Chuck Quirmbach
Chuck Quirmbach joined WUWM in August, 2018, as Innovation Reporter, covering developments in science, health and business.
Prior to that, he worked for Wisconsin Public Radio in Milwaukee and Madison, covering the environment, energy, and Milwaukee news of statewide interest.
He is a graduate of the UW-Madison.
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Organizers of the protest vote wanted to get at least 20,000 "uninstructed" votes in Tuesday's primary. The results indicate they exceeded that goal.
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Following campaigns in other states, Wisconsin primary voters who feel Biden has been too supportive of Israeli military actions in Gaza are using a choice on their ballots to voice their discontent.
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It's the final day to vote in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race that's broken national spending records. The winner could be the swing vote on issues like abortion, redistricting and election lawsuits.
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Catalytic converters on the underside of vehicles help reduce emissions. But rising prices for some metals has led to a jump in them being stolen — and some unique theft prevention methods.
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Foxconn was touted as part of a new revival in U.S. manufacturing, and state officials offered nearly $4 billion to lure the company to Wisconsin. Things haven't gone quite as planned.
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President Trump heralded Foxconn's plan to build a big plant near Milwaukee, eventually creating 13,000 jobs. But the project has stalled and been downsized and is again in the political crosshairs.
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Walker has curtailed the bargaining powers of public school teachers and approved a right-to-work law aimed at private unions. Now he's taking on tenured faculty at the University of Wisconsin.