Rewind: Your Week in Review for August 14
On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WMTV-TV reporter Vanessa Kjeldsen discuss Tuesday’s primary results and what they mean for the November election.
WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ analyze Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary results
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, review Wisconsin’s gubernatorial primary, its late-stage twists and turns, and the general election dynamics for November. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center for Public Leadership.
State Senate Democratic Committee: Tax Fraud In 2 States, Voting In Georgia, Michele Magadance Skinner Is Ineligible For Elected Office In Wisconsin
MADISON, WI – A new report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel established that, in addition to defrauding taxpayers in both Wisconsin and Georgia, perennial Republican candidate Michele Magadance Skinner established residency and voted in the 2021 runoff election in Georgia. Registering to vote in Georgia
Dept. of Natural Resources: 2026 Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Authorizations Available For Purchase Aug. 17
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2026 gun deer season will be available for purchase online through the Go Wild license portal and at license sales locations starting at 10 a.m. on
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin: Baldwin, Blumenthal Lead Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin Rescind Cancelation of Lifesaving Research Grants That Improve Patient Safety & Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led 28 of their Democratic colleagues in the Senate in demanding that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reverse the Department’s destructive cancelations
Dept. of Natural Resources: No helmets, no seatbelts top factors in fatal ATV/UTV crashes so far in 2026
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) statistics show the lack of wearing helmets and using seatbelts are the primary causes of the 29 fatal ATV/UTV incidents so far in 2026. Wisconsin leads the nation in fatal ATV/UTV incidents. A
Christian Schneider: Tony Evers, Electoral gangster
A Democratic Midwestern governor moves quickly to save his party from socialism.
Scott Walker: Democrats pick classic tax-and-spend leftist David Crowley for Wisconsin governor
A tax-and-spend liberal from Milwaukee, where the schools are some of the worst in the nation — that is the person Democrats have nominated for governor in Wisconsin.
Lee Rasch: Election integrity about much more than how ballots are counted
Our democracy depends on candidates who compete honestly, election officials who administer the law fairly and voters who take the time to become informed before casting their ballots.
Ankita Bharadwaj: Wisconsin’s primary was a warning for Democrats
Democrats need to understand something that political institutions are often slow to accept: fear politics may have worked for them for decades, but the overwhelming support for a candidate like Francesca Hong should tell them that it is not working for them anymore.
Michelle Bryant: When a badge becomes a shield for violence
A lawsuit should not be the only mechanism that forces us to ask difficult questions. The public should not have to wonder whether an officer will be treated differently simply because they wear a badge.
Jared Walczak: Wisconsin should stop treating data centers worse than other taxpaying industries
Sales tax exemption isn’t a subsidy but a common shield against increasing consumers’ prices with hidden levies.
Duey Stroebel: Follow HUD’s lead: How deregulation is making homes affordable again
Through prudent deregulation, innovation and improving our agency’s day-to-day work processes, HUD is expanding opportunity and reducing costs for American homebuyers.
Stephanie Kay: Summer shouldn’t cost this much
Working families understand that prices rise from time to time. They don’t expect every problem to be solved overnight. But they do expect leaders to stop making life more expensive.
Emma Rose Widmar: Medicaid is my lifeline. New federal rule could take it away
Steil voted for the Republican tax law that already cut Medicaid by the largest amount in our nation’s history. Now this administration is writing the fine print on how those cuts get carried out.