Gallagher to Leave Congress April 19
Congress
Gallagher to Leave Congress April 19
2024-03-22 19:45:33
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who already announced he would not seek reelection, surprised many on Capitol Hill on Friday by announcing he plans to leave April 19, several months before his current term is up. Gallagher’s impending departure... Read More

Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State Legislative Maps
Redistricting
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down State Legislative Maps
2023-12-26 15:17:23
by Dan McCue

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday struck down Republican-drawn legislative maps and ordered new district boundary lines in the perennial battleground state to be drawn before the 2024 election. In its 4-3 ruling, the court majority held... Read More

Abortion Legal Again in Wisconsin, State Plans Appeal
In The States
Abortion Legal Again in Wisconsin, State Plans Appeal
2023-12-06 21:22:58
by Dan McCue

MADISON, Wisc. — A county circuit court judge in Wisconsin has ruled that the 1849 law on which the state bases its abortion prohibition does not actually apply to abortion at all. As a result, abortions are now once again... Read More

Wisconsin Voting Advocates Try to Toss Map They Say Is Gerrymandered
In The States
Wisconsin Voting Advocates Try to Toss Map They Say Is Gerrymandered
2023-08-02 19:07:21
by Tom Ramstack

MADISON, Wisc. — Voting rights advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday that asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out a state districting map they say reflects gerrymandering by Republicans. The lawsuit was filed one day after a justice was... Read More

Local Elections Take Center Stage Across Country
Elections
Local Elections Take Center Stage Across Country
2023-04-04 15:22:06
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A slew of high-profile local elections are taking place across the nation on Tuesday, but perhaps none is bigger and being more closely watched than the race for a state Supreme Court justice in Wisconsin. Heading into Tuesday’s... Read More

Wisconsin Gov. Highlights Clean Energy Economy Initiatives
In The States
Wisconsin Gov. Highlights Clean Energy Economy Initiatives
2023-03-28 17:24:14
by TWN Staff

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers plans to travel across Wisconsin this week to highlight economic initiatives in his 2023-25 biennial budget, a budget that was rejected March 23 by the State Building Commission. The state panel voted 4-4 on... Read More

Potential Deadlocks Abound as Critical Senate Races Come to a Close
2022 Elections
Potential Deadlocks Abound as Critical Senate Races Come to a Close
2022-11-04 21:24:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — With the Senate chamber evenly split, 50-50, and several top Senate races simply too close to forecast, 2022 may well come to be remembered as the year of the prolonged wait to determine which party ultimately holds control... Read More

EPA Waives Fuel Rule in Four States After Indiana Refinery Fire
Regulation
EPA Waives Fuel Rule in Four States After Indiana Refinery Fire
2022-08-30 18:25:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued an emergency fuel waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four midwestern states whose supply of gasoline has been impacted by an electrical fire at a BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana. The... Read More

Contentious Races, Numerous Candidates Define August’s Second Super Tuesday
2022 Elections
Contentious Races, Numerous Candidates Define August's Second Super Tuesday
2022-08-05 19:33:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — There will be no shortage of names on the ballots in four states as 2022’s elongated primary season continues. Some of the contests have already taken unexpected twists and turns and all, on some level, will be a... Read More

Trump-Aligned Challengers Ousting GOP Legislative Incumbents
2022 Elections
Trump-Aligned Challengers Ousting GOP Legislative Incumbents

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As Wisconsin's longest-serving Assembly speaker, Republican Robin Vos has presided over efforts to restrict abortions, weaken unions, expand gun rights and push back against COVID-19 mandates. Despite that, he's facing a primary challenger who claims he's not conservative enough.... Read More

GOP Poised to Select Milwaukee as 2024 Convention Site
Political News
GOP Poised to Select Milwaukee as 2024 Convention Site
2022-07-16 20:28:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A site selection panel has selected Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the host city for the 2024 Republican National Convention. The panel’s pick isn’t the final word, however, as the full RNC must approve the selection committee’s choice at its... Read More

Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves GOP-Drawn State Maps
Redistricting
Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves GOP-Drawn State Maps
2022-04-18 16:01:26
by Dan McCue

MADISON, Wis. — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday approved new state legislative district maps drawn by Republicans in the state Legislature, tossing its earlier approval of maps submitted by the state’s Democratic governor. The decision is the latest... Read More

Lawmakers Seek Ways to Mitigate Racial Inequalities in Milwaukee Area
Racial Bias
Lawmakers Seek Ways to Mitigate Racial Inequalities in Milwaukee Area
2022-04-12 21:03:46
by Tom Ramstack

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee area is an unfortunate example of how economic decline can work injustices on the Black population, according to witnesses at a congressional field hearing Tuesday. From its heyday as the nation’s machine shop in the mid-1960s,... Read More

Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in Wisconsin Redistricting Case
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in Wisconsin Redistricting Case
2022-03-23 18:45:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court erred in not sufficiently considering the actual requirements of the Voting Rights Act when it imposed a map drawn by Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers over other proposals, the U.S. Supreme Court said on... Read More

Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Governor’s Proposed Redistricting Plan
Redistricting
Wisconsin Supreme Court Approves Governor’s Proposed Redistricting Plan
2022-03-06 01:11:26
by Dan McCue

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court approved a new set of congressional and state legislative district maps on Thursday that had been proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. “Hell yes,” said Evers in a statement released by his office... Read More

Investigators Look at if Parade Crash Driver Fleeing Crime
Crime
Investigators Look at if Parade Crash Driver Fleeing Crime

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at... Read More

Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty of All Charges In Kenosha Shooting
Criminal Justice
Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty of All Charges In Kenosha Shooting
2021-11-19 19:46:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A jury on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse, the Wisconsin teenger who fatally shot two protesters and wounded a third, not guilty of murder and other felony charges. The shootings occurred last summer during demonstrations in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in... Read More

Wisconsin Gov. Evers Chides Speaker for Response to Absentee Ballot Investigation
In The States
Wisconsin Gov. Evers Chides Speaker for Response to Absentee Ballot Investigation
2021-10-29 18:34:14
by Reece Nations

RACINE, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers offered a rebuke of state House Speaker Robin Vos’ comments in response to a Racine County Sheriff’s Office investigation into election law violations at a long-term care facility for elderly residents. Vos issued... Read More

Wisconsin Democrats Challenge Decade-Old District Maps
In The States
Wisconsin Democrats Challenge Decade-Old District Maps
2021-08-18 13:59:43
by Dan McCue

MADISON, Wis. -- Congressional and legislative district maps that have been used in electoral contests for the past decade should not be used as the starting point for drawing new boundaries using 2020 census data, Wisconsin Democrats say in a... Read More

After Nearly 25 Years of Service, Ron Kind Won’t Seek Re-Election
Congress
After Nearly 25 Years of Service, Ron Kind Won’t Seek Re-Election
2021-08-10 21:09:24
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Ron Kind, who took office in 1997 and is easily Wisconsin's longest-serving member of Congress, stunned reporters Tuesday by announcing he won't seek reelection in 2022. “The truth is, I’ve run out of gas,” the Democrat said.... Read More

Biden Taking Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal on the Road
Infrastructure
Biden Taking Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal on the Road

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in Wisconsin on Tuesday, hoping to boost the bipartisan agreement that is held together in large part by... Read More

Supreme Court Rejects Final Trump Bid to Reverse 2020 Election
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Rejects Final Trump Bid to Reverse 2020 Election
2021-03-08 18:00:57
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by former President Donald Trump to nullify his election loss in Wisconsin, rejecting the last remaining appeal seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. In an unsigned order, the justices... Read More

Biden’s First Official Trip Will Be to Wisconsin for CNN Town Hall
Political News
Biden's First Official Trip Will Be to Wisconsin for CNN Town Hall
2021-02-10 21:08:45
by TWN Staff

President Joe Biden will visit Wisconsin next week for his first official trip as president, participating in a TV town hall from Milwaukee. Biden will take questions at a socially-distanced, invitation-only event hosted by CNN next Tuesday night, according to... Read More

Wisconsin Governor Issues New Mask Mandate After GOP Repeal
Wisconsin Governor Issues New Mask Mandate After GOP Repeal

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order on Thursday, an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate saying he didn't have authority to make such a decree. Evers and... Read More

Wisconsin Governor Evers Announces CARES Grants
State News
Wisconsin Governor Evers Announces CARES Grants
2020-12-07 21:37:58
by Sean Trambley

MADISON, Wis. — This week, Governor Tony Evers announced that COVID-19 Lodging Grants have been awarded to 663 Wisconsin lodging operators.  The grants aim to provide stabilization to the state’s lodging industry as it continues to be impacted by the... Read More

Trump Nears ‘Checkmate’ Stage in Last-Gasp Bid to Undo Election
2020 Elections
Trump Nears 'Checkmate' Stage in Last-Gasp Bid to Undo Election

President Donald Trump's path to reversing the election result has nearly closed after all the key battleground states certified their vote totals and took steps to appoint electors ready to formalize Joe Biden's victory. Trump continues to hurl unsubstantiated accusations of voter fraud on... Read More

Wisconsin Presidential Recount in 4th Day, With Few Changes
State News
Wisconsin Presidential Recount in 4th Day, With Few Changes

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's partial presidential recount entered its fourth day Monday, with very few changes in vote totals as President Donald Trump's attorneys appeared to be focused on a legal challenge seeking to toss tens of thousands of... Read More

Gov. Evers Announces One Million N95 Masks Shipped for Wisconsin’s Distribution System
State News
Gov. Evers Announces One Million N95 Masks Shipped for Wisconsin’s Distribution System
2020-11-23 20:22:06
by Sara Wilkerson

Today, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said the state has shipped its one-millionth N95 mask as part of ongoing efforts to ensure frontline workers have access to the critical personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to limit their exposure to COVID-19.... Read More

Wisconsin Recount Cleared to Begin After Partisan Fight
State News
Wisconsin Recount Cleared to Begin After Partisan Fight

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has agreed to issue an order to recount ballots in two heavily liberal counties at President Donald Trump's request, but only after hours of contentious debate that may foreshadow the partisan battle... Read More

Kind Finds Federal Funding for Wisconsin Telehealth Services and Distance Learning
Health
Kind Finds Federal Funding for Wisconsin Telehealth Services and Distance Learning
2020-11-16 18:56:36
by Sean Trambley

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisc., announced nearly $2,000,000 in grants to support telehealth services and distance learning in Wisconsin.  The grants, approved by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, were awarded to St. Vincent Hospital and the... Read More

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