by Bill Scott | Feb 27, 2013
The Wisconsin Badgers eclipsed 20 wins for the 7th-straight season, rolling to a 77- 46 Big Ten victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Kohl Center on Tuesday night. Freshman Sam Dekker tied a career-high with 19 points to go along with 4-assists in 22-minutes. ...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 20, 2013
A new report from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign shows there was less money than usual spent on state legislative races last fall. The analysis shows that in the fall campaign cycle, candidates and outside groups spent about $16.53 million, down from $19.25 million...
by Jackie Johnson | Nov 7, 2012
Wisconsin’s new US Senator makes history. Democrat Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin defeats former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson for the US Senate seat being vacated by longtime Senator Herb Kohl. In her acceptance speech, Baldwin calls it a huge victory for...
by Bob Hague | Oct 26, 2012
A television ad from Tommy Thompson’s campaign is drawing criticism, and his opponent in the race for U.S. Senate has responded with her own hard-hitting spot. The 30 second ad from the Thompson campaign makes congresswoman Tammy Baldwin sound unpatriotic. It...
by Jackie Johnson | Sep 19, 2012
A new Marquette Law School Poll finds Democrat Tammy Baldwin taking the lead over former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson in the race for an open U.S. Senate seat, 50 to 41 percent among likely voters. That nine-point lead was reversed one month ago, with Thompson...
by Andrew Beckett | Aug 8, 2012
The latest Marquette Law School poll on the U.S. Senate race shows former Governor Tommy Thompson leading the field seeking the Republican nomination. The results put Thompson at 28 percent of the vote, businessman Eric Hovde at 20 percent, former Congressman Mark...
by Brian Moon | Mar 30, 2012
Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul fires up an outdoor crowd at UW-Madison’s Memorial Union Terrace Thursday night. He tells the crowd of mostly young people, “You’ve inherited a mess.” Paul then names off: personal liberty issues, perpetual...
by Jackie Johnson | Jan 18, 2012
Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk (1997-2011) is the first Democrat to officially declare her candidacy for governor — just one day after organizers submitted over a million signatures to recall Republican Governor Scott Walker. Falk accuses Walker of...
by Bob Hague | Oct 18, 2011
Tommy Thompson is really in the race for U.S. Senate. He’s just not ready to make his formal announcement yet. That will come next spring in the inimitable Tommy Thompson style. “I’m going to announce later, but I am a candidate, yes,” Thompson...
by Andrew Beckett | Apr 22, 2011
Republican state lawmakers want to do away with a provision in the last state budget that requires police to collect data on the race of drivers and passengers during traffic stops. The measure was intended to gauge whether law enforcement could possibly be stopping...
by Andrew Beckett | Feb 14, 2011
Voters head to the polls this Tuesday to help narrow down the field in a state Supreme Court race. Incumbent Justice David Prosser faces three challengers on the primary ballot, as he seeks a second ten-year term on the Supreme Court. The judicial conservative says...
by WRN Contributor | Jan 26, 2011
In Manitowoc, President Barack Obama reiterates some points he made in his state of the union address, talking about funding research and development, making reference to the space race. Obama said “This is our generation’s Sputnik moment.” At Orion...
by Bob Hague | Sep 20, 2010
A political scientist says stopping a high speed rail project is unrealistic. It’s one of the clearest fault lines in the race for governor. Democrat Tom Barrett supports Milwaukee to Madison high speed rail, while Republican Scott Walker has pledged to stop it....
by Jackie Johnson | Jun 24, 2010
Statewide Legacy of Life Tour arrives in Wisconsin’s capitol city. The Tour highlights Wisconsin as the host state for the 2010 games and recognizes transplant recipients who will be competing in the 2010 U.S. Transplant Games for Team Wisconsin. Rachel...
by Bill Scott | Jun 21, 2010
Carl Edward won the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Elkhart Lake on Saturday. NASCAR was making its first ever stop at the historic 4-plus mile road course, staying in Wisconsin after the Milwaukee Mile race was cancelled. Edwards finished first and Ron Fellows...
by Bob Hague | May 23, 2010
In the GOP Senate race, a spending battle looks to be brewing. Dick Leinenkugel is out and endorsing well financed Oshkosh businessman Ron Johnson, who face another well financed candidate, Madison developer Terrence Wall. Will Johnson match or even out spend Wall?...
by Jackie Johnson | Feb 28, 2010
The focus of the three major candidates for governor is jobs — their ability to create them and their opponents’ inability to do so. His Republican primary challenger in the race for governor is frustrated by Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walkers’...
by Bill Scott | Feb 18, 2010
As the end to the WIAC men’s basketball regular season heads into it’s final game, there’s still a 2-team deadlock atop the standings. Stevens Point rolled to a 78-56 win over Platteville last night to improve to 21-3 overall and 12-3 in league...
by Bill Scott | Feb 11, 2010
UW-Stevens Point and UW-Whitewater are both still deadlocked atop the WIAC men’s basketball race as the regular season winds down. The Warhawks knocked off UW-Platteville 83-73 to stay even with the Pointers. Stevens Point beat UW-Eau Claire 80-61. Both the...
by Bob Hague | Nov 5, 2009
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says President Barack Obama’s visit to Wisconsin sent a strong message about education reform. Asked if he and President Obama discussed the most controversial of proposed reforms – mayor takeover of Milwaukee Public Schools...
