Politics
The County’s Queen of Hemp
Why Supervisor Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is pushing so hard for county to grow hemp.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Evers Faces Hurdles to Cutting Prisons
Governor promised to cut prison population by 50%, but has so far made no progress.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Izabela Zaluska, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
State High Court Sides With Big Donor
Overrules appeals court, favoring Enbridge Co. and WMC, which donated millions to justices.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Matt Rothschild
Vos Wants Medical Marijuana Bill
Assembly Speaker wants to push this bill in fall. Will Senate oppose it?
Jul 1st, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Kaul Embraces Opens Records Policy
State Attorney General settles lawsuit, changes predecessor's policy of withholding emails.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Arn Pearson
7 Reasons Evers Won’t Veto Entire Budget
Why the governor won’t use the nuclear option on Republican budget.
Jul 1st, 2019 by Steven Walters
Did Legislators Work Too Fast?
Apparently had no time to address issues like drunk driving and water pollution.
Jun 30th, 2019 by Gregory Humphrey
Budget Bill The Shortest in Decades
Republicans worked for “veto-proof” bill so Gov. Evers has little room to reshape legislation.
Jun 30th, 2019 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Budget Should Plan For the Future
By trashing so much of Evers' budget, Republicans show no vision for state’s future.
Jun 29th, 2019 by State Sen. Jennifer Shilling
Under Evers, DNR Restores Science
New groundwater standards and science-based approaches to chemical pollution.
Jun 28th, 2019 by James Rowen
13th District Candidate Jacob Krieg
Former Marine discusses his campaign for south side council seat.
Jun 28th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
How State Created Strongest Veto Power
No governor has more power to rewrite bills. How and why Wisconsin adopted this.
Jun 28th, 2019 by Will Cushman, WisContext
