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Mitchell Schmidt

Wisconsin

State Government Reporter at Wisconsin State Journal

State government reporter with @WiStateJournal. I have a dog named Floyd & too many plaid shirts.

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  • Could the same candidate run under separate parties? Wisconsin group wants to try it

    1 week ago | madison.com | Mitchell Schmidt

    On the heels the most expensive state Supreme Court race in the county’s history and rising partisan strife from Wisconsin to Washington, D.C., a new bipartisan group proposes a return to a once-popular electoral practice aimed at building coalitions and strengthening minor political parties.

  • Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Wikler to step down in June

    2 weeks ago | madison.com | Mitchell Schmidt

    After leading the Democratic Party of Wisconsin to multiple statewide victories, including Gov. Tony Evers' 2022 re-election bid and two high-stakes battles for ideological control of the state's highest court, Ben Wikler announced Thursday he will be stepping down as chair when his term concludes this June.

  • What is the power line competition bill that has Wisconsin lawmakers so divided?

    2 weeks ago | madison.com | Mitchell Schmidt

    Over the last three legislative sessions, lawmakers in the Capitol have been crafting, feuding and negotiating over an obscure but far-reaching proposal to regulate who can build massive power lines in the state.

  • Republicans push new power line competition bill; opponents say it's more of the same

    2 weeks ago | madison.com | Mitchell Schmidt

    Republican lawmakers have scrapped a controversial bill aimed at regulating who can build power lines in the state and replaced it with a retooled proposal that adds measures aimed at farmland preservation and promoting nuclear energy in an attempt to secure passage this year.

  • National Democrats target 2 Republican-held congressional seats for 2026

    2 weeks ago | madison.com | Mitchell Schmidt

    Just one week after liberals secured a 10-point victory in Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election, national Democrats have renewed their effort to flip two of the battleground state's Republican-held congressional seats in the 2026 midterms. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday listed nearly three dozen U.S. House districts as potential targets for Democrats to reclaim majority control of Congress next year.

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Mitchell Schmidt
Mitchell Schmidt @schmidtmitchell
9 Apr 25

ROFR is now WERA, with several new provisions. Despite those changes, the Legislature and lobbying groups remain split on the divisive power line competition bill: https://t.co/BMWL7IntLU via @madisondotcom

Mitchell Schmidt
Mitchell Schmidt @schmidtmitchell
28 Mar 25

So far today: @elonmusk pledged $2 million to 2 Wisconsin voters. After deleting the tweet, Musk said money will instead go to 2 who signed his petition opposing "activist judges." Now @WisDOJ is seeking a court order to halt the effort: https://t.co/WH3F7bUQKo via @madisondotcom

Mitchell Schmidt
Mitchell Schmidt @schmidtmitchell
28 Mar 25

Elon Musk to visit Wisconsin Sunday to deliver $2 million to two voters ahead of Supreme Court election https://t.co/WH3F7bUiUQ via @madisondotcom