Good morning.
Tuesday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 86. Sunrise is 5:30 and sunset is 8:31, for 15 hours, 1 minute of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 76 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
Whitewater’s Innovation Center Advisory Panel meets at 8:30 AM. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 4 PM. The Whitewater Common Council meets at 6 PM.
On this day in 1815, the Napoleonic Wars draw closer to their end when Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon. (The Second Treaty of Paris, signed on November 20, 1815, marks the formal end of the Napoleonic Wars.)
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley raised no money for reelection through the end of June:
MADISON – Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley is up for reelection in 2026 but did not raise money in the most recent campaign finance reporting period that spans through the end of June, according to state records.
Bradley, a member of the court’s conservative minority, is up for a new 10-year term on the court next year. She has not yet announced whether she will run again.
But in April, Bradley told WisPolitics.com that she planned to run again to “ensure that there is a voice for the constitution and for the rule of law to preserve that in the state of Wisconsin.”
Liberal state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, who is running for the seat, raised more than $583,000 since she launched her campaign in May, according to her campaign.
See Anna Kleiber, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley raised no money for reelection through end of June, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 14, 2025.
Quick assessment on this important reporting about the state’s 2026 high court race:
Bradley (1) might receive an appointment to the federal bench, (2) might come across a lucrative private sector offer, (3) would have a tough go of reelection, and (4) would sit in the minority on Wisconsin’s high court for at least two more years even if she won re-election in 2026.
See also Updates on the Careers of Gableman and Bradley (4.8.25) and Chris Taylor Enters Wisconsin Supreme Court Race (5.24.25).