Politics May 01 Trump calls judge ‘crooked’ after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order Returning briefly to the campaign trail, Donald Trump has called the judge presiding over his hush money trial "crooked" a day after being held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.
Economy Mar 26 Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees The court says they are not independent contractors as the online retail giant contended. The court unanimously decided the appeal was "improvidently granted." That means the Supreme Court should not have reviewed the case.
Politics Feb 23 Wisconsin ethics panel recommends felony charges against Trump fundraising committee, lawmaker The Wisconsin Ethics Commission has recommended that state prosecutors file felony charges against a fundraising committee for former President Donald Trump and a Republican state lawmaker related to an effort to unseat Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
Politics Feb 19 Democrats celebrate ‘major political victory’ as Wisconsin governor signs new legislative district maps into law Wisconsin's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, has signed new legislative district maps into law that he proposed and that the Republicans who control the Legislature passed to avoid having the liberal-leaning state Supreme Court draw the lines.
Politics Jan 25 WATCH: Biden returns to a deteriorating Wisconsin bridge for a 2024 election pitch on policy achievements President Joe Biden has returned to a deteriorating Midwestern bridge to make the case that his administration is following through on its pledge to fix the critical link between the port cities in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Politics Dec 22 Wisconsin Supreme Court calls for legislative maps to be redrawn in case brought by Democrats The Wisconsin Supreme Court said it will proceed with adopting remedial maps in time for the 2024 election unless the Republican-controlled Legislature can pass maps that Evers will sign. Evers vetoed the current maps.
Politics Dec 06 Fake pro-Trump electors settle Wisconsin civil lawsuit, admit attempt to overturn Biden win Under the agreement, the fake electors acknowledged that Biden won the state, withdrew their filings and agreed not to serve as presidential electors in 2024 or any other election where Trump is on the ballot.
Politics Oct 31 Wisconsin’s Democratic governor sues Republican Legislature over blocking basic functions Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Evers us suing the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions, including signing off on pay raises for university employees that were previously approved.
Politics Oct 17 Wisconsin Senate approves bill banning gender-affirming surgery for minors Republican lawmakers across the country want to limit the rights of transgender youths, sparking fierce pushback from the transgender community and triggering discrimination lawsuits along the way.
Politics Oct 06 Wisconsin Capitol security under scrutiny after armed man returned the same day of his arrest Wisconsin's Capitol building is one of the most open in the country, which made it easy for a man to walk inside with a loaded handgun this week in search of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.