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.
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.
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.
The Justice Department wants a federal court to hold up Alaska's Senate result if the Republican incumbent loses. In Wisconsin, the same department has already lost twice this year in its push for the state's voter rolls.
In the race's lone televised debate, Tom Tiffany pitched handing Wisconsin's $3 billion surplus back as tax cuts while David Crowley pushed schools, child care and a fairer tax code. They also clashed on ICE, abortion and 2020.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission will vote Thursday on guidance telling clerks how to handle ICE, FBI or other officers at polling places, after months of mixed signals from the Trump administration.
Wisconsin throws out any mailed ballot that arrives after 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. With USPS cutting pickups and a judge refusing a provisional-ballot fallback, state officials now say to mail by Oct. 20.
