A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday adopted "least change" legislative and congressional redistricting maps submitted by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a plan that largely preserves the current district lines that give Republicans majorities.
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Poll: GOP confidence in 2020 election results rises slightly
Wisconsin Republicans' confidence in the 2020 election results has grown slightly over the last five months, according to a poll the Marquette University Law School released Wednesday.
Read More »Anti-abortion groups question grants by Wisconsin governor
Anti-abortion groups in Wisconsin on Monday questioned whether Gov. Tony Evers legally awarded about $2.4 million in federal stimulus money to Planned Parenthood, a move they claimed violated a state law prohibiting the funding of abortions.
Read More »GOP-ordered investigation into Wisconsin election coming out
The findings from a sprawling, taxpayer-funded investigation ordered by Wisconsin Republicans into the 2020 election won by President Joe Biden are expected to be made public on Monday.
Read More »Wisconsin Republicans to send election bills to governor
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature planned to send a dozen election and voting bills to Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday in an attempt to mollify backers of former President Donald Trump who falsely believe the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Read More »Assembly passes bill protecting gun makers from lawsuits (UPDATE)
The state Assembly was poised Wednesday to pass a Republican-authored bill that would limit gun and ammunition manufacturers' legal liability.
Read More »Republican voting changes passed by Wisconsin Senate
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday passed a package of fast-tracked voting changes introduced after former President Donald Trump's defeat in 2020, measures that minority Democrats don't have the votes to stop but that Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto.
Read More »GOP voting changes set for approval by Wisconsin Legislature
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature was prepared to pass a package of fast-tracked bills this week that would make it more difficult to vote in the presidential battleground state, election year measures that are all but certain to be vetoed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly to vote on tightening public benefits
The Wisconsin Assembly was scheduled to pass a package of Republican-authored bills Thursday designed to force more people into the workforce by tightening eligibility for unemployment benefits and Medicaid coverage.
Read More »Tax rebate plan nothing but an election-year ploy
It was almost as if Gov. Tony Evers in late January was telling all of us, more or less, “Who wants $150, no strings attached?” We’re referring to the governor’s announcement that he wants to give every Wisconsin resident a $150 tax rebate. The Jan. 27 announcement comes on the heels of news that the state coffers will take in ...
Read More »Evers calls on Legislature to approve $150 taxpayer refund
Gov. Tony Evers used his election year State of the State address on Tuesday to call on the Republican-controlled Legislature to approve his plan to send $150 to every taxpayer in Wisconsin, saying inaction by lawmakers now while people are suffering is "baloney."
Read More »Wisconsin Senate approves concealed guns at school lots (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday is scheduled to send to Gov. Tony Evers a pair of bills making it easier to carry concealed firearms in Wisconsin, including in vehicles on school property.
Read More »Democrats eye key governors’ races as backstop against GOP
Gov. Tony Evers was in a familiar spot earlier this month when Republican legislators sent him a bill that would have banned anti-racist teachings in schools. For the 66th time since taking office in 2019, he pulled out his veto pen.
Read More »Wisconsin Democrat deletes tweet about parents, education
A Democratic Wisconsin state lawmaker tweeted Thursday that if parents want to have a say in their child's education they should pay for private school or home school, a message she later deleted and apologized for.
Read More »Editorial: GOP for weed? Medical marijuana deserves swift passage
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says he doesn’t want Wisconsin to become a “rogue state” by legalizing medical marijuana before the federal government does.
Read More »Legalizing marijuana gaining momentum in Wisconsin
The push to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin enjoys some bipartisan support, but backers of bills that would make it legal for either medical or recreational use say it won't happen this year.
Read More »Vos fights attempts to ID deleted election probe records
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is trying to block a liberal watchdog group's attempts to have him identify records that were illegally destroyed related to the ongoing investigation into the 2020 presidential election.
Read More »Wisconsin GOP looks to block abortions if heartbeat detected
Wisconsin Republicans have introduced a bill that would prohibit abortions in the state if a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Read More »Evers vetoes bill that would have allowed teens to work late
Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed a bill opposed by labor unions that would have allowed teenagers to work longer hours during the busy summer tourism months.
Read More »GOP bills aimed at unproven treatments for COVID-19
Doctors and hospital leaders are pushing back against a package of Republican bills that seek to bar health care providers from withholding unproven treatments for COVID-19.
Read More »Plan proceeds to offer college classes to Wisconsin inmates
An effort to expand higher education offerings for state prison inmates is taking shape under interim University of Wisconsin President Tommy Thompson, who oversaw the largest expansion of prisons in the state's history during his 14 years as governor.
Read More »Wisconsin Senate sends ban on critical race theory to Evers
Wisconsin public schools would be prohibited from teaching students and training employees about ideas such as systemic racism and implicit bias under a Republican bill the state Senate sent to Gov. Tony Evers.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly approves vaccine passport ban (UPDATE)
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly were set to approve bills Tuesday that would require employers to count a prior coronavirus infection as an alternative to vaccination and testing and prohibit vaccine passports.
Read More »Wisconsin lawmakers OK penalties for protesters (UPDATE)
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly was poised Tuesday to vote on a pair of GOP-backed bills that would create tougher penalties for protesters who participate in riots and deface public statues.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly to vote to count infection as immunity
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly were set to approve a bill Tuesday that would require employers to count a prior COVID-19 infection as an alternative to vaccination and testing.
Read More »Wisconsin judge refuses to stay drop box restrictions ruling
A Wisconsin judge refused Friday to stay a ruling restricting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, rejecting arguments that the decision will confuse voters heading into the Feb. 15 spring primary.
Read More »Wisconsin Legislature passes vaccine tampering bill (UPDATE)
Intentionally damaging vaccines would be a felony in Wisconsin under a bill with bipartisan support that the state Assembly is scheduled to approve on Thursday.
Read More »Wisconsin Assembly approve lowering working age in summer (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Assembly plans to send Gov. Tony Evers a bill that would allow teenagers to work longer hours during the busy summer tourism months.
Read More »Gov. Evers’ reelection pitch: democracy is at risk
Gov. Tony Evers is known for his folksy demeanor, sprinkling his speeches with "by gollys" and the occasional PG-rated swear word. To win re-election, the 70-year-old grandfather and former teacher is trying to convince voters that he's also a valiant defender of democracy and the lone figure ensuring their votes will still matter in 2024 and beyond.
Read More »Evers’ pardons near 400, most of any Wisconsin governor
Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday he had pardoned 54 more people, bringing his total to nearly 400, the most of any Wisconsin governor.
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