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Data Wonk: What the 2024 Election Tells Us About Wisconsin Voters

What the 2024 Election Tells Us About Wisconsin Voters

Wisconsin was the most competitive state in America. Which issues mattered?

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What the 2024 Election Tells Us About Wisconsin Voters

Wisconsin was the most competitive state in America. Which issues mattered?

Mayor Johnson Issues Several Budget Vetoes

And council pays out $3 million in legal claims and settlements.

Will Republicans Support Transparent Hospital Prices?

It could become bipartisan legislation. Or an attack issue for Democrats.

Greta Neubauer Reelected as Assembly Minority Leader

Democrats gained 10 seats, the largest increase in more than half a century.

State Office Backs Sanctions Against Michael Gableman for Election Probe

Office of Lawyer Regulation finds 10 violations of rules by former Supreme Court justice.

Special Election Called For Brostoff’s Third District Seat

Open race in city's highest-turnout aldermanic district could draw many candidates.

Watertown School District Adopts More Restrictive Transgender Policies

Will other school districts in state follow suit?

State High Court Hears Arguments on Meagan Wolfe’s ‘Holdover’ Appointment

Is Wisconsin Elections Commission decision a 'case of careful what you wish for'?

Trump Picks Sean Duffy for US Transportation Secretary

Fox TV host and former Wisconsin congressman was early Trump supporter.

Tommy Thompson Shames Himself

His embrace of Donald Trump and RFK Jr. has soiled the ex-governor’s reputation.

Eric Hovde Concedes US Senate Race to Tammy Baldwin

After making unfounded claims about election results Republican concedes.

‘Our Community Is Terrified’ — Mass Deportations Feared

State immigrants rights group, attorneys consider threat from second Trump term.

Wisconsin Voters Again Color State Purple

The state continues to flip back and forth between two parties, two ideologies.

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Will Republicans Support Transparent Hospital Prices?

It could become bipartisan legislation. Or an attack issue for Democrats.

Tommy Thompson Shames Himself

His embrace of Donald Trump and RFK Jr. has soiled the ex-governor’s reputation.

Utility Hikes, Democratic Losses and the Wealth Gap

As Evers appointees rewarded utility execs, Kamala Harris backed off taxing corporations.

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What the 2024 Election Tells Us About Wisconsin Voters

Wisconsin was the most competitive state in America. Which issues mattered?

What Kind of Economy Will Trump Inherit?

Across the board the numbers all tell a similar story.

Is Immigration A “Happy Problem?”

People are voting with their feet to come to the U.S., despite how Trump characterizes it.

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Wisconsin Voters Again Color State Purple

The state continues to flip back and forth between two parties, two ideologies.

Women Lead Democratic Gains in Legislature

Wisconsin voters rejected Kamala Harris but back many other women for office.

Candidates Ignore State’s Looming ‘Senior Tsunami’

Over-75 population expected to explode, creating huge shortage of health care workers.

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