Shirley Abrahamson wins supreme court race. Tony Evers wins state superintendent of public instruction contest. Tune in to WPR IDEAS Network for talk, winner interviews and analysis.

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We the People/Wisconsin SUPREME COURT DEBATE

Wisconsin Public Television's Frederica Freyberg and WISC TV's Eric Franke moderated this debate between candidates for supreme court. March 27, 2009 at 7 pm on WPR and WPT. Watch it here.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate Debate, recorded live on Wisconsin Public Television & Radio Fri. March 20. Watch it here.

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Race for State Supreme Court enters its final hours

Supreme Court Candidates Campaign

Evers, Fernandez, fight for DPI office

Looking for meaning in Koschnick's reversals

DPI race nears primary

High Court Candidates Spar

WMC Sits Out of Latest High Court Contest

Flap Stirred by Incumbent Justice’s Recruitment Ad

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Race for state supreme court

Reporter Art Hackett profiles the candidates running for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Shirley Abrahamson and Randy Koschnick have different points of view and we’ll show you what the candidates are saying on the campaign trail. He also spotlights two contrasting cases illustrating constitutional issues judges face.

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We the People/Wisconsin Supreme Court Debate
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News & Blogs

Wisconsin News Headlines

Abrahamson solidly beats Koschnick
(Apr 8, 2009)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Election analysis: What the big Abrahamson, Evers wins mean
(Apr 8, 2009)

Evers wins education post
(Apr 8, 2009)

Low voter turnout foreseen on Tuesday
(Apr 7, 2009)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin Blogs

Where to vote, where to party, where to get analysis
(Apr 7, 2009)
John Nichols: Election Matters

Koschnick completes rejection of coherence
(Apr 6, 2009)
Illusory tenant

Koschnick rips Doyle's early-release plan for some inmates
(Apr 4, 2009)
All Politics - JS Online

Koschnick condemns Abrahamson-backing 'sleaze merchants'
(Mar 27, 2009)
John Nichols: Election Matters

NewsHour Election Headlines

Wisconsin election coverage with WPT and WPR

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