Wisconsin Government

Republican leaders of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly are spelling out their plans for the newly-announced projected state budget surplus.

During Sunday's debate, gubernatorial candidates had similar answers to questions on abortion, Wisconsin's budget surplus, and education.

Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor discussed women’s rights and the LGBTQ+ community during a one-hour debate at UW-Milwaukee. Sara Rodriguez and Peng Her related topics to their personal lives and shared how they would react to conservative attempts to change federal same-sex marriage laws.

After a Milwaukee alderwoman was removed from the common council because of campaign finance convictions, WUWM asked politics professor emeritus Mordecai Lee about the crime throughout history and how it influences the electorate.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state's Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin’s top court, a win for Republicans that also makes it unclear what the boundaries will be for the fall election.

Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's re-election bid announcement quickly drew reaction from Democrats.

In this week’s Capitol Notes conversation, WUWM’s Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross of wispolitics.com why U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson could announce a decision to run for a third term earlier than in the past.

The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows the incumbents in Wisconsin’s most high-profile elections next year are losing support. According to the survey of about 800 registered voters, Democratic Governor Tony Evers’ approval rating slid from 50% in August to 45%. Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s approval numbers remained at 36% from August.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett got his first chance Tuesday to convince the Senate Foreign Relations committee he’s the right one for the job of U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg.

Former Republican Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who has formally announced she is running, called on Republicans to “hire mercenaries” and practice “ballot harvesting” in the same aggressive way she believes Democrats did in the 2020 presidential race. That prompted Republican Kevin Nicholson, who is considering getting into the race, to slam the idea, saying anyone who supports it is “dumb as a bag of hammers.”