Politics
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Eau Claire man wins Elon Musk’s $1M voter sweepstakes which may violate election law
A man from Eau Claire has reportedly won $1 million from the tech billionaire Elon Musk as part of a giveaway tied to the presidential election that the U.S. Department of Justice has warned may violate federal election law.
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Catholic leaders say Wisconsin Catholic Tribune is political mail not authorized by the church
Catholic church leaders in Wisconsin are distancing themselves from copies of a newspaper calling itself the Wisconsin Catholic Tribune, which they say are actually political mailings not authorized by the church.
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Ben Steinhoff challenges Scott Fitzgerald in deep red 5th Congressional District
Republican U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald faces a challenge by Democrat Ben Steinhoff in the race for Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District, which covers some of the deepest red territory in the state.
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DNR signs off on 12 Stewardship projects after Supreme Court blocked legislative vetoes
Gov. Tony Evers announced the funding awards under the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program on Friday.
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Medicaid covers 1.2M in Wisconsin. The election could determine its future.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris rarely mention Medicaid on the presidential campaign trail, but their records paint dramatically different possibilities for the program after November.
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Grothman, Zarbano face off in race for Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District
Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman of Glenbeulah is running for reelection in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional district against Democrat John Zarbano of Oshkosh, a political newcomer.
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Clerk computer issues persist for third day of in-person early voting
Wisconsin clerks have been plagued by state computer issues for a third day amid high turnout during early in-person, absentee voting.
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Green Bay Republican, Wisconsin’s longest-serving state senator, endorses Kamala Harris
A Republican legislator who has served in the Wisconsin state Senate for nearly four decades announced that he will be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, citing concerns about former President Donald Trump’s commitment to democratic ideals.
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67th District: Republican Dave Armstrong cites inflation as top issue
The representative for Wisconsin’s 75th Assembly District since 2021, Dave Armstrong, of Rice Lake, says he wanted to hear the concerns of his potential new constituents as he campaigns to return to the Legislature under a new district map.
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Issue of health care access hits close to home in western Wisconsin
This election year, WPR is asking people across the state to tell us what they want the candidates to be talking about as they compete for votes. Several audience members said health care access in rural areas should be part of the conversation.