State Law
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Here’s how WI candidates for governor would clean up politics and protect your right to vote
Democratic candidates frequently make general promises to defend democracy, but some Democrats are getting more specific and want to ban corporate money in our elections.
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Will Wisconsin have to wait until 2027 for tax and school relief?
The rejection of a surplus spending plan takes Wisconsin lawmakers back to the negotiating table, but will they show up? Struggling school districts hope so.
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New Wisconsin law taps ‘Dreamers’ to fill critical rural labor gaps
A bipartisan Wisconsin law removes barriers for more than 5,000 DACA recipients in the state, allowing them to work in high-need fields, especially in rural areas, including nursing, teaching, plumbing, and other licensed trades.
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WI scam survivor turns loss into law
A cryptocurrency scam victim in Wisconsin is speaking out about how her experience motivated her to prevent others from falling prey to similar scams.
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Evers vetoes GOP bill, urging lawmakers to ‘get serious’ about childcare crisis
Wisconsin Republicans ignored pleas for direct support for childcare providers and parents, choosing to pass a broad, vague corporate tax deduction instead.
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Sara Rodriguez says ‘we need better guardrails around tech’ for kids’ online safety
The plan from Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez replaces a “wild west” environment with regulations that give parents the ability to sue tech companies that mine children’s data and encourage addictive behaviors.
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Question of the Week: Which way to fund schools?
Recently, there’s been a lot of debate over the way we fund a good K-12 education. How would you design it? It’s our newsletter question of the week for March 1, 2026.
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Maria Lazar’s bizarre court election strategy: Take a hard right
Wisconsin supreme court candidate Maria Lazar recent appearances make it even harder to appeal to moderate voters in the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
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Wisconsin lawmakers deadlocked over data center regulation
State lawmakers struggle to find a compromise as data center concerns remain.
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Brennan proposes an ICE ‘accountability commission’ if elected governor
The candidate says a time will come to handle those with ICE and the Border Patrol whose actions have been beneath the dignity “of who we are as Wisconsinites, as human beings.”
