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Skinner brags about failed Lake Altoona project in campaign ad

The Wisconsin Senate candidate's ad brags about a project she says cleaned up Lake Altoona for free. County records — and Skinner's own voting record — tell a different story.

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Wisconsin GOP state Senate candidate Erik Severson says life begins at conception

Medical groups say granting legal status at fertilization can delay emergency care. Severson faces Democrat Charly Ray in a race Democrats hope to flip.

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Radio Free America: We need another Anthony Bourdain

After 2024, Democrats went looking for their Joe Rogan, a podcaster who could reach young men. It found Hasan Piker. The better model premiered on the Travel Channel in 2005.

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Menasha officer sentenced for abusing Flock as statewide reckoning continues

On Monday, 32-year-old Menasha police officer Cristian Morales was sentenced for misusing Flock license plate reader cameras for unlawful targeted surveillance.

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Radio Free America: How Ken Martin could fix the Democratic Party

In his latest Radio Free America column, Aaron Kleinman argues DNC Chair Ken Martin could protect Democratic incumbents and push back against special-interest influence by restricting ActBlue strictly to candidates and party committees.

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David Crowley wins Dem primary, to face Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin governor race

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley won the Democratic primary for governor on Wednesday, setting up a general election matchup with U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI).

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Rebecca Cooke wins Democratic primary in Wisconsin’s 3rd District, setting up Derrick Van Orden rematch

Former small business owner and nonprofit founder Rebecca Cooke won the Democratic primary in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, advancing to another general election matchup against incumbent U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).

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Wisconsin DOJ identifies officer involved in Madison shooting

The Madison police officer who killed Corey Ruiz, 38, in July has been identified by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) as Keil Baitinger-Peterson. 

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Radio Free America: Don’t be a J6 Democrat

Democratic influencers are demanding Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear replace Mitch McConnell with a Democrat. There are just two small problems: McConnell is still alive, and Kentucky law explicitly forbids it.

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Two Wisconsin candidates face scrutiny over extramarital dating site accounts

Leaked data from Ashley Madison and AdultFriendFinder links two Wisconsin Assembly candidates — one Republican incumbent, one Democratic challenger — to accounts on sites marketed to married people seeking affairs. Both have now confirmed them.