Capitol Notes

JR Ross, of WisPolitics.com, recaps the 2022 elections and the 2022 probe of the 2020 election.

State agencies and some members of the public are making their wish list for the next two years.

Plus, there are major changes in Wisconsin GOP leadership and in the race for 8th state Senate district.

Four candidates are now running for Wisconsin Supreme Court. JR Ross takes a look on Capitol Notes.

River Hills GOP Sen. Alberta Darling leaves the legislature this week, prompting political intrigue.

State Rep. Janel Brandtjen (R-Menomonee Falls) and GOP Chairman Paul Farrow are in the news.

GOP proposals for abortion restrictions and school vouchers may be headed for difficulty in Madison.

In this bonus edition of Capitol Notes, JR Ross looks at Tuesday night's election results.

This final Capitol Notes before the midterm elections looks into what to monitor on Tuesday.

A former president visits Milwaukee, and current candidates fan out across the state, seeking votes.

JR Ross of Wispolitics.com sorts out in-person absentee voting and why so many candidates encourage it.

WisPolitics.com editor JR looks at recent developments in Wisconsin elections and what's ahead.

JR Ross, editor of WisPolitics.com, analyzes what's at stake for the candidates running for governor and U.S. Senate.

Five weeks ahead of Wisconsin's midterms, there are lawsuits over absentee ballots, get out the vote efforts and even a suit by a top Republican to quash a congressional subpoena.

We dive into how the candidates for Wisconsin governor are faring financially, a rebuked effort by Evers to get the Wisconsin legislature to create a new referendum process for voters by special session and the start of a review of Wisconsin's rules for election observers.

In negative attack ads, incumbent GOP U.S. Senator Ron Johnson attempts to paint Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes as "dangerous." What is that all about? JR Ross, editor of WisPolitics.com explains the rationale, the messaging in that race and the governor's race, voting rights litigation and what's at stake in the attorney general's race.

JR Ross, editor of WisPolitics.com, explains how the Wisconsin governor's race is similar, yet different to 2018, talks Barnes-Johnson and unpacks several Wisconsin voting law cases.

JR Ross, editor of WisPolitics.com, weighs in on President Joe Biden's order on student loan forgiveness, the big news on the campaign trails for Wisconsin governor and U.S. Senator, and the latest on the Republican election probe.

JR Ross of WisPolitics.com addresses the week's big political news from the latest on write-in and independent candidate challengers in big races to the litigation that remains after the firing of the special counsel of the GOP-led election probe.

The primary is over, what's next? This week's Capitol Notes breaks down what to expect from the big races for U.S. Senate and Wisconsin governor.

The Democratic U.S. Senate primary may have fizzled out, but the Republican race for governor and all the down-ballot races are still game-on. Hear more from WisPolitics.com editor JR Ross.

WUWM speaks with the president of WisPolitics.com, Jeff Mayers, about frontrunners in key Wisconsin races.

This week's Capitol Notes takes on the debate between GOP candidates for Wisconsin governor. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed one of the candidates, will the Wisconsin Republican base get behind him as well?

On return of Capitol Notes this midterm election year, we hear about Sunday night’s debate of Democratic senate candidates and get some insights into Milwaukee’s potential Republican National Convention hosting gig.

In this week’s Capitol Notes conversation, WUWM’s Marti Mikkelson asked JR Ross of wispolitics.com why U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson could announce a decision to run for a third term earlier than in the past.