Rejection of Trump could turn state legislatures blue across the country
A wave election would be felt far beyond Washington, D.C.
By Eric Boehlert - November 02, 2018A wave election would be felt far beyond Washington, D.C.
By Eric Boehlert - November 02, 2018Wisconsin state Rep. Dale Kooyenga promised that giving away billions to Foxconn would bring in jobs and innovation. But the deal is already turning out to be a boondoggle — just like his Democratic rival warned.
By Oliver Willis - November 01, 2018Dale Kooyenga has the support of anti-choice groups that call themselves pro-family, but he has a history of beating up on a teenage boy.
By Oliver Willis - October 31, 2018Only 34 percent of Wisconsin women view Trump favorably.
By Oliver Willis - October 30, 2018Wisconsin’s Dale Kooyenga voted to help companies prey on low-income citizens and saddle them with mountains of debt — and he made an absurd, insulting reference to military service members as an excuse to do it.
By Oliver Willis - October 25, 2018Wisconsin students are still paying the price for what Dale Kooyenga and his fellow Republicans did to them.
By Oliver Willis - October 23, 2018Wisconsin’s Dale Kooyenga helped pass legislation that gave away billions of tax dollars to foreign manufacturer Foxconn.
By Oliver Willis - October 21, 2018Video shows Wisconsin state Rep. Dale Kooyenga speaking slowly and slurring his words on the floor of the Assembly — but he still swears he was NOT drunk on the job.
By Oliver Willis - October 19, 2018Republican State Rep. Dale Kooyenga’s chances of winning a state senate seat could be complicated by videos from his 2015 budget speech.
By Bernie Dennler III - October 17, 2018The Koch brothers’ campaign arm is helping the Wisconsin state senate campaign of Dale Kooyenga, who plans to implement a flat tax that would hurt working families.
By Oliver Willis - October 12, 2018Wisconsin lawmaker Dale Kooyenga incurred the $30,000 fine after removing a permitted sign he didn’t agree with.
By Oliver Willis - October 12, 2018Walker’s rampant corruption is coming back to haunt him as his former aides campaign for his opponent.
By Bernie Dennler III - August 21, 2018Trump is making sure Republicans get their wish: denying affordable health care to as many low-income people as possible.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 20, 2018It looks like Trump’s ugly agenda could be sending a record number of Democrats to the voting booth.
By Eric Boehlert - August 15, 2018Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker would rather stay on Trump’s good side than stand up for his own state.
By Tommy Christopher - August 13, 2018Wisconsin Republican Leah Vukmir has a new ad of a threatening voicemail she received. Except she didn’t — it’s a dramatization.
By Matthew Chapman - June 18, 2018Wisconsin’s Republican governor refused to call special elections until three courts ordered him to. This is why.
By Matthew Chapman - June 13, 2018Republican candidate Leah Vukmir continues to face fallout for calling Sen. Tammy Baldwin a terrorist.
By Matthew Chapman - May 16, 2018Wisconsin Republican Leah Vukmir released a disgusting attack on Sen. Tammy Baldwin — and the state GOP just gave her its endorsement.
By Matthew Chapman - May 14, 2018A Republican challenging Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin is accusing her of wanting to give terrorists ‘hugs and safe spaces.’
By Matthew Chapman - May 10, 2018Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel suggested that blocking voters from the polls won the election for Republicans. And he’s proud that he helped.
By Matthew Chapman - April 16, 2018Republican Gov. Scott Walker is in full-blown panic after his preferred candidate lost the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
By Matthew Chapman - April 04, 2018In Wisconsin, the Republicans plan to stave off elections went down in flames.
By Matthew Chapman - March 29, 2018Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is at war with the courts over democracy. He is losing.
By Matthew Chapman - March 28, 2018Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker keeps trying to dodge elections he’s afraid he’ll lose — and judges keep telling him he can’t do that.
By Matthew Chapman - March 28, 2018A judge ruled Gov. Scott Walker can’t refuse to hold special elections. Now his allies in the legislature are trying to change the law so that he can.
By Matthew Chapman - March 23, 2018Patty Schachtner is the first Democrat to win Wisconsins 10th Senate District in nearly two decades.
By Matthew Chapman - January 17, 2018