Local Politics

• MPS board approves funding plan to bring officers into schools
• Kenosha Unified School District budget referendum rejected
• State superintendent candidates ramp up attacks amid education debate in Madison
• Bauman and Brower face off in tight District 3 Common Council race
• Grease lightning: Butter-themed license plates could be coming to Wisconsin 🧈
• Milwaukee Common Council race advances to April election
• Highlights of Gov. Evers' budget, tax cuts and historic school funding
• AP: Jill Underly and Brittany Kinser advance in primary
• Former mayor Tom Barrett reflects on time serving as US ambassador to Luxembourg
• Wisconsin Republicans propose $10K income tax break for hurricane and wildfire relocations
• Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Republican had no right to bring lawsuit challenging mobile voting
• Judge: MPS, city must get SROs in schools within 10 days and split the cost evenly
• State superintendent race: What to know about the candidates
• Protesters outside Milwaukee City Hall rally against actions of Pres. Trump
• Ahead of primary to fill seat, friend of late Alderman Jonathan Brostoff wants voters and candidates to remember him
• Gov. Evers proposes closing Green Bay prison, sweeping prison reforms
• Capitol Connection: Audit finds need for change at MPS
• Voters to decide the fate of the Kenosha Unified School District
• 'Afraid even to tell the truth': Lawyer for MPS whistleblowers, lawmakers react to scathing MPS audit
• Lawmakers advance education overhaul bills, up for vote next week
• Evers' MPS audit finds 'culture of fear,' organizational chaos plaguing district
• Protasiewicz denies request to recuse from Act 10 case
• MU Poll: How voters view Trump's first weeks back in office
• Wisconsin's top education official facing challengers on both flanks
• Wisconsin lawmakers to introduce new legislation focused on cryptocurrency
• Lawmakers debate school cellphone bans, return to work requirements
• GOP lawmakers propose limits on school referendum to reduce burden on taxpayers
• Gov. Evers visits Head Start child care provider in Racine
• Wisconsin joins lawsuit challenging NIH funding cuts for research
• Capitol Connection: Elections admin can keep her job
• Kaul joins lawsuit asking court to make Trump admin. resume federal spending
• State's top election official can remain in role, unanimous WI Supreme Court decides
• State Superintendent candidates square off in forum, discuss qualifications, ACT 10
• Meet the candidates for state superintendent: Jill Underly seeks reelection
• MPS comptroller out after 2 weeks on the job
• Hundreds protest Trump's policies during Madison rally
• GOP immigration bill would require Milwaukee to help ICE or lose state funding
• Baldwin tours UW opioid center amid funding freeze concerns
• Capitol Connection: Justice Hagedorn recuses
• Leaders of conservative counties preach patience amid funding freeze, but Head Start money still locked
• UW campus research faces uncertainty amid funding freeze
• Wisconsin Democrats propose blocking immigration enforcement
• 'Disastrous consequences': Gov. Evers asks Trump to delay federal freeze on grants and loans
• Microsoft buys land for Kenosha data center: Lots of excitement, few details
• Republicans propose weakening governor's broad veto powers
• Schimel supports presidential pardons, defends Jan. 6 rioters
• Capitol Connection: Gov. Evers delivers State of the State Address
• Lawmakers trying again to outlaw deepfake pornography
• SCOWIS to hear Evers-GOP lawsuit over new reading law; $50 million for schools still held up
• As federal judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship order, local groups relieved for now
• WI Republicans to unveil immigration bill targeting law enforcement
• Takeaways from Gov. Evers' State of State Address
• Meet the candidates for state superintendent: Jeff Wright
• Wisconsin congressman says act of arson at his office over TikTok ban was 'foolish'
• Parent concerns over legal THC spiking: How state lawmakers may regulate it
• Wisconsin AG joins lawsuit challenging Trump over birthright citizenship
• Republicans propose new ballot removal law after RFK Jr. legal fight
• Wisconsin’s congressional delegation reacts to Trump inauguration
• Milwaukeeans celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with call to action
• How President Trump's immigration executive order could affect Milwaukee
• Capitol Connection: State Supreme Court race heating up
• Democrats propose bills aimed at lowering costs
• Sean Duffy faces Senate confirmation hearing in Washington
• Wisconsin's voter ID requirement will be on the April ballot
• Gov. Evers creates statewide office of violence prevention
• Ad blitz underway in high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race, on track to be most expensive
• Capitol Connection: Constitutional amendment on April ballot
• Senate Republicans pass Wisconsin's voter ID amendment
• GOP lawmakers move quickly on Wisconsin's voter ID law, April ballot measure looming
• Inauguration Day: The new Milwaukee-area lawmakers representing you
• Gov. Evers critical of DPI lowering test standards, 'surprised' by decision
• Gov. Evers revives effort to give voters power to change state laws
• Capitol Connection: Republicans face small majorities in Madison
• Sen. Tammy Baldwin sworn in for 3rd term as US senator
• 'Very disturbing': Investigation underway into Madison's missing absentee ballots
• In 2025, will lawmakers inch closer to marijuana legalization in Wisconsin?
• AG Kaul vows to challenge Trump admin immigration policies
• New laws in 2025: Here's what's changing in Wisconsin
• Capitol Connection: Lawmakers debate how to use surplus
• What will lawmakers do with a $4 billion state surplus?
• Council members to explore refunding snowplowing fees after DPW response to storm
• MPS delay on hiring officers could cost them state funding, GOP leader says
• Milwaukee accepts nearly $15M grant toward electric vehicle charging stations
• School shooting renews debate over Wisconsin gun laws
• Capitol Connection: New charges in 2020 fake elector scheme
• Former Trump attorney slams charges in Wisconsin's fake elector investigation
• Democrats renew calls for ban on ghost guns following murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
• Evers' budget tour hits Milwaukee: With a $4 billion state surplus, everyone wants a slice
• New charges filed against Trump allies tied to Wisconsin's fake elector plot
• Capitol Connection: Act 10 overturned
• Gov. Evers skeptical about mass deportations, won't deploy troops to assist
• How Wisconsin's Democratic chair seeks to change national approach after November losses
• SCOTUS signals states can decide gender affirming care bans, Wisconsin GOP lawmakers prepared to act
• Audit outlines serious safety issues at Milwaukee County Jail
• Act 10 reversal prompts GOP push to prevent judge shopping
• Dane County judge strikes down key parts of Act 10, restoring public union bargaining rights
• Wikler to decide soon on DNC chair job, WI Democrats encourage him to run
• Trump tariff plans risk raising prices on goods, including produce and cars
• Milwaukee Common Council overrides mayor veto, approves $4M for road improvements
• City seeks feedback on how to make busy Bay View street safer