Wisconsin Examiner

Assembly Committee Considers Final Five Runoff System for Elections

Assembly Committee Considers Final Five Runoff System for Elections

Bipartisan bill's version of ranked choice voting is for congressional races only.

Report Finds State Taxes Fall Lightest on Wealthy

Report Finds State Taxes Fall Lightest on Wealthy

Top 1% pay 6.6% of income in state-local taxes, middle class at 9.9% and poor at 10.8%.

Bills Classify Ride-Share Drivers As Independent Contractors

Bills Classify Ride-Share Drivers As Independent Contractors

Uber, other companies again push law that 'eliminates' worker rights, AFL-CIO charges.

WEDC Leader Missy Hughes Had Big Year

WEDC Leader Missy Hughes Had Big Year

Microsoft deal, biotech project among high points in 2023 for state agency.

What To Expect in 2024 Legislative Session

What To Expect in 2024 Legislative Session

Issues could include DEI, child care, medical marijuana and abortion referendum, Assembly leaders say.

Wisconsin Conservation Leaders Tally 2023 Wins and Losses

Wisconsin Conservation Leaders Tally 2023 Wins and Losses

DNR has become a political football as state experiences record temperatures.

State Supreme Court Hears Arguments on ‘Gig Workers’

State Supreme Court Hears Arguments on ‘Gig Workers’

Should Amazon delivery drivers be treated as employees, earn unemployment aid?

Evers Calls On Legislature to Release PFAS Funds

Evers Calls On Legislature to Release PFAS Funds

Also pushes GOP legislators to approve DNR groundwater rule targeting pollution.

Evers, Baldwin Announce $140 Million For Expanded Internet Access

Evers, Baldwin Announce $140 Million For Expanded Internet Access

Federal ARPA funds will help connect communities in Wisconsin with a 'critical need.'

Lawsuit Could Change Curfews in State

Lawsuit Could Change Curfews in State

Suit by Rep. Clancy argued that mayors can't declare curfew without approval of city council members.

Court Will Decide If Amazon Drivers Are Really Independent Contractors

Court Will Decide If Amazon Drivers Are Really Independent Contractors

Wisconsin Supreme Court will rule on case, which would make workers eligible for unemployment.

WI Secretary of State Calls for Removing Election Commissioner Robert Spindell

WI Secretary of State Calls for Removing Election Commissioner Robert Spindell

Spindell admitted serving as fake elector and also celebrated voter suppression.