Wisconsin Legislature to be headed by women for the first time KIMBERLY WETHAL Nov 10, 2026 26 mins ago Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the first time, both of the top leaders in Wisconsin’s Legislature are women.kAm~? %F6D52J[ #6A] vC6E2 }6F32F6C[ s\#24:?6[ 3642>6 E96 7:CDE H@>2? 6=64E65 2D $A62<6C @7 E96 pDD6>3=J :? E96 DE2E6’D 9:DE@CJ] $6?] s:2??6 w6DD6=36:?[ s\|:55=6E@?[ H:== 36 E96 7:CDE H@>2? E@ 36 E96 $6?2E6 >2;@C:EJ =6256C :? EH@ 564256D 2?5 H:== @?=J 36 E96 D64@?5 H@>2? E@ =625 E96 492>36C]k^AmkAm}6F32F6C E@=5 C6A@CE6CD E92E 92G:?8 EH@ H@>6? =625 E96 {68:D=2EFC6 :D 2 “9:DE@C:4 >@>6?E” 2?5 D96 9@A6D D96 2?5 w6DD6=36:? 42? 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Here are some of the Democrats’ top priorities come January The first area Crowley and Democratic legislative leaders say they’re hoping to tackle, affordability, is also the most ambiguous.
After string of GOP losses, former Gov. Tommy Thompson calls Wisconsin a ‘blue state’ Thompson’s diagnosis comes after Democrats won a trifecta in state government Tuesday night for the first time in nearly two decades.
Legislating like it's 2011: Democrats eager to wield newfound majority Expect big swings in state policy as Democrats, freed from their longtime minority status, set the agenda for the next two years.
