Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes is suing the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for defamation.

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Democratic Gov.-elect David Crowley says he'd sign a bill creating new congressional voting districts if Democratic leaders in the state Legislature send one to his desk.

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How the 2026 Democratic big blue wave washed over Wisconsin Democrats won a trifecta with David Crowley and majorities in the state Legislature. Transcript Shawn Johnson: If there was a […]

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President Donald Trump was a major factor in Tuesday's "blue tsunami" that wiped out GOP majorities in the Wisconsin Legislature, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. It's more complicated for Badger State Republicans still reeling from election night.

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Democrat David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, will be Wisconsin's next governor, making history as the first Black person to hold the office in the history of the state.

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Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley made their final pitches to voters on why they should be governor during their final day of dueling bus tours ahead of Tuesday's election.

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Democratic committees hoping to flip the state Legislature raised more money than their GOP counterparts in the closing weeks of the campaign. But, thanks to major cash cushions, the GOP groups outspent them.

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The final Marquette University Law School poll ahead of Wisconsin's Nov. 3 election shows Democrat David Crowley leading Republican Tom Tiffany by 7 percentage points in the race for Wisconsin governor.

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The latest numbers stand out because Tiffany had previously outraised Crowley nearly 2-1 throughout the campaign.

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Headed into the Nov. 3 election, Republicans hold an 18-15 edge in the Wisconsin Senate. If Democrats flip two seats, and defend their own, they would capture a majority in the chamber.

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The number of Wisconsinites casting in-person absentee ballots on the first day of early voting surged by 65 percent compared to figures ahead of the 2022 midterm election.

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Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden and Democratic challenger Rebecca Cooke held their first and only debate in Eau Claire, Tuesday. It's the first time Van Orden has debated a challenger in nearly six years.

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Groups funded by Elon Musk have spent around $4.6 million on behalf of Wisconsin Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden during the closing months of his reelection campaign.

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Democrats running for Wisconsin's 1st and 3rd congressional districts have outraised Republican incumbents Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil according to the latest federal campaign finance reports.

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Wisconsin election officials say a loss of trust in the U.S. Postal service is likely behind a roughly 30 percent decline in the number of absentee ballots received three weeks ahead of the November election.

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As he runs for governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany has introduced himself to voters as a get-along kind of conservative, but his lengthy record in the state Legislature and Congress tells a different story.

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Democrat David Crowley says he'll push for a constitutional amendment aimed at creating a right to abortion in Wisconsin if elected governor.

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Groups defending Republican majorities in the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate have outraised and outspent their Democratic opponents thanks to nearly $8 million in donations from billionaire Diane Hendricks.

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Republican Tom Tiffany's campaign for governor raised more than $26 million in less than three months, dominating Democratic challenger David Crowley's figures, but early all of Tiffany's latest haul came from three billionaires funneling money through the Republican Party of Wisconsin.

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The latest Marquette University poll of Wisconsin's race for governor shows Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly leading Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany.

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