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January 16, 2024

GOP power broker Vos threatens to take Wisconsin redistricting case to Supreme Court

Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos sounded off on Democratic legislative map proposals Tuesday, calling them a "political gerrymander" and threatening a federal appeal.

January 16, 2024

Wisconsin Senate fires state utility regulator in another blow to Democratic Gov. Evers

Wisconsin's Republican-controlled state Senate voted Tuesday against the confirmation of Public Service Commissioner Tyler Huebner, appointed two other times by Gov. Tony Evers.

January 15, 2024

Wisconsin Republicans would maintain majority in proposed legislative maps, but with reduced dominance

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered new maps for the state Legislature, and the newly proposed maps would maintain the Republican majority, an independent analysis shows.

January 12, 2024

Embattled Wisconsin elections czar is legally holding position, judge rules

A Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that state elections administrator Meagan Wolfe is legally holding her position following a deadlocked reappointment vote.

January 12, 2024

Late Sen. Herb Kohl memorialized as proud Wisconsinite, diehard Bucks fan

The late former Sen. Herb Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat, was memorialized Friday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, home to the NBA team he once owned.

January 11, 2024

Wisconsin judicial commission dismisses complaints filed by former state courts director

The Wisconsin Judicial Commission has dismissed complaints filed by the former state courts director who was fired by four liberal justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

January 11, 2024

Wisconsin GOP to propose tax cuts for families earning up to $200K

A proposal to slash income taxes for Wisconsin families making up to about $200,000 annually is in the works, according to Republican state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu.

January 11, 2024

Wisconsin judge suspends charges against ex-Catholic cardinal accused of sexual assault, citing dementia

A Wisconsin judge has suspended charges against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s, ruling that he is incompetent to stand trial.

January 9, 2024

Wisconsin city's mobile absentee voting van is illegal, judge rules

A mobile absentee voting van deployed in 2022 by the city of Racine, Wisconsin, has been ruled illegal to use by a Racine County Circuit Judge.

January 9, 2024

Wisconsin boys, 8 and 6, dead after falling through icy pond

Two boys, ages 8 and 6, who were hospitalized after falling through ice into a Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, retention pond, have been reported dead.