MYSTERIOUS: 8 - What They Never Told You

Wisconsin voting groups criticize GOP minority turnout email

Comments by a Republican state election commissioner applauding GOP strategies for helping depress Black and Hispanic turnout in Wisconsin’s largest city came as little surprise to groups seeking to organize minority voters there

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

EXPLAINER: List of states banning TikTok grows

Wisconsin and North Carolina have joined at least 22 other states in banning the popular social media app TikTok on state-owned devices, including Mississippi, Indiana, Louisiana and South Dakota

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Wisconsin gov bans Chinese-owned TikTok app on state phones

Wisconsin has become the latest state to ban the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Danielle Easey murder trial jury told to walk 'in the shoes' of ice addicts during deliberation

As the Supreme Court trial comes to a close, jurors have been urged to try and imagine the nocturnal world inhabited by Danielle Easey and her two alleged killers.

ABC News · Nov 24, 2022

After midterms, states weighing abortion protections, bans

Election wins for abortion rights and Democrats could translate into abortion protections in some states

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Commentary: ‘Boring’ won in the midterms. That’s good news for better government.

As he stumped for reelection in a yellow school bus, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers reminded voters that four years after he’d pledged to “fix the damn roads,” the state had paved and patched more than 5,000 miles of roads after pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into transportation projects.

Chicago Tribune · Nov 18, 2022

Blue wins in governor’s races lift the hopes of US climate advocates

Climate-literate blue governors — a mix of incumbents and upstarts — will be taking office around the Midwest and Northeast just as more federal money than ever is available for tackling climate change, pointing to a possible new wave of state-level action.

Tribune News Service · Nov 12, 2022

Control of Congress matters. But which party now runs your state might matter more

In state-level races, Democrats defied expectations, but Republican incumbents held their ground. On the whole, red states continue to grow redder, and blue ones bluer.

WEKU · Nov 11, 2022

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Good news for Democrats at state level, too

The Republicans’ failure to meet their widely predicted expectations has dominated the post-election national political conversation.

Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022

Democrats surprise Republicans in battleground Wisconsin

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 Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022