Emilee Fannon, Capitol Reporter
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Emilee Fannon has been a reporter covering Wisconsin politics since 2018. She joined CBS 58 in January 2021 serving as the Capitol Correspondent, a role that allows her closely track the state Legislature by working full time in the Capitol press room in Madison.
She previously served as the Capitol Bureau Chief for WKOW in Madison.
Her passion for reporting on politics began in 2014 after receiving her master's degree in political affairs reporting at the University of Illinois-Springfield. 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.
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.
Even though she was born and raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, she is a huge Green Bay Packer fan and is happy to continue rooting for her team in Wisconsin.
You can also watch her weekly political show, Capitol Connection, on CBS 58 which airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings. She's also the co-host of Wisconsin Eye's Rewind, a 30-minute weekly show that takes a deeper dive into the biggest political stories.
Articles by Emilee Fannon
- Bill would require video surveillance of ballot drop boxes as GOP ramps up early vote messaging
- Without applying, some high school students will be accepted into UW schools next week
- Wisconsin's Democratic delegation split on attending Netanyahu address to Congress
- Kamala Harris holds first presidential campaign in Milwaukee with record-setting attendance
- Biden-Harris yard signs tossed out at Milwaukee campaign office, new merch coming soon
- Wisconsin delegation coalescing around Harris, unifying party top priority
- Can a Trump-Vance ticket appeal to voters in the 'WOW' counties?
- RNC: Key differences that make 2024 convention stand out from years past
- RNC: Local and national reaction to JD Vance selection as VP
- RNC: Anticipation builds as Trump arrives in Milwaukee
- New guidelines for ballot drop boxes approved by state elections commission
- Do celebrity endorsements matter?
- RNC Milwaukee: What goes on at a national convention?
- Ballot drop box procedures to be discussed at state elections meeting
- Lawmakers, advocates stress need for Wisconsin prison system reform
- Here's where Wisconsin Democrats stand on Pres. Biden amid calls to step down
- Absentee ballot drop boxes reinstated, Wisconsin Supreme Court rules
- Milwaukee Democrats face off in Tuesday's special election
- President Biden to campaign in Madison Friday
- 'The RNC let us down': Some businesses disappointed with reservations ahead of convention
- Second attempt to recall Speaker Vos fails, state election officials conclude
- Poll: Biden & Trump tied in Wisconsin, voter enthusiasm low among Democrats
- 'Big deal': Former governors Thompson, Walker work to unite GOP, stump for Trump
- Democrats reaffirm support for abortion rights on second anniversary of overturning Roe
- 1-on-1 with Milwaukee's new election chief
- 'I love Milwaukee': Trump denies 'horrible' city comments during Racine rally
- Democratic governors campaign for Biden in Wisconsin, highlight abortion rights
- Inside look: Transforming Fiserv Forum for the RNC
- Gov. Evers criticizes DPI in wake of MPS financial crisis
- Soy sauce manufacturer breaks ground for $800M facility in Jefferson Co.
- Milwaukee approves new election chief ahead of 2024 election
- Dane County judge Susan Crawford enters state Supreme Court race
- Gov. Evers, GOP lawmakers call for audits of Milwaukee Public Schools
- 'This can't wait': Lawmakers renew calls for prison reform amid Waupun arrests
- Former Gov. Thompson wants to 'break up' MPS, says fake GOP electors shouldn't be charged
- AG Kaul charges three Trump allies in Wisconsin's fake elector scheme
- How MPS' failure to report finances could impact funding for all schools
- Judge overseeing Act 10 lawsuit appears to have signed Walker recall petition
- Evers announces $100M investment to support Wisconsin startups and entrepreneurs
- Group trying to recall Speaker Vos files 2nd petition
- Lake Geneva hotbed for historic cicada emergence, businesses capitalizing on phenomenon
- Madison: Damaging winds cause largest power outage in nearly 50 years
- New Amtrak route connects Chicago, Milwaukee and Twin Cities; momentum builds for additional rail expansion
- GOP calls to unite on abortion, embrace mail-in voting during Republican’s state convention
- Cannabis plants found outside state Capitol in Madison
- Election officials, DOT combat conspiracy theories about voter ID laws
- 'I demand action': Pressure builds to create Black missing & murdered legislative task force
- 'This is an obvious problem': Likely protest zone for RNC unlikely to change despite GOP push
- Lawmakers approach 39-year streak of failed veto overrides, but that's not stopping them from trying
- Liberal justices signal overturning absentee ballot drop box ban in Wisconsin
- Rowing for Gold: UW-Madison alumni to compete in Paris Olympics
- Republicans launch audit of diversity practices within state agencies
- How campus protests could impact young voter turnout in Wisconsin
- President Biden visiting Racine next week
- Encampment continues at UW-Madison, protesters & campus leaders negotiate
- Highlights from Donald Trump's rally in Waukesha
- Under 90 days until RNC: How fundraising, security is ramping up
- What could a ban on noncompete agreements mean for Wisconsin workers?
- Wisconsin nursing home advocates push back against new federal staffing mandate
- Democrat Peter Barca launches 1st Congressional Bid
- MU Poll: Key takeaways in 2024 matchups, top issues for voters
- Women impacted by abortion restrictions campaign for Biden in Wisconsin
- Parts of Wisconsin brace for noisy, rare cicadas -- who's most impacted?
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley won't seek reelection
- Attempt to recall Speaker Vos falls short, election report concludes
- DOC proposes changes to phase out pepper spray, solidary confinement at youth prisons
- U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde suggests most seniors shouldn't vote
- President Biden highlights new plans to cancel student loan debt at Madison College
- U.S Senate candidate Eric Hovde weighs in on abortion, election laws
- What Wisconsin's presidential primary results tell us about Biden, Trump vulnerabilities
- Trump rallies supporters in Green Bay, here are the main takeaways
- Democrats, Trump make final pitch ahead of presidential primary
- Biden admin highlights energy, housing tax credits during Madison visit
- What to know about the two constitutional amendments on your ballot
- What's 'uninstructed' on Wisconsin's ballot and its possible impact on Biden?
- Stiffer penalties for catalytic converters thefts; election bills signed into law
- Wisconsin joins landmark monopoly lawsuit against Apple
- Vos challenges recall signatures, claims 'woefully short' to trigger election
- Dozens of recall signatures under investigation for fraud, Vos renews push for recall reform
- GOP leader endorses Trump after predicting he'd lose to Biden