Politics
Rising Borrowing Costs Squeeze Wisconsin Cities, But Tax Hit Stays Modest
Brookfield’s $40 million police station plan shows how a volatile bond market reshapes local budgets.
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PCT provides an easy-to-use interface to follow the money in Milwaukee politics.
Follow the money...Brookfield’s $40 million police station plan shows how a volatile bond market reshapes local budgets.
Removing a glassy entrance dramatically reduces cost of billion dollar project.
Refugee and TPS cuts under Trump have halted overseas hiring and forced some long-term care beds to close.
First Amendment LLC has already spent $9.3 million attacking David Crowley in the governor’s race alone, records show.
Trump’s push to remove protections would hand wolf policy power to whoever wins in November.
From nicknames to attack ads, both parties test how far anti-data center sentiment will go in November.
Ald. Burgelis wins support for a concrete-panel replacement pilot focused on alleys.
Republican backs Trump’s war powers while distancing himself from gas price backlash on the trail.
A 10–5 vote replaces a raise formula tied to city workers.
Complaint from Monroe County DA accuses hospice nurse of removing oxygen from Tomah VA patient.
Twin campaigns could trigger special elections and reshape GOP power at the Capitol next session.
Mayor's budget proposal relies on heavy reserve withdrawals, big parking cost increases and small tax and fee increases.
Plus: A bonus question for those running for Congress.
Endorsements
Judge earns endorsements from 25 judges across Circuit Court, Court of Appeals, and Wisconsin Supreme Court
While seeking ever higher electric rates since 2020, its 7 top execs were paid $119 million.
Many of them make hundreds of times more than average worker, new report finds.
But so little funding. How did this contradictory, messy situation arise?
Graphs of jobs, labor force and manufacturing tell a different story than the campaign speeches do.
Are the current maps partisan? Anti-competitive? Supreme Court must decide.
The data tells the story. Will it help win two court court cases?
Plus: A bonus question for those running for Congress.
Could spending of settlement cash from Meta and Facebook become issue in fall election?
An insider's take on Canadian tariffs and Wisconsin, Elon Musk and elections.
Press Releases
Goodwin Mourns 21-Year-Old Iyanah Pryor, Calls for Statewide Action on Reckless Driving
Congressmen Pocan and Langworthy Introduce Bipartisan COMPACT Act to End Taxpayer-Funded Biomedical Testing on Dogs and Cats













