The Wisconsin Legislature's top Republicans told Democratic county clerks on Friday to stop telling people they can mark themselves as indefinitely confined to get around photo ID requirements for absentee ballots, saying the governor's stay-at-home order isn't a lockdown.

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Local officials' frustration with Gov. Tony Evers' refusal to order any changes to Wisconsin's presidential primary to protect people from the coronavirus reached new heights as the city of Green Bay sued to stop in-person voting and leaders in River Falls questioned how the election can proceed.

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Gov. Tony Evers must order Wisconsin officials to conduct the state’s spring election entirely by mail to keep workers and voters safe in the midst of the coronavirus emergency, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says.

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Gov. Tony Evers said Monday he will order the closure of all non-essential businesses starting Tuesday, and is urging people to stay at home to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, which has killed four people in the state and infected at least nearly 400.

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Wisconsin could face a litany of problems if it holds its spring election as scheduled despite the coronavirus outbreak, including a possible disruption in mail service interfering with absentee voting, a lack of polling sites and the risk of exposing elderly poll workers and voters to the disease, the state's chief elections officer said in a memo released Wednesday.

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Gov. Tony Evers will comply with an open records request from a top Republican lawmaker who filed a lawsuit to force the release of material related to farmer mental health programs, court documents show.

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The Wisconsin Senate will not convene for its final regular session day of the year as originally planned next week due to the spread of the coronavirus.

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Gov. Tony Evers ordered a ban on all gatherings of more than 50 people on Monday, a step in line with federal recommendations that came as other states took similar action to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Marquette University is suspending in-person classes for nearly a month as a precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday declared a public-health emergency over the coronavirus, which helps free up resources to respond to its growing threat. Meanwhile, the Capitol closed to formal tours until further notice and the state high school athletics association moved to restrict attendance at winter tournaments.

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Wisconsin will add 12 new circuit court branches throughout the state under legislation Gov. Tony Evers signed on Thursday.

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A bill establishing a council to help offenders find employment and legislation making bestiality a felony were among the more than 60 bills signed into law on Tuesday.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed into law four measures designed to combat the misuse of opioids and other drugs and help people who are struggling to recover following an overdose.

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Gov. Tony Evers is convening a meeting of state political leaders to hear from health officials about what is being done to deal with the new coronavirus, which has been confirmed in one person so far in Wisconsin and more than 100 nationwide.

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Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed into law a bill supported by disability-rights advocates and parents to establish more procedures governing when schools can restrain students or place them in seclusion.

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Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Friday that provides a new contract to the Wisconsin State Patrol that includes a nearly 10% retroactive raise.

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Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican-authored $250 million income tax bill on Wednesday at an elementary school in Wauwatosa, arguing that the Legislature should instead back his plan to spend more on education.

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Members of the Wisconsin Judicial Council are asking Gov. Tony Evers to save the independent body from elimination. The council's chair sent Evers a letter on Tuesday requesting a veto to an amendment recently tacked on to a pay-parity bill for state public defenders.

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A bill to restore pay parity for Wisconsin State Public Defenders is moving forward in the legislature but now with an attached amendment that would eliminate the state's judicial council.

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Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned 17 more people, his office announced Wednesday.

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The Wisconsin Senate voted along party lines Thursday to pass a Republican plan to reduce income taxes by $250 million, setting up a vote later in the day in the Assembly to send the plan to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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Republican lawmakers are beginning a last-minute push on Monday for a plan to reduce taxes by $250 million with a public hearing and vote in the Legislature’s powerful finance committee.

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Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature released a plan for a nearly $250 million income tax cut on Friday, a proposal they plan to vote on next week and quickly send to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

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Assembly Republicans handed Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul another defeat Tuesday, approving a bill establishing testing protocols for sexual-assault-evidence kits after tacking on divisive provisions critics say are designed to ensure the proposal never becomes law.

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Repeat drunken drivers would spend more time behind bars under a bill the state Assembly passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday.

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Republican lawmakers continued their drive Tuesday to punish students who disrupt conservative speakers on college campuses, pushing through the state Assembly a bill that calls for suspensions and expulsions.

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Gov. Tony Evers called on the Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday to spend $250 million from a state budget surplus on public schools, roughly half of which would go toward lowering property taxes.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state lawmakers claimed more than $1.25 million in daily allowances last year, a 6% decrease from the previous budget-writing year, in 2017. The Wisconsin State Journal reported Thursday on the latest figures from members of ...

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Gov. Tony Evers signed a Republican-sponsored bill Wednesday that imposes new restrictions on firefighting foam to curb pollution from PFAS chemicals.

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An increase in the penalty for battery against nurses and mandatory genetic testing in court paternity actions are among the newest changes to Wisconsin law. Gov. Tony Evers signed 16 bipartisan bills on Wednesday.

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