Top Story Editor's Pick CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Photo ID requirement for voting to become part of Wisconsin Constitution CHRIS RICKERT Apr 2, 2025 Apr 2, 2025 Updated May 17, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm'@E6CD @? %F6D52J 2AAC@G65 2 #6AF3=:42?\324<65 >62DFC6 E@ 6?D9C:?6 E96 DE2E6’D G@E6C xs C6BF:C6>6?E :? 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How Wisconsin became the 'tip of the spear' in skyrocketing spending on judicial elections “This is no way to pick judges in this fragile moment in our democracy."
Complete coverage of Tuesday's Wisconsin elections Read all about Tuesday's election, from the Supreme Court race that drew national attention to local city and school board races.
WisEye Morning Minute: Voter ID constitutional amendment On this episode of Rewind: Your Week in Review, CBS 58's Emilee Fannon and WisPolitIcs.com's JR Ross discuss the voter ID constitutional amend…
Jill Underly will remain Wisconsin schools superintendent Underly held off a challenge from Brittany Kinser, a supporter of the private school voucher program who was endorsed by Republicans.
Dane County Executive Melissa Agard reelected Agard held nearly 80% of the vote with two-thirds of precincts reporting.
Democrats' win in Wisconsin Supreme Court race a big loss for Elon Musk The race was the first major test of the political impact of Musk, whose prominence in the Trump administration has skyrocketed with his chaot…
Complete Wisconsin election results, April 2025 Final results in the high-stakes race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, a vote to enshrine the state's voter ID law into the state constitution, an…
