Molly Beck
State Government and Politics Reporter at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
If your mother says she loves you, check it out. (Wisconsin politics for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Molly Beck |Lawrence Andrea
Rep. Derrick Van Orden said at the Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual convention that state legislators should discontinue spring elections. Van Orden's comment came after a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate scored a double-digit victory in April in a race that gave liberals control of the court. Eliminating spring elections would upend the state's system of voting, which separates partisan and nonpartisan races by season.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Molly Beck
When it comes to the 2026 spring Wisconsin Supreme Court race, at least one dynamic is likely to be strikingly different from the 2025 court campaign: spending by Donald Trump ally Elon Musk. The billionaire businessman and architect of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency spent heavily in Wisconsin on behalf of conservative candidate Brad Schimel.
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2 weeks ago |
jsonline.com | Alison Dirr |Molly Beck
Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor announced her candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2026 against conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley. Before Gov. Tony Evers appointed Taylor to the Dane County Circuit Court bench in 2020, she served for just under 10 years in the state Legislature and was known as one of the most liberal members. The 2026 Supreme Court race differs from this year's bitter and expensive battle in one important way: The ideological majority is not up for grabs.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Alison Dirr |Molly Beck
Liberal state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor has launched her bid to unseat conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley next year. Taylor, 57, a former Democratic state lawmaker, announced her plans to run for the high court on May 20.
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3 weeks ago |
eu.greenbaypressgazette.com | Lawrence Andrea |Molly Beck
The leader of the Wisconsin GOP will face the party faithful at their convention this weekend as he fends off calls for his ouster after a bruising spring election loss and years of disappointing fundraising. Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming is under scrutiny following two consecutive double-digit losses in races for the state Supreme Court that cemented liberal control of the state's highest court for years.
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