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$3.5 M & counting: Parties dump millions into race for SW Wisconsin Senate seat that pays $64k per year
Both parties are using a well-worn loophole to boost their candidate with extraordinary sums, leading to a tsunami of political advertising for the relatively little race.
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Wisconsin maintains highest % of female state Supreme Court justices in U.S.
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This wealthy Wisconsin congressman keeps trading stocks. A bipartisan bill would ban the practice.
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‘Hard worker’ cop with OWI given ‘second chance’ in Sheboygan County
A former Sheboygan police officer is now working part-time for the Cascade Police Department after an OWI arrest in 2022. His current police chief says he deserves a second chance.
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Victory margins in Wisconsin Supreme Court elections in the past decade
Right-leaning candidates have not been very competitive in recent elections for the state’s highest court. That trend accelerated in 2026.
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Voter turnout in Wisconsin Supreme Court elections in the past decade
About 1.5 million votes were cast in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 7.