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NEW: Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu won't seek another term. "I am looking forward to spending more time with my wife in our new Madison-area home and, for the first time since 2006, rooting for bold conservative reform from the sidelines."

Data center legislation falters as Wisconsin public opinion shifts jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @jessieopie

Senate inaction means the state's land stewardship program is likely ending jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via @SchulteLaura

Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/…

Madison reports failing to count a ballot in February primary jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

The Wisconsin Senate passed the NIL bill by a one-vote margin. It now will go to Gov. Tony Evers' desk. From @jessieopie and me: jsonline.com/story/sports/c…

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, who is running for governor, taps budget chief from MPS amid district's fiscal challenges jsonline.com/story/news/loc… via ⁦@Vanessa_Swales⁩ and ⁦@RoryLinnane⁩

DEMs have a bit of a numbers advantage in all 4 seats that will determine control of the state senate. The GOP had the advantage of incumbents -- an advantage that is now gone. Two of these seats are now OPEN (05 and 21), one has a GOP incumbent (17), and one has joint-incumbency (SD 31 - Smith is the technical incumbent for that seat number, but Jesse James is as much of incumbent for the population of the new seat). Democrats now have the advantage in the race to control the state senate. The caucus best positioned to be in a majority is most certainly Assembly Republicans. Second best positioning goes to Senate Dems.

NEWS: GOP Sen. Sen. Van Wanggaard, of Racine, has told colleagues he will not seek reelection this fall, a source told WisPolitics. See more: pro.stateaffairs.com/wi/wi-alert/so…

@SpeakerVos @WisPolitics .@SpeakerVos says he thinks come election time, Senate Republicans will regret not having voted on a bill that passed the Assembly to regulate data centers. On the bill not getting a vote: "That, to me, is surprising."

Governor candidate Tom Tiffany sends mixed signals on whether he supports mail-in voting jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

Dem Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein said during their pre-session availability, Senate Democrats will bring enough votes to pass both online sports betting and the NIL bill amid some GOP opposition

Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, has breast cancer, Trump says (via ⁦@ddiamond⁩) washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Dem #WIGOV candidate Mandela Barnes says he'd only appoint PSC commissioners who'd deny utility rate hikes in order to achieve a freeze. Experts say requiring appointees to pledge to vote a certain way is bad policy, "could not be put into practice." jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

"Historically a majority leader does not come back if he breaks the rule of 17, so I hope (he) takes that into account." State Sen. Chris Kapenga says not enough GOP support on NIL + sports betting bills, urging Sen LeMahieu to not bring to floor next week IVIEW SUN ON UPFRONT

If NIL bill isn't approved, Wisconsin AD Chris McIntosh says ‘everything is on the table’ jsonline.com/story/sports/c… via @JSteppe1

Democratic candidate for governor Mandela Barnes' utility rate freeze 'by law could not be put into practice' jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via ⁦@jessieopie⁩

Meanwhile ...

EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

What to know about the law that could reveal how thousands of Milwaukeeans voted: jsonline.com/story/news/pol…