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GOP Lawmakers Blasted for Racial Disparities Task Force Comments
Email from Majority Leader Jim Steineke to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos showed little expectation of producing actual legislation.
Feb 5th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Republicans End Mask Mandate, Evers Puts It Back In Place
Governor issues new health order after Republicans end his prior one.
Feb 4th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Republican COVID Callousness
Legislators wrong to criticize inmates getting the vaccine when prison infection rates are so high.
Feb 4th, 2021 by Matt Rothschild
Cities, Counties Crafting Mask Mandates
Anticipating a state repeal, local governments enacting their own mandates.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Rich Kremer
Why Republicans Oppose Mask Mandate
They say it’s about the governor exceeding his authority. So why not pass their own plan?
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Correct a Cheating System With Fair Maps
Ending gerrymandering will mean prioritizing your needs over the ambitions of politicians.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by State Sen. Jeff Smith
Evers Plan Seeks Lower Drug Prices
Would limit copayments on insulin and import drugs from countries where they cost less.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Shamane Mills
Myers Bill Ends No-Knock Search Warrants
Wisconsin was the first to legalize this and Milwaukee legislator wants state to be first to end it.
Feb 3rd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
New Milwaukee Health Order Eases Capacity Restrictions
New order eases pathway to fans at Fiserv Forum events, opening other venues.
Feb 2nd, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Evers Names 30 Equity Council Members
Governor’s Advisory Council on Equity and Inclusion appointees include leaders from nonprofits, tribes, churches, community groups.
Feb 2nd, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
It’s Groundhog Day for I-94 Plan
$1.1 billion expansion plan keeps getting re-introduced based on increasingly outdated information.
Feb 2nd, 2021 by Susanna Cain
City Pushing Back On Interstate 94 Expansion, Not Reconstruction
City poised to lobby feds to slow down WisDOT.
Feb 1st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
How Thompson Is Handling Legislators
Former governor warned by Legislature not to include tuition hike in UW System budget.
Feb 1st, 2021 by Steven Walters
Evers Faces Daunting Odds In 2022
Democrats have lost 32 of the last 33 elections for governor when the president was a Democrat.
Feb 1st, 2021 by Dr. Eric Ostermeier
Ending Mask Mandate Could Hurt Businesses
50 organizations are lobbying Legislature to keep it. Not one group favors ending it.
Feb 1st, 2021 by Erik Gunn
Bucks VP Alex Lasry Gets Vaccinated by “Pure Happenstance”
Lasry offered vaccine by wife's uncle when doses were close to expiring.
Jan 29th, 2021 by Rob Mentzer
Evers Likely to Veto GOP COVID-19 Bill
Bill includes mask mandate repeal and other 'poison pill' provisions.
Jan 29th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson
Legislature Halts Mask Mandate Repeal
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said bill not being taken up, for now.
Jan 28th, 2021 by Laurel White
Eliminating Mask Mandate Could Cost Wisconsin $49 Million in Food Assistance
Ending public health emergency voids state eligibility for emergency food assistance.
Jan 28th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
DWD Wants A Modernized Unemployment System
Secretary was in "complete shock" the first time she saw the antiquated systems.
Jan 28th, 2021 by Rachael Vasquez
State Board Approves Sulfide Mining Rules
Natural Resources Board requires companies to pay more for permits, notify nearby tribes of any proposal.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Why GOP Wants to Spread COVID-19
72% of state voters support mask mandate. But Republicans worry only about Trump supporters.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Vos ‘Behaving Like a Bully,’ Democrats Charge
After 10 months with no COVID-19 response bill, frustrated Democrats condemn their colleagues.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Erik Gunn and Melanie Conklin
State Revenue Surplus Higher Than Expected
State officials will begin next budget with a projected balance of $1.9 billion.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson
Evers Raised $3.8 Million in 2020
Raised more money in off-election year than Walker or Doyle.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Assembly Resists Senate COVID-19 Compromise
Bill showed Senate Republicans too willing to 'cave into the governor,' Vos charges.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Laurel White
Senate Votes to Kill State Mask Mandate
State Assembly will likely vote on repeal later this week.
Jan 26th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson
State Announces Next Phase of Vaccines
More groups will be added on March 1. President Biden ramping up federal vaccines delivered to states.
Jan 26th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Thompson Warned, Don’t Hike UW Tuition
System's tuitions frozen since 2013. Lawmakers warn UW budget will go nowhere if there’s any hike.
Jan 26th, 2021 by Rich Kremer
Do State Election Laws Need Reform?
After months of Trump’s false claims, legislators still squabbling, but a bipartisan bill is possible.
Jan 26th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Beware of GOP Voting Restrictions
Republican legislators are floating plans to make if harder for some people to vote.
Jan 26th, 2021 by Jay Heck
Pandemic Worsens State’s Broadband Gap
Rural areas and urban poor left out. Evers calls 2021 the "Year of Broadband Access."
Jan 25th, 2021 by Steven Walters
How Jim Clyburn Saved America
His choice of Joe Biden was decisive and may have been the only Democrat who could beat Trump.
Jan 25th, 2021 by Dave Cieslewicz
Barnes Takes the Lead on Climate Change
Lt. Governor headed state’s task force on climate policy and spoke to recent national conference.
Jan 25th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
State’s Partisan Divide the Worst Ever?
‘The worst it's ever been,’ says one legislator. Are voters echoing politicians or vice versa?
Jan 24th, 2021 by Nora Eckert and Anya van Wagtendonk
State Superintendent Candidates Raise $200,000
Which candidates have raised the most and who are the top donors?
Jan 24th, 2021 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Timberlake Has Chops to Ramp Up Vaccines
Evers appointee to head state health department a seasoned pro. GOP legislators should confirm her.
Jan 24th, 2021 by John Torinus
Evers Seeks Private Firm’s Aid on Pollution
Outside law firm would help state prosecute companies responsible for PFAS contamination.
Jan 24th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
GOP Legislators Want to Repeal Mask Mandate
A joint resolution would terminate Evers' public health orders.
Jan 22nd, 2021 by Erik Gunn
Wage Theft ‘Rampant’ in State
10% of construction workers bilked of $23,500 per year on average. Will Legislature address problem?
Jan 20th, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
GOP Rejects Special Session on Unemployment
Republicans gavel in and then quickly adjourn session.
Jan 19th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Vaccines for Senior Citizens Start Soon
As of January 25, people 65 and older can get vaccinated. State committee still finalizing other recommendations.
Jan 19th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
LeMahieu Struggles in Vos’s Shadow
New Senate majority leader a surprise choice who's trying to resist the dictates of Robin Vos.
Jan 18th, 2021 by Steven Walters
State Losing Top Health Official To Biden Administration
Andrea Palm named deputy secretary of Department of Health and Human Services.
Jan 18th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Authorities Monitoring State Capitol
Protests expected by some, but Madison acting police chief says no credible threats so far.
Jan 17th, 2021 by WPR Staff
Cases Down, Deaths Higher in Nursing Homes
AARP report finds 2.7 deaths per 100 Wisconsin residents in most recent month measured.
Jan 17th, 2021 by Erik Gunn
Wisconsin Creating Mobile Vaccination Teams
Effort to be initially targeted at first responders.
Jan 15th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Will State Supreme Court Draw New Legislative Boundaries?
Chief Justice is leery of the court expanding its role in redistricting. Conservatives want it to be the final arbiter of new district maps.
Jan 15th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson
GOP Legislators Criticize State’s Vaccine Rollout
Republicans want faster, wider rollout. Evers says state needs more vaccine.
Jan 14th, 2021 by Laurel White
GOP State Legislators Asked Pence to Not Certify Election
15 legislators signed the letter. Four of them serve on Assembly elections committee.
Jan 14th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Disability Community Demands Better Voting Access
Current system and election laws make accessibility difficult to guarantee.
Jan 14th, 2021 by Nora Eckert
State Unemployment System ‘Very Broken’
Citizens decry delays. DWD officials say outdated computer system causes massive problems.
Jan 13th, 2021 by Rachael Vasquez
Evers Offers Folksy State-of-State Speech
Addressing pandemic, broadband access, redistricting and “broken” unemployment system.
Jan 13th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Evers, Senate Agree on Pandemic Bill
Bipartisan bill goes back to Assembly, where leader says GOP will resist compromise.
Jan 13th, 2021 by Erik Gunn
State Prepares for Next Phase of Vaccines
Priority list for phase 1b has been established. But will the federal government deliver enough doses?
Jan 12th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Republicans Dare Evers to Veto Bill
Their COVID-19 bill includes immunity from liability for businesses violating pandemic restrictions.
Jan 12th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin and Erik Gunn
Firefighters, Police Next Up For Vaccines
State plan calls for phase 1b to start next week, may also include teachers, correctional workers.
Jan 12th, 2021 by Shamane Mills
State Superintendent Candidates Debate
Seven candidates include teachers, principals, superintendents and policy experts.
Jan 12th, 2021 by Catherine Capellaro
National Guard Activated for Security at State Capitol
FBI warning of armed groups planning protests at state capitols.
Jan 11th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Brewery Super PAC Targets Johnson, Tiffany
Minocqua Brewing Company seeks donations to ‘free the Northwoods of sedition.’
Jan 11th, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
Senate Unveils Pared-Down COVID-19 Bill
Different than Assembly bill, aimed at getting Gov. Evers’ support.
Jan 11th, 2021 by Laurel White
State Tourism Secretary Leaves, Joins Local Foundation
Milwaukeean Sara Meaney joins the Dohmen Company Foundation.
Jan 11th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Wisconsin’s 4th Branch of Government
COVID-19 may have more influence on governing than the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Jan 11th, 2021 by Steven Walters
The Science on COVID-19 and Schools
When are in-person classes safe and when can they help disease surge? That depends.
Jan 11th, 2021 by Erik Gunn
Special Interests Want COVID Lawsuit Immunity
Republican bill protects businesses from lawsuits even if they violate public health guidelines.
Jan 9th, 2021 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Evers Joins 7 Governors Asking for More Vaccine
Governors say the federal government is holding back 50% of produced vaccine.
Jan 8th, 2021 by Shamane Mills
Assembly Passes ‘Poison Pill’ COVID-19 Relief Bill
GOP bill curtails efforts to slow spread of virus. And doesn't have support of Senate leadership.
Jan 7th, 2021 by Laurel White
State’s COVID-19 Surge Has Passed
But will it return? The data tells a story of what we might expect.
Jan 6th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Barnes Rips Kenosha DA On Blake Shooting
A non-prosecuting DA "as negligent as the officers,” Lt. Governor charges.
Jan 6th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Assembly Committee Passes GOP COVID-19 Bill
Vos calls measure ‘bipartisan’ though all Democrats oppose it.
Jan 6th, 2021 by Erik Gunn
Kenosha DA Won’t Charge Cops in Blake Shooting
Jacob Blake's family, supporters have called for peaceful protests.
Jan 5th, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
Legislators Argue Over Masks, Capitol Access
And much more. Senate allows virtual attendance but Vos requires in-person Assembly.
Jan 5th, 2021 by Melanie Conklin
Republican Legislators Unveil COVID-19 Plan
Speedy passage expected. Evers spokesman chides legislators for not working on bipartisan bill.
Jan 5th, 2021 by Laurel White and Shawn Johnson
Federal Judge Tears Apart Election Lawsuit
The Wisconsin Voters Alliance was attempting to overturn the 2020 election results with the lawsuit.
Jan 4th, 2021 by Graham Kilmer
Spending on Medicaid, Prisons Skyrockets
Up much faster than inflation in last 20 years, crowding out other spending.
Jan 4th, 2021 by Steven Walters
The Push to Reopen Schools
Virtual schools working poorly, but in-person schools are risky. Legislators, others pushing to reopen.
Jan 4th, 2021 by Terry Falk
430,000 Wisconsinites Lack Broadband Access
State is 36th in rural access to high-speed internet, with gaps in Waukesha, Racine counties, report finds.
Jan 4th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Lessons We Learned In 2020
WEDC awarded $220 million to 50,000 state businesses, learning what communities need to grow economy.
Dec 31st, 2020 by Missy Hughes
Acevedo Family Pledges Push For Justice
They demand officer Michael Mattioli be fired, his alleged accomplices be charged in death of their son Joel.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
A People’s Agenda for 2021
Expanding Medicaid, fair electoral maps, helping relieve student debt and expanded broad band.
Dec 29th, 2020 by State Sen. Jeff Smith
New Finance Co-Chair Expects Challenges
Republican Rep. Mark Born expects partisan disagreements, expects compromises will be reached.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Shawn Johnson
Nearly 40,000 Doses of Vaccine Administered
State overseeing 2,800 doses per day to health care workers and long-term care residents.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Will Vos Expose Legislators to COVID-19?
He demands Assembly meet in-person. That “could kill me,” Rep. Jimmy Anderson says.
Dec 28th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
Both Parties Back Election Law Changes
Legislators actually agree on at least two reforms.
Dec 28th, 2020 by Steven Walters
Evers Reflects on Year of Pandemic, Protests
Proud of his administration’s response to COVID-19, “we turned that around a little bit.”
Dec 28th, 2020 by Shawn Johnson
Most Popular Murphy’s Law Columns
Amid a historic pandemic, Vos and Fitzgerald fail to lead, David Clarke returns and Foxconn deal gets worse.
Dec 27th, 2020 by Bruce Murphy
State Needs Climate Change Flooding Plan
Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change lays out the changes and challenges state faces.
Dec 26th, 2020 by Dr. Anna Haines and Yaron Miller
Capitol Christmas Decoration Memorializes COVID-19 Victims
A garland was made with a ring for every person that has died in Wisconsin.
Dec 24th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
EPA Requires Lead Testing for Schools, Day Cares
But fails to speed up removal of lead lines. A “heart breaking failure,” critics charge.
Dec 22nd, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Evers Offers Compromise Bill on COVID-19
After meeting with Republican leaders, offers draft bill with “items on which all of us can agree.”
Dec 22nd, 2020 by Erik Gunn
First Moderna Vaccines Arriving This Week
Wisconsin expects approximately 100,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.
Dec 21st, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Nursing Students Help With COVID-19 Care
UW System offers incentives for students to join the effort at hospitals and clinics.
Dec 21st, 2020 by Henry Redman
Shirley Abrahamson Dies at Age 87
She was first woman and longest serving justice on Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Dec 21st, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Baldwin Questions U.S. Marshall’s Role in Tosa Protests
Baldwin said U.S. Attorney should explain if Operation Legend Resources were used.
Dec 19th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
Feds Bungling Vaccine Distribution?
Wisconsin getting less than initially promised, Pfizer says millions of vaccine doses are sitting in warehouse.
Dec 18th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
The Election Official Behind Milwaukee’s Recount
How Claire Woodall-Vogg got through an unprecedented election.
Dec 18th, 2020 by Nora Eckert
WI Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Latest COVID-19 Order
The suit challenges a statewide restriction on bar, restaurant capacity that already expired.
Dec 18th, 2020 by Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Unveils COVID-19 Contact Tracing App
Smartphone users will get messages next week to opt-in to voluntary system.
Dec 17th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Unemployment System Audited After Pandemic Failures
Massive delays in claims, duplicate payments and an unreliable call center among issues found in report.
Dec 17th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
State PFAS Plan Would Charge Polluters
Testing public water supplies for "forever chemicals,” then charging polluters to clean up contaminated sites.
Dec 16th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
