Wisconsin Right Now

The presidential contest in Wisconsin is all but decided, but voters will have some important choices on their ballots on Tuesday. The spring primary will feature two constitutional amendments, nearly 100 school referendum questions and local races in communities across the state. Constitutional Amendments Wisconsin voters are being asked to ban outside money in the state’s election in a pair of constitutional amendments. The first amendment deals with the so-called Zuckerbucks. Republican lawmakers pushed the proposal through the legislature after Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a state law that would have banned outside charities and non-profits from spending money on election operations. The move comes after the Center for Tech and Civic Life spent about $6 million in Wisconsin during the November 2020 election. Almost all of that money went to the state’s five largest and most Democratic cities. Republican lawmakers have said Zuckerbucks undermine people’s faith in the state’s...