Privacy · Property · Pocketbook Andy’s Briefing Wisconsin’s 6 AM political intelligence Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 233 stories · 0 alerts | Executive Summary 233 stories tracked in the last 24 hours, most active in Dane, Milwaukee, La Crosse. Top item: WisDems: MAGA extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany is terrible for the economy (WisPolitics). | Top Stories | | WisDems: MAGA extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany is terrible for the economy WisPolitics · Dane · High · Impact 55.00 MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsinites are suffering under MAGA extremist Congressman Tom Tiffany’s cost-raising policies, and his 100% voting record with Trump shows he won’t stop tanking our economy with his toxic agenda that raises the costs of everyday goods by | | Crowley campaign: Democratic nominee for governor David Crowley discusses expanding healthcare for Wisconsinites at Madison clinic WisPolitics · Dane · High · Impact 55.00 MADISON, Wis. – Today, County Executive David Crowley, Democratic nominee for governor, discussed his plan to expand healthcare for Wisconsinites in Madison at the Joyce and Marshall Erdman Clinic. Crowley was joined by community leaders working to improve access to | | U.S. Sen. Baldwin draws attention to La Crosse businesses on downtown “walking tour” WIZM · La Crosse · High · Impact 54.00 If you were walking around downtown La Crosse on Wednesday morning, you might have crossed paths with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Reporters followed the Wisconsin Democrat on what her office called a “Main Street Walking Tour” to different businesses. Baldwin | | From Mexico to UW through deep space with Astrochemist Alejandra Lopez Olguin WIZM · Trempealeau · High · Impact 54.00 She’s searching for the building blocks of life in deep space, and now UW-Madison astrochemistry Ph.D. student Alejandra Lopez Olguin is bringing that search to Trempealeau. Lopez Olguin joined The Rick Solem Show to share her journey from a small | | UAE cricketer Asif Khan banned for 15 months after testing positive for banned substance Eau Claire Leader-Telegram · Waupaca · High · Impact 53.00 The International Cricket Council has banned Asif Khan of United Arab Emirates for 15 months after the batter tested positive for a banned substance. The ICC said in a statement on Thursday that Khan admitted the violation of its anti-doping… | | Enbridge Line 5 leaks natural gas near Saxon in Iron County Wisconsin Examiner · Iron · High · Impact 53.00 A section of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline leaked natural gas liquid on Tuesday morning near the town of Saxon. Both the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Enbridge have confirmed the leak with Wisconsin Examiner, drone video of which | | ‘The time for tolerance has ended’ Wisconsin Examiner · Racine · High · Impact 53.00 RAYMOND — When Jeff Peterson was hired as principal of Raymond School in 2021, he was coming home to the K-8 school he attended as a child in the small Racine County community where his family has lived for generations. | | Derrick Van Orden turns out deepfakes to lampoon Rebecca Cooke - Wausau Pilot & Review Derrick Van Orden — Google News mentions · Marathon · High · Impact 51.00 Derrick Van Orden turns out deepfakes to lampoon Rebecca Cooke Wausau Pilot & Review | | Boys Soccer: United Blanks Wrightstown, 3-0 Door County Pulse · Door · High · Impact 51.00 The Gibraltar/Sevastopol boys soccer team opened the season Tuesday with a 3-0 non-conference victory over Wrightstown. The United will be back in action Thursday with a Packeland Conference game at […] The post Boys Soccer: United Blanks Wrightstown, 3-0 appeared | | Police incident outside the FOX6 studios in Brown Deer FOX6 Milwaukee · Milwaukee · High · Impact 51.00 During the 9 p.m. broadcast on Wednesday, Aug. 26, a police scene unfolded right outside the FOX6 studios in Brown Deer. Several squad vehicles were at the intersection of Green Bay and Brown Deer, with a person on the grass | | Local residents, Libertarian Party of Wisconsin, sound off on Janesville THC arrest Janesville Gazette · Rock · High · Impact 51.00 Some local residents, and the Wisconsin Libertarian Party are up in arms over the arrest of Jerry McCoy, the operator of Hemp 1848 arrested last week and now accused of selling strains of cannabis material that are illegal in Wisconsin.… | | Meet the Anti-Abortion Extremists Topping the GOP Statewide Ticket in Wisconsin - Urban Milwaukee Eric Toney — Google News mentions · Milwaukee · High · Impact 51.00 Meet the Anti-Abortion Extremists Topping the GOP Statewide Ticket in Wisconsin Urban Milwaukee |
| Local & County Government | | State Politics | | Dept. of Health Services: Update on measles outbreak in Southwest Wisconsin WisPolitics The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has updated the number of measles cases associated with the outbreak in Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties. The latest information can be found on the DHS Measles Dashboard and Outbreaks and Investigations webpage. | | Wisconsin sues USPS over new mail-in voting rules, following Trump executive order WIZM Wisconsin is among 25 states suing the U.S. Postal Service to block a new federal policy that threatens to disrupt state mail-in voting, ahead of the November election. The lawsuit, announced by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, challenges a new | | Crowley has slight lead on Tiffany with likely voters in post-primary poll Wisconsin Examiner Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley polled slightly ahead of Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in the first Marquette Law School poll conducted since the primary earlier this month. The poll results were released Wednesday. The poll was conducted from Aug. | | New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling Wisconsin Examiner Democrat-led states and voting rights groups re-filed lawsuits Wednesday to block the Trump administration from executing a new regulation to restrict mail-in voting, while a federal judge lifted a nationwide pause on the policy in line with this week’s U.S. | | Elon Musk won’t face criminal charges for offering voters ? million checks during 2025 Supreme Court election Wisconsin Watch Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley said he was "befuddled" by the decision. Elon Musk won’t face criminal charges for offering voters ? million checks during 2025 Supreme Court election is a post from Wisconsin Watch , a non-profit investigative news | | Microsoft, ratepayer advocates challenge ATC plan for data center transmission costs Wisconsin Watch The world’s fourth-most-valuable company and Wisconsin ratepayer advocates say a plan to assign infrastructure costs to data centers falls short of protecting Wisconsinites. Microsoft, ratepayer advocates challenge ATC plan for data center transmission costs is a post from Wisconsin Watch |
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