MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Can newly reelected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the even-more Republican Wisconsin Legislature get along better over the next two years than the previous four? That’s the $5 billion question. That’s where the state’s projected budget surplus stands, a massive number that will hang over Evers and lawmakers as they look ahead to what they want to do with that money. Both sides have staked out […]
The American Red Cross in Wisconsin is urging blood and platelet donors to give now to help fight the potential impact of seasonal illnesses including a potentially severe flu season on the blood supply. Red Cross spokeswoman Laura McGuire says when seasonal illnesses increase the number of healthy donors tends to decrease, leaving the Red Cross blood supply vulnerable. Donors, especially those with type O blood and those giving platelets can help […]
The Fond du Lac city council has approved a budget that includes a decrease in the tax rate. Fond du Lac city manager Joe Moore says the biggest capital improvement in the budget is what's called a bio-solids dryer at the wastewater treatment plant. Other major projects include a new pump station, a bridge connecting Lakeside Park to Lakeside Park West, and street projects.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats scored a major victory when they staved off Republican hopes to win supermajorities that would have allowed them to legislate without fear of vetoes by a Democratic governor. The Democrats remain a feeble minority in heavily gerrymandered Wisconsin. But they managed to retain enough seats in Tuesday's election to prevent Republicans from securing the two-thirds majorities that could have overridden the vetoes that Gov. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats outperformed expectations in battleground Wisconsin in Tuesday’s midterm, leaving Republicans shocked at the narrower than expected win by two-term incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson and a further eroding of support in reliably conservative Milwaukee suburbs. The biggest win for Democrats came with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers beating back a challenge by Republican Tim Michels to win another term, tripling the margin of his first win four […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden has defeated Democratic state Sen. Brad Pfaff to flip a Wisconsin congressional seat to Republicans, a boost to GOP designs on grabbing control of the House. Van Orden’s victory also lands him a spot in the House less than two years after he was nearby on the day that insurrectionists violently breached the U.S. Capitol. He acknowledged attending then-President Donald […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Josh Kaul has defeated Republican Eric Toney to win a second term as Wisconsin’s attorney general. The race was defined by sharp differences over abortion and attacks over crime and election administration. It was a critical race in battleground Wisconsin. It’s one of many states where both parties have turned to attorneys general over the last decade to challenge policies in state and federal court. […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has defeated Republican Tim Michels to keep battleground Wisconsin under a Democratic governor heading into the 2024 presidential election. Evers had argued that democracy was on the ballot with Michels, who was endorsed by Donald Trump and who cast doubt on Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential win in Wisconsin. Evers has repeatedly vetoed attempted changes passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Evers noted in his […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has defeated Democrat Mandela Barnes to keep a seat in Republican hands. Johnson won a third term in the midterm elections that concluded Tuesday, preventing Barnes from becoming the state’s first Black senator. Johnson, a Republican businessman, has drifted toward the right in recent years, including sometimes provocative and scientifically dubious statements during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson successfully hammered Barnes on […]