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Feb 1, 2024

Wisconsin Republicans seek to curtail governor’s veto power

Wisconsin Republicans proposed a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would curtail the governor's veto powers by prohibiting a veto to increase any tax or fee.

Feb 1, 2024

Wisconsin group calls for apology or resignation of lawmaker who says non-Christians are unfit for elected office

Lawmaker said, “you don’t want” Muslims, atheists and other non-Christians to serve in elected office.

Feb 1, 2024

Federal appeals court won’t revisit ruling that limits scope of Voting Rights Act

All but one of the court’s active judges were appointed by Republicans.

Feb 1, 2024

Man convicted in Door County bar fire that killed two people

Jurors found 59-year-old Anthony Gonzalez of Sturgeon Bay guilty on two counts of second-degree reckless homicide and five counts of recklessly endangering safety.

Feb 1, 2024

Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses

Group members have been at the center of Republican tensions.

Feb 1, 2024

Russian lawmakers approve confiscating the assets of people who discredit the army

The bill is now expected to quickly sail through the upper house of parliament and receive Russian President Vladimir Putin's signature.

Feb 1, 2024

House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue

House Republicans attempt to impeach Homeland Security's Director for allegedly failing to enforcement immigration laws at the Southern border.

Jan 31, 2024

DOJ: Wisconsin saw more hate crimes than Mississippi and South Carolina combined in 2022

Wisconsin had more hate groups than Mississippi and Alabama combined in 2022, according to Southern Poverty Law Center.

Jan 31, 2024

Gov. Evers extends application deadline for register of deeds of Pierce County

The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by the resignation of Julie Hines.

Wisconsin absentee ballots
Jan 31, 2024

Judge orders Wisconsin elections officials to move quickly on changing absentee ballot rules

The judge on Tuesday spelled out four ways a witness address could be accepted with some missing information.

Jan 31, 2024

Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him over Jan. 6

Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot.

Jan 31, 2024

Wisconsin man gets life sentence in 2021 killings of 3 men whose bodies were found outside quarry

A man charged in the fatal 2021 shootings of three men whose bodies were found outside a Wisconsin quarry has been sentenced to life in prison.

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