New legislation introduced to combat gun violence
A new bill introduced in the Wisconsin State Assembly Tuesday could impose mandatory minimum sentences for violent felons caught in possession of a firearm.
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A new bill introduced in the Wisconsin State Assembly Tuesday could impose mandatory minimum sentences for violent felons caught in possession of a firearm.
A Wisconsin state trooper was shot and killed in Fond du Lac Tuesday afternoon after the pursuit of a suspected bank robber ended with gunfire.
Wisconsin Republicans sent a letter to two federal agencies Monday voicing their frustration with the relegated role of beef in the the agencies’ new recommendations to accompany the food pyramid.
Representatives from five state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System, testified before the state’s budget committee Tuesday.
Right-to-work legislation came one step closer to a vote, as Senate leaders referred the bill Monday to the Senate Committee on Labor and Government Reform.
The state Joint Committee on Finance co-chairs accused UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank of prioritizing politics in the state budget debate, according to a Wednesday press release.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker arrived in London Monday to promote Wisconsin business overseas during a four-day trade mission.
Two Wisconsin legislators announced Wednesday they would propose legislation to protect the owners of wood burning stoves from new regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency.
After weeks of deliberation, the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline despite the threat of a presidential veto.
Democratic and Republican legislators sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday requesting he reconsider his decision to deny the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin permission to construct a casino in Kenosha County.
The Legislative Fiscal Bureau projected a $283.4 million budget deficit for the 2014-’15 fiscal year as part of their annual budget report Friday.
The number of Wisconsin public employees compared to the state population is lower than ever, according to a report published by the Wisconsin Budget Project, an independent Madison-based research group.
Approximately 150 demonstrators gathered on the Kohl Center lawn in a silent vigil responding to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner Wednesday night.
A panel discussion sponsored by the Bipartisan Issues Group and the UW-Madison chapter of Society of Professional Journalists debated the effects of media innovations and their implications on the political process Monday night.
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals threw out a case Thursday in which the Freedom from Religion Foundation accused the U.S government of providing an unfair advantage to religious organizations in the form of housing allowances.
Police in Dane County could be issued body cameras as soon as 2016.
The UW System Board of Regents met Thursday to hone in on workforce demands statewide, as well as to hear a report detailing enrollment and tuition trends across the system.
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Richard Niess ordered the state Department of Justice to release training videos of Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel on Thursday.
Gov. Scott Walker dismissed a lawsuit filed by a labor advocacy group Monday involving Wisconsin’s minimum wage law.
State Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, joined other Wisconsin Democrats in a letter criticizing Gov. Scott Walker for declining up to $60 million in early education grants last week.