The Capitol Report

Some smaller and more rural communities in GOP parts of Wisconsin are choosing not to use election drop boxes this fall.

Wisconsin Dems at the DNC spent four days in Chicago basking in the
excitement of seeing new momentum with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at
the top of the ticket.

Insiders are watching more than a dozen fall races under new maps to see if:
Republicans can keep legislative control for another two years; or if Democrats can beat the odds and seize control of the Assembly for the first time since 2010 and set the stage for a Senate takeover two years from now.

The Universities of Wisconsin system, which has been rocked by financial problems and closures, is getting a major review from a legislative study committee.

Interest groups are constantly trying to influence lawmakers and policymakers in Madison. And they spend a lot of money doing it.

The Capitol Report, produced by WisPolitics.com — a nonpartisan, Madison-based news service that specializes in coverage of government and politics — provides a weekly analysis

Days after Wisconsin Republicans united at their convention in Milwaukee behind Donald Trump, Wisconsin Democrats quickly rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed her.

President Joe Biden and his Democrat allies enjoyed a more than 18-to-1 advantage in ad spending in Wisconsin over the past 18 months, even as polls have shown little movement among state voters in his race with Donald Trump, according to Ad Impact.

The 4-3 liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is doing a lot of the expected things — restoring absentee ballot drop boxes, taking up abortion cases and the like.

Outside groups reimbursed lawmakers for more than $150,000 in travel expenses last year to attend events around the country and abroad hosted by nonpartisan groups such as NCSL as well as the Jobs First Coalition, which backs GOP candidates, according to a WisPolitics.com review.