by Megan O’Matz, graphics by Lucas WaldronProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Any number of odd, zigzag...
Madison, Wis. – Today, the State Senate passed PFAS legislation which limits the ability to test, remediate, and hold polluters accountable for PFAS and shifts support away from private well owners under the Innocent...
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on three bills, including two bills providing wage increases for certain public employees such as State Patrol troopers and inspectors and employees in the building...
by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner November 15, 2023 The ambitious special session that Gov. Tony Evers ordered in August drew to a close in the Assembly Tuesday, his $1 billion agenda torpedoed and replaced with a $2...
by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner November 15, 2023 Wisconsin lawmakers approved a controversial deal to spend about $500 million in public money on renovations and maintenance of American Family Field on Tuesday...
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), celebrated “National Apprenticeship Week” by announcing that Wisconsin’s Registered Apprenticeship Program has...
by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner November 2, 2023 Additional crisis urgent care and observation centers could soon be created in Wisconsin to help address a lack of treatment options for people experiencing a mental...
Editorial Column by Representative Loren Oldenburg (R-Viroqua) November 6, 2023 The Youth Apprenticeship Program is something I’ve advocated for since being elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2018. As a fourth...
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner October 31, 2023 This summer, Wisconsin lawmakers created several programs aimed at making a dent in the state’s shortage of affordable housing. As those programs are rolled out by...
State Senator Brad Pfaff Madison, Wis. – Today, State Senator Brad Pfaff (D – Onalaska) and legislative colleagues introduced legislation to create the Office of Prescription Drug Affordability and the...