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Wisconsin’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday that he will not run for governor, opting instead to seek a third term as the state’s top law enforcement…
Read more Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general won’t run for governor and will seek reelection insteadA conservative Wisconsin appeals court judge announced Wednesday she is running for an open seat on the battleground state’s Supreme Court, promising to stop the politicization of the…
Read more Wisconsin appeals court judge Maria Lazar running for state Supreme CourtWisconsin business owner Bill Berrien, a supporter of President Donald Trump, ended his Republican campaign for governor on Friday, days after it was reported that he followed numerous sexually…
Read more Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor’s race amid fallout over sexually explicit linksIf you head to a Wisconsin DMV after Oct. 1, don’t be surprised if you’re asked to pay more for a brand-new or renewed driver’s license. That’s because…
Read more Starting Oct. 1, getting a driver’s license or vehicle title will be more expensiveA loyalist of Donald Trump who represents a broad swath of Wisconsin’s rural north woods in Congress entered the governor’s race in the battleground state Tuesday, shaking up…
Read more Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany enters Wisconsin’s open gubernatorial raceA Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of “family values” and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary…
Read more Wisconsin governor candidate toutingA Democratic state lawmaker who is promising to be a “wild card” joined Wisconsin’s open race for governor on Wednesday, saying she will focus on a progressive agenda…
Read more Democrat Francesca Hong vows to be a progressive “wild card” in Wisconsin governor’s raceZippel Park in Gillett is getting a makeover, and Gov. Tony Evers swung by Aug. 28 to learn more about it. The park received $1 million in funds…
Read more Tony Evers visits Gillett to back federal program that provided $1 million upgrade for parkWisconsin Republicans are asking voters to take away the governor’s power to unilaterally spend federal money, a reaction to the billions of dollars that flowed into the state…
Read more Wisconsin Republicans ask voters to take away governor’s power to spend federal moneyMADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are challenging Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto powers in a new lawsuit, alleging Evers improperly struck sections of a bill that…
Read more Wisconsin Republicans challenge Gov. Tony Evers’ partial vetoes to literacy bill in lawsuitTalking Points: Minnesota is now safe haven for transgender community (Part 1) Talking Points: Minnesota is now safe haven for transgender community (Part 1) 12:05 Wisconsin’s governor vetoed…
Read more Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes transgender high school athletics ban, decriesRepublicans who control the state Senate fired eight more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees Tuesday, including two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that…
Read more Wisconsin Republicans fire 8 more Evers appointees, including regents and judicial watchdogsMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man illegally brought a handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an…
Read more Armed Man Seeking Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Arrested In Capitol — Then Returned With Assault RifleWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) used his line-item veto power to expand school funding in the state for the next four centuries on Wednesday, a blow to Republicans…
Read more Wisconsin Governor Uses Veto Power To Increase School Funding… For 400 YearsMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans plan to make no substantive changes to the state budget, meaning that a cut in funding to the University of Wisconsin System that…
Read more Republican leaders say no more money for University of Wisconsin or school safety officeDemocratic Gov. Tony Evers is projected to win reelection in Wisconsin, blocking Republicans from taking total control of the swing state. Evers defeated Republican construction company CEO Tim…
Read more Tony Evers Wins Wisconsin Governor’s Race, Holding Off Right-Wing RuleMichigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Twenty eight of the nation’s 50 governors are Republicans and 22 are Democrats.…
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