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Relief Delayed Again for Wrongly Convicted Wisconsinites
Wrongful conviction compensation bill fails despite bipartisan support.
Mar 31st, 2026 by Andrew Kennard
Poll Shows Taylor Leads Lazar in WI Supreme Court Race
Democrats more excited about voting in April. But many voters haven't made a choice.
Mar 24th, 2026 by Rich Kremer
How Milwaukee Lost Its DEI Director
It wasn't President Donald Trump. But the name of office will change.
Mar 18th, 2026 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Names New Department of Administration Director
Familiar face being given key city job.
Mar 2nd, 2026 by Jeramey Jannene
Hong, Barnes Lead Democratic Primary for Governor In New Poll
Marquette poll shows most voters undecided, with Taylor leading Lazar for high court.
Feb 25th, 2026 by Rich Kremer
Two Years After SDC Shutdown, Contractors Still Seek Payment
'Who knows if they’ll have enough money to pay our balance?'
Feb 22nd, 2026 by Meredith Melland and Devin Blake
Republican Senate Leader Says He’s Left Out of Tax Relief Talks
Devin LeMahieu miffed. Governor's office chides Republicans: 'try talking to each other.'
Feb 15th, 2026 by Baylor Spears
After Surprise Loss, Mayor Names New Violence Prevention Czar
Cavalier Johnson goes back to one of the original candidates for the job.
Feb 10th, 2026 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Will Receive Millions More From Little-Known State Program
Including a surprise catch-up payment. New WPF report details changes.
Feb 9th, 2026 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Loses Its Violence Prevention Czar Because of State Constitution?
Mayor, fire chief express disappointment, frustration.
Jan 30th, 2026 by Sophie Bolich
Pretti Killing Becomes Issue in WI Governor’s Race
Republican Tom Tiffany says he hasn't seen video of ICE agents shooting Alex Pretti.
Jan 27th, 2026 by Baylor Spears
4 Wisconsin Communities Signed Secret Deals for Big Data Centers
Lack of transparency, public input on billion-dollar deals with big tech companies?
Jan 26th, 2026 by Tom Kertscher
Assembly Backs MAHA-Inspired School Food, English-Only Bills
GOP advances ban on certain additives, move to make English Wisconsin’s official language, despite Dem objections.
Jan 16th, 2026 by Anya van Wagtendonk
Where Do 9 Candidates for Governor Stand on Data Centers?
Hong calls for moratorium, Hughes, Schoemann see 'opportunity.'
Jan 13th, 2026 by Henry Redman
Wisconsin’s State Building Footprint Has Shrunk by 10%
All since 2021. Should that continue? Candidates for governor weigh in.
Jan 13th, 2026 by Brittany Carloni
Senate President Confident GOP Won’t Lose Majority
'We’re going to run on the same policies we’ve always run on,' Felzkowski says.
Dec 23rd, 2025 by Baylor Spears
Joel Brennan Launches Campaign for Governor
Democratic insider joins crowded primary. Interim GMC replacement named.
Dec 11th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Mayor’s Power in Decline?
Council grabbing more power, overriding nearly every veto by Mayor Johnson.
Dec 10th, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
Entire Council Overrides Every Budget Veto by Mayor Johnson
Unanimous vote overrides all 7 vetoes, backs all alternations in mayor's budget.
Nov 25th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
State Heating Assistance Program Offers Funding Despite Federal Delays
Urging applications by low-income households for help paying their energy bills.
Nov 19th, 2025 by Beatrice Lawrence
Miffed Mayor Issues 7 Budget Vetoes
Johnson unhappy with council amendments, calling one 'pointless and heartless.'
Nov 18th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Top City Official Resigns
Preston Cole rose to the unofficial title of 'deputy mayor,' then walked away.
Nov 18th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
What’s In the 44 Footnotes Added to Milwaukee’s Budget?
Record number of footnotes reveal what council members are thinking. And who's the new prolific author?
Nov 14th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Prominent Democrat ‘Very Seriously’ Considering Bid for Governor
Joel Brennan's entry could shake up already crowded field.
Nov 13th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Republican Bill Encourages School District Mergers
As enrollment declines in Wisconsin, can consolidation create efficiencies, save money?
Nov 13th, 2025 by Baylor Spears
Council Marks Up Mayor’s 2026 Budget, Adds Services, Pay Raises
Proposal now subject to Cavalier Johnson's veto pen.
Nov 7th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Lawmakers Criticize DPI Superintendent Underly at Hearing
Concerns include that she sent a deputy to represent DPI.
Nov 6th, 2025 by Baylor Spears
Gov. Evers Vetoes In-Person Work Mandate for State Employees
Governor says flexible work arrangements cut costs, help recruit workers.
Nov 4th, 2025 by Sarah Lehr
Procell Has Sweeping Goals For Community Wellness and Safety
Is surprise appointee's plan to prevent violence too ambitious?
Nov 4th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Spends More Than Nine Hours Debating Budget Amendments
Testy meeting lines up more library hours, raises, fire truck funding.
Oct 31st, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
These City Employees Make More Than Mayor Cavalier Johnson
27 employees top the city's pay scale.
Oct 23rd, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Legislative Committee Approves Pay Raises Evers Already Awarded
Vos complains the governor, after Supreme Court ruling, is 'drunk with power.'
Sep 5th, 2025 by Baylor Spears
City Breaks Ground on New Cruise Ship Dock
City, state officials highlight expected boost for tourism, jobs.
Sep 4th, 2025 by Sophie Bolich
Mayor Skips Finalists, Picks Outsider For Key Violence Prevention Role
Johnson taps Adam Procell, who turned his life around after homicide conviction.
Aug 18th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Evers Bypasses GOP-Led Committee To Implement Pay Raises For State Workers
Evers administration says Supreme Court ruling means he can skip final approval for already funded action.
Aug 15th, 2025 by Rich Kremer
Gov. Tony Evers Vetoes Uber Drivers, Parole Violation Bills
Governor vetoed 5 bills Friday afternoon and signed 17 others, including several related to health care and policing.
Aug 9th, 2025 by Anya van Wagtendonk
Lawmakers Release Funds for Literacy But Delay Much of State Budget
Joint Finance Committee can't decide funding for UW system, Medicaid, child care.
Jun 28th, 2025 by Anya van Wagtendonk
After Being Outsmarted, Council May Accept New Convention Center Deal
But the annual payment to city could be less than the salary for the center's CEO.
Jun 18th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
County Picks Site For New Courthouse
It won't be Milwaukee Public Museum site, leaving it available for redevelopment.
Jun 16th, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
Court Hands a Lifeline to Americorps But Its Future Uncertain
Wisconsin has 25 AmeriCorps programs. 'Things are just very confusing.'
Jun 9th, 2025 by Erik Gunn
Lawmakers, Evers At Odds Over Control of $171 Million in Interest
Whether the interest is considered federal or state money is 'open and novel legal question' according to a nonpartisan state attorney.
Jun 2nd, 2025 by Rich Kremer
Council Could Kill Revised Baird Center Revenue-Sharing Agreement
Ald. Bauman says city should hold out for more than $500,000 per year.
May 21st, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
GOP Audit Chair Calls DEI Spending ‘Rebranded Discrimination’
Cabinet official says efforts are about recruiting and retaining a workforce that resembles Wisconsin.
Apr 24th, 2025 by Rich Kremer
GOAT Gets Started in State Legislature
Committee that is Wisconsin's version of DOGE seeks proof that state employees are really working.
Mar 12th, 2025 by Rich Kremer
Evers Proposes 12 Tax Cuts or Hikes
His budget would greatly change state taxes. Republicans aren't buying it.
Mar 3rd, 2025 by Steven Walters
Evers Wants Ombudsperson to Oversee Wisconsin Prison System
19 states have one. If funded, office would investigate complaints involving the prisons.
Feb 25th, 2025 by Sarah Lehr
DOGE Cuts To Oceanic Agency a Threat to Great Lakes Recreation, Shipping
Data collected by NOAA is used as navigation guidance by surfers and shippers.
Feb 22nd, 2025 by Henry Redman
Former Alderman Rainey Out Of City Job
Rainey spent less than a year as head of the Office of African American Affairs he helped create.
Feb 20th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Airport’s International Terminal Project Gets Funding Boost
But will federal grant won in October be withheld by Trump administration?
Feb 17th, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
Fate of Mosaics in State Office Building Uncertain
Installed in 1963 and designed to last for millennia, they might not survive the decade.
Jan 17th, 2025 by Michael Horne
Ashanti Hamilton Resigns From Violence Prevention Role
Former alderman has led Office of Community Wellness and Safety since 2022.
Jan 8th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Year-End Report Shows Wisconsin Has $4.5 Billion Budget Surplus
Plus $1.9 billion in state 'rainy day' fund.
Dec 23rd, 2024 by Baylor Spears
Wisconsin Public Defender Budget Request Seeks Fewer Criminal Charges
Downgrading disorderly conduct, pot possession to reduce court caseload.
Dec 9th, 2024 by Sarah Lehr
City Official Double Dips to Earn $250,000
Department of Administration head Preston Cole awarded $73,700 raise.
Nov 26th, 2024 by Bruce Murphy
Superintendent Jill Underly Proposes Lead Water Removal Program For Schools
Milwaukee has already targeting replacing lead service lines serving schools.
Nov 15th, 2024 by Baylor Spears
Council Boosts Road Repair In Adopting 2025 Milwaukee Budget
City services maintained through increases to property taxes and fees.
Nov 8th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Committee Marks Up Milwaukee Budget With Amendments, Footnotes
Council raids personnel accounts to pay for services it says constituents demand.
Oct 31st, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Members Skeptical of Employ Milwaukee’s Financial Health
But Mayor's chief of staff says its a rumor that has been "greatly exaggerated."
Oct 18th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
What Will Wisconsin Spend $4.6 Billion Surplus On?
Next budget will have room for investment but Policy Forum expert says lawmakers will need caution.
Oct 17th, 2024 by Joe Schulz
How Milwaukee’s Giant Anti-Poverty Agency Unraveled
Government agencies gave SDC big contracts even after it ended internal auditing.
Sep 24th, 2024 by Addie Costello
With Federal Funding Surge Ending, Schools Must Decide What Programs To Keep
Wisconsin schools received $2.4B in federal COVID-19 relief funds
Sep 19th, 2024 by Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Elections Commission Wants Funding For Transparency, Compliance Team
Republican lawmakers rejected a similar request in Wisconsin's last budget cycle
Sep 12th, 2024 by Sarah Lehr
‘Kickbacks’ Crackdown Will Save Inmates Money on Jail Phone Calls
FCC cracks down on add-on fees, 'kickbacks' to jails and prisons.
Aug 6th, 2024 by Sarah Lehr
Families Express Concern With High Prices, Poor Reliability of Wisconsin Prison Phones
‘We pay $2.50 for a visit, and most of the time they won’t connect, or they’ll cut out in the middle of the visit.’
Jun 24th, 2024 by Isiah Holmes
State Pursuing Much Smaller Building at 27th and Wisconsin
Plans to replace aging downtown building have been modified, down-sized.
Jun 12th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
County Wants Your Ideas for Charles Allis and Villa Terrace’s Future
County looking for 'creative ideas' for East Side museums.
May 31st, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Dane County Judge Hears Arguments in Lawsuit Challenging Act 10
2011 state law decimated collective bargaining rights for most public sector workers.
May 29th, 2024 by Sarah Lehr
Biden Hails ‘Transformative’ Microsoft Project in Mount Pleasant
President visited Racine to tout $3.3 billion project, slam Foxconn failure.
May 8th, 2024 by Sophie Bolich
Khalif Rainey To Lead Office of African American Affairs
Plus: Mayor's new picks for lobbying leader, innovation director and labor negotiator.
May 6th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
State of Wisconsin’s Debt Hits 25-Year Low
Adjusted for inflation, state government's debt level continues to trend downward.
Apr 19th, 2024 by Robert D'Andrea
Mayor Pledges To Get Involved in Schools
Johnson vows to make Milwaukee a city that attracts people because of its schools.
Apr 16th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
Bill Christianson Is Milwaukee’s New Fiscal Watchdog
Christianson defeats Greg Gracz for open seat as city comptroller.
Apr 2nd, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
State Agencies Could Save Half a Billion Dollars By Moving To More Remote Work
But administrators first need to tighten up policies to track remote, in-person work.
Mar 22nd, 2024 by Sarah Lehr
Why Do We Care About The Sturgeon?
How reintroducing sturgeon to the Milwaukee River connects all of us. Third story in series.
Feb 15th, 2024 by Michael Timm
The Return of the Sturgeon
Innovative, decades-long effort brings extirpated species back to the Milwaukee River. Second in a series.
Jan 31st, 2024 by Michael Timm
How the Kletzsch Fishway Was Created
And how it will change the Milwaukee River and its fish.
Jan 19th, 2024 by Michael Timm
Grants Will Fund Recovery Housing For Those Facing Homelessness and Battling Opioids
Program is funded by larger opioid settlement.
Jan 12th, 2024 by Margaret Faust
District 8 Becoming More Democratic. Its Senator Isn’t.
State Sen. Dan Knodl votes like MAGA Republican in a nearly evenly divided district.
Jan 10th, 2024 by Bruce Thompson
Supervisors Back Grant for Abandoned Building Redevelopment
Long-vacant, Near-West-Side building to be transformed into larger, subsidized apartments.
Dec 11th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Evers Email Issue Pales Compared to Walker
Both as county exec and governor, Scott Walker systematically evaded public scrutiny.
Nov 28th, 2023 by Bruce Murphy
Evers Vetoes GOP $2 Billion Tax Cut and Child Care Tax Credit
Governor blasts Republican bill as 'a completely unserious proposal.'
Nov 20th, 2023 by Erik Gunn
Milwaukee’s Chief Building Inspector Takes New Job
Erica Roberts swaps building code for computer code.
Nov 15th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Fight At City Hall Over Control of Board of Zoning Appeals
Council wants board to be independent of administration, but responsive to aldermanic input.
Nov 8th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Businesswoman Has 45 Days To Return Federal Funds
Cynthia Brown was awarded $3 million in diverse business program, now the state is asking questions.
Nov 6th, 2023 by Corrinne Hess
Vacancies Declining in Prosecutor, Public Defender Ranks
Raises went into effect in July after group warned of "constitutional crisis."
Oct 26th, 2023 by Sarah Lehr
Senate Indicates Changes Required For Brewers’ Subsidy
Despite Assembly passage, initial Senate hearing yields plenty of concern.
Oct 26th, 2023 by Baylor Spears
Milwaukee Could Take Years to Build New Recycling Facility
But curbside recycling continues while fire-damaged facility is shuttered.
Oct 25th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Might Hold Up Mayor’s Changes To Zoning Board
At issue is new chair, two new appointments and oversight by Department of Administration.
Oct 25th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Mayor Johnson Backs Pay Hikes For Elected Officials, Including Him
Raises for 81 employees defended by mayor's chief of staff in exclusive interview.
Oct 9th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Senate Chief Clerk Resigns, Leadership Cites Credible Allegation of Abuse
Michael Queensland resigned September 22.
Sep 25th, 2023 by Corrinne Hess
Republicans Unveil Brewers Funding Plan With $600 Million In State, Local Taxes
Milwaukee would end up paying more for stadium than it did the first time.
Sep 18th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene and Sophie Bolich
Graying Demographics Drive GOP Tax Cut
Tax cut for retirees, who have the highest turnout in elections, adds new wrinkle.
Sep 11th, 2023 by Steven Walters
Judge Protasiewicz Participates In First Supreme Court Hearing
Court resumes work following August investiture, meets on eviction records rules.
Sep 8th, 2023 by Henry Redman
Following Speed Improvements, State Licensing Agency Wants Longterm Funding
Stimulus funding will run out next year, imperiling continued operation of DSPS.
Sep 1st, 2023 by Danielle Kaeding
Bipartisan Legislative Task Force Takes On Artificial Intelligence
Other task forces will address childhood obesity and human trafficking, Vos announces.
Aug 28th, 2023 by Baylor Spears
City Attorney Pumps Brakes On Council’s Lobbying Changes
Decision is on hold until at least after the August recess.
Jul 31st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Council Demands Control of Lobbying, Despite Mayoral Pushback
Mayor and council president at impasse, council set to take more control.
Jul 24th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Council, Mayor At Odds On City Lobbying
Council members feel they were left out of state revenue deal, want more control over city lobbyists.
Jul 6th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Republican Bills Would Change Unemployment Insurance, Licensing
"Solutions in search of problems," says Sen. Melissa Agard.
Jun 8th, 2023 by Erik Gunn
Vel Phillips Statute At State Capitol Will Break Barriers
Only 6% of public monuments portray women in history.
Apr 26th, 2023 by Royce Podeszwa
