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Developments might make Wisconsin voters nervous (2008/10/01)
Voters erased from the rolls. Absentee ballot application mixups raising suspicions of political dirty tricks. A lawsuit against the state's election agency suggesting possible fraud.

Kapanke focuses on ‘green collar’ jobs (2008/10/01)
Wisconsin State Sen. Dan Kapanke wants to grow more jobs, and he wants to do it by going green.

Hancock takes leave from Red Cross to campaign (2008/10/01)
American Red Cross Scenic Bluffs Chapter Director Cheryl Hancock will begin a leave of absence Monday to focus on her campaign for the 94th Wisconsin Assembly seat.

Campaign Q&A: Week 2 (2008/10/01)
This week's question: The state has had some hard financial times in recent years. What do you think needs to be done to get the state’s financial house in order?

Campaign Q&A: Week 1 (2008/10/01)
This week's question: Why are you running for this office and what makes you the best person for the job?

Party distributed registration forms might be confusing for some (2008/10/01)
There is greater voter interest in Wisconsin’s elections this year, due to the race for U.S. president and legislative elections in November.

Voters might need to give more info (2008/10/01)
Wisconsin’s Statewide Voter Registration System is the database that helps municipal clerks track voters as they register to vote, move, change their names or pass away.

ANALYSIS: 'Goalie' role helps Huebsch, GOP chances (2008/09/23)
History is on Mike Huebsch's side. The Assembly speaker and his fellow Republicans who control the state Assembly are under tremendous pressure to hold their narrow 51-47 majority in the fall election. If they don't, Democrats can seize a lock on state power for the first time in 22 years.

Area RNC 'rookies’ impressed with proceedings, Palin (2008/09/23)
The chief business of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul was to specify a party platform and officially designate Arizona Sen. John McCain as the party’s presidential nominee. But the real business was to fire up key members of the party, and judging from reports from two area people who attended, the convention did the trick.

Onalaska police officer triumphant in primary (2008/09/23)
Chris Danou, an Onalaska police officer who lives in Trempealeau, was the top vote-getter among six candidates in Tuesday’s Democratic primary race for the vacant 91st District Assembly seat.

Viterbo to host Congress to Campus event (2008/09/23)
In celebration of Constitution Day, Viterbo University will host two former members of the U.S. Congress for a variety of activities as part of the national Congress to Campus program Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.

Nader slashes at main parties (2008/09/23)
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of several hundred at the Orpheum Theater in Madison on Friday night about why he is again campaigning for the office, about the need for election reform and why he and his running mate, Matt Gonzalez, should be allowed into the presidential debates.

Huebsch: Palin proved herself in convention speech (2008/09/23)
John McCain supporters stepped up the rhetoric surrounding Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin today in the wake of her convention speech Wednesday night.

Legislative candidates talk about priorities with area town leaders (2008/09/23)
The economy, border disputes, transportation, energy and local control seemed to be on the minds of local town officials as they quizzed candidates for state legislative offices at a forum held by the Wisconsin Towns Association last Thursday evening in Marvin Gardens Park in the town of Onalaska.