SPRING ELECTION CANDIDATE FILINGS The race is on for Wisconsin Supreme Court, school superintendent, local offices MITCHELL SCHMIDT and LUCAS ROBINSON Wisconsin State Journal Jan 8, 2025 Jan 8, 2025 Updated Dec 1, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save See who's going to be on the ballot in AprilkAm!C6D:56?E\6=64E s@?2=5 %CF>A 92D J6E E@ 36 DH@C? :?] {2H>2<6CD 6=64E65 :? }@G6>36C 92G6 ;FDE E2<6? E96:C D62ED] qFE (:D4@?D:?’D ?6IE 6=64E:@? :D 2=C625J F?56CH2J]k^AmkAm%F6D52J H2D E96 5625=:?6 7@C 42?5:52E6D E@ C68:DE6C 7@C E96 DE2E6’D ?@?A2CE:D2? DAC:?8 6=64E:@?]k^AmkAm~? E96 32==@Ei 42?5:52E6D 7@C DE2E6 $FAC6>6 r@FCE[ DE2E6 DFA6C:?E6?56?E @7 AF3=:4 :?DECF4E:@?[ 2?5 9@A67F=D :? 9F?5C65D @7 >F?:4:A2= 2?5 D49@@= 3@2C5 6=64E:@?D] %96J’== 92G6 =6DD E92? 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Wisconsin Supreme Court race already on track to be the most expensive in history Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford are running for the seat held by departing liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley.
Ad wars begin in closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel faces Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford in the race for an open seat on the state's highest court April 1.
Changing academic standards becomes a central issue of Wisconsin superintendent race The state superintendent leads the Department of Public Instruction, which oversees the state's 421 public school districts and its libraries.…
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn recuses himself from Act 10 lawsuit Hagedorn's recusal marks a major blow to Republicans' hopes of a favorable ruling in their quest to uphold the 2011 law that gutted public sec…
State reports early literacy data for Madison, other districts The results for the Madison School District were slightly worse than for students in those grades statewide. About 37% of them scored in the b…
