Politics

Business groups are suing the city of Port Washington, challenging the legality of a proposed ordinance that would give residents more power over local development incentives.

Maria Lazar on the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Maria Lazar on her perspectives on the law and the politics of judicial elections.

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he doesn’t agree with President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to “take over” elections in up to 15 states, but setting standards like proof of citizenship for federal elections is “fitting and proper.”

Eau Claire Democrat Rebecca Cooke has outraised Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden for the first time in Wisconsin’s hotly contested 3rd Congressional District race.

In a bid to capitalize on recent bipartisan pushes to regulate the state’s hemp industry, Wisconsin Democrats have introduced a bill to fully legalize marijuana. But the plan is doomed in the Republican-led Legislature.

Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN is back online after going dark for about seven weeks due to a lack of funding.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced an “employee” who let the county’s health insurance contract with UnitedHealthcare lapse last year has been fired.

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court candidates have different opinions about the role state courts should in disputes involving federal immigration agents.

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court candidates have different opinions about the role state courts should play in disputes involving federal immigration agents.During interviews with PBS Wisconsin’s “Here & Now,” both liberal state […]

Milwaukee County officials are calling for an “emergency action” after learning that the contract covering healthcare for thousands of county employees has lapsed.