Following the death of a counselor, the Department of Corrections has taken a more aggressive approach to managing youth prisoners who made perceived threats or were violent, according to a new report.

Outgoing state Sen. Duey Stroebel is encouraging his Senate GOP colleagues to be skeptical of working with Terrence Wall in the upcoming legislative session. The developer told WisPolitics Stroebel, R-Saukville, is being “vindictive” after he sent the lawmaker a text message stating he was happy to have contributed to the lawmaker’s defeat.

State and local taxes in 2022 totaled 9.9% of personal income, a record low that was driven by rising incomes, state caps on property taxes and an income tax cut, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

Enbridge is seeking to relocate a 12-mile segment of Line 5 and build a new 41-mile segment outside the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation. The proposal came after a federal judge ruled in 2022 Enbridge had illegally trespassed on the tribe’s land.

The agency sought a $2.5 billion increase during the previous budget cycle, and the Legislature ended up approving just over $1 billion in additional state aid. 

Justice Jill Karofsky said she fears the Supreme Court is being asked to “sign the death warrant” for women and others as the Sheboygan DA seeks to restore an 1849 law that had been interpreted to ban abortions except to save the life of the mother. Meanwhile, fellow liberal Rebecca Dallet questioned whether the state could still enforce a law that was written by white, landowning men considering the string of changes made to abortion statutes since then.

Newly elected Senate President Mary Felzkowski told WisPolitics she will seek to fill a “void” for members left by the outgoing president, Chris Kapenga.

After Republicans held onto their majority in the Assembly, Speaker Robin Vos vowed the state’s projected $3.5 billion surplus would either go back to taxpayers as relief or stay in the state’s coffers.