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Capitol Notes: Top Political Stories Of 2018

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For our "Capitol Notes" conversation today, we're going to examine the year in politics. Probably the biggest story of 2018 — Republican Gov. Scott Walker narrowly lost his bid for a third term to Democratic challenger Tony Evers.  

For eight years, Walker and the Republican legislature had free reign to enact major policy changes, such as Act 10, Voter ID and concealed carry. Walker survived a recall attempt over Act 10 and then easily won a second term in 2014. But this time, voters wanted a change.

WUWM's Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross of wispolitics.com, what all factored into the loss.

Marti was a reporter with WUWM from 1999 to 2021.