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Republican Vos reelected as Wisconsin Assembly speaker despite losing seats, fights with Trump
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans reelected Robin Vos as the speaker of the state Assembly on Tuesday, a position he has held longer than anyone in state history and that he reclaimed despite a challenge from a more conservative lawmaker and Democratic gains in the election. ...
Wisconsin Supreme Court grapples with whether state's 175-year-old abortion ban is valid
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative prosecutor's attorney struggled Monday to persuade the Wisconsin Supreme Court to reactivate the state's 175-year-old abortion ban, drawing a tongue-lashing from two of the court's liberal justices during oral arguments. Sheboygan County’s...
AP Race Call: Republican Tom Tiffany wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Tiffany has represented the district that covers a vast expanse of land in north-central and western Wisconsin since 2020. He is a former state lawmaker who has emerged as one of former President Donald Trump's most...
AP Race Call: Republican Scott Fitzgerald wins reelection to U.S. House in Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Scott Fitzgerald won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Wisconsin on Tuesday. Fitzgerald won a third term in the heavily Republican district in east-central Wisconsin, an area that has not been represented by a Democrat in more than 20 years. Fitzgerald is a former state lawmaker who has...
AP Race Call: Republican Darin LaHood wins reelection to US House in Illinois' 16th District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Darin LaHood won election to a U.S. House seat representing Illinois on Tuesday. He ran unopposed both in the primary and general election. He was first elected to Congress in a special election in 2015 to replace disgraced former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock. LaHood is a...
Wisconsin officials ask state Supreme Court to decide if RFK Jr. stays on ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election officials in Wisconsin asked the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s name should stay on the presidential ballot before there's an appellate ruling. Kennedy has been trying to get his...
Green Party’s Jill Stein will remain on Wisconsin ballot after court refuses to hear challenge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the ballot in the crucial swing state of Wisconsin after the state Supreme Court decided on Monday not to hear a Democratic challenge seeking to oust her. Democrats are concerned that third-party...
Evers' transportation secretary will resign in September to take job at UW-Madison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' transportation secretary plans to resign next month to take a job at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The governor's office announced Friday that Craig Thompson will leave his post on Sept. 11 to take a position as vice chancellor for...
