Last Thursday, state senators introduced two new gun control bills aimed at increasing background checks and a risk protection system throughout the state.
The state has experienced many damaging storms in the last few weeks and should expect continuing intense weather.
Gov. Tony Evers formally announced his re-election bid Saturday at the state Democratic Party’s virtual convention.
Democrats criticized a report created by the Chair of the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges that recommended consolidation within the UW System and ending the tuition freeze.
In 2017, Mount Pleasant, Wis., residents were forced out of their homes for a large high-tech plant promising a surge of new jobs. More than three years later, the Foxconn project was never built and the village is in debt.
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a sweeping review of sexual assault cases by faith leaders, no matter when the crime occurred.
Wisconsin’s number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will remain at eight, according to apportionment data published by the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday.
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Glenbeulah, stood on the House floor Thursday morning to discuss Cardi B and her recent Grammys performance of “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion.
A subcommittee of the Wisconsin Assembly’s bipartisan Task Force on Racial Disparities issued recommendations on policing Wednesday but stopped short of recommending sweeping changes to chokehold and no-knock warrant policies.
Last week, the state Assembly unanimously passed a bill mandating education about the Holocaust and other genocides in most Wisconsin schools, a month after the Senate approved it.
The tech company promised a $10 billion investment in Wisconsin four years ago, but a renegotiated deal promises $672 million instead.
Conservative UW-Madison political science professor Ryan Owens announced his bid for Wisconsin attorney general Monday.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said Friday that they will continue the pause on administering Johnson & Johnson vaccines until a federal recommendation is made to lift it.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, said Thursday that the Republican-controlled state legislature will not legalize recreational or medical marijuana.
Department of Natural Resources Secretary Preston Cole asked the state’s budget writing committee to support investments to address PFAS contamination across the state last week.
Legislators previously voted against formally naming February Black History Month, however Republican Senator Dale Kooyenga is a co-author of this bill.
UW System Interim President Tommy Thompson and UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank toured the Mosse Humanities Building and discussed proposals for new College of Letters and Science and Engineering buildings Monday.
New confirmed cases of COVID-19 are rising in Wisconsin as public health officials warn about the spread of variants.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and two Democratic lawmakers proposed legislation Thursday that would allow the attorney general to investigate and file lawsuits over civil rights violations.
FEMA support at the Alliant Energy Center will allow for over 2,000 additional vaccinations per week. Some students and residents have struggled to find appointments.
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