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GOP lawmakers have filed a motion seeking to force liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz off a pair of redistricting lawsuits, based on donations she received from the state Dem Party and past comments the current lines are “rigged” for Republicans.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — GOP lawmakers have filed a motion seeking to force liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz off a pair of redistricting lawsuits, based on donations she

Senate Republicans grilled three nominees to the Wisconsin Judicial Commission on when Supreme Court justices should recuse themselves amid GOP complaints about liberal Janet Protasiewicz past statements on redistricting.

A computer science professor at UW-Madison says certain AI tools pose a cybersecurity threat when in the wrong hands, and urges skepticism about potential defenses. In a presentation held as part of Madison’s Forward Festival, Prof. Somesh Jha yesterday discussed

A Madison-based nonprofit called Maydm plans to ramp up growth after being selected for a five-year, $500,000 grant award. The organization aims to support girls and youth of color in 6th grade through high school as they pursue education in

Former President Trump posted on Truth Social that he won’t be doing “the debates.”

The Aug. 23 GOP presidential debate is a big event, but it is not the first such debate in Wisconsin. Illinois also has a history of hosting such events.

A Senate committee has set an Aug. 29 confirmation hearing for Meagan Wolfe amid a dispute over whether the state’s top elections official has been reappointed to the job.

For about $365 million, representing a small portion of Wisconsin’s multibillion-dollar budget surplus, the state could replace expiring federal pandemic dollars to help child-care programs stay in business.

But parents do.
Republicans are again making school choice one of their primary issues leading up to the 2024 election cycle. In four key 2024 battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina — 64% of Democrats support charter schools. Democrats should listen carefully to parents before voters go to the polls.

Throughout the budget process, School Choice Wisconsin and our partners in the Wisconsin Coalition for Education Freedom supported reforms to the system that would “decouple” the choice programs from local property taxes.


Deer, who died Tuesday at age 88, was an epic figure in the history of her Menominee Indian Tribe, her state of Wisconsin and the United States.

And some Wisconsinites who overcame adversity to achieve it.

Many safeguards are in place for “gain of function” research, and they should be strictly enforced. An outright ban on experiments in one state out of 50 causes more problems than it purports to solve.

State crime labs took less time in 2022 to process DNA evidence even as more samples have been submitted, but did worse in other areas compared to the year before, according to a new report.

GOP lawmakers have filed a motion seeking to force liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz off a pair of redistricting lawsuits, based on donations she received from the state Dem Party and past comments the current lines are “rigged” for Republicans.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs From WisPolitics.com … — GOP lawmakers have filed a motion seeking to force liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz off a pair of redistricting lawsuits, based on donations she received from the state Dem Party and past comments the

Senate Republicans grilled three nominees to the Wisconsin Judicial Commission on when Supreme Court justices should recuse themselves amid GOP complaints about liberal Janet Protasiewicz past statements on redistricting.

A computer science professor at UW-Madison says certain AI tools pose a cybersecurity threat when in the wrong hands, and urges skepticism about potential defenses. In a presentation held as part of Madison’s Forward Festival, Prof. Somesh Jha yesterday discussed how experts in the field are looking to preempt the

A Madison-based nonprofit called Maydm plans to ramp up growth after being selected for a five-year, $500,000 grant award. The organization aims to support girls and youth of color in 6th grade through high school as they pursue education in STEM fields, offering workshops, summer programs and paid internships. Maydm

Former President Trump posted on Truth Social that he won’t be doing “the debates.”

The Aug. 23 GOP presidential debate is a big event, but it is not the first such debate in Wisconsin. Illinois also has a history of hosting such events.

A Senate committee has set an Aug. 29 confirmation hearing for Meagan Wolfe amid a dispute over whether the state’s top elections official has been reappointed to the job.

For about $365 million, representing a small portion of Wisconsin’s multibillion-dollar budget surplus, the state could replace expiring federal pandemic dollars to help child-care programs stay in business.

But parents do.
Republicans are again making school choice one of their primary issues leading up to the 2024 election cycle. In four key 2024 battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina — 64% of Democrats support charter schools. Democrats should listen carefully to parents before voters go to the polls.

Throughout the budget process, School Choice Wisconsin and our partners in the Wisconsin Coalition for Education Freedom supported reforms to the system that would “decouple” the choice programs from local property taxes.


Deer, who died Tuesday at age 88, was an epic figure in the history of her Menominee Indian Tribe, her state of Wisconsin and the United States.

And some Wisconsinites who overcame adversity to achieve it.

Many safeguards are in place for “gain of function” research, and they should be strictly enforced. An outright ban on experiments in one state out of 50 causes more problems than it purports to solve.

State crime labs took less time in 2022 to process DNA evidence even as more samples have been submitted, but did worse in other areas compared to the year before, according to a new report.