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  • Ryan Retirement Adds To GOP Worries

    (NPR)---As House Republicans poured out of the closed-door meeting where Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told them he won't run for re-election this year, there was a constant theme: Things are on track. All is well.

  • GOP 1st District Scorecard

    Check each day for updates on who's in and who's out and who's on the fence

    Updated: 4/27 

    List of Republicans that have either declared or are considering or have been mentioned as possible candidates:  

    Former Rep. Mark

  • Ryan Reaction

    Paul Nehlen: "As I have said many times before, I was a supporter of Paul Ryan's when I moved to Wisconsin in 2008, and remained so through the 2014 elections. It was in 2015, when I discovered Mr.

  • Paul Ryan to Pass on a Re-Election bid

    Ryan Says He'll Serve Out His Term But Won't Run In 2018

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  • VIDEO: Paul Ryan Announces He is Not Seeking Re-Election

    Paul Ryan announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in the fall during a live press conference from Washington D.C. Wednesday. Ryan said that he does not want to be a "weekend dad" anymore and that he is proud of his accomplishments; notably tax-reform,

  • Former KUSD Teacher Accused of Having Sex With a Student is Imprisoned

    Updated at 3:30p for clarity; Updated at 9p to offer additional attribution. 

    In a case that involved a former teacher having sex with a student, a Kenosha judge Tuesday rejected recommendations of probation from both the defense and prosecution and

  • State Representative Tom Weatherston Retiring

    Republican State Representative Tom Weatherston of Caledonia is retiring and won't seek re-election this fall.

    The 68 year-old Republican was first elected to the 62nd District seat in 2012.

    In a press release, Weatherston said:  “it's time to

  • Heavy Lifting: New Tactics Required in Search for Workers

    In Racine County, with low unemployment and Foxconn-related hiring already here, it's a case of all hands needed on deck, including workers who’ve had a hard time in the past of landing and retaining jobs. In a bid to help those people cash in on new opportunities,

  • Non-Profit Aimed at Linking Racine Residents With Foxconn Jobs Opens

    A non-profit that specializes in boosting the fortunes of able-bodied residents who may have found it difficult in the past to land and hold good-paying jobs officially opened in Racine Monday.

  • 'Politics of Resentment' Comes to UW-Parkside

    The author of one of the most talked about political science books of the post 2016 presidential election period will be at UW-Parkside Wednesday evening.