Milwaukee County disclosed a $4.56 million budget error the day after County Executive David Crowley was elected governor. Crowley is in charge of the county’s budget and will be in charge of the state’s budget as governor.
Democrats will control the governor’s office and both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature for the first time in 16 years following Tuesday’s election.
The winner will replace retiring Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and serve during the next presidential election in a state where five of the past seven White House campaigns have been decided by less than a percentage point.
The race for Wisconsin attorney general is a rematch of the 2022 contest between Democratic incumbent Josh Kaul and Republican Eric Toney, the Fond du Lac County district attorney.
According to the DOJ, one of their most important missions is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections and protecting the right to vote for U.S. citizens across the United States.
The Marquette Law School Poll released its final snapshot of Wisconsin’s governor’s race ahead of Election Day, and Democratic candidate David Crowley has gained ground since last month.
In this special, “Battleground Wisconsin: The Swing Vote,” Wisconsin State Capitol Bureau Chief Vanessa Kjeldsen takes an in-depth look at the communities, candidates and key issues driving voters to the ballot box in one of the nation’s most critical battleground states.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Milwaukee on Monday for Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley, urging voters to push back against the Trump administration by voting for Crowley.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission issued new guidance to the state’s more than 1,800 local clerks on how to respond if federal law enforcement shows up at polling places during the November election.
The candidates running for Wisconsin secretary of state are split on the purpose of the statewide office, which oversees official state records and helps manage state trust funds.
Republican congressman Tom Tiffany is facing off against Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley to be Wisconsin’s next governor. Wisconsin State Capitol Bureau Chief Vanessa Kjeldsen sat down with David Crowley to discuss his platform ahead of the election.
Republican congressman Tom Tiffany is facing off against Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley to be Wisconsin’s next governor. Wisconsin State Capitol Bureau Chief Vanessa Kjeldsen sat down with Tiffany to discuss his platform ahead of the election.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration for using taxpayer dollars to air partisan advertisements.
In a statement released Friday, the Evers Administration said that the Trump Administration, inexplicitly and without notice. made the decision to unilaterally terminate millions of dollars in funding to prevent fraud and implement improvements in Wisconsin and other states’ unemployment insurance systems.
How the state's crime labs are run and funded is a key point of disagreement between the candidates for Wisconsin attorney general. Wisconsin State Capitol Bureau Chief Vanessa Kjeldsen interviewed both candidates about the labs.
President Donald Trump called Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany to say he will approve millions of dollars in aid for storm damage in Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers, however, was left in the dark.
Democratic incumbent Attorney General Josh Kaul will face Republican challenger Eric Toney in the Nov. 3 midterms. It is a rematch of the 2022 race, which Kaul won by a little more than one percent of the vote.
Democratic candidate David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany are within the margin of error of each other in the race for Wisconsin governor, according to the latest Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.
Wisconsin State Capitol Bureau Chief Vanessa Kjeldsen sat down with both candidates running to be the next state treasurer: Republican incumbent John Leiber and Democratic challenger Yee Leng Xiong.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced in September that it was adding Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District to its “red to blue” program that targets Republican incumbents viewed as vulnerable.
Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly delivered the State of Education address at the state Capitol Thursday, calling for an increase in school funding.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice announced an initial settlement with generic drug manufacturers on Wednesday over allegations the companies illegally conspired to raise drug prices.
Voters have reported third-party mailers asking them to register to vote. Others have reported volunteers approaching them on the street or pre-filled absentee ballot applications left in their mailboxes.
Wisconsin election clerks are preparing for the possibility of armed federal agents at polling places in the battleground state ahead of the midterms, a concern raised during a roundtable hosted by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s mail-in ballot restrictions Monday. The order would have required the federal government to compile a list of eligible voters. Only those voters would have been sent an absentee mail-in ballot from USPS.
Lawmakers, doctors and AI experts met at the Wisconsin State Capitol to discuss whether and how artificial intelligence should be regulated in health care settings.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s new 5-2 liberal majority heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case involving a 10-year-old Milwaukee boy who shot and killed his mother in 2022 because she would not let him have a virtual reality headset.
