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| Available in | English |
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| Headquarters | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
| Owner | The Capital Times Company |
| Created by | Phil Prange and Jeff Mayers |
| Editor | J.R. Ross |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 1999; 27 years ago (1999) |
Wispolitics.com, sometimes styled asWisPolitics.com, is anonline magazine and news service covering political and governmental news inWisconsin. It issues hourly updates on daily events, political press releases, and political news.
WisPolitics Publishing, Inc., based inMadison, Wisconsin, was founded in 1999 by Phil Prange and Jeff Mayers. Mayers was the former capitol bureau chief of theWisconsin State Journal. Prange was a political consultant and businessman, who had worked forTommy 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 byThe Capital Times. Mayers continues as president and J.R. Ross, formerly of theAssociated 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]
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