David Crowley promised Act 10 repeal, a BadgerCare option and universal pre-K in his first 30 days. A shrinking budget balance, a lost federal Medicaid bonus and a one-vote Senate cushion stand in the way.
David Crowley will be Wisconsin's first Black governor, with 18-15 and 53-46 majorities behind him. Bargaining rights, BadgerCare and school money top a long Democratic list, while two new constitutional amendments narrow the field.
Crowley carried Brown County, reportedly the first Democrat to do so since 1982, while Brandy Tollefson flipped the 88th and Green Bay's $158 million referendum passed. Gillett, Pulaski and Seymour voters said no.
Green Bay's draft fee on empty commercial buildings is a small cousin of Georgism, the 147-year-old case for taxing land instead of buildings. Wisconsin's constitution stands in the way of the full version.
Tuesday's Common Council agenda includes the first reading of a vacant commercial building registry, a plan to hand the City Assessor's job to a private firm, a rewritten fire station housing deal and a new Global Optics headquarters.
The two-term west side alder and former YWCA chief says she'll decide in the coming days. Her entry would make it a three-way race with Alyssa Proffitt and Jim Schmitt, with Amaad Rivera-Wagner still deciding.
Incumbent Tammy Weckler-Sternard, Republican Curt Vandertie and independent Randy Wagner agree Door County shouldn't sign a 287(g) agreement. The campaign has turned on a union no-confidence vote and released personnel files.
Republican Rep. Tony Wied blames Biden-era spending for high prices. Democrat Rick Crosson blames tariffs and the Iran war. Four weeks out, the incumbent has a 20-to-1 cash edge in a seat Democrats haven't held since 2010.
The U.S. Department of Transportation canceled a 2024 FAA grant for a solar array and battery-backed microgrid at Appleton International Airport, saying it no longer fit agency priorities.
Sheboygan's Open Door Drop-In Center, which serves about 25 adults with mental illness a day, will close by the end of November. The county's 2027 health budget drops it and cuts crisis co-response hours with police.
Green Bay's council president is running for the open mayor's office, setting up an April 2027 contest with former four-term Mayor Jim Schmitt after Eric Genrich chose not to seek a third term.
A 24-page draft would cap data centers at 500 acres and limit farmland loss to 100. It lands as Brown County towns, Wrightstown voters and both candidates for governor push back on the industry.
Republican Darin Rice would keep the county's agreement with ICE. Democrat Jason Rippl would end it on day one. The Nov. 3 winner will be Winnebago County's first new sheriff in 16 years.
Green Bay Common Council President Alyssa Proffitt will formally launch her mayoral campaign Friday, setting up a race with former Mayor Jim Schmitt for the seat Eric Genrich leaves in April.
