The Capitol Report

Third gubernatorial terms in Wisconsin are hard to get.

Candidates and outside groups dropped nearly $115 million on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race this spring, more than doubling the previous national record set just two years earlier, the latest WisPolitics tally shows. But will the spring 2026 race attract so much attention and money when ideological control of the court is no longer an issue?

Will he or won’t he? That’s what insiders are asking these days about Gov. Tony Evers’ decision on whether to run for a third four-year term next year.

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is now law — and the centerpiece of the battle for control of the U.S. House in the 2026 elections.

Republicans in general scored a win when the state Supreme Court rejected requests to redraw the state’s congressional map.

You may hear a lot of griping about elections in Wisconsin. But recent polling suggests a big majority of voters has confidence in the process and trusts the people who run elections.

In Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers have proposed two dueling approaches to restricting foreign ownership of land in the state.

As predicted after Susan Crawford’s big victory in the state Supreme Court race, a move to change Wisconsin congressional maps is under way.

Outside groups reimbursed Dem and GOP lawmakers for more than $200,000 in expenses to attend events in the United States and abroad last year, according to a WisPolitics review.

Few things stir northern Wisconsin residents or frequent visitors like the mention of wolves.