Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has been using an alternate email account under the name of a former Major League Baseball player to communicate with state employees — a practice his office says is used for security purposes and for work efficiency. Evers used the email address “warren.spahn@wisconsin.gov” to communicate with other state officials as first […]
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Safe and Sound funded for additional 3 years
RACINE — The organization that puts boots on the ground to work with residents in challenged neighborhoods has the green flag to continue its work. The Racine Common Council voted to accept state funding to continue Safe and Sound for an additional three years on Tuesday (Nov. 23). Safe and Sound originated in Milwaukee more […]
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Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments in case over political maps
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the lawsuit that could toss out the maps that have entrenched Republican control of the Legislature since 2011. The arguments were by turns complex and technical, as lawyers debated the meaning of the word “contiguous,” and fiery as the Court’s conservative minority thrashed against its inability […]
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Local, state officials condemn neo-Nazi march in Madison
About 20 neo-Nazis marched up State Street from the UW-Madison campus to the Capitol on Saturday and gathered at James Madison Park in front of the Gates of Heaven synagogue, a historic 19th-century building run by the city parks department. “To see neo-Nazis marching in our streets and neighborhoods and in the shadow of our […]
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In memory of Waukesha parade tragedy, Governor orders flags at half-staff Nov. 21
RACINE COUNTY AND STATEWIDE – Gov. Tony Evers has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff throughout Wisconsin on Tuesday (Nov. 21) in recognition of the two-year anniversary of the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy that claimed the lives of six people. Executive Order #216 will be in effect from sunrise to sunset Tuesday. The driver […]
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Activists protest prison lockdowns, arguing Evers, Carr actions aren’t enough
A few dozen people gathered outside the Wisconsin Department of Corrections offices in Madison on Wednesday to protest ongoing lockdowns at state prisons in Green Bay and Waupun. The group, made up of activists, formerly incarcerated people and family members of people who have been incarcerated, argued that proposed solutions announced the day before by […]
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Wisconsin Legislature approves final version of Brewers stadium deal
Wisconsin lawmakers approved a controversial deal to spend about $500 million in public money on renovations and maintenance of American Family Field on Tuesday, despite objections from some lawmakers that the package has a lopsided impact on taxpayers. The Wisconsin Senate concurred in both Brewers bills — AB 438 and AB 439 — in a […]
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UW enlists business leaders to push for new engineering building funds
The University of Wisconsin-Madison kicked efforts to persuade the Legislature to come up with nearly $200 million for a new engineering building into higher gear Monday. The UW announced a campaign including digital and newspaper advertising, social media and a video spot to reverse the Republican legislative majority’s decision in June against funding the building […]
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Judge vacancy in Kenosha County Circuit Court; Gov. Evers seeks applicants by Nov. 10
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers is seeking applicants to fill the upcoming judge vacancy within the Kenosha County Circuit Court – Branch 3. Judge Bruce Schroeder made national news in 2021 with the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. – The announcement came today, Nov. 3. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by Judge Bruce E. […]
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To honor former State Rep. John Klenke, flags flown at half-staff on Oct. 28
MADISON — The flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Oct. 28 in honor of former Wisconsin State Rep. John Klenke, who passed away on Oct. 10, 2023, at the age of 65. John Klenke – Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #215 to be in effect […]
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Wisconsin DNR Secretary Payne resigns after 10 months on the job
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Adam Payne submitted his resignation Friday to Gov. Tony Evers. The resignation, effective at the end of the day on Nov. 1, will leave the environmental agency without someone in its top post as it deals with the finalization of its proposed plan for managing the state’s wolf […]
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Judge vacancy in Racine County Circuit Court – Branch 3; Gov. Evers seeks applicants
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for a new judge in the Racine County Circuit Court – Branch 3. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by Judge Maureen M. Martinez’s retirement, effective Nov. 17, 2023. The new judge will complete a term ending July 31, 2024. Judge […]
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Trust us? Wisconsin Attorney General refuses to release list of all police in state, dismaying experts, critics
The Attorney General says releasing the list of names could jeopardize officers’ safety. Experts call that far-fetched. More than 30 states released their full list of cops. But not Wisconsin. The state Attorney General’s office denied a records request late last year from a group of news media outlets seeking the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s […]
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Evers moves $170M to extend child care support into 2025
Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday his administration would shift $170 million toward Wisconsin child care providers as stopgap funding to stave off a potential fiscal cliff early next year and extend state support for providers into 2025. Evers made the announcement as a state Senate committee voted to eliminate more than twice that amount in […]
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Republicans maintain skepticism for most of Evers’ workforce agenda at Senate hearing
A parade of witnesses urged state senators Wednesday to preserve child care support that began during the COVID-19 pandemic but was cut from Wisconsin’s two-year budget enacted in July. Restoring the Child Care Counts program dominated the three-and-a-half hour hearing before the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, held to consider legislation that […]