By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s student achievement gap is a “crisis” that a half-billion dollar boost in education funding will begin to address, the state…
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday that he would consider requiring assault weapon owners to sell such guns back to the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic lawmakers are introducing a “red flag” bill that would allow judges to seize guns from someone determined to be a…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is placing more than 60 new assistant prosecutors in multiple Wisconsin counties. The state budget funds 64.95 assistant district attorney positions around the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers has created a task force to study issues facing the growing number of retired people in Wisconsin, particularly the amount of money they…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic legislator wants to spend millions of dollars to fight chronic wasting disease. Rep. Katrina Shankland has introduced a package of bills that would allocate…
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature’s finance committee scuttled a meeting Wednesday to discuss settling seven lawsuits with Democratic Attorney General…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s finance committee has signed off on spending an additional $1.5 million on tourism marketing. Democratic Gov. Toney Evers’ 2019-21 state budget would have given…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are renewing their attempt to ban the use of aborted fetal tissue in research or any other purpose. State Sen. Andre Jacque and Rep.…
By SCOTT BAUER BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — Faced with a tight deadline, the Republican co-chairs of the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee hired an attorney Thursday to sign a confidentiality…
By SCOTT BAUER BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday he doesn’t fault Republicans for not wanting to sign confidentiality agreements as requested by fellow Democratic…
BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he’s awaiting a recommendation from his legal team about when to call a special election for the congressional district…
BY: JOE KELLY MADISON, Wis. (CN) – Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers applied renewed pressure on state agencies Tuesday to address the problem human-made chemicals that contaminate the water table and…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers says Wisconsin has received a federal disaster declaration for 17 counties and two tribes that sustained damage during severe storms in July. Evers…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers wants to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco and nicotine products, including vaping products, saying it’s currently too easy…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The leader of Wisconsin’s economic development agency says he’ll step down next week. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary Mark Hogan will…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed an executive order to curb contamination from chemicals in firefighting foam, non-stick cookware and fast-food wrappers, his office announced Friday.…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The argument from Republicans and gun-rights advocates that universal background checks and “red flag” laws will lead to the repeal of the Second Amendment right to…
