For the first time in decades, Wisconsin's top leadership positions in the governor's office and the Legislature are being vacated at the same time, leaving the future direction of the state even more uncertain than usual ahead of a major election.
ELECTION 2026 | CAPITOL LEADERSHIP
Wisconsin Legislature to see entirely new leadership next year
Members of the Wisconsin Assembly meet for a floor session in Madison on Jan. 15. The state’s governor seat, and leadership roles in both legislative chambers, will be held by new individuals next session.
Top stories for May 5, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal
The commission ruled the canvassing boards “abused their discretion” when they included the 23 ballots in their canvass of the April 7 electio…
The lawsuit challenges the requirement that those circulating nominating petitions must have lived in the state for at least 28 days.
The three-judge panel wrote that nothing in the state Constitution allows judges to order that political maps not benefit one party or the other.
State prosecutors say Troupis, Chesebro and Roman are responsible for creating fake electoral vote documents and defrauding Republican elector…
The 23 ballots did not reach their polling places until after the polls closed on Election Day, but they were all received by the clerk’s offi…
Evers said his administration “has no intention of repealing Wisconsin’s conversion therapy ban” in a letter to conservative groups threatenin…
The commission has no direct authority over whether data center projects are built in Wisconsin. But it does regulate the utilities that provi…
The commission has no direct authority over whether data center projects are built in Wisconsin. But it does regulate the utilities that provi…
The ruling marks the latest in a yearslong saga between the Democratic governor and GOP lawmakers over the publication of certain administrati…
The ruling marks the latest in a yearslong saga between the Democratic governor and GOP lawmakers over the publication of certain administrati…
Lawmakers have opened the session, only to immediately recess. The maneuver leaves the matter open for potential future action.
The agreement comes as Evers, Vos and LeMahieu all plan to retire from their respective roles later this year and as inflationary concerns con…
The agreement comes as Evers, Vos and LeMahieu all plan to retire from their respective roles later this year and as inflationary concerns con…
