Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany began his general election campaign against Democratic nominee Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley by seeking to paint his opponent as a fan of data centers. Data centers have become a source of great concern for Wisconsin voters. Crowley’s Democratic primary opponent Francesca Hong made the issue central to […]

Wisconsin’s crazy rollercoaster of a Democratic primary is finally over. After staying up all night waiting to see David Crowley declared the winner by one-half of one percentage point at 2:30 Wednesday morning, a lot of voters are feeling dizzy and seasick.  Many Francesca Hong supporters are angry. Their grassroots campaign, the best organized, most […]

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley maintained a slight lead over state Rep. Francesca Hong late Tuesday evening in the Democratic contest for the nomination for governor, prolonging the uncertainty of a primary characterized by unprecedented chaos over the last two months.  An error in uploading absentee ballot data in Milwaukee caused a delay in reporting […]

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Gov. Tony Evers met with volunteers at Crowley’s campaign headquarters in Madison on Monday to thank them for their support. Crowley and Evers have been racing cross the state over the last week to try to boost Crowley’s profile and win enough support to overtake state Rep. Francesca Hong, […]

Amy Starzecki, administrator of the Superior school district in northern Wisconsin, detailed the financial difficulties her district has faced in recent years to a roomful of public education advocates gathered in the auditorium of Superior High School at the end of July. Starzecki’s district had to transfer $6 million from its general fund to cover […]