A Wisconsin legislator says he plans to introduce a bill outlawing a new synthetic drug.

A Wisconsin lawmaker has proposed a change in state law that would end the ability of the state's municipalities to set their own local rules on sex offender residency.

Republicans working on a bill that would prohibit research using tissue from aborted fetuses announced Friday they've amended the measure to allow some scientific work.

A state Senate committee encountered unexpected heated discussion Tuesday over a bill that would create a mandatory minimum sentence for repeat offenders caught with a gun.

A Republican prosecutor running for attorney general opted not to investigate whether a legislator improperly collaborated with a campaign donor on a bill, saying the liberal attack group that demanded the probe never produced any evidence of wrongdoing.

Supporters of a bill that would remove case information from the state courts’ online records system said Thursday that the harm it would undo far outweighs the loss of the public’s ability to easily obtain court records.

So-called "constituent bills" are rather common in the family law field. They are introduced by legislators who want campaign contributions and don't like to say "no" to anyone who gives them.

Assembly Republicans on Tuesday canceled a hearing on a bill that would reduce child support payments for wealthy parents when its chief sponsor pulled it back after a newspaper revealed a campaign donor essentially wrote the measure.

Dean Collins, Brookfield’s assistant chief of police, will not enforce a number of state statutes. It’s not that he doesn’t want to, he said, but legally, he can’t.

A bill that would make prenuptial agreements ironclad is drawing a fight from judges and family law attorneys who argue fairness would go out the window with flexibility.

Legislators are considering a bill that would make prenuptial agreements iron clad in Wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state lawmaker has proposed a bill that would lower the threshold for felony retail theft. Under current state law, anyone who steals merchandise worth more than $1,500 would be guilty of a felony. Rep. Joel Kleefisch’s bill would reduce that cutoff to $500. The measure also would require anybody selling baby food, cosmetics, drugs, infant ...

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — People looking to carry concealed guns in Wisconsin would need a license and proof they can handle a firearm under revisions made Thursday to a bill to lift the state’s ban on hidden weapons. The changes the Legislature’s budget committee approved would require applicants to pay the state Department of Justice ...