Democrats took control of both houses of the state Legislature.
I predict 2027 is going to be ... busy.
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I predict 2027 is going to be ... busy.
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Yee Leng Xiong of the Wausau area will be Wisconsin’s next state treasurer. He’s the first Hmong American elected to a statewide office anywhere in the country. wpr.org/news/democrats…
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Democrat Charly Ray, who had the funniest ad of the cycle about his giant eyebrows, lost the far-northern 25th Senate District race -- considered a stretch goal for Dems. Trump won this district by ~14 points in 2024. facebook.com/reel/178937218…
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ER nurse Mitchell Berman becomes the first Democrat in three decades to represent Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. wpr.org/news/democrat-…
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I also feel it is worth noting that Berman held his victory rally at a place called "Uncle Hunk’s Junk building." wpr.org/news/democrat-…
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Republican Rep. Pat Snyder has lost the Wausau-area 85th Assembly District race to Dem John Kroll. Snyder won his district by 6.5 points in 2024 – outperforming Trump, who won it by only 0.6%. Big upset. wpr.org/elections/2026…
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Rebecca Cooke said incumbent Republican Derrick Van Orden had called to concede in the 3rd Congressional District race. wpr.org/news/democrat-…
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Republican Michael Alfonso, 26, will be the youngest House representative in the nation. wpr.org/news/republica…
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Not much suspense about this race at this point but it appears Portage County STILL has no results in.
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On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a false statement about this case that was widely reported across many media outlets. They changed their statement after WPR followed up with new reporting.
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Important story here, and note WPR is following reporting from the UW-Oshkosh student newspaper @atitan.
Oshkosh teacher, former ’employee of the year,’ detained by ICE via @JoeSchulz3
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Wisconsin’s state Senate is up for grabs in 2026. WPR profiles three races that could decide control of the Legislature. wpr.org/news/wisconsin…
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Rob Mentzer retweeted
Both candidates running for Wisconsin governor agree that affordability is the state’s biggest challenge, but they’re offering starkly different ideas on how to address it.
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Apparently there is something called “natural” American cheese. How can that be?
A WPR investigation.
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A WPR investigation.
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Found it interesting that Bayfield County Economic Development supported and then withdrew support for the proposal to make the Apostle Islands a national park. wpr.org/news/apostle-i…
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NEW: First post-primary head-to-head poll finds David Crowley leading Tom Tiffany by 4 points. Lots of caveats, of course. wpr.org/news/crowley-l…
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Rob Mentzer retweeted
Grateful to work with @Jmalewitz @deejhall and the rest of the @WisconsinWatch team on this investigative journalism/true crime story.
Nearly 40 years after Shelly Hansen vanished in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, unsealed records reveal a hidden suspect wisconsinwatch.org/2026/06/wiscon…
Nearly 40 years after Shelly Hansen vanished in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, unsealed records reveal a hidden suspect wisconsinwatch.org/2026/06/wiscon…
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Some breaking news from @WPR this afternoon: A Trump-appointed judge has ordered the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque to be released from immigration detention, with criticism of the government’s arguments in the case.
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