The 94th Assembly District is a toss-up district in the La Crosse area that could help Republicans hold on to their Assembly majority if they can defeat a longtime Democratic incumbent.
Author Archives: Hallie Claflin / Wisconsin Watch
Hallie Claflin joined Wisconsin Watch as a statehouse reporting intern in June 2024. She recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in journalism and political science. In Washington, D.C., she created visual news content as an intern at Voice of America. In Wisconsin, she aided in investigations of government, politics and law enforcement as an intern at The Badger Project. She also worked as a local beat reporter, covering race, social justice and education for Madison Commons. She is passionate about political investigations as well as solutions journalism.
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Does the Tavern League of Wisconsin lobby against recreational marijuana?
Wisconsin continues to stand out among Midwest states as one of few that haven’t legalized medicinal and recreational marijuana, and fingers have long pointed to the Tavern League of Wisconsin as the main adversary to legalization.
Posted inForward, Government, Voter guide
Rematch pits 2 GOP lawmakers, one backed by Trump, in new district
Two Republicans — one backed by Donald Trump — square off in a rematch in the 24th Assembly District primary on Aug. 13.
Posted inForward, Government, Voter guide
Two Democrats vie to flip newly drawn southwestern Assembly district
One of two Democratic candidates vying for the 96th Assembly District will have the chance to flip the seat in November now that the district has been redrawn. But the Republican incumbent says he’s still the right candidate for the district.
Posted inForward, Government
Incumbent-backed Democrat faces opponent who wants to ‘crush’ insider politics
Two new Democratic candidates — one backed by the longtime incumbent, the other fighting what he calls insider politics — will face off in a primary election on Aug. 13 to represent the 65th Assembly District.
Posted inForward, Government
Which Democrat will win rural votes for an open Assembly seat?
Three political newcomers are grappling for Wisconsin’s 40th Assembly District that includes Baraboo and Portage after the Democratic incumbent decided not to run for reelection.
Posted inFact briefs
Did organizers choose Easter Sunday for Transgender Day of Visibility?
No. International Transgender Day of Visibility has been observed annually since 2009 on March 31, which happened to be Easter Sunday this year.
Posted inForward, Government
‘Chaos, confusion and disruption’: 3 Republicans, 2 incumbents, face off
Reps. Donna Rozar and John Spiros were each drawn into the 86th Assembly District under new legislative maps signed into law in February. Now they will face each other and a dairy farmer in a three-way Republican primary.
Posted inForward, Government
Two GOP incumbents – one with a conviction record – vie for rural voters
Rep. Peter Schmidt’s hold on his solidly Republican seat in the 6th Assembly District could be at risk as he faces another incumbent lawmaker, Rep. Elijah Behnke, in the Aug. 13 primary.
Posted inForward, Government
Wisconsin’s convoluted history of abortion laws
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case that asks the liberal-majority court to declare that abortion access is a right protected by the state constitution. Here’s a look at how Wisconsin’s abortion laws have changed since 1849.
Posted inForward, Government
In Milwaukee primary, left-wing incumbent faces party-line challenger
The winner of the Aug. 13 primary between Rep. Ryan Clancy and Jarrod Anderson doesn’t have a Republican challenger in November’s general election in a heavily Democratic district in Milwaukee.
Posted inFact briefs
Have prices increased 40-50% since Donald Trump left office?
No. Cumulative inflation since former President Donald Trump left office in January 2021 through May 2024 was 20.1%, according to data from the Federal Reserve’s Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.