Rob Mentzer

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Democrats took control of both houses of the state Legislature.

I predict 2027 is going to be ... busy.

https://t.co/p46xgJhr30

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Yee Leng Xiong of the Wausau area will be Wisconsin’s next state treasurer. He’s the first Hmong American elected to a statewide office anywhere in the country. https://t.co/jVw6tRoudg

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Democrat Charly Ray, who had the funniest ad of the cycle about his giant eyebrows, lost the far-northern 25th Senate District race -- considered a stretch goal for Dems. Trump won this district by ~14 points in 2024. https://t.co/i0yhvmYsa5

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I also feel it is worth noting that Berman held his victory rally at a place called "Uncle Hunk’s Junk building." https://t.co/e6HNmHyXjL

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ER nurse Mitchell Berman becomes the first Democrat in three decades to represent Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. https://t.co/e6HNmHyXjL

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Republican Rep. Pat Snyder has lost the Wausau-area 85th Assembly District race to Dem John Kroll. Snyder won his district by 6.5 points in 2024 – outperforming Trump, who won it by only 0.6%. Big upset. https://t.co/YacfgDdfIB

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Rebecca Cooke said incumbent Republican Derrick Van Orden had called to concede in the 3rd Congressional District race. https://t.co/JrjJQX368o

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Republican Michael Alfonso, 26, will be the youngest House representative in the nation. https://t.co/nj3tUkafxw

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Not much suspense about this race at this point but it appears Portage County STILL has no results in.

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Looks like La Crosse is basically in, Eau Claire is 2/3rds in and Portage County has counted 0votes so far.

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With 40% reporting in WI's 3rd CD:

Rebecca Cooke 54%
Derrick Van Orden 44%

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David Crowley makes history: https://t.co/0ZlL4uBG76

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On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a false statement about this case that was widely reported across many media outlets. They changed their statement after WPR followed up with new reporting.

https://t.co/arpwXJUFZI

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Important story here, and note WPR is following reporting from the UW-Oshkosh student newspaper @atitan.

[Corri Hess @CorriHess]

Oshkosh teacher, former ’employee of the year,’ detained by ICE via @JoeSchulz3
https://t.co/vMhRCxtWuc

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Wisconsin’s state Senate is up for grabs in 2026. WPR profiles three races that could decide control of the Legislature. https://t.co/UughpLeStF

[Joe Schulz @JoeSchulz3]

Both candidates running for Wisconsin governor agree that affordability is the state’s biggest challenge, but they’re offering starkly different ideas on how to address it.

https://t.co/BEWRNvr34E

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@NaomiKowles @WSAW all the subsequent snowball-fight-related deaths/injuries are on your hands Naomi

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Apparently there is something called “natural” American cheese. How can that be?

A WPR investigation.

https://t.co/LBPWZD3dAt

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Found it interesting that Bayfield County Economic Development supported and then withdrew support for the proposal to make the Apostle Islands a national park. https://t.co/Nc8cRXaZ7e

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NEW: First post-primary head-to-head poll finds David Crowley leading Tom Tiffany by 4 points. Lots of caveats, of course. https://t.co/A2RorUtwl2

[Matthew DeFour @MattD4th]

Grateful to work with @Jmalewitz @deejhall and the rest of the @WisconsinWatch team on this investigative journalism/true crime story.

Nearly 40 years after Shelly Hansen vanished in Wisconsin’s Northwoods, unsealed records reveal a hidden suspect https://t.co/VCsA4hLhfL