Senate 2022: Kind taking a look at running, Pocan not interested
Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind is dipping his toe into Wisconsin’s 2022 Senate race, telling a WKOW-TV reporter that he will be “taking a look”…
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Evers signs bill to update Wisconsin unemployment system
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law a bipartisan bill to begin the work of updating the state’s unemployment…
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GOP senator authors bill requiring the national anthem before games
A new bill sponsored by a Republican senator would require sports venues that received taxpayer money to play the Star-Spangled Banner before all…
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Ranked-choice voting bill has bipartisan support
A bill presented Wednesday would change the way Wisconsin voters choose their representatives in Congress and the U.S.…
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Republicans circulating bills with new absentee voting restrictions
The measures would require voters to provide proof of ID every time they seek to vote absentee, force people seeking ‘indefinite confinement’ status…
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Wisconsin GOP senators float four new election regulation bills
A pair of Republican state senators shared Wednesday they are pushing four additional bills that would create new restrictions around the use of…
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Bipartisan push for ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin
The push for ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin is gaining steam with the introduction of a bipartisan bill in the state Legislature, a move backed by…
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Republican leaders defend bills creating new rules for absentee voting
As a half-dozen bills creating new restrictions for absentee voting circulate around the Capitol, GOP leaders on Tuesday said they needed to review…
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Sen. Johnson pushes conspiracy theory at Capitol insurrection hearing
Senator Ron Johnson used his time to elevate a right-wing writer’s unfounded claims about leftist provocateurs infiltrating the Trump supporters who…
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Gov. Evers recommends $2.38 billion in Capital Budget spending
Nearly half of the funding would go toward the UW System, including a trio of major projects on the flagship Madison campus.…
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