Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol returns with assault rifle
The incident is just the latest in a series of violent threats against public officials.
By Associated Press - October 05, 2023The incident is just the latest in a series of violent threats against public officials.
By Associated Press - October 05, 2023Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a lawsuit that Senate Republicans don't have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and accused them of attacking the state's elections.
By Associated Press - September 16, 2023Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said the Republican-controlled state Legislature 'cannot be trusted to appoint or oversee someone charged with drawing fair maps.'
By Associated Press - September 13, 2023Republicans want to force newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz off of cases that will decide the fate of fair elections and abortion rights in the state.
By Emily Singer - September 07, 2023Republican lawmakers plan to spend up to $1.8 million in taxpayer money to defend the state's gerrymandered maps.
By Josh Israel - September 06, 2023'The map issue is really kind of easy, actually,' Justice Janet Protasiewicz said during a candidate debate. 'I don’t think anybody thinks those maps are fair. Anybody.'
By Associated Press - August 03, 2023Republican state lawmakers are furious.
By Josh Israel - July 06, 2023The GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature is proposing a budget bill with a $3.5 billion income tax cut that would benefit high earners more than it would lower earners.
By Josh Israel - June 27, 2023'Limiting abortion care has so many ripple effects,' says Dr. Wendy Molaska, former president of the Wisconsin Medical Society.
By Rebekah Sager - June 21, 2023The four bills already have received support from anti-abortion groups, including one associated with an anti-LGBTQ hate group.
By Rebekah Sager - June 07, 2023The state Legislature should serve all Wisconsinites by supporting key programs in Gov. Tony Evers’ proposed budget.
By TAI Contributor - March 10, 2023Wisconsin is one of just 11 states that haven’t expanded health care coverage to low-income Americans under the Affordable Care Act.
By Emily Singer - March 07, 2023Republicans had falsely accused Evers of ‘coddling criminals.’
By Josh Israel - February 22, 2023Republicans in Wisconsin have tried to enact several voter suppression policies in recent years.
By Oliver Willis - February 16, 2023Republican lawmakers want to cut taxes for the rich, ban books from schools, and pass anti-abortion legislation.
By Emily Singer - February 15, 2023The fight for fair maps is about unlocking democracy for all Wisconsinites.
By TAI Contributor - February 14, 2023Wisconsin Democrats have vowed to continue viewing April’s judicial contest as a ‘de-facto referendum’ on abortion rights.
By 19th News - February 07, 2023Two liberal and two conservative candidates are vying for the one spot on Wisconsin’s top court that could have significant impact on the state for decades to come.
By Associated Press - January 27, 2023Over 1.4 million Wisconsin residents and 100,000 businesses have benefited from Gov. Tony Evers’ pandemic relief program, which is supported by federal funding.
By Oliver Willis - January 20, 2023Wisconsin’s 173-year-old abortion ban went into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June.
By Emily Singer - January 18, 2023The Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor’s company has taken in hundreds of millions of dollars in state road contracts.
By Nick Vachon - November 03, 2022Republican incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has a long record of opposition to abortion rights.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 07, 2022Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers had called the special legislative session for Oct. 4 to discuss establishing a ballot initiative process in the state, which could be used to let residents vote on the state’s abortion law.
By Kaishi Chhabra - October 06, 2022The Republican governor nominee has echoed Michael Gableman’s discredited claims about the 2020 election.
By Adrian Cole - September 16, 2022Wisconsin Republican state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck has been vague about whether she believes Joe Biden is the legitimate president.
By Associated Press - September 04, 2022Marquette University Law School’s latest poll also found Democratic Gov. Tony Evers within the margin error of his Republican opponent, businessman Tim Michels.
By Nick Vachon - August 18, 2022Republican gubernatorial nominee Tim Michels faces incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in November.
By Nick Vachon - August 11, 2022‘There’s no question that this is aimed to make disabled people, elderly voters, and absentee voters in general vote less,’ one voting rights advocate said.
By Nick Vachon - July 14, 2022The conservative-controlled court’s 4-3 ruling has critical implications for the 2024 presidential race.
By Associated Press - July 08, 2022Republicans are likely to control the Legislature for years to come largely due to gerrymandered districts.
By Associated Press - July 01, 2022