Political Fact Check, a non-partisan, non-profit, "consumer advocate" for voters, finds that in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, the truth is sometimes being stretched to the breaking point. The organization, based in Washington, D.C., ... >>MORE
State Journal reporters Jason Stein, Mark Pitsch, Pat Simms, Andy Hall, Dee
Hall and Matt DeFour bring you their take on politics and elections 2007.
Most Wisconsin voters don't know how many justices are on the Wisconsin Supreme Court (seven), nor can they name a single member, according to a poll released Thursday. The results come just two and a half weeks before the April 3 election to decide the newest member of the state's... >>MORE
Several forums for Madison aldermanic candidates have been scheduled: The East Isthmus Neighborhood Planning Council is sponsoring an East Side candidates' forum for Districts 6, 12, 15 and 17 on March 17 at the Salvation Army Community Center, 3030 Darbo Drive, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Mayoral candidate Ray Allen clashed with Mayor Dave Cieslewicz on Thursday over a city loan to a successful high-tech company.
In a debate at the Madison Club, Allen said he wouldn't have supported giving Tomotherapy Inc. a $700,000 Madison Capital Revolving Fund loan in 2005 because the... >>MORE
In an apparent criticism of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's performance, Downtown Madison Inc. on Tuesday withheld what would have been its first mayoral endorsement.
President Susan Schmitz said the Downtown advocacy organization's board, conducting its first mayoral endorsement process,... >>MORE
Mayoral candidate Ray Allen held his first post-primary press conference today, taking Mayor Dave Cieslewicz to task for his management of the city's drinking water.
The water issue was raised early last year after the Wisconsin State Journal reported about high levels of manganese in... >>MORE
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign is closely tracking spending in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court and is asking for the public's help. The reform group is asking anyone who sees or hears an ad for or against Linda Clifford or Annette Ziegler to alert the group through its ... >>MORE
Wisconsin Republicans answering a three-day poll conducted earlier this week listed Rudy Guiliani as their top pick for president followed by hometown boy Tommy Thompson. The poll also showed a continuing decline in... >>MORE
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign watchdog group has a new report out today. The report says interest groups spent three times more than in the last comparable state election in 2002 on broadcast advertisements, mailings, automated telephone messages and other electioneering.
Candidate Annette Ziegler is the beneficiary of the first advertising by an outside group in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The statewide TV ad began running Tuesday, according to The Club for Growth Wisconsin, a Sun Prairie affiliate of the... >>MORE
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Annette Ziegler is airing the first TV commercial of the race. Ziegler, a Washington County Circuit Court judge, is focusing on her experience as a judge and former prosecutor and her endorsement from law enforcement... >>MORE
Judicial candidates in Wisconsin are limited in what they can say about controversial legal and political issues. Candidates for judge also can't affiliate themselves with any political party. As a result, Wisconsin Supreme Court... >>MORE
Why do Janis Riegle in Redondo Beach, Calif., and Donald Baxter Jr. in Salt Lake City care what happens on Madison's northeast side?
Both appear on a six-page coast-to-coast list of donors to Satya Rhodes-Conway's campaign to win the District 12 aldermanic seat being vacated by Brian... >>MORE
The State Journal's politics blog will be taking a break following November's elections but will be back for more as campaigning heats up in the non-partisan spring elections for offices like city council,... >>MORE
In a poll released late Thursday, Madison's WISC-TV (Ch. 3) was showing incumbent Gov. Jim Doyle in a tight race with challenger U.S. Rep. Mark... >>MORE
Republican J.B. Van Hollen has debuted two more TV ads as the race for attorney general reaches its final week. One ad focuses on his experience as a criminal prosecutor and Democratic challenger Kathleen... >>MORE
Kathleen Falk's new ad, unveiled Tuesday, seeks to counter her opponent J.B. Van Hollen's tough-on-crime image. The 30-second TV commercial is called "Crack Down." Van Hollen calls the ad ... >>MORE
Rep. Frank Lasee's proposal to allow school staff to bring weapons to school has been splashed across the world, thanks to media exposure from CNN, BBC and other news outlets. Lasee has now hit the big time thanks to ... >>MORE
A new Strategic Vision poll shows incumbent Gov. Jim Doyle maintaining a slight lead over challenger U.S. Rep. Mark Green. Wisconsin voters also were quizzed on hot button issues such as immigration, the... >>MORE
The Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters has released its scorecard of the environmental credentials of state lawmakers. Assembly Speaker John Gard, a conservative Republican running for Congress in the... >>MORE
The Advertising Council has launched a quirky campaign to engage young voters in the upcoming mid-term elections by chronicling the campaigns of fictional political candidates. Among them: Bag of Leaves, Tacky Ceramic Rooster, Old Relish Packet and... >>MORE
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has profiled the groups weighing in on the gay-marriage and death-penalty questions on November's ballot. Citing the most recent figures available, the Democracy... >>MORE
Last week, Vice President Dick Cheney came to Milwaukee for a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser to benefit Wisconsin's Republican candidates. While some attendees paid as much as $5,000 to get their photos taken with Cheney, gubernatorial candidate Mark Green never shared the... >>MORE
