That vote cost him his seat. The following year, Petak became the first lawmaker in Wisconsin history to lose a recall ...

He said Alaska Republicans saw success in 2024 because they had “party discipline” — unlike in 2022, when support was split ...

At both the city and county level, Milwaukee's voter turnout was also more than 20 points higher than the national turnout ...

Democrats around the country are still licking their wounds after last month’s stinging election defeat — but the party might ...

The future may not have been written yet, but as it unfolds in 2025, Wisconsin Watch’s statehouse team will be on the lookout for stories that expose societal problems, explore solutions, explain the ...

Wisconsin is known as a 50-50 state, but Republicans have steadily gained an edge in partisan identification, according to ...

One-third of swing-state voters who voted for Trump replied in an open-ended question that they voted for him because of the economy.

Wisconsin's statewide referendum process is different from other states, which allow citizens to collect signatures and place ...

Republican lawmakers would need to pass constitutional amendments by Jan. 21 to have them appear on the April 2025 ballot.

That’s roughly the number of people that a pair of Taylor Swift shows drew in Philadelphia this year. In Wisconsin, ...

Trump won the 3rd Congressional District by 7+ points, while Van Orden won it by less than 3. In the House district in SE Wisconsin, Steil ran well ahead of Trump, perhaps putting it out of reach for ...

Lawmakers say Congress needs to close those loopholes and strengthen laws that keep foreign money out of elections. “The main point here is that we’re all under attack,” Bowman said. Bowman says the ...