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Editor's Note: The previous headline of this article incorrectly referred to frac sand mining as fracking, and has been updated to reflect the correction.
Gov. Scott Walker filed for a six-month extension Thursday on the Menominee tribe’s casino project in Kenosha in a letter to Kevin Washburn, assistant secretary of Interior for Indian Affairs.
Two Wisconsin state Senators publicly voiced displeasure Thursday over State Superintendent Tony Evers’ disapproval of legislation aimed to revamp the state’s educational standards.
The state Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a public hearing on two bills Monday that could affect research and scholarship funds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Michelle Zahn, a businesswoman from Juneau, announced Thursday her candidacy for the 13th Senate District of Wisconsin.
State Sen. Nikiya Harris, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Mandela Barnes, D-Milwaukee, introduced the Honest Elections Bill Wednesday, which would prohibit the distribution of false information regarding the time, place and manner of elections and voting qualifications.
State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-West Allis, and state Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Wauwatosa, proposed the creation of a mental health board Monday to oversee and direct mental health services in Milwaukee County.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Union Council met Thursday and approved the budget for the fiscal year 2015, which mainly consisted of Memorial Union renovation costs.
Gov. Scott Walker sent a letter to Superintendent Tony Evers Tuesday directing him to revoke the teaching license of a teacher who was formerly suspended for sharing explicit emails on the job.
Wisconsin state Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, announced Monday he will not run for re-election in November.
Gov. Scott Walker instructed the Department of Administration’s Division of Energy Services on Monday to release seven million dollars in energy assistance benefits for low-income families who use propane to heat their homes.
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and United Wisconsin have raised concerns over a voter ID bill currently circulating in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The bill would require all electors to provide proof of residence in order to vote, with the exception of military and overseas electors.
The Wisconsin State Assembly passed 12 bills Wednesday, all pertaining to improvements in the health system’s ability to deal with mental health cases. This includes monetary incentives for psychiatric care physicians to expand their area of service and even work in rural areas. Most bills passed unanimously, others received a single no vote from Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend. The bills authorize the spending of an additional $4 million by mid-2015.
Wisconsin GOP claims Mary Burke indicted herself using illegal secret poll
Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen announced Wednesday that Wisconsin, along with 36 other states, has entered into a settlement with Google in a lawsuit over the company’s tracking of Internet consumers.
Gov. Scott Walker announced Thursday he would call a special legislative session to extend the BadgerCare deadline three months from Jan. 1 to March 31, allowing enrollees time to sign up for Affordable Care Act insurance plans by the March 31 federal deadline.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday, voicing concern that the 77,000 Wisconsinites required to transfer from BadgerCare, the state’s Medicaid system, to the Affordable Care Act marketplace may be temporarily uninsured during the turnover process.
A “sexting” bill that would make it illegal for somebody to distribute sexual images online and through phones without previous consent has been scheduled for a Tuesday hearing in the state Assembly after being circulated for co-sponsorship last month.
The U.S. Senate approved an anti-discrimination bill that aims to prohibit all sexual discrimination in the workplace.
A new voter ID bill that attempts to address the gaps left by previous legislation received a harsh response in an Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections public hearing Wednesday.