Sarah Lehr

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is backing a bill that would exempt gun safes and other “firearm safety devices” from Wisconsin’s sales tax.

The nearly 200 absentee ballots that went uncounted in November 2024 would not have changed the outcome of any race or referendum. But bipartisan members of the Wisconsin Elections Commison have been sharply critical of the error.

Federal funding is dwindling for victim support services including domestic violence shelters, crisis hotlines and counseling.

Refugee resettlements to Wisconsin communities like Wausau have been suspended for months.

Wisconsin Humanities oversees educational and cultural programming across the state. It’s preparing to shut down after the Trump administration abruptly promised to cut off funding.

At issue is a six-year-old state law which gives the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance the final say about whether to approval settlements in civil lawsuits prosecuted by state’s attorney general.

Wisconsin voters have agreed to add a voter ID requirement to the state constitution.

The boy previously seemed to be improving, and UW health officials announced in mid-January that he had been upgraded to good condition. Since then, things have taken a turn for the worse.

Polls are open across Wisconsin from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know to vote.

Voters can show their IDs from a Wisconsin college or university in order to vote. But not all IDs are accepted.