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Republican-ordered audits released Friday found that Wisconsin state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin have failed to track the millions of dollars they spent on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, making it difficult to fully assess the initiatives.

Democratic state lawmakers are introducing a bill aimed at shoring up state law to prevent major political donors from handing out checks to voters who sign election-related petitions.

A new bipartisan bill aims to incentivize housing developments in rural Wisconsin.

As Wisconsin grapples with an uncertain future when it comes to federal funding, a new audit sheds some light on how the state handled federal money in the last budget.

Attorney Jarrett Adams was denied compensation for the 7 years spent in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Unlike his clients, he had time on his side.

Republicans on a state building commission have rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ capital budget plan. The $4.1 billion two-year proposal now heads to the Legislature’s GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.

After hours of heated debate Thursday, lawmakers in the Wisconsin Assembly approved four bills aimed at restricting transgender rights in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections estimates the changes could lead to an increase in the state’s prison population of 4,600 people.

Republicans sent a bill to the governor’s desk Tuesday that would reset the way the state measures standardized test scores after Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction overhauled the system last year. Gov. Tony Evers has said he will “probably veto” the plan.

As President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up deportations, the state Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that would require Wisconsin county sheriffs to comply with federal immigration authorities.