Top 10 Wisconsin political stories of 2021 (based on what you, the readers, read)
2021 was another big year in Wisconsin politics. Sen. Ron Johnson said some things. Voters elected a new state superintendent. Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans clashed over mask mandates. Michael Gableman threatened to jail the mayors of Madison and Green Bay. Here are 10 political stories you, the readers, checked out in droves.
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Since the start of the outbreak, Gov. Tony Evers has issued multiple public health emergencies and a series of related orders.
Sen. Ron slammed the impeachment over the weekend as “vindictive and divisive,” and possibly a “diversionary operation” by Democrats to distract from security lapses at the U.S. Capitol.
"I wouldn’t run if I don’t think I could win," said Johnson, who is undecided on a re-election bid.
The board had previously not required masks in schools after some in the public voiced opposition.
With a new order announced, Republicans may be forced to start the process all over again to vote down the governor's emergency order and accompanying mask mandate, but the most likely outcome appears to be an eventual court decision.
Fort McCoy officials acknowledge there were initial problems with food supply, but that and other issues are being addressed.
The idea is in its infancy and all options, including declining to pursue anything, are on the table.
Gableman has asked the court, which plans to take up the matter on Dec. 22, to compel the two mayors to meet with him.
Deborah Kerr said she has also voted for Republicans and tells GOP audiences on the campaign trail for the officially nonpartisan race that she is a "pragmatic Democrat."
Limbaugh died Wednesday at 70.
2021 was another big year in Wisconsin politics. Sen. Ron Johnson said some things. Voters elected a new state superintendent. Gov. Tony Evers…
2021 was another big year in Wisconsin politics. Sen. Ron Johnson said some things. Voters elected a new state superintendent. Gov. Tony Evers…
Fort McCoy officials acknowledge there were initial problems with food supply, but that and other issues are being addressed.
Fort McCoy officials acknowledge there were initial problems with food supply, but that and other issues are being addressed.
The new contract maintains Gableman's existing budget, but does allow for the possibility of added funds if necessary to cover the costs of multiple lawsuits related to the probe, according to the agreement filed with the court.
The report is the latest to show that there was not widespread fraud in Wisconsin.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, a Republican elected to four terms starting in the 1980s, announced Monday that he will not run for the office again this year.
Former state lawmaker Adam Jarchow, Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric and conservative lawmaker Karen Mueller are running to be the Republican nominee for Attorney General on Aug. 9.
A member of the Beloit City Council and a Dodgeville High School teacher are vying for the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Mark Spreitzer.
Heavily-Democratic, the party's race for the 79th Assembly District features a Dane County Board supervisor and a former NASA employee.
Covering much of western Dane County as well as some of Iowa and Green counties, the 80th Assembly District has been held for 20 years by retiring Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mount Horeb.
Michael Gableman is expected to be back in court on Thursday as part of another case filed by liberal watchdog group American Oversight seeking records related to the GOP-ordered probe into the 2020 election.
In the competitive U.S. Senate race, some organizers are concerned that Democratic leaders, and to some extent Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, are not doing enough to motivate liberals to vote.
If Mandela Barnes wins in Wisconsin, analysts say, it increases the odds Democrats will pick up seats elsewhere, giving the party enough votes to abolish the filibuster.
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association face-off saw the two candidates clash on abortion, Social Security, public safety, immigration and climate change, among other issues.
Thirty-eight states — including Republican-controlled Florida, Georgia and Texas — allow mailed ballots to be processed before Election Day, but not Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Former state lawmaker Adam Jarchow, Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric and conservative lawmaker Karen Mueller are running to be the Republican nominee for Attorney General on Aug. 9.
A member of the Beloit City Council and a Dodgeville High School teacher are vying for the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Mark Spreitzer.
Heavily-Democratic, the party's race for the 79th Assembly District features a Dane County Board supervisor and a former NASA employee.
Covering much of western Dane County as well as some of Iowa and Green counties, the 80th Assembly District has been held for 20 years by retiring Rep. Sondy Pope, D-Mount Horeb.
Gableman's eight-month review of the 2020 election has been plagued by legal challenges against multiple subpoenas issued by the former state Supreme Court justice.
