Community groups rally for federal voting rights legislation
The NAACP, Urban League and other groups put together a “votercade” to raise awareness and support for the John Lewis Voting Rights…
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Gov. Evers, nurses call for collective bargaining rights
Political leaders joined nurses at a rally at the…
Food banks, producers hopeful food security grant stays in WI budget after cuts
It’s $20 million split over two years to help…
Republicans move to reinstate work search requirement
Republicans are moving to reinstate a requirement…
GOP lawmaker: ‘there’s a path forward’ to medical marijuana
One day after Republican lawmakers removed a…
Mayors call on state to restore funding for cities and villages
The mayors of liberal Madison and conservative…
Madison nurses using ‘Nurses Week’ to push for unionization, enlisting help of governor and mayor
Some nurses in the Madison area are using the…
Madison nurses using ‘Nurses Week’ to push for unionization, enlisting help of governor and mayor
Some nurses in the Madison area are using the recognition to help advocate for more collective bargaining, and this weekend they’ll get a boost from…
GOP guts Evers budget, rejects Medicaid expansion once more
As they pledged to do for months, legislative Republicans tore apart Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed 2021-22 budget.…
GOP senator demands action on voting restriction bills
One Republican state senator accused another Wednesday of holding up a series of bills that would add new requirements and possible penalties to the…
Facebook board upholds Trump suspension
The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board has voted to permanently ban his account after it was suspended four months…
State GOP leaders tour southern border, criticize VP Harris for not visiting
Two of the three highest-ranking Assembly Republicans on Tuesday rehashed a trip they took last month to the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas.…
Disabled Wisconsin lawmaker asks to participate remotely
A disabled Democratic lawmaker in Wisconsin is asking Assembly Republicans to allow him to participate in floor sessions…
Harris to tour UW-Milwaukee clean water lab
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to tour clean energy laboratories on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus during her first visit to…
Republicans ask Evers to discuss federal stimulus funding
Republicans on Monday requested a meeting with…
Sheriff seeks to wipe out inmate debt before leaving
Ahead of his final week as Dane County Sheriff, Dave Mahoney hopes to oversee the passage of a resolution that would eliminate the debt of past and…
Capital City Sunday: GOP pans Biden plans, Johnson continues to question public health guidance
Congressional Republicans, including Wisconsin’s delegation, were cool to President Biden’s sweeping proposals to fund jobs programs and make…