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A win for one of the progressives running for the state Supreme Court would pry control away from the current hyperpartisan, right-wing majority.

Judge Everett Mitchell and Merrin Guice Gill released the following joint statement this morning: “We understand that given Everett’s candidacy for Wiscons

Hit the pause button, for a second, on the 2024 talk. There are some major contests that will come the year before the presidential cycle.

While all eyes are already shifting to 2024 when Democrats and Republicans will once again wrestle over party control of Congress and the White House, there are a number of off-year statewide races in 2023 that may set the stage for bigger national races in the following year.

The new year begins with the prospect of big changes to the Montana state Constitution that have been drafted by GOP lawmakers and opposed by conservation groups and others. The Republican-controlled Legislature has already introduced almost four dozen measures to change the document, which dates to the early 1970s. Its the first GOP super-majority in a half-century, and seems determined to change what has long been considered a "progressive" document that protects the states ...

There are no national races in the coming year, but a lot will happen nevertheless including, a Wisconsin Supreme Court primary in February and general election in April; Gov. Tony Evers’ third state budget; and a race for Madison mayor

There are four candidates running for Wisconsin Supreme Court, but the contest between the two conservatives has been the most testy.

Although four names will be on the Feb. 21 primary ballot for the open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the contest between the two conservative candidates - former justice

Groups promoting Latino political participation are keen to get rid of the stereotype of Latino voters as a "sleeping giant," especially in light of the 2022 elections. In the midterms, Latino voters in Nevada reelected the countrys first Latina U.S. Senator, thus helping Democrats keep control of the upper chamber. ...

It is entirely possible that the two conservatives running for Wisconsin Supreme Court, or the two liberals, could make it through the Feb. 21 primary election, thus determining the court’s ideological balance before April.