Vel Phillips was a Wisconsin groundbreaker in many rights, becoming the first African American woman to graduate from the UW Law School, serve on Milwaukee's Common Council, and be elected to a statewide office in the U.S.
How and when do Wisconsin governors decide to hold special elections to fill legislative vacancies? Scott Gordon of WisContext discusses the potential political and financial reasons for the delay in filling two open seats and the 50 years of precedent related to special elections.
Long a staple for reporters and high school civics classes, the Wisconsin Blue Book provides a roadmap for Wisconsin's state government. This year's version, however, features a redesign of the iconic blue cover.
A WisContext report about partisan voting patterns in Wisconsin was cited in an amicus brief submitted by the Republican National Committee in Gill v. Whitford , a case appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court. Malia Jones of the UW Applied Population Lab discusses this report and what was argued in the amicus brief.
The Spanish-language radio station serving the Madison area is owned by local broadcast giant MidWest Family Broadcasting, but operates very much like a family business.
Among Governor Scott Walker's 99 vetoes to the 2017-19 budget was a sharp reduction to a tax credit aids developers rehabilitating historic buildings. UW-Milwaukee professor and Historic Preservation Institute director Matthew Jarosz discusses the impacts of this credit.
