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.
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.
The last Marquette Law School Poll before Nov. 3 puts Crowley ahead 51% to 44% among likely voters. Less-certain voters lean Tiffany, and Trump's approval in Wisconsin hit a record low.
Independent spending in the 88th Assembly District passed $1 million, the third-highest Assembly total in Wisconsin. Democratic committees raised more this fall, but Republican committees, backed by a few billionaires, are outspending them.
Evers' plan to close Green Bay Correctional has climbed 80% in cost and slipped three years. Crowley and Tiffany offer different paths, and a draft bill from two Republican lawmakers offers a $628.7 million alternative.
Kyla Sanache waited more than two years without a lawyer. Her dismissal exposes how Wisconsin's $100-an-hour appointment rate and stalled reforms leave Brown County defendants, and cases, stuck.
A De Pere school board treasurer wants more for public schools and BadgerCare. The first-term Republican she's challenging is running on bridge, port, and prison money. Here's where they stand on some of the issues.
Three in four Wisconsin voters now say data centers cost more than they're worth. Both candidates for governor are running against the industry's tax break, while towns from Greenleaf to Mishicot have already fought developers on their own.
Trump's Truth Social post skipped Gov. Evers and gave no counties or programs. His last Wisconsin aid announcement ended in a partial declaration that left Manitowoc and three other counties without federal infrastructure money.
The Pentagon used an emergency process to remove a checkbox for Americans abroad who've never lived in the U.S. Democrats have sued. Wisconsin told its clerks the change doesn't affect who can vote here.
First-term Democrat Ryan Spaude wants to phase out Wisconsin's voucher program. Republican challenger Bobby Lindsey wants to keep it. Here's where the 89th Assembly District candidates stand.
Appleton Area NOW says it's taking the state to court after lawmakers from both parties and two Evers budgets failed to exempt tampons and pads from Wisconsin's 5% sales tax.
