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Wisconsin voters' opinions on whether President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office didn't budge in the latest poll by Marquette University Law School despite an ongoing impeachment inquiry by the U.S. House of Representatives.
We analyze the results of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election with a WPR reporter.
While it appears that Democrat Tony Evers will be Wisconsin’s next governor, Republicans will maintain control of both houses of the state legislature. We look at the results from a variety of legislative races around the state, including two ‘rematches’ between candidates who faced off earlier this year in special elections. We also look at the prospect of divided government, once again, in Wisconsin, and discuss whether we’re potentially heading for gridlock or bipartisanship in the coming months and years.
In this installment of our series of interviews with Wisconsin candidates for governor, we speak with Green Party candidate Michael White.
This election season, Wisconsin Public Radio is meeting people where they are, in their communities, to talk about the issues that matter most to them. As part of our ongoing conversations about the Beyond the Ballot project, we look at how Wisconsinites feel about controversy surrounding the Tomah VA, and how politicians are talking about it. Then, WPR State Capitol Reporter Laurel White joins...
In this installment of our series of interviews with Wisconsin candidates for governor, we speak with Independent candidate Maggie Turnbull.
In our series of interview with candidates ahead of the November 6 midterm election, we speak with Josh Kaul. He's a former federal prosecutor and Democrat running to be the next Attorney General of Wisconsin. His challengers this election are Republican incumbent Attorney General Brad Schimel and Terry Larson of the Constitution Party. You can learn more about races, issues, and candidates at...
Arnie Enz is running against Libertarian Phil Anderson, Democrat Tony Evers, Independent Maggie Turnbull, Green Party candidate Michael J. White and Republican incumbent Gov. Scott Walker in the Nov. 6 election for governor.
In this installment of our series of interviews with Wisconsin candidates for governor, we speak with Wisconsin Party candidate Arnie Enz.
In this installment of our series of interviews with Wisconsin candidates for governor, we speak with Libertarian candidate Phillip Anderson, who is also chair of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin.
In this installment of our series of interviews with Wisconsin candidates for Congress, we speak with Dan Kohl. Dan Kohl is a lawyer, who has been a Milwaukee Bucks executive and a lobbyist for the pro-Israel firm J Street. Kohl is the democratic candidate running to represent Wisconsin’s 6th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. He’s running against republican incumbent Glenn Grothman.
In this installment of our series of interviews with Wisconsin candidates for Congress, we speak with Glenn Grothman. Glenn Grothman is the incumbent Republican U.S. Representative from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district. He’s running to serve a third term in Congress.
We continue our series of interviews with the candidates running for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District seat. Republican challenger and political newcomer Steve Toft joins us to talk about his candidacy, and the issues he’s running on.
We continue our series of interviews with the candidates running for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District seat, which covers the southeastern part of the state. The seat is currently held by House Speaker Paul Ryan, who is retiring. We talk with Bryan Steil, the Republican candidate looking to replace Ryan.
We begin a series of interviews with the candidates running for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District seat, which covers the southeastern part of the state. The seat is currently held by House Speaker Paul Ryan, who is retiring. First up, we talk with Randy Bryce, the democratic candidate looking to replace Ryan.
We begin our series of interviews with the candidates running for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District seat. First up is the democratic incumbent, Congressman Ron Kind, who was first elected to the seat in 1996. He faces republican candidate Steve Toft in the November election.
As we enter the final month of the campaign, Democratic candidate for governor Tony Evers is proposing a ten percent income tax cut. Meanwhile, his opponent, Governor Scott Walker, says the plan effectively amounts to a tax hike. We break down what both candidates are doing and saying when it comes to taxes, tax cuts, and your money.
About 30 percent of the Wisconsin electorate is made up of “soft partisans” -- people who are independents on paper, but actually tend to sway a bit left or right. Recent polling finds that these voters could have a big impact on the upcoming midterms. We take a look at swing voters in Wisconsin and their political influence.
The fundraising chase in the campaign for governor produced two clear trends in July.
The primary vote in Wisconsin happens August 14. As part of our series of candidate interviews, hear from Doug La Follette. He’s on the ballot facing off against fellow Democrat Arvina Martin.
A University of Wisconsin-Green Bay political scientist says Democrat Caleb Frostman's win in Tuesday's special election indicates the "nationalization" of state-level politics.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to raise the hourly rate of pay for court-appointed attorneys from $70 to $100 per hour, a move expected to increase costs for county governments throughout the state.
Tuesday Wisconsin residents can apply for the one-time, $100 tax credit for every child under 18 living with them at home. This rebate has drawn criticism from Democrats saying it's politically motivated.
State Sen. Leah Vukmir has won the state Republican Party’s endorsement in the GOP primary for one of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate seats.
Gov. Scott Walker and other state GOP leaders touted conservative accomplishments warned Republican voters Saturday of an impending "blue wave" in the fall general election.
Wisconsin Republicans will have a chance to endorse one of the candidates for U.S. Senate at their annual state party convention in Milwaukee this weekend.
Tuesday's 1st Senate District primary pits two Republicans — Rep. André Jacque, R-DePere, and factory executive Alex Renard — against each other. The Republican winner will face Democrat Caleb Frostman in the special election June 12.
Carson Tomony, a junior at Madison East High School, has learned about candidates and where they stand on the issues. He and his classmates have also noticed that school shootings appear to be commonplace.
State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, says she plans to remain in office despite weeks of scrutiny over her behavior in and outside of work.
About 50 people protested outside the state Capitol in Madison calling for increased funding for the University of Wisconsin System. This one in a series of protests demanding funding increases and an end to tuition freezes within the last several months.