Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez fired her campaign manager after an internal review found 'serious mismanagement' in finance reports. The campaign says it will notify the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.

Mequon-Thiensville’s preliminary 2026-27 budget edges up property taxes slightly while protecting reserves and funding special-education needs plus Range Line recreation upgrades.

Several Milwaukee wards have new polling locations for the Aug. 11 primary after school construction and a major fire forced site reassignments.

An open suburban State Senate seat in southeastern Wisconsin pits Democrat Robyn Vining against Republican Mike Roberts in a race that could help decide control of the legislature.

Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow has died at 61 after a public battle with mucinous adenocarcinoma, county officials said.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley withdrew from the Democratic primary on July 8, reshaping the field weeks before the Aug. 11 primary.

The state high court ruled 5-2 that 'Notice of Voting Eligibility' forms are part of closed guardianship records and cannot be released to the public. The decision returns the dispute to lower courts while protecting vulnerable individuals' privacy.

Vice President JD Vance will visit the 128th Air Refueling Wing at General Mitchell in Milwaukee on Wednesday; officials have released few public details.

A small lunchtime protest in Madison used a decommissioned ambulance to dramatize what organizers say are early harms from H.R.1 to BadgerCare and FoodShare.

WEC staff found probable cause that Green Bay mailed duplicate absentee ballots to 152 voters. A draft order could force procedural fixes ahead of a July 9 WEC meeting.

Waukesha's Finance Committee recommended using $319,000 to add glass barriers, access controls and signage at City Hall after staff faced threats.

CAIR condemned Rep. Derrick Van Orden for repeated anti‑Muslim posts and urged Wisconsin leaders to repudiate his remarks as he heads into a tight re‑election fight.

Milwaukee County supervisors voted to exempt temporary, water‑soluble chalk from the county's graffiti code after activists said deputies repeatedly responded to chalking. The change passed 13‑2.