WORT 89.9FM Madison · UW Election Symposium 2022 According to Open Secrets, state and national political parties, political action committees and outside groups spent some 16.7 billion dollars on the […]
U.S. Census Bureau releases state population reports
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau unveiled its state population counts. In gaining a little north of 200,000 residents since 2010, Wisconsin managed to preserve its eight seats in the U.S. […]
Biden holds slight lead over Trump in Wisconsin
According to a new study from the UW-Madison Elections Research Center, presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a slight lead over Donald Trump in three key battleground states: Michigan, […]
Wisconsin’s Voter Roll Purge and the Fight for Voting Rights
In November 2019, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a complaint against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) arguing that they were required by state law to remove […]
Spring Election Roundup
There’s a spring election tomorrow, so host Patty Peltekos delves into the wide expanse of election-related issues in Wisconsin. The basics: How do I vote? Do I need voter identification? […]
17,000 Uncast Votes: Measuring the Effect of Wisconsin’s Voter I...
A UW-Madison study released this week found that nearly 17,000 potential voters were deterred from casting a ballot in the 2016 election because of Wisconsin’s voter ID law, and that […]
