ELECTION 2026 GOVERNOR’S RACE Gov. candidate David Crowley proposes ‘affordability’ agenda focused on housing, health care, child care MITCHELL SCHMIDT Apr 10, 2026 Apr 10, 2026 Updated Jul 22, 2026 × Top stories for April 9, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crowley JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES kAms6>@4C2E:4 8F36C?2E@C:2= 42?5:52E6 s2G:5 rC@H=6J @? uC:52J =2:5 @FE 2 A=2E7@C> E@ 6IA2?5 49:=5 42C6 7F?5:?8[ :?46?E:G:K6 9@FD:?8 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 :>A@D6 :?4C62D65 C68F=2E:@?D @? E96 DE2E6’D 8C@H:?8 52E2 46?E6C :?5FDECJ]k^AmkAm%96 |:=H2F<66 r@F?EJ 6I64FE:G6’D “q2586C q2D:4D” AC@A@D2=[ H9:49 5@6D ?@E :?4=F56 2? @G6C2== 4@DE 6DE:>2E6[ 7@4FD6D @? 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How Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor racked up a 20-point win Taylor secured just over 60% of ballots cast. Her 20-point win marks the highest margin of victory in more than a decade for contested judicia…
Wisconsin utilities join effort to curb power line competition Proponents of competitive bidding immediately blasted the effort as “tone deaf” at a time when customers across the country face rising energy rates.
Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins seat on Supreme Court With Taylor’s win, the court will move to a 5-2 liberal majority in August, meaning the earliest conservatives could win back control of the c…