Jessie Opoien

Wisconsin voters will elect a governor, U.S. senator, attorney general and other positions in the 2022 midterm election.

Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul and Republican challenger Eric Toney, the Fond du Lac district attorney, debated each other Thursday night.

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Police said there was no immediate threat to the area after a victim was shot Tuesday afternoon less than a block from the state Capitol in Madison.

Election officials in Dane and Milwaukee counties were among several throughout the country to receive subpoenas from special counsel Jack Smith late last month.

From Gov. Tony Evers’ victory to Michael Gableman’s election probe, these were the most-read Cap Times stories about state politics in 2022.

Wisconsinites who have been diagnosed with an opioid use disorder and are experiencing homelessness will have access to recovery housing.

The state’s largest-ever post-election audit of voting equipment determined that Wisconsin’s ballots were counted accurately in the 2022 election.

Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that his 2023-25 budget proposal will include $290 million to keep the Milwaukee Brewers in Wisconsin through 2043.

Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed $100 billion budget would raise Wisconsin’s minimum wage, cut taxes for middle-income workers and boost K-12 school funding.