24 Wisconsin news organizations partner for a national convention first

Matthew DeFour, Wisconsin Watch’s statehouse bureau chief, watches the April 8, 2024, eclipse outside the Miller High Life Theatre in downtown Milwaukee. (Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch)

When the Republican National Convention comes to Milwaukee in July, some 50,000 people including thousands of reporters from around the world will get a front-row seat to the kickoff of another pivotal and tumultuous election season