Politics
Our Fourth Of July Crisis
Voting rights imperiled and a push to mandate singing the national anthem.
Jul 3rd, 2021 by Ruth Conniff, Wisconsin Examiner
Activists Say Police Reform Bills Not Enough
Elected officials, policing activists say task force bills are not substantive reforms.
Jul 2nd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Private Email Accounts Obscure Public Business
Elected officials and public employees should not be allowed to use a private email for government business.
Jul 1st, 2021 by Tom Kamenick
Supreme Court Unexpectedly Fires Chief Appeals Judge
Progressive justices object to unprecedented move by the state's high court.
Jul 1st, 2021 by Ruth Conniff, Wisconsin Examiner
Bill Gives Local Governments Opioid Settlement Money
Some provisions of bill give Legislature more authority over settlement funds.
Jul 1st, 2021 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Legislature Passes Biennial Budget
Lawmakers cut billions from the Governor's budget.
Jul 1st, 2021 by Laurel White and Megan Hart, Wisconsin Public Radio
Inmates In Jail Have A Right To Vote
Unless they are felons. But state policies make it difficult for them to vote.
Jun 30th, 2021 by Matt Rothschild
City Groups Receive Coastal Grants
More than $113,000 in grants for a canoe-kayak trail map app, river cleanup and bicycle trail study.
Jun 30th, 2021 by Michael Horne
Evers Vetoes Cut In Unemployment Pay
Republican bill backed by business lobbyists targeted supplemental pay to unemployed.
Jun 30th, 2021 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
Kapenga Letter “Sad and Pathetic”?
Wisconsin Republicans' groveling to Trump wins national ridicule.
Jun 30th, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
What Democrats Got In GOP Budget
Long list of proposals killed or altered in final Assembly bill. Yet four Democrats voted for it.
Jun 30th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
Biden Sells Infrastructure In La Crosse
Touts his proposal to fix roads, replace lead service lines, bring broadband internet to rural areas.
Jun 30th, 2021 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
