Steve Kornacki: The voter trends shaping the first big battleground state race of 2025

Published   Mar 12, 2025 03:50PM
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1 will offer an early test of the political environment after November's presidential election. ... Read more

Iowa Misses Out As People Cross Border For Legal Illinois Ma

The Dispensary in East Dubuque, Illinois. Photo by Starting Line staff

While Iowans are increasingly flocking across the Mississippi River to obtain legal marijuana at Illinois dispensaries, Iowa’s legislative majority seems stuck in a ... Read more

Rewind: Your Week in Review for March 7

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss reaction to Trump's tariffs, results of the Marquette University Law School Poll, the latest action on a maj ... Read more

Bill Berry: The sound of Musk’s chainsaw echoes in the nat

If the additional Forest Service cuts of 7,000 are added to the approximate 3,400 employees already shed, it would amount to more than a third of the workforce. At the same time, Trump has touted a plan to mow down millions of acres of National Fores ... Read more

John Nichols: Pocan town meeting packed as Republicans dodge constituents

Published   Mar 11, 2025 03:49PM
Belmont, Wisconsin, hadn’t been all that close to the political action since it briefly served in 1836 as the first capital of the Wisconsin Territory. But on Saturday, the quiet village of 989 people felt like the hottest spot on the political map. ... Read more

Michelle Bryant: We shall overcome

Resilience in the face of Trump’s leadership ... Read more

Hadley Ott: The governor’s lead pipe record

After six years in office, Evers has consistently argued that the removal of lead pipes is a top health priority, but has failed to offer a clear and strategic plan to achieve this objective. ... Read more

Bruce Murphy: How deportations will hurt Milwaukee

Most of its growth in population and workers in last 30 years has come from immigrants. ... Read more