Anya Van Wagtendonk

A progressive law firm is calling on the U.S. Attorney's office to investigate two Republican operatives for potential federal civil rights violations over texts they sent before the 2020 election.

One of the operatives texted about "wreak(ing) havoc" on the operations of the Milwaukee voting rights group

Tents that have stood on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Library Mall for nearly two weeks in protest of Israel's war in Gaza will come down as university leaders announced they reached an agreement with student protest leaders.

The Joint Finance Committee — the powerful legislative body that allocates state spending — approved a plan for using opioid settlement money on Tuesday, but did not take up a PFAS funding plan put forward by Gov. Tony Evers.

Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate say they'll convene Tuesday to potentially override dozens of Gov. Tony Evers' vetoes, including his rejection of a PFAS funding bill that has been the source of ongoing battles between the parties.

Senate Republicans voted to override nine of Gov. Tony Evers' vetoes Tuesday, rekindling fierce debates over partisan issues with the 2024 election on the horizon. Among the bills that Evers had vetoed was one that would spell out how to spend $125 million to combat PFAS, a requirement to include people's citizenship status on their voter IDs and a cap on the state's wolf population.

State Sen. Romaine Robert Quinn, of Cameron, joined his fellow Senate Republicans in voting to override nine of Gov.

In an interview on “The Truth with Sherwin Hughes, ” a talk program aimed at Milwaukee's Black community, Biden highlighted his record on issues that affect African Americans to draw a distinction between himself and former President Donald Trump. He also attacked Trump for past statements that have angered African Americans.

Biden's interview with Sherwin Hughes is example of importance of Black vote.

State officials and clerks testified at an informational hearing of the Joint Committee on Campaigns, Elections, Shared Revenue and Consumer Protection at the state Capitol Thursday. They explained the checks and balances in place to ensure that non-U.S. citizens do not register or cast ballots, which would be in violation of state and federal law.