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Dane County joins growing number of communities with data center moratoriums

Tuesday, Jun 9, 2026

With Dane County Exec Melissa Agard’s signature on an 18-month moratorium on hyperscale data centers, Wisconsin’s fastest-growing county has joined a widening cadre of communities seeking to hit pause on the developments.

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Eau Claire County GOP chair tells ‘UpFront’ 3rd CD race will be challenging

Monday, Jun 8, 2026

“I think the number that Derrick (Van Orden) had mentioned to me was probably $50 million will be spent on that race,” Kappus told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “They’re going to be spending a lot of money to try and oust him.”

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Trump in Wisconsin says his policies have helped farmers, vows to bring down prices

Friday, Jun 5, 2026

President Donald Trump during an appearance at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls said his administration’s policies have helped farmers, while vowing the United States will be out of Iran soon and bring down prices. 

Read More »
Picture of PFAS foam on a Madison creek

Tyco to pay $10 million, cover cleanup costs in PFAS suit settlement

Friday, Jun 5, 2026

According to the state Department of Justice, the $10 million is on top of the approximately $100 million Tyco has already spent to address contamination in the Marinette area. The settlement is one of the largest resulting from a DNR referral in state history, according to Evers’ office. 

Read More »

Testin latest to push for another vote on failed $1.8 billion surplus package

Thursday, Jun 4, 2026

State Sen. Pat Testin, who’s leading the Senate GOP’s campaign effort this fall, told an event hosted by Grover Norquist that he’s pushing for another attempt to pass a $1.8 billion surplus package.

Read More »

UW proposes 2% tuition hike for resident undergrads

Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026

The call prompted a sharp rebuke from a GOP senator, who accused top UW regents of lying to lawmakers during an April hearing when they denied such an increase was already locked in.

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Trump to visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout support for farmers

Monday, Jun 1, 2026

President Donald Trump will visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout his support for farmers, the White House told WisPolitics.

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Vos tells ‘UpFront’ he wants another vote on failed surplus deal

Monday, Jun 1, 2026

The Rochester Republican referenced a new Marquette University Law School poll finding broad support for the $1.8 billion deal using money from the state’s surplus. It failed in the GOP-run Senate with all 15 Senate Democrats and three Republicans voting against the deal.

Read More »
This image shows the entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chamber in the state capitol building.

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear appeal in lawsuit seeking new congressional map

Friday, May 29, 2026

The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a three-judge panel properly dismissed a lawsuit seeking a new congressional map in Wisconsin that argued the current lines are an anti-competitive gerrymander.

Read More »

Toney says fundraising, party unity offer pathway to defeat Kaul

Friday, May 29, 2026

GOP attorney general candidate Eric Toney said strong fundraising and party unity offer a pathway for him to defeat Dem AG Josh Kaul in their rematch in November’s elections.

Read More »

Parents, private schools seek to intervene in school funding lawsuit

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Part of the lawsuit argues that the nearly $700 million the state put into private school vouchers in the 2025-26 school year violates a state Supreme Court ruling that the choice program is permitted only so long as “the State is already meeting its obligations to provide for public schools.”

Read More »

Tiffany ‘still studying the details’ on Trump’s nearly $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization fund’

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Tiffany, R-Minocqua and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison he’s asked the Trump administration for more details on how the fund would be implemented.

Read More »
This picture shows a statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg in front of the Wisconsin Capitol on a clear day.

Marquette Law poll: 4 in 5 Wisconsin adults backed passage of $1.8 billion surplus package

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Eighty percent of Wisconsin adults say the Legislature should have passed a $1.8 billion surplus package that included more money for schools, an effort to drive down property taxes and income tax rebates, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll.

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Kapenga tells ‘UpFront’ GOP leaders never counted votes before announcing $1.8 billion surplus deal

Monday, May 25, 2026

GOP State Sen. Chris Kapenga, one of three Republicans who voted against the tax relief deal, says Republican leaders never conducted a vote count ahead of the deal being announced publicly. “Absolutely not,” Kapenga said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which

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Evers, voting rights advocates hail judge dismissing Trump administration suit seeking voter info

Friday, May 22, 2026

In its suit, DOJ argued a provision in the Voting Rights Act, enacted in the 1960s to combat state efforts to suppress Black citizens’ right to vote, gave the agency access to the records.

Read More »
Map of Wisconsin congressional districts.

Legal wrangling in one challenge to congressional map could bar appeal in second suit

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Those who challenged the state’s congressional map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander have filed notice they plan to appeal the ruling to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the parties in a challenge of the congressional map as an anti-competitive gerrymander are wrangling over the proper way to appeal a three-judge panel’s rejection of that lawsuit

Read More »

Federal judge punts immigration detainer lawsuit back to state Supreme Court

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

A federal judge has sent back to the Wisconsin Supreme Court a lawsuit challenging the practice of local sheriffs holding people at the request of federal immigration officials.

Read More »
This image shows Gov. Tony Evers sitting on a bench in front of the Wisconsin Capitol wearing a blue dress shirt and dark-gray fleece vest.

Evers tells ‘UpFront’ Senate Dems who voted against surplus package in ‘untenable position’

Monday, May 18, 2026

“They believe that somehow putting money back into people’s pockets that are struggling financially across the state, apparently they don’t believe that’s an issue,” Evers told WISN 12’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs.

Read More »

Neubauer: $1.8 billion surplus package would’ve forced cuts down the road

Friday, May 15, 2026

Assembly Dem Leader Greta Neubauer says she opposed Gov. Tony Evers’ $1.8 billion deal with GOP leaders because it would have put the state in an untenable financial position and could have forced funding cuts down the road. 

Read More »

$1.8 billion surplus package fails in state Senate

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

A $1.8 billion package to put more money into schools and send rebate checks to Wisconsinites failed in the Senate after changes GOP leaders made failed to garner enough support.

Read More »

Dane County joins growing number of communities with data center moratoriums

Tuesday, Jun 9, 2026

With Dane County Exec Melissa Agard’s signature on an 18-month moratorium on hyperscale data centers, Wisconsin’s fastest-growing county has joined a widening cadre of communities seeking to hit pause on the developments.

Read More »

Eau Claire County GOP chair tells ‘UpFront’ 3rd CD race will be challenging

Monday, Jun 8, 2026

“I think the number that Derrick (Van Orden) had mentioned to me was probably $50 million will be spent on that race,” Kappus told WISN’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs. “They’re going to be spending a lot of money to try and oust him.”

Read More »

Trump in Wisconsin says his policies have helped farmers, vows to bring down prices

Friday, Jun 5, 2026

President Donald Trump during an appearance at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls said his administration’s policies have helped farmers, while vowing the United States will be out of Iran soon and bring down prices. 

Read More »
Picture of PFAS foam on a Madison creek

Tyco to pay $10 million, cover cleanup costs in PFAS suit settlement

Friday, Jun 5, 2026

According to the state Department of Justice, the $10 million is on top of the approximately $100 million Tyco has already spent to address contamination in the Marinette area. The settlement is one of the largest resulting from a DNR referral in state history, according to Evers’ office. 

Read More »

Testin latest to push for another vote on failed $1.8 billion surplus package

Thursday, Jun 4, 2026

State Sen. Pat Testin, who’s leading the Senate GOP’s campaign effort this fall, told an event hosted by Grover Norquist that he’s pushing for another attempt to pass a $1.8 billion surplus package.

Read More »

UW proposes 2% tuition hike for resident undergrads

Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026

The call prompted a sharp rebuke from a GOP senator, who accused top UW regents of lying to lawmakers during an April hearing when they denied such an increase was already locked in.

Read More »

Trump to visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout support for farmers

Monday, Jun 1, 2026

President Donald Trump will visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout his support for farmers, the White House told WisPolitics.

Read More »

Vos tells ‘UpFront’ he wants another vote on failed surplus deal

Monday, Jun 1, 2026

The Rochester Republican referenced a new Marquette University Law School poll finding broad support for the $1.8 billion deal using money from the state’s surplus. It failed in the GOP-run Senate with all 15 Senate Democrats and three Republicans voting against the deal.

Read More »
This image shows the entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chamber in the state capitol building.

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear appeal in lawsuit seeking new congressional map

Friday, May 29, 2026

The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide if a three-judge panel properly dismissed a lawsuit seeking a new congressional map in Wisconsin that argued the current lines are an anti-competitive gerrymander.

Read More »

Toney says fundraising, party unity offer pathway to defeat Kaul

Friday, May 29, 2026

GOP attorney general candidate Eric Toney said strong fundraising and party unity offer a pathway for him to defeat Dem AG Josh Kaul in their rematch in November’s elections.

Read More »

Parents, private schools seek to intervene in school funding lawsuit

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Part of the lawsuit argues that the nearly $700 million the state put into private school vouchers in the 2025-26 school year violates a state Supreme Court ruling that the choice program is permitted only so long as “the State is already meeting its obligations to provide for public schools.”

Read More »

Tiffany ‘still studying the details’ on Trump’s nearly $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization fund’

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Tiffany, R-Minocqua and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, said at a WisPolitics-State Affairs luncheon in Madison he’s asked the Trump administration for more details on how the fund would be implemented.

Read More »
This picture shows a statue of Col. Hans Christian Heg in front of the Wisconsin Capitol on a clear day.

Marquette Law poll: 4 in 5 Wisconsin adults backed passage of $1.8 billion surplus package

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Eighty percent of Wisconsin adults say the Legislature should have passed a $1.8 billion surplus package that included more money for schools, an effort to drive down property taxes and income tax rebates, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll.

Read More »

Kapenga tells ‘UpFront’ GOP leaders never counted votes before announcing $1.8 billion surplus deal

Monday, May 25, 2026

GOP State Sen. Chris Kapenga, one of three Republicans who voted against the tax relief deal, says Republican leaders never conducted a vote count ahead of the deal being announced publicly. “Absolutely not,” Kapenga said on WISN 12’s “UpFront,” which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. “There was no vote

Read More »

Evers, voting rights advocates hail judge dismissing Trump administration suit seeking voter info

Friday, May 22, 2026

In its suit, DOJ argued a provision in the Voting Rights Act, enacted in the 1960s to combat state efforts to suppress Black citizens’ right to vote, gave the agency access to the records.

Read More »
Map of Wisconsin congressional districts.

Legal wrangling in one challenge to congressional map could bar appeal in second suit

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Those who challenged the state’s congressional map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander have filed notice they plan to appeal the ruling to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the parties in a challenge of the congressional map as an anti-competitive gerrymander are wrangling over the proper way to appeal a three-judge panel’s rejection of that lawsuit

Read More »

Federal judge punts immigration detainer lawsuit back to state Supreme Court

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

A federal judge has sent back to the Wisconsin Supreme Court a lawsuit challenging the practice of local sheriffs holding people at the request of federal immigration officials.

Read More »
This image shows Gov. Tony Evers sitting on a bench in front of the Wisconsin Capitol wearing a blue dress shirt and dark-gray fleece vest.

Evers tells ‘UpFront’ Senate Dems who voted against surplus package in ‘untenable position’

Monday, May 18, 2026

“They believe that somehow putting money back into people’s pockets that are struggling financially across the state, apparently they don’t believe that’s an issue,” Evers told WISN 12’s “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics-State Affairs.

Read More »

Neubauer: $1.8 billion surplus package would’ve forced cuts down the road

Friday, May 15, 2026

Assembly Dem Leader Greta Neubauer says she opposed Gov. Tony Evers’ $1.8 billion deal with GOP leaders because it would have put the state in an untenable financial position and could have forced funding cuts down the road. 

Read More »

$1.8 billion surplus package fails in state Senate

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

A $1.8 billion package to put more money into schools and send rebate checks to Wisconsinites failed in the Senate after changes GOP leaders made failed to garner enough support.

Read More »
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