In an interview with WPR, Vice President Kamala Harris says Wisconsin is...
In an election year where Wisconsin voters could once again have a heavy hand in deciding the next president of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris began a national tour in Wisconsin and...
View ArticleRepublicans send new legislative maps to Evers’ desk as redistricting lawsuit...
The Wisconsin Assembly passed new legislative voting maps Wednesday that Republicans say would resolve a redistricting dispute nearing its final stages before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The post...
View ArticleRepublican proposal would use state cash to fund UW free speech office
Rep. Scott Johnson and Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara are proposing a bill that would fund the university system’s free speech office, the Wisconsin Institute of Citizenship and Civil Dialogue. The post...
View ArticleWhitewater adjusts to changing population amid increase of immigrants
Many in Whitewater have welcomed the immigrants to the community with open arms. Some say the city's estimate of the number of new arrivals is too high. Others say it's a conservative guess. The post...
View ArticlePresident Joe Biden visits Superior to tout infrastructure investments
As another tight race looms for the election this fall, President Joe Biden visited Superior Thursday to tout how his economic policies are restoring crumbling infrastructure and creating jobs...
View ArticleAssembly Republicans approve 14-week limit on abortion access
Republicans in the state Assembly approved a bill that would ask voters whether to restrict abortion in Wisconsin after 14 weeks. The post Assembly Republicans approve 14-week limit on abortion access...
View ArticleDemocrats revive bill requiring public schools to teach about contraception
Wisconsin Democrats are trying to revive legislation that would require schools to teach comprehensive sex education. The post Democrats revive bill requiring public schools to teach about...
View ArticleGov. Evers appoints longtime state Sen. Lena Taylor to be Milwaukee judge
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers appointed longtime Democratic state Sen. Lena Taylor, a 20-year veteran of the Legislature who has mounted numerous unsuccessful campaigns for local office, to be a Milwaukee...
View ArticleWisconsin’s budget surplus is shrinking but still large
The state is predicted to have a surplus of $3.25 billion by the end of the current budget cycle, according to a new estimate of the state’s general fund from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau....
View ArticleWith threats against judges on the rise, lawmakers push judicial security...
In the past year, there have been 142 threats made against Wisconsin Judges according to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Marshal's Office. Now, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers are working on a...
View ArticleGOP bill would bar doe hunt in northern Wisconsin
After a dramatic drop in the gun deer harvest up north, Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would bar hunting does or antlerless deer in northern Wisconsin for the next four years. The...
View Article‘Truth in maple syrup’ bill goes after corny substitutes in Wisconsin...
Wisconsin restaurants would be forbidden from saying they serve maple syrup if it's not the real thing under a bipartisan proposal being debated in the state Legislature. The post ‘Truth in maple...
View ArticleWhat’s going on with Wisconsin’s legislative maps?
Elections are quickly approaching, but Wisconsin voters still do not know which legislative districts they'll be voting in. The post What’s going on with Wisconsin’s legislative maps? appeared first on...
View ArticleEvers vetoes new legislative maps passed by Wisconsin Legislature
Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a set of legislative maps passed by Republican state lawmakers, likely leaving an ongoing dispute over redistricting in the hands of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The post...
View ArticleWisconsin GOP congressmen call for Protasiewicz recusal in new maps case
Five Republican members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are calling on Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from hearing a case that seeks to redraw the state's congressional districts....
View ArticleDane County judge says absentee ballots with incomplete witness address must...
A Dane County judge has ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to create new rules that allow local clerks to accept absentee ballots with missing witness address information, which may lead to...
View ArticleTruancy could mean being held back a grade under new proposal
If the legislation is approved, beginning in the 2025-26 school year, public school students and students at private schools that receive state money who miss a month or more of class would not advance...
View ArticleState bill would honor Ho-Chunk code talkers of WWII with new highway...
A bill moving through the state Legislature would honor Native American veterans by designating I-90 in La Crosse County and part of Monroe County as the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial...
View ArticleWisconsin Republicans seek to curtail governor’s veto power
Wisconsin Republicans proposed a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would curtail the governor's veto powers by prohibiting a veto to increase any tax or fee. The post Wisconsin Republicans seek...
View ArticleLawyers say Democrat Dean Phillips waited too long to get on Wisconsin’s...
A longshot candidate for president says the Democratic Party of Wisconsin abused its power by not putting him on the primary ballot. As the Wisconsin Supreme Court considers a lawsuit filed by...
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