The Latest Breaking News from Wisconsin

Absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines in 2023 elections

Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year. Rules governing who can return completed absentee/mail-in ballots vary by state. Absentee/mail-in voting is voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way, usually by mail. All states…

Ballotpedia · Apr 11, 2023

Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention

The convention, to run Aug. 19-22, 2024, is expected to draw up to 50,000 visitors to Chicago, which last hosted Democrats in 1996.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023

Editorial: Wisconsin voters made it clear they want their abortion rights back

An unabashed abortion rights supporter won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court last week in a stunning 11-point victory over a conservative antiabortion judge. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s defeat of former state Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly gives the court a liberal majority for the first time in…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023

Cardinals cannot close the gap as Brewers capitalize on chances, take game and series

MILWAUKEE — The opportunities the Cardinals missed to reshape the outcome of a weekend in Wisconsin were as costly as the ones the Brewers did just enough to capitalize on.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 9, 2023

Two Wisconsin police officers shot dead during traffic stop

‘I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss today of two officers,’  Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023

Titans had meeting with Wisconsin OL Tyler Beach

The Titans have reportedly met with Wisconsin OL Tyler Beach.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 9, 2023

2 Wisconsin police officers killed in traffic stop shooting

The Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a statement late Saturday that it was investigating the shooting in Cameron, Wisconsin. The suspect in the shooting was taken to a hospital and later died.

WEKU · Apr 9, 2023

Progressives tout string of wins across US as template for Democrats

Victories in Chicago and St Louis, plus a key judicial race in Wisconsin, argue against tacking to center, leftwingers say

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2023

Commentary: Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election should never have happened

On Tuesday, Janet Protasiewicz defeated Dan Kelly for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. At $42 million, it was the most expensive state Supreme Court race in our nation’s history. The outcome swings the Wisconsin court’s majority away from a textualism and originalist orientation and toward more purpose-driven or evolving…

Chicago Tribune · Apr 8, 2023

2023 Wisconsin school board elections roundup

The nonpartisan general for seven school districts in Wisconsin was on April 4, 2023. The Feb. 21 primary was canceled in all districts due to a lack of opposition. The filing deadline to run was on Jan. 3. 

Ballotpedia · Apr 7, 2023