A new poll finds state Rep. Francesca Hong with a commanding lead in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor.

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Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin is demanding answers from the Trump administration about PFAS cleanup that’s been delayed up to 20 years across 200 military sites nationwide, including lengthy delays in Wisconsin.

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With her democratic socialist brand of politics, Madison Rep. Franceca Hong is defining the terms of the Democratic primary for governor in Wisconsin. Mainstream Democrats are worried she would lose in November and are scrambling for an alternative.

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After voting against guidance telling absentee voters they can't change their ballots, two Democrats on the Wisconsin Elections Commission are getting involved in a lawsuit to block the policy shift. Commissioners Ann Jacobs and Mark Thomsen claim the board they sit on acted "inconsistent with the law."

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The Wisconsin Department of Revenue confirmed to WPR that it had issued a notice of a brewer’s permit revocation for two Minocqua Brewing Company locations. The business has locations in Minocqua and in Madison. 

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Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can exclude transgender girls from competing on girls sports teams. An advocate and a parent of a transgender athlete say bans already in place outside state law are harming transgender youth.

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A Republican who flipped an Assembly seat in 2022 long held by Democrats is seeking to keep it in the GOP column, but first faces a repeat challenger within his own party.

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Army veteran and longtime corrections officer Scott Harbridge is looking to unseat 74th Assembly District Rep. Chanz Green in an Aug. 11 rematch of their 2024 Republican primary.

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Mandela Barnes energized Democrats when he ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, but his narrow loss that year tarnished his reputation with some in the party. He's urging Democrats to give him another chance in the 2026 race for governor, even as party leaders look elsewhere.

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Democrats running to be Wisconsin’s next governor and Republican frontrunner Tom Tiffany are calling for a swift, transparent and independent investigation into the Madison police shooting of 38-year-old Corey Ruiz.

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The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit aimed at giving voters who are worried their absentee ballots might not get counted a chance to cast provisional ballots on election day.

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The Trump administration is suing the city of Milwaukee over a city ordinance that prohibits immigration enforcement agents from wearing masks.

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A group of Democrats is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission in an attempt to let voters change their absentee ballots before the August primary.

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Chippewa County prosecutors say their Sheriff, Travis Hakes, doesn't meet "the basic credibility standard" to hold the office and risks the public's confidence in the criminal justice system. Hakes says the statement is a "disingenuous" political attack ahead of his upcoming Republican primary election. 

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Democrat Joel Brennan is campaigning for governor as an everyman with experience running a major agency in Gov. Tony Evers' administration. In the primary's closing weeks, he's trying to simultaneously introduce himself and make the case he's the candidate best equipped to win.

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The Green Bay City Council will receive a presentation next month on the city’s internal investigation into how duplicate absentee ballots were sent out in back-to-back elections this year.

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A partial poll of Democrats' contentious primary for governor shows Madison Rep. Francesca Hong leading the the field, but Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley wasn't included in the survey after dropping out of the race only to jump back in days later.

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Amid the political battle for the governorship and control of the state Legislature, the Republican Party of Wisconsin has raised millions more this year than at the same point in the 2022 midterm election.

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The Wisconsin Election Commission says it's illegal to bet on an election that you also voted in. Now, Polymarket and Kalshi are pushing back.

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Madison state Sen. Kelda Roys is leaning on her experience and attention to detail as she tries to distinguish herself in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor.

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