What to know about Wisconsin's change in state test scores and the GOP push to restore previous benchmarks
Jill Underly, who is running for re-election, overhauled the state's standardized testing benchmarks and renamed the levels ...
Wisconsin Republicans call for tax cut as budget surplus estimate rises to $4.3B
A new report indicates Wisconsin will have a surplus of $4.3 billion at the end of the fiscal year, more than the nearly $4 billion previously estimated. The Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau ...
Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn recuses himself from Act 10 lawsuit
Hagedorn's recusal marks a major blow to Republicans' hopes of a favorable ruling in their quest to uphold the 2011 law that ...
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How to follow what’s going on in the Wisconsin Legislature
A new session is upon us in the Wisconsin Legislature. It will be taking up everything from tax cuts to other forms of ...
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Why citizens can’t petition statewide ballot initiatives and referendums in Wisconsin
Gov. Tony Evers announced he’d try again to allow citizen-led referendums in Wisconsin by including the change in his ...
Wisconsin Republicans ask liberal Supreme Court Justice to step aside in union case
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature has asked that a liberal state Supreme Court justice step aside in a pending ...
Wisconsin Republicans target governor’s uniquely broad partial veto powers
Republicans want voters to curb the uniquely expansive partial veto powers that Wisconsin governors from both parties have ...
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Wisconsin Republicans Push to Limit Governor’s Veto Powers
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Lawmakers call for Act 10 lawsuit recusals by Wisconsin Supreme Court justices
The case is all but certain to come before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which currently holds a 4-3 liberal majority.
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Bill proposed that would make WIAA subject to public records, open meetings laws
A bill is again circulating in the Wisconsin State Legislature that would subject the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association to public records and open meetings laws. According to a co ...
Wisconsin's Evers calls for gun control measures and a bipartisan approach to immigration
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has used his seventh State of the State speech to urge the Republican-controlled Legislature to ...
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WIAA responds to report of bill that would subject it to public records, open meeting laws
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's executive office responded Friday to a report of a bill circulating the Wisconsin State Legislature that would subject the WIAA to public ...