Wispolitics.com, sometimes styled as WisPolitics.com, is an

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and news service covering political and governmental news in

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. It issues hourly updates on daily events, political press releases, and political news. WisPolitics Publishing, Inc., based in

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, was founded in 1999 by Phil Prange and Jeff Mayers. Mayers was the former capitol bureau chief of the ''

Wisconsin State Journal The ''Wisconsin State Journal'' is a daily newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by Lee Enterprises. The newspaper, the second largest in Wisconsin, is primarily distributed in a 19 county region in south-central Wisconsin. As of September ...

''. Prange was a political consultant and businessman, who had worked for

Tommy Thompson Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is an American Republican politician who most recently served as interim president of the University of Wisconsin System from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served a ...

. 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 ''The Capital Times'' (or ''Cap Times'') is a digital-first newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by The Capital Times Company. The company also owns 50 percent of Capital Newspapers, which now does business as Madison Media Partners. The o ...

''. Mayers continues as president and J.R. Ross, formerly of the

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, 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, which are available by subscription. The company reports 120,000 monthly unique users on its sites. 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. In conjunction with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, they also conduct statewide voter polls. 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.'' Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'
"Newsmaker Luncheon"
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Notable events in the history of WisPolitics

*May 1, 2000: Site is launched *July 1, 2002: Sister site WisOpinion.com is launched. *December 1, 2002: Sister site WisBusiness.com is launched. *January 1, 2004: Sister site IowaPolitics.com is launched. *February 3, 2011: Wispolitics acquired by the

Capital Times ''The Capital Times'' (or ''Cap Times'') is a digital-first newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by The Capital Times Company. The company also owns 50 percent of Capital Newspapers, which now does business as Madison Media Partners. The o ...

newspaper.

References

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External links

WisPolitics.comWisOpinion.com
Communications in Wisconsin WisPolitics.com Internet properties established in 1999 1999 establishments in Wisconsin