Anya Van Wagtendonk is a State Capitol Reporter at Wisconsin Public Radio. She covers a range of topics including government and politics, law and legal affairs, and agriculture, with a particular focus on elections, public policy, and the housing market. Anya's work has been featured in numerous outlets such as NPR, WAMU 88.5, and Wisconsin Law Journal.
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Anya's coverage predominantly focuses on local government and politics in Wisconsin, with an emphasis on legal policy regulation and government announcements. She would likely be receptive to pitches from experts or stakeholders involved in state-level political issues such as legislative redistricting, healthcare policies like medical marijuana programs, labor unionization efforts, and other key political developments within Wisconsin.
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By: Anya Van Wagtendonk
If federal law enforcement shows up at polling sites this November, the head of the polls should alert their local clerk, who will in turn involve lawyers and election officials, according to new guidance adopted by the Wisconsin Elections Commission Thursday.
By: Anya van Wagtendonk
Commission adopts guidance for local clerks: call lawyers if federal agents show up on election day.
Governors have been key in blocking or fulfilling the Trump agenda and 36 governors offices are up for election in 2026. Wisconsin offers a look at what's at stake.
Governors have been key in blocking or fulfilling the Trump agenda and 36 governors offices are up for election in 2026. Wisconsin offers a look at what's at stake.
By: Anya Van Wagtendonk
Over the course of a sometimes contentious, sometimes awkward hour, the two candidates for Wisconsin governor sparred over taxes, data centers and abortion in the only debate of their general election campaign Wednesday night.
The governor candidates declined on several occasions to attach specifics to their policies during their only debate.
The close race for governor in Wisconsin is being watched to see how a candidate back by President Trump does in a state where rural voters have sometimes swung from one party the other.
The close race for governor in Wisconsin is being watched to see how a candidate back by President Trump does in a state where rural voters have sometimes swung from one party the other.
By: Corrinne Hess, Rich Kremer, Elissa Eaton, Liz Harter, Anya Van Wagtendonk
Headed into this election, Republicans hold an 18-15 edge, meaning that if Democrats flip two seats and don't lose any of their own, they'll win control of the Senate.
By: Anya Van Wagtendonk
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made a brief return to Wisconsin Monday, campaigning in Milwaukee for David Crowley, the Democratic candidate for governor.
