Politics
GOP Lawmakers Question Budget Requests by UW System, State Prisons
Joint Finance Committee grills leaders of each about requests for increased funding.
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Follow the money...Joint Finance Committee grills leaders of each about requests for increased funding.
Four other regional offices closed. Head Start providers shocked.
Measure will make it harder to overturn Wisconsin's 2011 voter ID law.
Beyond the names on the ballot, who else won or lost in yesterday’s election?
Two other members win unopposed races.
The nonpartisan Milwaukee Common Council now has a self-described socialist joining its ranks.
Underly defeats challenger Brittany Kinser in hotly-contested race.
Race turned into a national election and a loss for Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
Wisconsin joins nearly two-dozen states suing over cuts in public health funding.
Seeking solutions after Abundant Life school shootings in Madison.
Many failed to respond to open records requests or provided incomplete data.
The nation is watching as voters decide state's pivotal Supreme Court race.
Trump administration’s bizarre sharing of U.S. battle plans involved use of Signal.
Endorsements
Beyond the names on the ballot, who else won or lost in yesterday’s election?
Trump administration’s bizarre sharing of U.S. battle plans involved use of Signal.
Big cuts for public schools, poor and disabled students, school lunches and more.
Nationally and in Wisconsin Republicans voters far more likely to be hurt.
Trump/Musk cuts hurt a popular government program and many workers who back MAGA.
Photo ID is already the law. Why is constitutional amendment needed?
Incumbent Jill Underly faces tough challenge by Brittany Kinser.
Looks like repeat of 2023 Protasiewicz v. Kelly race. But with key differences.
Press Releases
Statement of Alderman Mark Chambers, Jr., Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Alderperson JoCasta Zamarripa and Alderwoman Andrea M. Pratt - April 2, 2025
Educators: State Superintendent, Justice Set Brighter Path for Students