Baylor Spears

Following Democrats’ resounding victories in Wisconsin Tuesday night, Gov.-elect David Crowley and Democratic legislative leaders spent Wednesday talking about preparing to work for Wisconsinites, though the specifics are still being worked out. Crowley said as he begins putting together a...

WAUSAU — Wisconsin Republicans started the evening on Tuesday feeling optimistic. Attendees at Republican Tom Tiffany’s election night party in Wausau chatted while holding old fashioneds and napkins that declared: “You betcha we’re celebrating!” Tiffany arrived at the party around...

Democrats won control of the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly Tuesday night, along with the governor’s race — cementing Democratic trifecta control of state government for the first time in over 16 years. Democratic candidates won the majority of their targeted...

Republican Michael Alfonso, 26, the son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, won by a margin of 56.1% to 43.9% over Democrat Fred Clark, a conservationist and former state lawmaker, in the election for an open seat in Wisconsin’s 7th...

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents unanimously chose Tonjanita Johnson, a senior vice chancellor in the University of Alabama System, to be the next president of the Universities of Wisconsin. Johnson, 57, has served as the senior vice chancellor...

Democratic candidate for governor David Crowley is heading into the final week of the campaign with an expanded polling advantage over Republican candidate Tom Tiffany. Crowley also had a slight fundraising advantage in the most recent reporting period, though Tiffany...

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in game five of the World Series Wednesday evening at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, clinching the first World Series title in Brewers history. Wisconsinites enthusiastically cheered for the team...

Democratic candidate David Crowley often asks his supporters to volunteer the “Three T’s”: “time,” “talent” and “treasure” — or money. But with about a week until the election, he put a new spin on the phrase at a rally with...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany is proposing a bill of rights for parents and teachers, which includes requiring parental permission for students who want to change their names and pronouns at school and banning transgender students from bathrooms and locker...

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced Friday that she will not run for a third term in office, canceling her reelection bid citing threats to herself, city council members, staff and her family Rhodes-Conway had initially announced her reelection campaign in...

Republican candidate Michael Alfonso has said he would support a voucher style system for healthcare, including Medicare, in the U.S., according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report Friday. Alfonso, the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, is running against former...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley said he would sign a bill to repeal tax incentives for data centers if he’s elected, marking a change in his position on the issue. Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Republicans...