The Capitol Report

The state’s latest population projection presents a troubling outlook for Wisconsin over the next 25 years with a drop in youth numbers.

The big-money race for ideological control of the state Supreme Court is underway. And some are betting that the two candidates and their allies will exceed the record $56 million spent in 2023, when liberals won control of the court for the first time in 15 years.

Another two-year session of the Wisconsin Legislature has begun — this time with 37 new legislators.

Agricultural observers in Wisconsin are leery of Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan, saying it could deal a multi-billion dollar blow to the state’s ag industry.

It should be no surprise that a split study committee of the Wisconsin Legislature has voted 8-4 to recommend legislation that would allow a hunt of sandhill cranes while providing state funding to address damage the birds do to crops.

A Dane County court decision against key parts of Act 10 is spurring speculation as to how big of an issue it could be in the spring 2025 Supreme Court race that will decide philosophical control of the high court.

A former conservative justice of the state Supreme Court could be sanctioned by the high court after a complaint was filed.

Tammy Baldwin squeaked out a victory to keep her U.S. Senate seat. But political insiders say another real bright spot for Dems in Wisconsin — and maybe nationally — is what state Senate Democrats did.

How did Donald Trump win back Wisconsin over Kamala Harris on his way to a victorious comeback?

The number of annual union petitions in the state has more than doubled in recent years, suggesting interest in unionization is on the rise even as the share of Wisconsin workers in unions has fallen substantially.