Former Wisconsin State Sen. George Petak, known for his pivotal role in securing funding for Miller Park, died peacefully in ...

That vote cost him his seat. The following year, Petak became the first lawmaker in Wisconsin history to lose a recall ...

He said Alaska Republicans saw success in 2024 because they had “party discipline” — unlike in 2022, when support was split ...

At both the city and county level, Milwaukee's voter turnout was also more than 20 points higher than the national turnout ...

Democrats around the country are still licking their wounds after last month’s stinging election defeat — but the party might ...

The future may not have been written yet, but as it unfolds in 2025, Wisconsin Watch’s statehouse team will be on the lookout for stories that expose societal problems, explore solutions, explain the ...

Wisconsin is known as a 50-50 state, but Republicans have steadily gained an edge in partisan identification, according to ...

A Better Wisconsin Together celebrates the victories of 2024—from fair maps to workers’ rights and reproductive freedom—and ...

One-third of swing-state voters who voted for Trump replied in an open-ended question that they voted for him because of the economy.

A handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he ...

Wisconsin's statewide referendum process is different from other states, which allow citizens to collect signatures and place ...

Republican lawmakers would need to pass constitutional amendments by Jan. 21 to have them appear on the April 2025 ballot.