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FILE - Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers speaks at a campaign stop, Oct. 27, 2022, in...

Evers calls for smoother approval of stewardship projects

Updated: 28 minutes ago
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By TODD RICHMOND
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wants to make it more difficult for the Republican-controlled Legislature to block the purchasing of land by conservation groups and the state

Politics

The Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin Republicans order audit of licensing backlog

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By HARM VENHUIZEN
Republican lawmakers have ordered an audit of a Wisconsin agency that has taken weeks to issue professional licenses, causing lengthy delays for thousands of workers across the state

Politics

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By SCOTT BAUER
A majority of the current members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have picked a favorite candidate in the race that will decide the ideological balance of the court with several major decisions looming

Politics

Kirsten Johnson was appointed Dept. of Health Services secretary, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

Evers appoints former Milwaukee health leader to head DHS

Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 12:52 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
Gov. Tony Evers on Monday appointed the former public health leader in Milwaukee as secretary of the state Department of Health Services.

Politics

“Fan the flame’ Trump campaign staff on Wisconsin election lies

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:29 AM CST
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By Scott Bauer
A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump’s campaign team in Wisconsin knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election.

Wires

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate focuses on parade crash

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 1:28 PM CST
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By SCOTT BAUER
A conservative candidate in a pivotal race for Wisconsin Supreme Court is using video images of an SUV that drove through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people, in her first television ad of the race

State

Lawsuit seeks to block 2 measures from April ballot

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 4:19 PM CST
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By SCOTT BAUER
A lawsuit filed by criminal justice advocacy groups seeks to block two Republican-sponsored measures from appearing on the April ballot, arguing that they were not submitted on time to the correct elections officials

Politics

Spending in Wisconsin governor’s race shatters record

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 11:17 AM CST
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By SCOTT BAUER
Spending in Wisconsin’s governor’s race shattered the previous record by more than 75%, with more than $164 million spent on the contest won in the battleground state by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers

Local

Madison mayoral candidates meet for community forum

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:21 PM CST
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By Juliana Tornabene and Colton Molesky
Three candidates in the race for Madison’s mayor will meet Monday night in a community forum.

Politics

Poll finds 71% of Americans believe country is on wrong track

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:31 AM CST
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By Nick Viviani
The NBC News’ poll has never before recorded this level of sustained pessimism in the 30-year-plus history of the poll.
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Lawmakers call for investigation against gun company that they say is marketing to kids

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:32 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
The Senators believe there is little difference between the JR-15 and an AR-15.

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Abortion front and center in Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 2:20 PM CST
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By SCOTT BAUER
A liberal judge running in a pivotal race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is touting her support for abortion rights in the first two television ads of the closely watched race

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‘Life at conception’ act reintroduced in Congress as Republicans control the House

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 2:56 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
“It’s an obvious fact," says Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.)

State

Evers promises a tax cut, compromise to increase funding

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 10:36 PM CST
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By The Associated Press and Juliana Tornabene
Evers is delivering his fifth State of the State speech and the first of his second term on Tuesday night during a joint meeting of the state Senate and Assembly.

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Republicans push abortion restrictions as March for Life rally comes to Washington D.C.

Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:27 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Days before the March for Life rally, the House GOP advanced a measure called the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.”

Local

Sen. Baldwin visits Cambridge farm to discuss rural business investment

Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:53 PM CST
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By Juliana Tornabene
Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin discussed growing and investing in Wisconsin’s agricultural industry Wednesday during a visit to Cambridge.

Politics

Protasiewicz leads in money race for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 3:23 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
The top two vote-getters in the Feb. 21 primary will advance to the April 4 election.

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Dems: Remove Wisconsin election official for voting comments

Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 3:05 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
Ten of the 11 Democratic members of the Senate signed onto a statement asking Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to rescind his appointment of Commissioner Robert Spindell.

Politics

Evers call for Wisconsin abortion referendum quickly rejected

Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 10:57 AM CST
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By Nick Viviani
Wisconsinites should have their opinions on abortion law heard at the ballot box, Gov. Tony Evers insisted Tuesday morning.

State

Wis. lawmakers take cash bail resolution to public hearing

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 7:14 PM CST
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By Michelle Baik
Some state lawmakers are attempting to change Wisconsin’s bail system, calling it “broken,” while others aren’t convinced.

Politics

Republicans flex their new House majority with new committee chairs

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:47 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
House Republican leadership announces new committee and conference chairs.

Politics

James Bond becomes Wisconsin’s first openly LGBTQ cabinet secretary

Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 6:46 PM CST
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By Nick Viviani
With his appointment, James Bond will become the first openly LGBTQ person to head a cabinet agency in Wisconsin, according to the governor’s office.

Politics

Partisan-backed Wisconsin court candidates vow to be fair

Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 2:22 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
Partisan-backed candidates say they will not let party politics influence how they rule.

State

New documents detail Sen. Ron Johnson asking about electors

Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:47 AM CST
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By The Associated Press
The texts between Hitt and Jefferson showed their concerns about the plan.

Politics

How the U.S. will pick its next House speaker

Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 8:47 AM CST
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By Brendan Cullerton
Current Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, is the frontrunner to become the next speaker of the House, but he is short on the votes required

Politics

Afghan refugees left in limbo as Congress fails to act on bill

Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 2:37 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Legislation to sort out Afghan refugee status remains stalled in Congress.

Politics

“Diversity is necessary at the table”: Nancy Pelosi’s last official acts

Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 4:39 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Nancy Pelosi is stepping down as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Politics

Evers: Wisconsin monitoring TikTok, no plans for a ban

Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 9:49 AM CST
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By The Associated Press
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Tuesday that his administration is keeping a close eye on state devices that use TikTok, a popular social media app that national lawmakers proposed banning just a day earlier.

Politics

Nation’s most senior Senator delivers farewell speech

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 9:06 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
For the past 48 years Senator Patrick Leahy has served the nation and his home state of Vermont.

State

Fourth person convicted of election fraud in Fond du Lac County

Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 3:03 PM CST
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By WBAY news staff
Since 2021, the D.A.’s office has brought up eight election fraud cases.

Politics

Following her breast cancer diagnosis, Katie Couric throws support behind cancer screening bill

Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 7:29 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Journalist Katie Couric joined lawmakers to announce the ‘Find it Early Act' for cancer screenings.

News

Increasing shared revenue, making schools safer, fighting violent crime; AG Kaul’s 2023 priority list

Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 9:44 PM CST
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By Elizabeth Wadas
Increasing shared revenue, making schools safer and fighting violent crime and the opioid epidemic are things Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul wants to accomplish in 2022. And he says he has plans already in motion to make them all happen.

Politics

The Senate’s most senior member prepares to retire

Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 4:36 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Senator Leahy was first elected in 1974.

Politics

New high in spending by outside groups in Wisconsin election

Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 1:34 PM CST
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By The Associated Press
Outside special interest groups spent at least 50% more than the previous record high in the midterm election in Wisconsin this year, pouring more than $93 million into races for governor and other state offices

Politics

Republican who was kicked out of caucus running for Wis. Senate

Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 10:15 AM CST
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By The Associated Press
Wisconsin state Rep. Janel Brandtjen, who was kicked out of the Assembly GOP caucus by fellow Republicans who said they lost trust in her after she pushed election conspiracy theories, is running for an open state Senate seat.

Politics

Jan. 6 panel interviews Wisconsin GOP Assembly speaker

Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:30 PM CST
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By SCOTT BAUER and FARNOUSH AMIRI
Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has been interviewed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

Politics

Republican Michels says Trump thought Michels would win race

Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 12:05 PM CST
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By SCOTT BAUER
Losing Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels says that former President Donald Trump told him five days before the election that Michels was going to win and he didn’t need to come to the state to campaign for him

Politics

Wis. election officials weigh changes to military voting

Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 10:04 AM CST
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By HARM VENHUIZEN
Wisconsin election officials are weighing whether changes to military absentee voting are needed after a top Milwaukee election official was charged with fraud in false requests for military absentee ballots just days before the midterm election

Politics

Madison Alder resigns; will step down next week

Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 9:07 AM CST
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By Nick Viviani
With just months to go in his term, a Madison Alder plans to step down from the city’s Common Council next week.

Politics

Longtime GOP Sen. Alberta Darling says she’ll step down

Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:01 AM CST
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By The Associated Press
State Sen. Alberta Darling announced Wednesday she will retire after a 32-year career in the Wisconsin Legislature

Politics

Mayor Rhodes-Conway to announce if she’s running for second term

Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 1:58 PM CST
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By Nick Viviani
Satya Rhodes-Conway plans to announce if she will run for a second term as Madison mayor.

Politics

Agard elected Wisconsin Senate Democratic leader

Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:43 AM CST
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By The Associated Press
State Sen. Melissa Agard, from Madison, has been chosen to lead Senate Democrats who return just 11 lawmakers out of 33 for the two-year session that kicks off next month

Politics

Fitchburg already moving to prevent long lines during next election

Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 4:27 PM CST
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By Nick Viviani
The president of Fitchburg’s city council is blaming a sharp increase in the number of in-person voters this year for the long lines at some of its polling places.

News

Can Wisconsin Gov. Evers and GOP Legislature work together?

Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 10:40 PM CST
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By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN
Can newly reelected Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the even-more Republican Wisconsin Legislature get along better over the next two years than the previous four

Politics

John Leiber projected winner of Wisconsin treasurer race

Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 9:06 PM CST
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By Juliana Tornabene
John Leiber received 50% of the vote, unofficial results indicate.

Politics

Former Deputy Mayor, MMSD President Gloria Reyes files to run for Mayor

Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 12:37 PM CST
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By Nick Viviani
Former Deputy Mayor and Madison Metropolitan School Board President Gloria Reyes has officially filed to run for the city’s top job, the City Clerk’s website shows.

Politics

Barnes concedes as Johnson claims Senate win

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:45 PM CST
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By Colton Molesky, Tyler Peters and Juliana Tornabene
Johnson’s campaign also condemned major news services for not declaring him the victor yet.

State

Ahead of second term, Evers reviews cabinet, tours Madison school

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:01 PM CST
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By Michelle Baik
Marking the first public appearance since his election victory speech, Gov. Tony Evers (D - WI) toured a school in Madison and called public education a priority for the next 4 years.

Politics

President Biden, House Minority Leader McCarthy say they are willing to work across the aisle following the midterms

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:04 PM CST
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By Josh Rultenberg
President Biden addressed the results of the midterm election and his own political future on Wednesday.

Politics

Tony Evers projected winner of Wisconsin gubernatorial race

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 2:33 PM CST
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By Elizabeth Wadas, Michelle Baik and Juliana Tornabene
Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Wisconsin.
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