The governor’s annual address includes proposals to help employers desperate for new hires. Evers also talked up women’s healthcare rights and announced a big buy for land conservation.
Our Q&A included some unusual answers: cheese curds, Mountain Dew, Florence County, and the Barbie movie.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans on Monday unveiled a highly restricted plan to legalize medical marijuana in the state, a proposal years in the making that comes less than a week after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers voiced support for the idea.
Republicans claim they cannot meet a Jan. 12 deadline to submit new district boundaries, despite 12 years of work to create and defend the most lopsided maps possible.
Evers says Republicans are “abusing power.” Assembly Speaker Vos says it’s only a “first step” toward eliminating programs that help people get a college education. Intimidation and threats by Republican legislators succeeded Wednesday in coercing three members of...
Regents vote down a deal negotiated between the university system president and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. (Update: Regents would reverse themselves days later.)
There is an alarming number of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) in the state. Wisconsin, like much of North America, is only beginning to tackle this silent crisis. To start, the state created a task force hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ). Its mission: addressing the rates of “abduction, homicide, violence, and trafficking of Indigenous women in Wisconsin.”
In a year-end interview, Gov. Tony Evers reflects on GOP attacks on elections, ongoing struggles with COVID-19, and the fight against gerrymandering.
Wisconsin farmers have hard a rough couple years. Recent investments could help reverse that trend.
Wisconsin farmers have hard a rough couple years. Recent investments could help reverse that trend.
