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Who will hold control of the Wisconsin Legislature in 2027?

Who will hold control of the Wisconsin Legislature in 2027?

The race for Wisconsin's 17th Senate District in 2026 reflects a wider fight over the state Legislature, as Democrats look to gain a majority and flip control from Republicans in one or both chambers.

Who will Wisconsin’s Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

Who will Wisconsin's Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

Charles Franklin on his final 2026 poll of Wisconsin voters

Charles Franklin on his final 2026 poll of Wisconsin voters

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Tom Haudricourt on the historic 2026 season for the Brewers

Brewers fans flood Milwaukee streets for a long-awaited World Series victory parade

Closing pitches in Wisconsin’s 2026 campaigns

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Bill Ducett poses for a portrait while standing outside under the canopy of a tree with its trunk wrapped with sting lights, with an out-of-focus business sign and the tops of multiple parked vehicles in the background.

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Rebecca Cooke, Derrick Van Orden on what’s at stake in 2026

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Sierra Susa holds the palm of her right hand against a wall with multiple printed signs and posted notes affixed to its face, with more than a dozen people standing in a line behind her in a hallway with hand-written posters attached to a cable display system on the opposite wall, with small flags of numerous nations and territories displayed in connected rows suspended from the ceiling.

Hundreds of immigrants, refugees await English education as Literacy Green Bay weathers federal cuts

David Crowley, Tom Tiffany on Flock camera use in Wisconsin

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Who will Wisconsin’s Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

Who will Wisconsin's Hispanic voters turn out for in 2026?

Charles Franklin on his final 2026 poll of Wisconsin voters

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A still image shows Tom Haudricourt seated in front of a bookshelf, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Tom Haudricourt' and 'Retired Brewers Reporter.'

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Brewers fans flood Milwaukee streets for a long-awaited World Series victory parade

Closing pitches in Wisconsin’s 2026 campaigns

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Bill Ducett poses for a portrait while standing outside under the canopy of a tree with its trunk wrapped with sting lights, with an out-of-focus business sign and the tops of multiple parked vehicles in the background.

How Alzheimer's and dementia patients are teaching a new generation of Wisconsin's health care workers

Rebecca Cooke, Derrick Van Orden on what’s at stake in 2026

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Sierra Susa holds the palm of her right hand against a wall with multiple printed signs and posted notes affixed to its face, with more than a dozen people standing in a line behind her in a hallway with hand-written posters attached to a cable display system on the opposite wall, with small flags of numerous nations and territories displayed in connected rows suspended from the ceiling.

Hundreds of immigrants, refugees await English education as Literacy Green Bay weathers federal cuts

David Crowley, Tom Tiffany on Flock camera use in Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg sits at a desk on the Here & Now set and faces a video monitor showing an image of Mordecai Lee

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A still image shows Mordecai Lee seated in front of a green wall with vintage political posters, with a graphic at the bottom that reads 'Milwaukee,' 'Mordecai Lee' and 'UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Political Science.'

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