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Capitol Punishments

The week’s highlights (and low-lights) from the Wisconsin Legislature and beyond.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.

Paving Wisconsin into oblivion

WisDOT's track record does not bode well for the intersection of East Wash and Stoughton Road.

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Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
Who the hell is Tim Michels?

Tony Evers' challenger shifts from a relatively bland primary campaign to an unsavory far-right mess.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
A Wisconsin politics scandal that is and one that isn’t

Recent news cycles around Tim Michels and Mandela Barnes demonstrate that not all political dirt is created equal.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
How chronically strapped schools became fixtures on Wisconsin’s ballots

Once again, it's up to voters across the state to fill in the gaps of a perverse school funding formula.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
Capitol Punishments: Relief from big debts and small minds

Our vision for higher education needs to look beyond the crabs-in-a-barrel discourse on student loans.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
Capitol Punishments: Vos tosses Gableman

Vos tries to sweep the fiasco of Gableman's sham election investigation under the rug.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
Capitol Punishments: Invitations to violence

Conventions, car attacks, and consequences.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
Capitol Punishments: Let’s shoot some fish

It's been an abundant week of absurdity, even for Wisconsin politics.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
Capitol Punishments: The debate that bullshit built

Takeaways from the alternate reality of the first debate in Wisconsin's GOP gubernatorial primary.

Illustration: Ghosts and ghouls are shown swarming about the Wisconsin Capitol. Illustration by Maggie Denman.
Capitol Punishments: Lying to fuel anti-trans terrorism in Kiel

Plus, politicos once again fail to understand Wisconsin’s Senate primary.