STATE NEWS

UW-Madison secures final approval for $300 million engineering building

By Anna Kleiber and Alaina Walsh | Jan. 11

The Wisconsin State Building Commission approved funding for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s new engineering hall in a unanimous vote Friday.

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STATE NEWS

Evers announces proposal allowing citizen initiative referendums, constitutional amendments on ballot

By Anna Kleiber | Jan. 6

Gov. Tony Evers announced the 2025-27 budget proposal will include a measure to allow Wisconsinites to enact statutory and constitutional changes at the ballot box Monday.

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STATE NEWS

Smokey Bear lights up Capitol tree honoring Wisconsin’s state parks

By Maria Knaack | Dec. 6

Gov. Tony Evers joined Smokey Bear in leading the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at the state Capitol.

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STATE NEWS

Republican lawmakers to reintroduce bill banning gender-affirming care for minors

By Anna Kleiber | Dec. 5

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are prepared to reintroduce bills banning gender-affirming care after the U.S. Supreme Court signaled they may uphold a Tennessee anti-trans law.

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STATE NEWS

Trump’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education would impact Wisconsin students

By Olivia Ruetten | Dec. 4

Wisconsin students would face the brunt of the impact if the U.S. Department of Education was abolished, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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STATE NEWS

Dane County judge strikes down more than 60 sections of Act 10

By Julia Walkowicz | Dec. 2

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost ruled over 60 sections of Wisconsin’s 2011 Act 10 law that curb collective bargaining rights for public sector unions are unconstitutional.

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STATE NEWS

‘The walls sweat’: Extreme heat in Wisconsin prison systems prompts calls for major regulation

By Audrey Lopez-Stane | Nov. 23

A press conference held by University of Wisconsin-Madison Capstone students called for significant change to fix severe heating issues in Wisconsin prisons.

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STATE NEWS

‘I’m safe and secure’: Missing Wisconsin man who faked his death found in Eastern Europe

By Jake Piper | Nov. 23

Watertown man Ryan Borgwardt confirmed he’s alive in Europe and talking to investigators but still unsure if he will return home, Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podoll said Thursday.

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STATE NEWS

Wisconsin public school districts increasingly turn to referendums for funding

By Zoey Elwood | Nov. 20

School districts across Wisconsin have asked for $5.9 billion in funding through referendums this year because of inadequate funding from the state.

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STATE NEWS

Missing Wisconsin man faked his death, fled to Europe, investigators say

By Jake Piper | Nov. 19

After almost two months of searching, Green Lake County investigators think Watertown man Ryan Borgwardt, who was reported missing in August, fled to Eastern Europe.

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STATE NEWS

Hovde concedes to Baldwin in U.S. Senate race

By Anna Kleiber | Nov. 18

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde conceded to incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin nearly two weeks after the Nov. 5 election.

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STATE NEWS

Hovde will not concede U.S. Senate race despite no evidence of fraud

By Tomer Ronen | Nov. 18

The Republican U.S. Senate candidate is one of two Republican Senate candidates nationwide who have yet to concede their races.

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STATE NEWS

Voter noncitizen referendum will have little effect in Wisconsin, but restricts suffrage expansion

By Zoey Elwood | Nov. 15

The statewide referendum, approved by voters on Nov. 5,  changes the language in a section of the state constitution to clarify that only U.S. citizens may vote in Wisconsin elections.

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STATE NEWS

State superintendent calls on Legislature to increase funding for public schools

By Maggie Spinney | Nov. 15

Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly proposed a $4 billion budget increase in state funding to address gaps in K-12 public education.

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STATE NEWS

‘We better get this right’: Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments for 175-year-old abortion law

By Lauren Eno | Nov. 14

A conservative attorney attempted to convince Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to uphold the state’s 1849 law that would ban abortion with no exception for rape or incest.

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STATE NEWS

Wisconsin's first Indigenous economic, housing conference aims to boost Native communities

By Clara Strecker | Nov. 14

Thirty-two Native-owned businesses received $5,000 grant awards at a conference held by the Wisconsin Indigenous Housing and Economic Development Corporation.

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STATE NEWS

Vos reelected Assembly speaker of slimmer Republican majority

By Nick Bumgardner | Nov. 12

With a diminished majority, Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, will lead Assembly Republicans into 2025.