Breakfast purists in Wisconsin may have reason to celebrate. A proposed law would require restaurants and cafeterias listing maple syrup on menus to serve the real thing. A bipartisan group of state ...

In the November election in Wisconsin, a question on the ballot asked voters if the state’s constitution should be amended to order that “only” American citizens age 18 or older may vote. Voters ...

The bill comes as legislative Republicans are increasingly governing through constitutional amendments, bypassing Gov. Tony Evers’ veto.

Peter is an award-winning investigative journalist. Before returning to Wisconsin to launch The Badger Project in 2018, he worked at daily newspapers in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania as ...

Experts say the SAVE Act could make voting harder for citizens. Passed in the U.S. House, it is unlikely to clear the U.S. Senate.

The vice president got nearly 40,000 more votes in the state in 2024 than Joe Biden won here in 2020. The problem? Donald Trump improved on his 2020 total in Wisconsin by nearly 90,000 votes.

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When a journalism nonprofit asked the Wisconsin Department of Justice in 2020 for the names and work histories of all law enforcement officers in the state, the agency initially appeared ready to ...

A bill that U.S. House Republicans say would prevent noncitizens from voting, something that is already illegal and experts and research say almost never happens, passed with 216 GOP votes and four ...

More than $50 million was spent in 2023 on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. More than $80 million in 2025. How much cash will pour into the state next year? And in 2027, 2028 and 2029? The state ...

Ever wondered why you can’t just go to a store and buy a new car? Why must you haggle at a dealership? You can find the reason in state law. In Wisconsin, auto manufacturers are prohibited from ...