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Law and Policy The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Law and Policy Wisconsin Republicans Reintroduce and Pass Controversial COVID-19 Provisions

Several provisions that killed the Legislature’s first proposed COVID-19 package this year now passed as individual bills.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring March 24, 2021 11:48 am CDT
Local Coverage This family was among about 200 people who attended a march Thursday evening in Madison to support of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the wake of a shooting spree in Georgia that left eight dead, including six Asian women. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Local Coverage Wisconsinites Hold Vigils to Call Out Anti-Asian Violence in Wake of Atlanta Spa Killings

"What happened was racially motivated, and don’t let anyone else tell you that it’s not always about race."

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 19, 2021 1:22 pm CDT
Law and Policy Rush Limbaugh in his studio during his radio show (Photo by mark peterson/Corbis via Getty Images)
Law and Policy Once Again, Wisconsin Republicans Refuse to Recognize Black History Month. They Honored Rush Limbaugh Instead.

Democratic legislators spoke in the chamber Tuesday about the role Rush Limbaugh played in spreading disinformation, most recently about the coronavirus and the Nov. 3 election, which prompted the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring March 18, 2021 3:50 pm CDT
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Local Coverage A Congressional District Up North Is the Poster Child of How Gerrymandering Has Rigged Elections

People’s Maps Commission examines how communities were broken up to make the 7th Congressional District more Republican.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson January 29, 2021 11:30 am CST
Local Coverage State Senate chambers at the Wisconsin state Capitol in Madison. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Local Coverage Assembly Republicans Backtrack on COVID-19 Compromise Relief Bill

Nearly two dozen organizations ask legislators not to rescind face mask requirements. Senate does it anyway, Assembly is next.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring January 27, 2021 9:58 am CST

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The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Politics Not Allowed: Nonpartisan Analysis Finds a Flaw in GOP Plans for Wisconsin Stimulus Money
Local Coverage The interior of the Wisconsin state Capitol dome in Madison. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Local Coverage Wisconsin Republicans Offer Lots of COVID-19 Bills, but None Provide Actual Relief

Proposals would end face mask safeguards, micromanage vaccine distribution, and leave unchecked the coronavirus spread affecting prison inmates and guards.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring January 25, 2021 11:23 am CST
Coronavirus Masks on a table
Coronavirus Wisconsin GOP Unleashes Newest Assault on Safeguards as US Sees 4,000 COVID-19 Deaths Per Day

Despite a continued decline in coronavirus infections here, the resolution would kill face mask requirements.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 22, 2021 2:50 pm CST