Scott Fitzgerald

Aug 5, 2025

US labor secretary visits Wisconsin construction site

The U.S. Secretary of Labor, members of Congress and the Wisconsin Legislature toured a project underway by Keller Inc.

Jul 11, 2025

Post-reconciliation bill rhetoric a preview of 2026 campaign themes

President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is now law -- and the centerpiece of the battle for control of the U.S. House in the 2026 elections.

Jun 15, 2021

8 Republicans to face off in Assembly special election primary

Eight Republicans are facing off in a special election primary for the right to run for an open state Assembly seat.

Jan 22, 2021

Contractors, congressmen decry Biden’s decision to cancel Keystone XL

Construction workers joined three Wisconsin congressmen in Racine County on Friday to protest President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel work on the Keystone XL pipeline.

Jan 15, 2021

Former lawmaker’s candidacy for open seat challenged

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is recommending that a former lawmaker who wants to run for a vacancy in the state Senate be allowed on the ballot, despite a challenge contending that he doesn't live in the district.

Jan 7, 2021

GOP Reps. Tiffany, Fitzgerald object to certifying Biden win

Two Wisconsin Republicans objected to certifying Joe Biden's victories in a pair of states before his win was confirmed in a meeting of Congress that was interrupted by the storming of the Capitol by a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump.

Jan 4, 2021

Virus, elections, budget top Wisconsin legislative agenda

Pandemic-response bills and proposals to change election procedures will take center stage when the Wisconsin Legislature opens its 2021-22 session on Monday, eclipsing even state budget deliberations that typically take up the first six months of every session.

Dec 22, 2020

Evers sets spring election to fill Fitzgerald’s seat

Gov. Tony Evers has scheduled a special election this spring to fill outgoing Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald's seat.

Oct 16, 2020

Wisconsin breaks record for virus cases third time in week

Wisconsin broke the record for new positive coronavirus cases on Friday for the third time in a week as a surge that began in early September shows no signs of abating.

Aug 12, 2020

Wisconsin Senate leader Fitzgerald wins US House primary

Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald took a giant step on Tuesday toward seizing an open seat in Congress, easily defeating a surveying company owner in a Republican primary as the state completed its second statewide election since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March.

Aug 11, 2020

Wisconsin hopes for smoother primary than April election

Wisconsin's second statewide election since the coronavirus began came with far more time to prepare than the first, with election officials hoping for a correspondingly smoother result in Tuesday's primary.

Aug 10, 2020

Wisconsin Democrats decry Trump unemployment benefits order

Wisconsin Democratic leaders expressed hope Monday that President Donald Trump's executive order requiring states to pay for a quarter of additional unemployment benefits won't stand and that Congress will reach a deal on a broader relief package to help cash-strapped schools, governments and others.