Politics
PRO Act Is Key to American Dream
Biden’s proposed Protecting the Right to Organize Act would protect union rights.
May 28th, 2021 by Bill Kaplan
Republicans Slash Evers Education Budget
Reduction in spending could mean state loses $1.5 billion in federal pandemic relief funding for education.
May 28th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff, Wisconsin Examiner
GOP Budget Lifts UW Tuition Freeze
Committee votes to end tuition freeze on undergraduate students maintained for 8 years.
May 27th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Donors Gave $4.4 Million to Outside Smear Groups
Two-thirds of money donated in 2020 went to Democratic-leaning groups.
May 27th, 2021 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Evers Credited for Budget Surplus
Federal stimulus money, new Foxconn contract, Evers call for state agency cuts all credited by nonpartisan analysis.
May 27th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin, Wisconsin Examiner
After a Year of Protests What’s Changed?
One year after George Floyd’s death little has changed in Wisconsin.
May 27th, 2021 by Angela Lang
U.S. Labor Secretary Visits Milwaukee
Marty Walsh visits building trades and manufacturing trainees, hears from immigrant rights advocates.
May 27th, 2021 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
County Wants Zero Youth in State Juvenile Prisons
Milwaukee County is attempting to have zero Milwaukee youth in state facilities by the end of 2021.
May 26th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Advocates, Opponents Clash Over Transgender Athletics Bills
Legislation would ban transgender girls and women from playing on female athletics teams.
May 26th, 2021 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
Legal Firearms Used in Many Mass Shootings
Reforms like red-flag laws, background checks for private sales could save lives.
May 26th, 2021 by O. Ricardo Pimentel, Wisconsin Examiner
Chris Larson Files To Run for U.S. Senate
State senator hopes to make move to Washington.
May 25th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
GOP Legislators Refuse Special Session on Medicaid Expansion
The Republican-controlled Senate and Assembly both adjourn sessions without debate or votes.
May 25th, 2021 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public Radio
