Tiffany & Co.

Wisconsin's open governor's race is shaping up as one of the tightest contests of the midterms, pitting Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley against U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a longtime Trump ally who has recently distanced himself from the president on Iran policy and AI data centers. Polling, including a Marquette University Law School survey, shows the race roughly even despite Trump's low approval ratings nationally. Tiffany, backed by three billionaire megadonors, has outspent Crowley roughly $53 million to $35 million and has attacked him on crime and immigration, including a Milwaukee County inmate tablet program Crowley recently curtailed. Crowley, who narrowly won a chaotic Democratic primary over democratic socialist Francesca Hong, is trying to tie Tiffany to Trump, tariffs, and gas prices, while Democratic leaders including Gov. Tony Evers, Hong, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, and Kamala Harris rally behind him. Crowley would be Wisconsin's first Black governor. The race, open for the first time in 16 years, could also affect control of the Legislature.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley launched a statewide tour blaming Republican rival Tom Tiffany for record-high diesel prices in Wisconsin, visiting a Kewaunee County farm with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Farmer Clark Riemer described 2025 as his worst farming year in 35 years, citing soaring fuel and fertilizer costs tied to geopolitical instability, including U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran that disrupted fertilizer pricing.

Crowley criticized Tiffany's House votes against resolutions to end the Iran conflict, arguing the ongoing war has driven up fuel costs and hurt farmers. Tiffany countered by attacking Crowley's record on taxes and budget shortfalls as Milwaukee County executive, framing his own platform around tax cuts to ease affordability pressures.

Wisconsin diesel prices reached $6.56 per gallon, worsened by refinery outages in Illinois and Indiana and Russian export bans following Ukrainian attacks on refineries. Both candidates support repealing the state's minimum markup law on gasoline, though industry representatives dispute claims that repeal would meaningfully lower prices, noting crude oil costs are the primary driver of pump prices.

Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, sustained minor injuries late Saturday when the small plane he was traveling in lost power while approaching Wausau Downtown Airport and made an emergency landing on Lake Wausau. Tiffany, 68, was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner in Onalaska when the pilot warned him seconds before impact that they were going down. The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza hit the water hard; the two men forced the door open, called 911, and swam to a shallow area as the plane began sinking, waiting there until emergency responders arrived by fire department airboat.

Both men were treated at Aspirus Wausau Hospital and released; Tiffany required 12 stitches for a cut above his eye, while the pilot needed four stitches. Speaking emotionally at a Sunday news conference, Tiffany said it was "by the grace of God" they survived and thanked first responders. The FAA confirmed the aircraft had engine-related problems and is investigating; the NTSB is awaiting a damage assessment. Tiffany, endorsed by President Trump, said he will continue his campaign against Democrat David Crowley in the November 3 race, which recent polling shows as closely contested.

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, and pilot Leonard Boltz escaped injury-free after their small plane lost power and made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau late Saturday. The aircraft, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, was approaching Wausau Downtown Airport when it went down. Tiffany was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner at the time.

Both men called 911 after landing and swam to shallow water as the plane began to submerge, according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Office. Emergency responders reached them by fire department airboat and took them to a hospital, where Tiffany received stitches for a cut above his eye; both were treated for minor injuries and released. The plane remains in the lake, with a no-wake buoy marking the area. The FAA is investigating, and the NTSB is awaiting damage assessment before deciding on its involvement. Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Crowley wished Tiffany a quick recovery and praised the pilot.

Alpha School, a private school network built around an AI-driven "two hours a day" learning model, was rejected by the Texas State Board of Education for a charter last summer amid skepticism about its academic claims and reliance on software over certified teachers. A year later, Alpha has expanded to more than 30 Texas campuses, most approved for the state's new voucher program, which is overseen by the comptroller's office and requires only accreditation, two years of operation, and standardized testing—not curriculum or outcome review.

Co-founder MacKenzie Price and her husband donated more than $2 million to Texas legislators and voucher-backing groups. Similar charter rejections occurred in Arizona (which later approved one charter), Arkansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Utah, citing untested claims, conflicts of interest, and reliance on AI instruction. Reviews of test data in Texas and Arizona partnerships showed results falling short of Alpha's projections. The case highlights gaps between charter oversight and voucher eligibility standards as school choice programs expand nationally, raising questions about accountability for taxpayer-funded private education.

A draft report from two New York City agencies estimates the city must build about 700,000 new housing units over the next 10 years to meet demand — nearly double the pace of the past 15 years combined. The figure stems from a 2023 local law requiring the city to set five-year neighborhood housing growth targets. Planners put the current shortage at roughly 290,000 units, projected to grow by another 410,000.

Meeting that target would require a far faster construction pace than recent years, even with Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pledged $22 billion for 200,000 affordable units. The strategy aims to spread new construction more evenly, pushing "low-growth" neighborhoods — including single-family areas and denser ones like the Upper East Side, Upper West Side and Greenwich Village — to add more housing through zoning changes and financing support. Experts are divided on feasibility, and even success might not fully ease record-high median rents of $5,000 in Manhattan and $4,500 in Brooklyn.