Politics

WPR is asking people what they care about as they head to the polls. Voters at an event in Madison said abortion and reproductive rights were among their top issues.

Six days out from the end of an unprecedented election cycle, neither candidate has a clear edge, either nationally or in Wisconsin.

Harris and her campaign are in Madison for a “get out the vote” rally and concert beginning at 5:30 p.m. Trump is holding a rally at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon and is expected to speak at 6 p.m.

The Marquette University poll found 50 percent of respondents said they plan to vote for Harris while 49 percent plan to vote for Trump.

Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” that he wants to get assault weapons off the street, and he would work with Congress and skeptical gun owners to get that done.

This election year, WPR is asking people what issues they care about as they head to the polls. In Wausau, some asked whether state and local governments were doing enough to smooth the way for new arrivals.

A lawsuit seeking last-minute changes to Wisconsin’s voter rolls has been dismissed by a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge. It claimed more than 140,000 people on the state’s voter registration list appear to be “invalid.”

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ballot in two battleground states.

If you’re planning to vote by mail, the U.S. Postal Service recommends you mail your completed absentee ballot as soon as possible. 

On the first day of early in-person voting in Wisconsin on Tuesday, a line 100 people long stretched outside the former Milwaukee Western Bank at 60th and Capitol.