Politics
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How do Trump’s executive orders affect climate and clean energy funding in Wisconsin?
Federal funding and incentives for climate and clean energy projects in Wisconsin face an uncertain future after President Donald Trump signed a slate of executive orders to revoke policies, including the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Future of Milwaukee streetcar clouded by limited funding and operations challenges
The Hop faces an uncertain future as a bipartisan law to overhaul local government funding placed stipulations on how the city can fund the streetcar.Â
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Wisconsin TikTok creators feel uncertain of future as ban is postponed
Many small businesses rely on TikTok for customers and income.
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Wisconsin joins challenge of Trump executive order ending birthright citizenship
Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul say Wisconsin has joined a coalition of 17 other states and two cities filing a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order claiming to end birthright citizenship.
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Wisconsin GOP proposal would undo new DPI state testing benchmarks
Wisconsin legislative Republicans are circulating a bill that would undo changes the Department of Public Instruction made last year to the way student achievement is measured on state tests. DPI […]
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6 years later, legal fight over Wisconsin’s ‘lame-duck’ laws could be headed to Supreme Court
It’s been six years since Wisconsin Republicans passed laws restricting Gov. Tony Evers’ and Attorney General Josh Kauls’ powers. Now, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court and its liberal majority are being asked if parts of those laws are constitutional.
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President Trump pardons more than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including 11 from Wisconsin
President Donald Trump has pardoned more than 1,500 people who were either accused, charged or convicted of federal crimes for their actions during the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Of those, 11 are from Wisconsin.
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Report: Wisconsin tax burden hits new record low in 2024Â
The amount Wisconsinites pay in state and local taxes relative to their incomes hit its lowest level since at least 1972 last year, according to a new report from Wisconsin Policy Forum.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects effort to release voter records
Guardianship records for people deemed incompetent to vote will not be released to a conservative activist working on a widely criticized review of the 2020 election, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Wisconsin Democrats signal starting priorities with health care, school lunch proposals
Wisconsin Democrats say they’ll introduce a package of bills to lower drug prices, make school lunch free and create a tax credit for low-income people as their first official actions in a new legislative session.