National Weather Service officials said conditions along the upper Mississippi River likely mean a higher risk of spring flooding in Wisconsin communities like La Crosse.
In Wisconsin’s spring primary election, three candidates are vying for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat which will go a long way in deciding the political leaning of the Court.
Our Wisconsin Revolution stated in a press release that lawmakers are failing to address the main reasons for the loss of, on average, more than two family farms a day.
Amid reports the Trump administration is in negotiations with Laos regarding the deportation of certain Hmong and Lao residents from the U.S., Hmong communities in Wisconsin are pushing back.
The National Federation of Independent Business — the leading small business organization in Wisconsin — is urging lawmakers to pass legislation in the next few weeks to sign two bills to eliminate personal property taxes, as well as close the dark store loophole.
Assembly Republicans introduced an agricultural bill package Monday designed to address economic issues, including some amendments to bills prior to Gov. Tony Evers’ special session.
The CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation said the Evers administration is rooting for Foxconn’s success but is still hoping to renegotiate the contract it has with the state.
Wisconsin’s rural counties have faced depopulation at a higher rate than ever before, likely worsening economic problems in the rural areas, according to a new report from Forward Analytics.
Wisconsin school boards voted against a ban of Native American mascots at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards’ meeting Jan. 22, despite a lot of activist support.
Attorney General Josh Kaul and local lawmakers introduced the first state guidelines in Wisconsin on how to process untested sexual assault kits, however a new Republican proposal to handle potential backlogs of sexual assault kits could unravel a bipartisan plan to address the issue.
A recent study released last Friday from the Wisconsin Policy Forum suggested less than half of Wisconsin’s high school juniors meet the ACT score benchmark to show their preparedness for college.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he believes new legislative maps for 2021 will probably end in a court battle under divided state government.
Following the passage of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade deal by President Donald Trump Wednesday, farmers in Wisconsin are hopeful it will help bring stability after several years of economic problems.
Democratic lawmakers introduced new legislature Monday to invest millions of dollars to expand access to broadband in rural Wisconsin.
Democratic legislators announced details Tuesday on how Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to provide resources to Wisconsin’s rural communities and agricultural producers will be implemented across the state.
Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Monday creating a commission to draw new legislative maps following this year’s census without elected officials, lobbyists or consultants.
A bipartisan group of legislators, including Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, introduced legislation to create a new state trust fund specifically for clean water projects.
President Donald Trump visited Milwaukee Tuesday, Jan. 14 for a campaign rally in the lead up for his 2020 re-election campaign. But if recent legislation proposed by two Wisconsin state legislators passes, that campaign stop would not have been possible.
Twenty percent of women will be sexually assaulted at some point in their lives — but that number jumps to 45 percent when applied to Native American women, according to the National Sexual Violence Research Center.
As the Midwest gears up for the upcoming presidential election, some Democratic organizations in Minnesota value working with Wisconsin, while others believe the states’ political demographics are too dissimilar for effective collaboration.
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