Politics
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US Rep. Bryan Steil to chair House cryptocurrency subcommittee
Steil was appointed to the role last week by Rep. French Hill, the House Financial Services chair who has emerged as a major crypto backer in Congress.
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State Building Commission approves funding for UW-Madison engineering building
The State Building Commission on Friday approved a new proposal to use unspent funds for a new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It comes after Republicans on the commission blocked a similar proposal last month.
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3 downtown Madison buildings prepare for sale as state consolidates office space
State workers are vacating several Madison office buildings as the state prepares to put those downtown properties up for sale.
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Crawford, Schimel both report ‘historic’ donations in state Supreme Court race
About $5 million has already been raised by two judges vying to be the next justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Ron Johnson reintroduces bill to ban transgender student athletes in school sports
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has once again signed on to legislation that would ban transgender student athletes from competing on teams that don’t match their assigned gender at birth.
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State Superintendent Jill Underly will face primary challenge in February
Three candidates have filed nomination papers for state Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Senate Republicans fast-track voter ID proposal ahead of Supreme Court election
It passed along party lines as Democrats protested that Republicans were playing politics ahead of a high-profile Supreme Court election.
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Crawford, Schimel set to square off in another high-profile Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Two candidates have emerged as the contenders for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court after a filing deadline Tuesday evening.
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GOP lawmakers move quickly on effort to enshrine Wisconsin’s voter ID law
Wisconsin lawmakers held a public hearing on a proposal to enshrine Wisconsin’s existing voter ID law into the state constitution on Tuesday.
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Wisconsin Legislature begins first new session after redistricting
Wisconsin state lawmakers were inaugurated Monday to commence a new session — the first after legislative districts were redrawn, shifting the political parties’ share of power in both chambers.
