A bill advancing through the Wisconsin Legislature would require admissions to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to rely primarily on standardized testing.
The headquarters of the Republican Party of Eau Claire County in Wisconsin was vandalized overnight Friday, prompting a police investigation in Altoona.
Catholic Charities in Wisconsin will not be required to pay unemployment taxes after a ruling Monday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which found that the religious nonprofit is eligible for a statutory religious exemption.
A growing democrat backlash took center stage Tuesday as former Wisconsin lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes launched his 2026 gubernatorial bid despite increasingly vocal resistance from prominent Democrats and the state’s oldest Black newspaper.
Wisconsin Democrats, led by state Sen. Kelda Roys (D), are moving to strip licensed gun owners of their right to carry for self-defense on college campuses. The proposal, introduced September 4, 2025, would outlaw firearms entirely on university and college property, even for individuals who hold valid concealed carry licenses.
Starting August 12, a series of adjudicatory hearings will examine legal challenges to permits issued for Enbridge’s proposed 41-mile reroute of the Line 5 pipeline across the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. The proceedings will run through October 3, with multiple stakeholders presenting testimony and evidence.
