Emilee Fannon, Capitol Reporter
Emilee Fannon joins CBS 58 after serving as the Capitol Bureau Chief for WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin for three years.
During her time in Madison, she enjoyed covering the 2020 presidential election and having the opportunity to interview major party candidates including Vice President Mike Pence, former vice president Joe Biden, as well as other prominent figures tied to the Trump and Biden campaigns.
Emilee is looking forward to continuing to build her career as a political reporter in the Milwaukee market, an area familiar to her as many of her family members are from the suburbs of Milwaukee.
Her passion to report on politics began six years ago in Springfield, Illinois where she received her Master's degree in political affairs reporting. Shortly after, she was hired as a statehouse reporter at the capitol covering Illinois politics including the rise and fall of the longest budget impasse in modern day history as well as historic school funding reform.
Even though Emilee was born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, she is a huge Green Bay Packer fan and happy to continue rooting for her team in Wisconsin.
Articles by Emilee Fannon
- 'Farfetched,' 'ludicrous': GOP critical of MKE red light camera proposal to reduce reckless driving
- 'It takes a while to educate people': GOP chair determined to tackle PFAS contamination
- High egg prices ruffling your feathers? Is building your own chicken coop worth it?
- Partisanship creeping into state Supreme Court race: Are candidates violating judicial code of conduct?
- More money for local governments: Evers signals support for GOP shared revenue proposal
- Evers focuses on mental health, workforce, child care during State of the State address
- Democrats reintroduce abortion referendum, reject adding exceptions and clarity to 1849 ban
- Cash bail amendment, welfare eligibility to appear on April ballot
- Senate Democrats join calls to remove GOP elections commissioner over Milwaukee voting comments
- Senate Republicans reject abortion referendum, approve welfare work requirements
- ‘Plenty of opportunity to win’: New state GOP chair works to unite base, strengthen operation
- Capitol Connection: Flat tax proposal and state Supreme Court debate
- Senate GOP leader unveils flat tax proposal
- Republicans lift 'conversion therapy' ban aimed at changing sexual orientations
- Conversion therapy ban could be lifted in Wisconsin, here's why
- Lawmakers debate bail amendment, seek to advance four constitutional amendments
- State Supreme Court candidates pledge to be impartial, put political beliefs aside
- Capitol Connection: Wisconsin Inauguration Day revisited
- Medical marijuana: Senate Republicans signal support
- Lawmakers to fast track bail reform amendment, referendum could be placed on April ballot
- Jan. 6 documents: Ron Johnson suggested lawmakers, not voters, choose presidential electors
- Gov. Evers calls for unity, compromise during second inaugural address
- GOP leaders, Gov. Evers open to reforming some election laws in 2023
- 'We have to update the 1849 law': GOP leaders at odds over changes to state abortion ban
- WI Republicans look to capitalize on Congressional oversight, investigatory powers with slim House majority in 2023
- Gov. Evers and GOP leaders look to rebuild relationship, meet for the first time in years
- Speaker Vos wants to use surplus to incentivize local governments to innovate, address waning workforce
- Gov. Evers anticipates vetoing GOP flat tax proposal after meeting with Senate leader
- Capitol Connection: Milwaukee leaders visit Madison, looking ahead to 2023
- Explainer: What's taking so long to resolve WI's abortion ban lawsuit
- Milwaukee County Executive clarifies meeting with Republican leadership at Capitol Thursday
- Senate GOP leader floats changes to military voting, state elections chair considering proposals to limit fraud
- Capitol Connection: Gloves come off in battle for open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat
- 'No state funding': Vos voices opposition to Amtrak expansion proposal
- Madison ramping up work towards Amtrak station, possible service to Milwaukee
- Christmas tree sales remain steady after busy pandemic boom
- Milwaukee, Dane County election officials subpoenaed by DOJ regarding communication with Trump
- Should TikTok be banned on state government devices? Republicans ask Gov. Evers to remove the app
- Capitol Connection: Race for state Supreme Court heats up
- 'A premier parade’: High-Wheel bicyclist prepares return to Waukesha's Christmas parade
- Local pharmacies struggle to stock cold, flu medications due to shortages
- 'The loss is still very raw:' Tim Michels says Trump, prominent Republicans told him he was certain to win governorship
- Longtime State Sen. Alberta Darling announces retirement, special election to be called by Gov. Evers
- Long-term, transformational tax changes a top priority for GOP leaders next year
- Former Gov. Walker on GOP midterm fallout, eliminating early voting, and state Senate impeachment powers
- Capitol Connection: Brandtjen booted, GOP reacts to Trump bid, Dorow speculation swirls
- Wisconsin women reflect on Pelosi's historic political career and influence on the next generation
- 'I just want to win': Wisconsin Republicans want to move on from Trump, but some are reluctant
- Senate advances same-sex marriage bill despite Sen. Johnson's opposition
- Baldwin, Johnson honor Waukesha parade victims as one-year anniversary approaches
- Capitol Connection: 2022 midterm election wrap
- Can the GOP-controlled Legislature find compromise with Gov. Evers after failing to reach supermajority?
- How did Wisconsin dodge a red wave? Both parties weigh in
- A split result: First time since 1998 candidates from different parties win Senate, governor race
- Tony Evers wins reelection in Wisconsin's governor race
- Close outcomes in Wisconsin could trigger a recount. Here's how that works
- Evers, Michels make final pitch to voters in hotly contested governor's race
- Capitol Connection: Countdown to Election Day
- Is a GOP-veto proof majority possible this election cycle? Experts weigh in
- Milwaukee Election Commission official fired following allegations of accessing ballots, sending them to state lawmaker
- MU Poll: Toss-up in Wisconsin's U.S. Senate, governor race
- What's at stake and the issues defining Wisconsin's midterm election
- Obama campaigns in Milwaukee, urges voters to vote 'because Democracy is on the line'
- Capitol Connection: Sparks fly in AG debate, Michels talks parole, surrogates flood Wisconsin
- Heavy-hitting surrogates flood Wisconsin
- Sen. Warren, Gov. Youngkin campaign in Wisconsin
- Froedtert Health sues Michels campaign for using trademark in political ads
- Candidates highlight first day of in-person voting
- In-person early voting starts Tuesday, here's what you need to know
- Capitol Connection -- Top political headlines in Wisconsin
- Surrogates head to Wisconsin next week to boost turnout in crucial counties
- How Wisconsin's parole system works and the political battle brewing over it
- AG Race: Toney alleges backlog at DOJ & critiques staffing levels, Kaul says claims lag evidence
- Tim Michels says he will accept Nov. election results after not fully committing
- Tim Michels signals support for dismantling MPS, won't arrest doctors who perform abortions
- Democrats look to capitalize on Obama visit as GOP attack ads ramp up in final weeks
- Evers, Michels portray one another as the wrong choice during gubernatorial debate
- MU Poll: Johnson widens lead over Barnes, governor's race remains a toss-up
- Where Tony Evers & Tim Michels stand on LGBTQ+ issues on National Coming Out Day
- World Mental Health Day: Reducing stigmas and workforce challenges facing the industry