Politics

Milwaukee Public Schools would be required to have a police presence under a bill that passed the Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday. It was part of a package of crime bills advanced by Republicans.

After being told to stop hosting in-person town hall events to avoid Democratic activists, some Republicans in Wisconsin’s congressional delegation have gotten the message.

The two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court met in Milwaukee on Wednesday night in their only debate for an election that’s already broken spending records and could set the direction of the court for years to come.

A Wisconsin appeals court ruled that disabled people are not allowed to receive absentee ballots by email, overturning a lower court’s ruling less than three weeks before the April 1 election.

Madison’s mayor has placed City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the city into how nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted during the November 2024 election.

As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, initiates federal funding cuts and mass layoffs, Wisconsin Republicans’ version is just getting started. The first hearing of the Legislature’s Committee on Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency, or GOAT, focused on state employees working from home since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Months after losing a close election for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, Democrat Rebecca Cooke says she’ll once again challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden for the seat.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison was one of 60 higher education institutions warned about a potential loss of federal funding if they fail to protect Jewish students. 

WPR sent a survey to the candidates for state Supreme Court and state superintendent of public instruction. Here’s where they stand on the issues most important to you.

Voters across Wisconsin will decide during the April 1 election whether to add a voter identification requirement to the state’s Constitution. Here’s what voters need to know.