Politics
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Climate change isn’t a top issue in this election. Some Wisconsin voters say it should be.
As a part of WPR’s America Amplified project, more than a dozen Wisconsin voters listed climate change as their top concern as they head to the polls. But it’s not a top issue in the presidential race.
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Wied, Lyerly face off in race for northeast Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District
Voters in northeast Wisconsin will choose a new representative for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District next month. Republican Tony Wied, a businessman from De Pere, and Democrat Kristin Lyerly, an OB-GYN from De Pere, are both running for the seat previously held by former U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher.
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JD Vance courts Wisconsin’s Catholic voters in Waukesha
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance held a “faith rally” Sunday in Waukesha.
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Tammy Baldwin, Eric Hovde get personal during sole US Senate debate
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde sparred over healthcare, immigration, abortion, the economy and their personal lives in their first and only debate before the Nov. 5 election.
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Weeks before election, lawsuit seeks to change Wisconsin’s citizenship screening process for voting
Two lawyers involved in efforts to reverse President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in Wisconsin are asking a judge to change the way the state checks peoples’ citizenship for voting just weeks before Election Day.
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Steil, Barca at odds on big issues in race for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District
Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District has been in Republican hands for nearly 30 years. Now, with the help of a new congressional map, the last Democrat to hold the seat is trying to win it back.
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Kamala Harris storms through Wisconsin, with events in Milwaukee, Green Bay, La Crosse
Vice President Kamala Harris started a busy day of campaigning across Wisconsin Thursday by meeting with business students at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.
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Outside groups have spent nearly $11M in races for the Wisconsin Legislature
Outside groups have spent more than $10.9 million on Wisconsin’s legislative races as of Oct. 17, according to the nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
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75th District: Republican Duke Tucker calls divisiveness biggest impediment to progress in government
Duke Tucker of Grantsburg says he’s running for the 75th District Assembly seat to cut through the partisan divide in Madison. A born-and-raised resident of Burnett County and member of its Board of Supervisors, Tucker backs a state wolf hunt, which has been supported by many of his fellow Republicans.
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Van Orden’s firebrand style under spotlight in 3rd District race against Cooke
When U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden won the 3rd Congressional District in 2022, the Republican from Prairie du Chien billed himself as a political outsider. He’s embracing the same brand this year, but Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke says Van Orden’s firebrand approach doesn’t reflect what constituents want.