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‘Unprecedented’ spending in Madison city council elections
A tax-exempt advocacy group called “RASCW Housing Advocacy Fund” is spending $18,000 to $21,000, per race, to design and mail out campaign literature, buy online advertisements, and purchase text messages services on behalf of 10 local office seekers Read more
2023 Isthmus Voter Guide
Looking to vote early? Not sure what races are going to be on the April 4 ballot in Madison? Want to learn more about the candidates? You’ll find all that and more in the Isthmus Voter Guide. Read more
Mar 20, 2023
Guía de Votación Isthmus 2023
¿Quiere votar anticipadamente? ¿No está seguro de qué contiendas van a estar en la boleta electoral del 4 de abril en Madison? ¿Quiere saber más de los candidatos? Se puede encontrar todo eso y más en la Guía de Votación. Read more
Mar 20, 2023
Megan Bergner
Behind the Isthmus Cover: March 2023
March Madness lands in Madison when cars decorated in school colors start rolling through downtown on the way to the WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament at the Kohl Center. Graphic designer Megan Bergner captures that scene in 3D. Read more
Mar 17, 2023
Abortion pill lawsuit impact on Wisconsin is unclear
‘Medication abortion is really not well accessible to people in Wisconsin right now anyway without traveling or sourcing medications online,’ says Dr. Jessica Dalby, a UW Health physician. Read more
Mar 15, 2023
Tommy Washbush
Losers sweep the ice
You’ve probably seen curling on TV during the Olympics. You probably know McFarland is a hotbed of curling locally. But did you know they curl in Arlington, too? Read more
Mar 15, 2023
Congressman Mike Gallagher’s star turn may invite challenge to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher is getting a lot of attention as chair of a House Select Committee on competition with China. He is at the top of the list of Republicans who may challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin next year. Read more
Mar 13, 2023
Candidate photos by Eric Tadsen
High stakes for high court race
The usual Republican playbook in dealing with liberal contenders is to portray them as criminal-coddling threats to public safety. But that won’t be easy to do with Protasiewicz, who served 25 years as a Milwaukee County prosecutor before being elect Read more
Mar 10, 2023
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Kristie Goforth: Paulius Musteik
Housing, transit and public safety are top issues in Monona mayor’s race
Whoever wins the Monona mayor’s office will be managing transit issues, big new projects, and a housing crisis, while operating under a state law that makes it tough to raise new revenue. Read more
Mar 10, 2023
8:00 AM
Tommy Washbush
The Madison mayor's race is a referendum on the last four years
The results of the February primary for Madison mayor were the most lopsided in two decades. Heading into the April 4 general election, Mayor Rhodes-Conway may be in the strongest position of any incumbent mayor in recent history. Read more
Mar 9, 2023
9:00 AM
Amena Saleh / Wisconsin Watch
Election fraud is extraordinarily rare, a new analysis finds
Over the past decade in Wisconsin, election fraud has been prosecuted fewer than 200 times, or about once for every 163,000 ballots cast. Read more
Mar 9, 2023
6:00 AM
Valerie Tobias
Slow learner
“I’ve made a life out of sneaking in the back door of workplaces and relationships, signing up, then scrambling to prove myself worthy.” Read more
Mar 7, 2023
8:00 AM
Capitol campaign-spending records keep falling
he April 4 election for the tie-breaking seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is on track to be the most expensive election for any judicial seat in the nation. But it’s not the only expensive race of late. Read more
Mar 6, 2023
11:00 AM
In the paper
The Madison mayor's race is a referendum on the last four years
The results of the February primary for Madison mayor were the most lopsided in two decades. Heading into the April 4 general election, Mayor Rhodes-Conway may be in the strongest position of any incumbent mayor in recent history. Read more
High stakes for high court race
The usual Republican playbook in dealing with liberal contenders is to portray them as criminal-coddling threats to public safety. But that won’t be easy to do with Protasiewicz, who served 25 years as a Milwaukee County prosecutor before being elect Read more
Housing, transit and public safety are top issues in Monona mayor’s race
Whoever wins the Monona mayor’s office will be managing transit issues, big new projects, and a housing crisis, while operating under a state law that makes it tough to raise new revenue. Read more
Some good news for civics education
“What is most noticeable to me is that the field of civic education is probably the most organized that it has been in my lifetime,” says Michael Blauw, a former social studies teacher who is now an education consultant. Read more
The Fharmacy Public House in Lake Mills has 24 taps
What’s on tap at The Fharmacy? Look for flagship brews and rarer vintages. Read more
