Wispolitics.com

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Wispolitics.com
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Available inEnglish
Headquarters Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Owner The Capital Times Company
Created byPhil Prange and Jeff Mayers
EditorJ.R. Ross
URL www.wispolitics.com
CommercialYes
Launched1999;26 years ago (1999)

Wispolitics.com, sometimes styled as WisPolitics.com, is an online magazine and news service covering political and governmental news in Wisconsin. It issues hourly updates on daily events, political press releases, and political news.

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WisPolitics Publishing, Inc., based in Madison, Wisconsin, was founded in 1999 by Phil Prange and Jeff Mayers. Mayers was the former capitol bureau chief of the Wisconsin State Journal . Prange was a political consultant and businessman, who had worked for Tommy Thompson. Mayers was the president and Prange served as publisher from 1999 until 2011. On February 3, 2011 Wispolitics announced that it had been acquired by The Capital Times . Mayers continues as president and J.R. Ross, formerly of the Associated Press, is editor-in-chief.

The core products of the service are daily political news summaries and weekly in-depth political reports delivered via e-mail, [1] which are available by subscription. The company reports 120,000 monthly unique users on its sites.[ This quote needs a citation ]

WisPolitics.com company employs 10 people, including editors, reporters, programmers, and sales people. In 2004, the company expanded into Iowa by creating IowaPolitics.com.

WisPolitics conducts state political straw-polls at each of the Republican and Democratic party state conventions. [2] In conjunction with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, they also conduct statewide voter polls.

WisPolitics has been a frequent sponsor of Wisconsin's statewide candidate debates since 2005. It has sponsored gubernatorial, attorney general, and Supreme Court debates. [3] Monthly newsmaker luncheons are held by WisPolitics in Madison and Washington, D.C. These feature legislative leadership, constitutional officers, and U.S. Congressional Representatives and Senators. Although aimed primarily at subscribers, they are open to the public. [4]

Notable events in the history of WisPolitics

References

  1. ↑ Skyes, Charlie. "WisPolitics PM Update Story". WTMJ-AM. Archived from the original on 2009-06-25.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Wispolitics Straw Poll". Wisconsin State Journal .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Why winning a Wisconsin Supreme Court race matters so much". The Economist.
  4. ↑ "Newsmaker Luncheon". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Archived from the original on 2012-10-08.[ dead link ]
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