MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former school teacher and state education education secretary Tony Evers isn’t ready to give himself a grade on his first year as Wisconsin’s governor. “Incomplete,” Evers…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted Monday to ask the Republican-controlled state Legislature to offer clarity on what to do with voters who may have moved, a…
Editor’s note: This column is provided to Wisconsin Newspaper Association members by WisPolitics.com. Efforts to implement Walker-era legislation to restructure Wisconsin’s youth justice program took another hit after members of a…
By Dean Mosiman, Wisconsin State Journal Despite promising efforts, the relentless trauma and indignities of homelessness remain a daily reality for perhaps 20,000 men, women and children in Wisconsin. In…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin legislators have passed a bill that would extend health insurance for immediate survivors of police officers and emergency medical workers killed in the line of…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan Wisconsin legislative task force reversed course Wednesday by recommending the faster release of funding for a suicide prevention hotline after it had initially called…
The Republican authors of legislation to create a new dental therapist license in Wisconsin hailed the proposal as a way to improve access. But a lobbyist for the Wisconsin Dental…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lobbyists spent nearly $18 million to influence the Republican-dominated Wisconsin Legislature and state agencies during the first budget season under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, according to…
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday worked to generate momentum for a bill calling for civil servants to draw legislative district boundaries, insisting…
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers made 78 partial vetoes to the state budget passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature before signing it Wednesday,…
By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate is expected to give final approval to the state budget on Wednesday. After that, it…
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s Republican-controlled finance committee finished revising Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget Thursday, wrapping up its work by pasting a…
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are eyeing a $10 increase on the $75 vehicle registration fee as part of a mix of funding to…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature’s top Republicans say they’ll scrap Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal to raise the gas tax to help pay for roads but may…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some Wisconsin legislators are pushing to curtail the use of firefighting foams that contain potentially toxic chemicals and establish standards that limit how much of the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders are thinking about splitting the state budget into two bills. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald tell Wispoltiics.com that…
By Shereen Siewert The Wisconsin Legislature is considering a bill introduced in late April that aims to strengthen the state’s dairy industry. Wisconsin’s dairy industry remains a strong presence in…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — People struggling with chronic diseases joined doctors and other advocates in making the case Wednesday for a bipartisan proposal in the Wisconsin Legislature designed to make…
