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Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Voces de la Frontera's Christine Neumann-Ortiz share why they think Milwaukee should or should not host the Republican National Convention.

WisPolitics' JR Ross looks at the big issues facing Wisconsin Democrats ahead of their statewide convention in La Crosse next weekend.

The Wisconsin Election Commission has been making headlines recently. The commission postponed selecting its new chairperson when Republican commissioner Dean Knudson resigned, and now Assembly Speaker Robin Vos named attorney Don Millis as Knudson's replacement.

As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, about 340 people had filed to run for federal and state offices in Wisconsin for the August primary and/or the general election in November. There is a very brief window during which nomination papers can challenged to affect ballot status.

The closest battle would appear to be over endorsing a candidate for governor.

Wisconsin's new state legislative maps are considered the most partisan-biased, court-adopted maps in the nation. That’s according to a new analysis from the University of Wisconsin Law School. The maps heavily advantage Republican politicians, all but guaranteeing Republican-rule in the state Legislature, regardless of what most voters want.

The spring 2022 election marked historic wins in Milwaukee County — including in the City of Wauwatosa where the first Black alderpeople were elected. Ald. Sean Lowe and Ald. Margaret Arney share more about this historic win and their goals in office.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Gableman, are collaborating on the $676,000 investigation into alleged election fraud launched by GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Although he lacks a contract or official role in Gableman’s taxpayer-funded investigation, Kaardal has become a de facto lead investigator. A Wisconsin Watch analysis shows roughly half of the chapters in Gableman’s 136-page interim report are based on Kaardal’s work.

A Wednesday hearing is set for drop boxes, while many wait for a final legislative redistricting plan.

Republican-backed candidates in local school board races came out as big winners in the Milwaukee suburbs that are critical for the GOP in statewide elections, but had mixed results in other parts of battleground Wisconsin. Tuesday's school board elections in Wisconsin were among the earliest nationwide this year and are the latest sign of how politicized typically nonpartisan races for local offices are becoming across the country.