On Thursday, Oct. 4, incumbent Republican Patrick Snyder, Schofield, and Democrat Alyson Leahy, Wausau, debated important issues facing the 85th Assembly district with WPR’s Rick Reyer and Shereen Siewert of…
By Shereen Siewert Today is National Voter Registration day, recognized on the fourth Tuesday of every September to raise awareness of the importance of voting and encourage participation in this…
Cybersecurity experts warn that private vendors, modems and removable memory devices make the state’s decentralized voting system vulnerable to attack By Grigor Atanesian Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism A private…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Turnout in Wisconsin’s primary that saw hotly contested races among both Democrats and Republicans is the highest since 2002. Based on official results, turnout statewide in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on primaries in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin (all times local): 10 p.m. Wisconsin state schools chief Tony Evers has won the Democratic primary for…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan’s retirement creates an opening in his southeastern Wisconsin congressional district for the first time in 20 years, fueling hopes among Democrats that…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Latest on Wisconsin’s primary election (all times local): 8:05 a.m. Wisconsin election officials insist the state’s voting systems are safe from hackers as ballots are…
By SCOTT BAUER , Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic race for governor and Republican primary for U.S. Senate top the ballot in Wisconsin on Tuesday, where the…
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker spent much of the week before Tuesday’s primary election protesting some of his Democratic opponents’ hopes to reduce the state’s prison population. The state’s truth-in-sentencing law…
Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News When the American Medical Association — one of the nation’s most powerful health care groups — met in Chicago this June, its medical student caucus…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has introduced a bill that would allow all of Wisconsin to watch the Green Bay Packers. Currently a dozen counties in northwestern Wisconsin…
By Suhauna Hussain/The Center for Public Integrity In the aftermath of a 2016 election marred by Russian online meddling, federal officials responsible for enforcing campaign finance rules have grappled with…
Nancy Stencil, chair of the Democratic Party of Marathon County, on Tuesday announced her candidacy for the Wisconsin State Assembly’s 86th Assembly District, a seat currently held by Republican John…
WASHINGTON (CN) – Two political gerrymandering cases that stoked voter passions across the United States fizzled on procedural grounds Monday at the Supreme Court. While the justices vacated the ruling…
Most counties have approved resolutions calling for a fairer way to redraw electoral districts. Does Iowa offer an effective model? By Cathleen Draper Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism No matter…
Justices consider: When does partisanship cross the line? By Cathleen Draper Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Prior to 2011, Milwaukee-area residents Marla Stephens and Kris Lennon felt that their votes…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s fall ballot took shape on Friday, with candidates filing nomination papers ahead of the state Elections Commission’s end-of-the-day deadline. Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s bid for…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s fall ballots started to take shape on Friday, with candidates filing nomination papers ahead of the state Elections Commission’s end-of-the-day deadline. Candidates for state and…
