Politics

A federal judge has issued an emergency order to prevent Elon Musk’s government efficiency office from accessing personal data, following a multistate lawsuit joined by Wisconsin and 18 other states.

Running for mayor are City Council President Chris Kahlow, former journalist and longtime business advocate Vicki Markussen, local realtor Ellie McLoone and nonprofit executive and former La Crosse School Board member Shaundel Washington-Spivey. 

Thousands of federal workers in Wisconsin now have until Monday at midnight to consider buyouts under President Donald Trump’s plans to shrink the federal government, which could affect services offered in the state.

Thanks to Milwaukee’s unusual twist on the common tax incremental district subsidy, 74 affordable homes are going up on vacant lots.

The Trump administration is halting a $5 billion program that aims to fast-track installation of electric vehicle chargers along highways nationwide, blocking access to tens of millions of dollars set aside for Wisconsin. 

This is the first reported case of a Wisconsin hospital pausing gender-affirming care after President Donald Trump signed an executive order blocking funding for hospitals that provide such treatment.

Wisconsin scientists and state officials say they’re worried a sweeping effort to modify the Centers for Disease Control website site to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders could undermine years of federal data.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the state’s top election official can keep her job despite Republican attempts to remove her from office.

Candidates vying for state superintendent made their cases at a forum in Madison Thursday, with Brittany Kinser defending her qualifications amidst a report that she holds no active Wisconsin educational license.

Under the Republican proposal, DPI would have to use the same benchmark scores, score ranges and corresponding qualitative descriptions that were used on school report cards published in the 2019-20 school year.