Flip the Election

City reports having 59,000 absentee ballots. Here's how they could appear to swing election.

Will Journal Sentinel Concede Errors?

Attorney demands retractions for controversial story about Mandela Barnes. A prelude to suit for damages?

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Tom Tiffany Has Disqualified Himself for Governor

His attempts to overturn and undermine elections has disqualified him, say business leaders.

Should Voters Reduce Governor’s Veto Power?

It will create a more democratic system no matter which party controls the governor’s chair.

Tom Tiffany Is Running Against Milwaukee

Blaming Crowley for budget problems caused by Tom Ament and GOP legislators like Tiffany.

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How Successful Has The Trump Economy Been in Creating Jobs?

Graphs of jobs, labor force and manufacturing tell a different story than the campaign speeches do.

The Arguments Against Wisconsin’s Congressional Maps

Are the current maps partisan? Anti-competitive? Supreme Court must decide.

How Gerrymandered Are Wisconsin’s Congressional Districts?

The data tells the story. Will it help win two court court cases?

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2026 Election Has Parallels with 1982

Both were World Series years with a similar roster of election contests.

How The Tax Break for Data Centers Was Passed

$1.9 billion annual handout to massive tech companies quietly put into 2023-25 budget.

Lt Governor Race Offers Stark Contrasts

Democrat Sarah Godlewski and Republican David Varnam are very different candidates.

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