The Assembly passes a bill to boost President Trump’s plan of stepped-up racial profiling, despite the risks of errant arrests and silencing crime victims.
Former State Representative LaKeshia Myers urges lawmakers to provide equitable funding for public schools.
The Wisconsin governor’s 2025 state budget address details his funding priorities, including measures to eliminate taxes on tips and over-the-counter medications.
Conservatives accuse the state superintendent of lowering the bar for student performance, while educators say public schools are being set up for failure by a chronic lack of support from the Legislature.
Republican leaders promptly and insultingly dismiss the governor's priorities and pledge to pursue more tax cuts and support President Trump's targeting of immigrants. Gov. Tony Evers’ annual “State of the State” address on Thursday centered on a message that...
While Trump’s Congress works on protecting tax cuts for the wealthy, GOP legislators in Madison offer their first order of business: making it harder to vote.
Rep. Francesca Hong calls out GOP lawmakers for misplaced priorities, such as starting the new session with a voter suppression measure rather than anything to help families afford the cost of living.
Under current Wisconsin law, voters don’t have the ability to repeal or place laws on the ballot without legislative approval. Governor Tony Evers announced Monday that he wants to change that by including a pathway for binding referenda and constitutional amendments in his 2025-2027 biennial budget proposal to “enshrine the will of the people.”
Republican George Petak was kicked out of office for supporting a tax that funded a new Brewers stadium. Democrat Tim Cullen crossed the partisan divide when he joined a Republican governor’s cabinet.
Most people, no matter how much they disagree, would find a way to divide a $4 billion pot in ways to make everyone happy. Political gamesmanship has prevented bipartisan progress in the Assembly and Senate.
