Mary Spicuzza

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Milwaukee Journal sentinel reporter, politics and investigations.

NEW: Michele Tafoya, GOP Senate nominee in MN recently issued a rather categorical set of denials she ever said she was embarrassed to live in MN — but she did say literally that in a deleted tweet. One of a whole bunch of tweets, we found saying she wanted to leave. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...

Republican Senate nominee said she was ‘embarrassed’ to be from the state she’s now running to represent | CNN Politics

In a local radio interview earlier this month, Michele Tafoya, the Republican Senate nominee in Minnesota and former sports broadcaster was asked about her past criticism of the state and whether she ...

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"This historic moment is not lost on me. But I'm not even thinking about that because we still have work to do... and if I do become the first, my job is to make sure that I'm not the last, and provide more opportunities for young men and women across the state." www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

If elected, David Crowley would be Wisconsin's first Black governor

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is the first Black man to become a major party nominee for governor in Wisconsin.

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State Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, the liberal candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, is leading conservative State Appeals Court Judge Maria Lazar by eight percentage points among likely voters, according to a new Marquette University Law School poll. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

Chris Taylor polling ahead of Maria Lazar in WI Supreme Court race

Liberal judge Chris Taylor holds a lead over conservative Maria Lazar in a new Marquette Law poll for the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court race, but many voters remain undecided.

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