State Superintendent and Democratic nominee for governor Tony Evers took shots at Gov. Scott Walker in his tenth annual State of Education address, calling for significant increases in state aid and financial support to schools and students.
In the wake of the shooting at a Middleton company Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin stressed the need for gun control policies “consistent with the Second Amendment.”
Shelia Stubbs, a Dane County supervisor and incoming assemblywoman, had the police called on her while she met with constituents to discuss issues and her campaign.
After both the state’s insurance board and a federal court decided against a rule prohibiting coverage of gender-affirming medical expenses, state employees could get related care by the start of next year.
In their highly anticipated second poll, Marquette University’s data shows a surge of support for up-ballot Democrats, while Gov. Scott Walker’s approval has gone underwater.
As Republicans move to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, Wisconsin’s senators ask to hear from the woman who accused him of sexual assault.
Tony Evers' proposed 2019-'21 budget increases funding for K-12 education by $1.7 billion.
Obama-era regulations designed to protect student loan borrowers and reign in for-profit colleges remain in place after a U.S. District Court decision Wednesday ruled that Trump Administration rollbacks on those measures were unconstitutional.
While the state’s justice department joined 19 others in suing the Affordable Care Act, some fear the risks to eliminating the law, for both the young and old, are greater than they appear.
To bolster Wisconsin’s struggling aging workforce and fight student debt, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing a $5,000 tax credit to college graduates who stay and work in the state after finishing their education.
Wisconsin officials are on opposing sides regarding Gov. Scott Walker's stance on the state's infrastructure needs.
Though the state approved a plan to close the controversial Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons earlier this year, lawsuits over conditions at the facilities are above $20 million and rising.
Federal emergency aid is on its way to Wisconsin to help areas across the state recover from last month’s torrential flooding, after several Wisconsin legislators petitioned the Trump Administration for funding.
Madison Democratic Reps. Chris Taylor and Terese Berceau requested an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s flights around Wisconsin after a group accused the governor of using state funds for these trips.
With partisan nominations for governor, U.S. Senate, lieutenant governor, Congress and most of the state Legislature on the line, more Wisconsinites turned out to vote in Tuesday’s primary election than any primary since 2002. Most major races saw longtime frontrunners pull away with expected victories. Democratic primary for governor State superintendent Tony Evers, who has been a consistent leader in name recognition, polls and party backing, pulled out a convincing win. With over 41 percent of the vote, Evers, a former school teacher, gathered more than twice the support of his opponents, trailed by firefighters’ union head Mahlon Mitchell with 16 percent and former state Rep.
In one of the most anticipated primary elections in recent years, Wisconsinites will head to the polls Tuesday to select their party’s nominees for a swath of key races coming in the general election. Seen as a major battleground in what will likely be a decisive midterm election, the state’s voters will decide who will make the ballot for governor, U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit that sought to prove that partisan redistricting had disenfranchised voters, instead forcing the plaintiffs to prove their case first to a lower court before being heard again.
After courts ordered Gov. Scott Walker to call two new special elections, Democrats were able to pick up a surprising victory in the state Senate, while losing an opportunity to bolster their minority in the Assembly.
In what is expected to be the most crowded primary ballot in recent memory, the ten Democratic candidates for governor are using every opportunity to distinguish themselves from the rest.
Planned Parenthood opened the doors at their new Sheboygan location Monday, where they plan to offer certain abortions, early pregnancy complication assessments and other preventative healthcare.
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