New results from the Department of Public Instruction’s Forward Exam show that more than half of students in the state did not score proficient or better in language arts, math and science.
Former President Barack Obama’s newest list of endorsed candidates includes Democrats in tight races around Wisconsin.
After the Senate judiciary committee voted to advance Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, advocates around the state are raising alarms around what they see as the dismissal of sexual assault survivors’ experiences.
It is not clear at this point if the remaining 167 people ICE did not arrest remain targets of a future raid, according to Ron Bohmer, a spokesperson for Rep Pocan. Bohmer said that it is unclear why ICE only arrested a third of the people on its list, and he wasn’t sure if that means those people are no longer in the state, or if another enforcement surge could be pending.
After more than 80 undocumented immigrants were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a surprise raid over the weekend, U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan met with agency heads in Washington D.C. to demand better communication and more accountability.
State Representative Robert Brooks, R-Saukville, announced his resignation as Assistant Senate Majority Leader amid reports that he made inappropriate sexual and racial comments to several female lawmakers last summer, according to a press release from Republican representatives released Wednesday.
UW-Madison history professor Steve Kantrowitz accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of having contradictory claims regarding his sexual history, potentially discrediting him to the public.
House and Senate legislators announced a bill to fight the opioid epidemic in the United States — but some believe it is not comprehensive enough.
Experts gathered on National Voter Registration Day at the Memorial Union to answer questions and discuss issues around voting and democracy in Wisconsin and nationally.
UW-Madison student organizations will push students to register to vote for the November 6 election with campus-wide voter registration Tuesday.
U.S. Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan warns Walker to drop the ACA lawsuit if he cares about patients with pre-existing conditions.
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.
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