Megan O'Matz
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Megan O'Matz is a reporter at ProPublica, where she covers issues out of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin’s GOP Went To Extremes In Gerrymandering. Now They’re Scrambling To Protect That Power.
Heavily redrawn election districts in the battleground state gave Republicans firm control of the legislature — and the leeway to move aggressively against officials and judges they perceive as threats.
Bullied By Her Own Party, a Wisconsin Election Official’s GOP Roots Mean Nothing in Volatile New Climate
Wisconsin Republicans Sowed Distrust Over Elections. Now They May Push Out the State’s Top Election Official.
A Florida-Sized Roadblock For The League Of Women Voters
After a league rally was blocked by a new rule, the chapter’s president considers what might come next in a state where Gov. Ron DeSantis is restricting public discourse.
How An Anti-Abortion Law Firm Teamed Up With A Disgraced Kansas Attorney to Dispute the 2020 Election
That Cardboard Box In Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
Election Deniers Failed to Hand Wisconsin to Trump but Have Paved the Way for Future GOP Success
The stolen election myth has helped reshape this battleground state for the upcoming midterms and the 2024 presidential race.
The GOP Turns Against the League of Women Voters
The league, long known for focusing on voter registration and other fundamentals, became more willing to speak boldly during the Trump era. Now, some on the right are portraying it as a tool of the radical left.
The Hypnotherapist And Failed Politician Who Helped Fuel The Never-Ending Hunt For Election Fraud In Wisconsin
How obscure retiree Jay Stone played a crucial, if little-known, role in making Wisconsin a hotbed of conspiracy theories that Democrats stole the state’s 10 electoral votes from Donald Trump.
What Increasingly Partisan And Venomous Wisconsin School Board Races Reveal About American Elections
As traditionally nonpartisan school board campaigns become polarized battlegrounds, voters in next week’s Wisconsin races may set the tone for how contentious races across the country will become this year.