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(02/01/18 4:00pm)
“Public assistance should be more like a trampoline and less like a hammock,” Gov. Scott Walker announced to roaring applause at his State of the State address, introducing a package of new reforms to the welfare system.
(01/31/18 1:23am)
A free, statewide suicide prevention text hotline could receive state funds to stay up and running if a group of bipartisan legislators and advocates have anything to say about it.
(01/30/18 6:17am)
College tuition could become free for foster children throughout the state under a new bill, as legislators argue that those who age out of the system receive far too little social support.
(01/29/18 12:40am)
Following a failure of the Milwaukee Health Department to notify families of children with elevated lead levels, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore is urging federal officials to look into how lead poisoning prevention is being managed at the state level.
(01/29/18 12:02am)
After unveiling support for a new child tax credit for Wisconsin families, Gov. Scott Walker must now convince state Republicans to back the historically Democratic policy proposal.
(01/25/18 12:42am)
As Gov. Scott Walker prepares for what could be his toughest reelection campaign yet, he used the annual State of the State address to emphasize legislative accomplishments under his tenure and outline an “ambitious agenda” for the future.
(01/24/18 1:25am)
Though a longtime opponent of Obamacare, Gov. Scott Walker is pushing a plan to prop up the program’s state marketplace following the removal of a key funding mechanism under the recently approved GOP tax plan.
(01/23/18 1:43am)
A new bill could revitalize a dormant program from last century to create environmental conservation jobs for some of the nearly 70 percent of young people struggling with higher education costs and student debt in the state.
(01/22/18 11:50pm)
Winter returned with a vengeance in late December, as the areas around Madison were hit with record-setting low temperatures, before melting away to record highs in mid-January.
(01/20/18 8:33pm)
The U.S. Senate triggered a government shutdown late Friday night after Republican leaders failed to gather the 60 votes necessary to move to a vote on a short-term spending plan.
(01/18/18 1:08am)
In a shocking victory for Democrats, Patty Schachtner defeated Republican state Rep. Adam Jarchow to represent a district held by a Republican for nearly two decades in the state Senate.
(01/04/18 11:23pm)
With 2018 upon us, the race for the governor’s office seems to be heating up as Madison Mayor Paul Soglin prepares to step into the contest.
(12/14/17 10:25pm)
The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal so-called net neutrality rules, leaving many users, including students, concerned about their access to an open and equal internet experience.
(12/11/17 12:33am)
As a part of a nationwide tour, former Vice President Joe Biden gave an emotional talk at The Orpheum on finding meaning in the loss of his son and his cultivation of optimism in the face of crisis.
(12/07/17 11:16pm)
U.S. Sen. Al Franken announced his intention to step down amid allegations of nonconsensual sexual misconduct.U.S. Sen. Al Franken announced late this morning that he plans to resign from office in the coming weeks after several women accused him of inappropriate sexual misconduct.
(12/04/17 2:35am)
State Republicans are celebrating the momentum of their legislative agenda marked by the Senate’s passage of a new tax bill Friday night, while Democrats warn of potential costs to students and universities.
(11/13/17 2:29am)
More parents would be able to excuse their children from standardized testing under a proposal approved by the state Assembly last week, as part of a series of education bills making their way through the Capitol.
(11/09/17 2:48am)
Wisconsin’s strict environmental protections against “toxic” sulfide mining would be repealed in a bill passed by the Legislature in an effort to boost economic growth.
(11/09/17 2:36am)
Already one of the booziest states in the union, Wisconsin could allow residents as young as 19 to belly up to the bar and walk through liquor stores under proposed legislation.
(11/09/17 1:53am)
U.S. Congressman Mark Pocan is recovering at a hospital in Madison after undergoing triple bypass heart surgery Wednesday.