Taxpayers are on the hook for more than $1,800 following a new settlement in an open records case. The deal came about after the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty sued Rep. Jonathan Brostoff earlier this year because the Milwaukee Dem declined to provide emails to a WILL researcher

Democratic state lawmakers are arguing House Republicans will be “taking food out of the mouths of children” if they pass their current version of the farm bill. A Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo Dems released yesterday shows an estimated 75,720 people, or about 11.1 percent of food stamp recipients, would lose

PEWAUKEE — GOP U.S. Senate candidates Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson got into a heated exchange over conservative credentials and respect for military service Thursday in the closing minutes of their first debate. During an unusual round of post-closing statement rebuttals, Nicholson accused Vukmir of questioning whether his service during

The state Ethics Commission is taking public testimony today on whether to allow Wisconsin campaigns to accept cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins. In February, the chair of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party asked the commission for a public hearing and formal opinion on accepting cryptocurrencies. Chair Phil Anderson wrote in the request

State DPI Superintendent Tony Evers said he’s leading the large field of Democrats running for governor and it’s a “one-person” race at this point. In an interview on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” Evers said the results of a poll commissioned by one of his opponents, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, are

A case involving a former Marquette University professor asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to determine the limits of free speech at private universities. Justices heard oral arguments Thursday in the case between Marquette University and former political science professor John McAdams. The dispute has received widespread media attention and even

Gov. Scott Walker used his veto pen to extend the August sales tax holiday from two to five days. In a partial veto message the guv issued after signing into law the $100-per-child tax rebate and sales tax holiday Tuesday, Walker wrote that holding the holiday for two days “may

Gov. Scott Walker on Monday was firm in squashing the idea he might join the Trump administration sometime this term or next, adding he hasn’t been approached with any such offer. “I can unequivocally without hesitation tell you I will never willingly leave the role as governor through the end

Conservative commentator and author Charlie Sykes called House Speaker Paul Ryan a “decent man in an indecent era,” and said he wasn’t surprised by Ryan’s decision to retire, only by the timing of it. “I think the difficulty of carrying Donald Trump on his back and running an uncontrollable caucus

Gov. Scott Walker says he welcomes “President Donald Trump’s aggressive actions to secure our nation’s southern border” and stands ready to commit Wisconsin National Guard troops to the effort. Walker also wrote in a letter Monday to U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Town of Vermont, that he also favors placing training

Madison businessman Eric Hovde, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012, said he has decided against running for Senate this year. “After wrestling with this decision for the last, oh, six months, I’ve decided not to run,” Hovde said Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with

UW-Colleges and Extension Chancellor Cathy Sandeen told the Board of Regents Thursday it will need more than a year to phase out the 50-year-old institution as part of the UW System’s restructuring plan. “It’s not that often you dismantle or discontinue an accredited institution, and we want to make sure