Local Politics

• Mayor Barrett urges public to get flu shot, Covid vaccine at new Menomonee Valley testing site
• Milwaukee lawmaker reintroduces red light camera bill to combat reckless driving
• Wisconsin audit finds elections are 'safe and secure'
• State party chairs discuss 2022 outlook, challenges ahead
• Wisconsin Republicans release redistricting plan
• State Senate passes bill to crack down on catalytic converter thefts, approves abortion bills
• Wisconsin Senate approves GOP-backed abortion bills
• Wisconsin Senate approves longer work hours for teenagers
• Wisconsin GOP leader defends keeping election records secret
• 'We're at a crossroads': Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic enters race for next Milwaukee mayor
• Wisconsin board to consider hiring outside attorneys in wolf lawsuits
• Republicans, Democrats eye Milwaukee to host 2024 National Convention
• Milwaukee may be candidate for both Republican and Democratic national conventions in 2024
• Activists, families of victims demand action against reckless driving in Milwaukee
• FPC on track to vote on Acting Chief Jeffrey Norman's appointment in November
• Wisconsin lawmaker Jacque returns to work after bout of COVID-19
• GOP bill would allow parents to transfer children to different school over Covid policies
• State and city election officials will no longer testify with Gableman
• Gov. Evers announces $45 million investment in violence prevention efforts
• Ted Nugent promotes GOP bills to eliminate concealed carry permits, hunt sandhill cranes
• Barnes raises $1.12 million over 3 months in Senate race
• Eau Claire businesswoman Cook launches run for Congress
• Wisconsin brewery owner helps parents sue after kids are infected with COVID-19
• Wisconsin Birth Equity Act: New bill to eliminate racial disparities
• Committee to vote on creating 250th anniversary commission
• 'Shut this fake investigation down': AG Kaul wants GOP election probe to end
• 'A Day Without Immigrants': Workers march to Milwaukee courthouse, advocating path to citizenship
• Gov. Evers issues formal apology for Wisconsin's role in Indian boarding schools
• US Senate candidate Godlewski puts $1 million into race
• Spencer: Subpoenas dropped for Milwaukee surrounding 2020 election probe
• Gov. Evers announces final designation of Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
• Open records lawsuit filed over GOP election investigation
• Gableman puts election subpoenas on hold, cancels interviews with clerks and mayors
• Republicans, heath care workers debate abortion bills
• Milwaukee agrees to comply with 'broad' document order for state presidential election investigation
• Wisconsin Legislature to take up redistricting in November
• 'A colossal waste of time and money': Mayors frustrated after issued subpoenas for election investigation
• Wisconsin Democrats look to restore collective bargaining rights
• Conservative group threatens to sue over UW diversity hires
• Facebook whistleblower asks Congress to act to protect teens, social media expert doubts progress
• Gunfire near Gov. Evers' press conference impacts Milwaukee event
• Milwaukee Sen. Lena Taylor announces candidacy for Wisconsin lieutenant governor
• $4.5M announced to support expansion in Wisconsin's dairy industry
• Newly-elected Sen. Brad Pfaff announces a run for Congress
• Milwaukee County's COVID-19 vaccine requirement reaches deadline
• Federal judge sets hearing on blocking Wisconsin wolf hunt
• Milwaukee election official among several subpoenaed by election investigator
• Political map group created by Evers unveils boundary ideas
• Law group warns Kenosha County health officials of potential overreach
• First look at the conditions at Fort McCoy; Afghan refugees say things are improving
• Milwaukee alderwoman considers going around health department to issue mask mandate
• DWD hires company to upgrade unemployment system to avoid future backlogs
• Court orders Milwaukee Alderwoman Chantia Lewis have no contact with alleged illegal contributors
• Wisconsin Assembly approves bill requiring civics education
• Wisconsin Assembly approves $100 million for mental health
• Wisconsin Republicans pass bill banning critical race theory in schools
• Kenosha pastor fasting until Congress passes climate bill
• Wisconsin Senate OKs bill sealing vaccination mailings
• Milwaukee mayor tells 2024 DNC planners 'we are ready'
• Wisconsin Senate to vote on stiffer animal abuse penalties
• Senate Republicans to vote on "born-alive" legislation
• Teaching cursive would be required under Wisconsin bill
• Officials: Milwaukee Alderwoman Chantia Lewis booked, released ahead of court appearance
• Democratic leaders: Conditions improving for Afghan refugees
• Wisconsin Senate to vote on Gov. Evers' Cabinet secretaries
• Johnson aide Voelkel says he'll run for lieutenant governor
• Underly: Funding for K-12 schools 'broken', calls on Legislature to invest more state resources
• Evers, Democrats revive plan to kill personal property tax
• UW professors challenge GOP attempts to ban critical race theory on college campuses
• Senator Baldwin calls 2020 presidential election investigation 'charade'
• American support for U.S. Supreme Court drops: MU Law Poll
• Wisconsin law enforcement group urges lawmakers to pass police reform bills
• Wisconsin high court to hear GOP-backed redistricting case
• GOP lawmaker seeks $100M for school mental health programs, Democrats criticize the move as 'political'
• Wisconsin lawmaker Jacque out of hospital after COVID-19
• Barrett proposes $1.7 billion Milwaukee budget
• EXPLAINER: Wisconsin redistricting legal battle picks up
• Milwaukee Co. clerk responds to election investigator's threat of subpoenas
• Rebecca Kleefisch tests positive for COVID-19
• GOP bill seeks to give parents more control over what their child's being taught at school
• Federal court allows Wisconsin redistricting case to proceed
• New group forms to help Republican Kleefisch win election
• Conservative law firm advises against legal challenges to COVID-19 testing requirement for state employees
• Former Trump official working on Wisconsin election probe
• GOP lobbyist McCoshen won't run for Wisconsin governor
• Election clerks won't respond to 'questionable' and 'confusing' investigation email
• Republican leaders open RNC Hispanic Community Center in Milwaukee's Lincoln Village neighborhood
• City leaders react after 5 shot at vigil for homicide victim
• Election probe email raises security concerns in Wisconsin
• Wisconsin nursing homes see spike in COVID-19 cases as federal vaccine mandate for staff looms
• Gov. Evers, Attorney General Kaul file motion asking to intervene in redistricting lawsuit
• Wisconsin election clerks told by investigator to keep data
• Kleefisch says she raised $1.2 million after launching bid
• Wisconsin GOP leaders pressured to sign election subpoenas
• 3 reporters ordered to testify about attack on state senator
• Legal and medical experts weigh in on Biden administration's plan to require vaccinations
• Kleefisch makes it official, launches bid for governor
• Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas announces run for mayor
• Milwaukee leaders hope for 'quick resolution' to Ald. Lewis embezzlement case, but speedy end may be unlikely
• GOP lawmaker hosts informational hearing on how WI's elections operate, debunks conspiracy theories