Governor

On “Wisconsin Today,” Evers discussed the next steps for closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution, education funding and reelection plans. 

Bill Berrien is aligning himself with President Donald Trump and castigating Gov. Tony Evers in an initial campaign ad.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have been touting their wins in a bipartisan budget signed into law Thursday. Some political analysts, and many Democrats, say the budget deal might not have come about without Wisconsin’s court-ordered redistricting last year.

A tentative bipartisan deal between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the state Legislature calls for billions in new spending on public schools, child care and state universities, along with income tax cuts worth more than $1 billion. 

A new survey of Wisconsin voters shows more than half say Gov. Tony Evers should not run for a third term even as he remains the most popular political figure in the state.

With Wisconsin facing understaffed district attorney offices throughout the state, a handful of lawmakers are pushing for money in the next budget to add prosecutors in counties they represent.

Republicans claim it’s now state money and demand it to go to Wisconsin’s general fund.

Tim Muth with the ACLU of Wisconsin said it’s “nothing new” for the Trump administration to threaten and intimidate state and local officials over immigration policy.

Republican Josh Schoemann, the top elected official in a suburban Milwaukee county, this week created a committee to run for governor in 2026, making him the first candidate from either major party to get into the race.

As Wisconsin grapples with an uncertain future when it comes to federal funding, a new audit sheds some light on how the state handled federal money in the last budget.