County Executive Josh Schoemann urged voters to use in-person early voting beginning March 24 ahead of the April 7 Spring Election. Some municipal clerks will offer Saturday hours.

Sen. Van Wanggaard announced he won't seek reelection in 2026, turning Wisconsin's 21st Senate District into a top battleground. Trevor Jung has already declared as a Democratic candidate.

State Rep. Scott Allen and Common Council President Alicia Halvensleben will face off for Waukesha mayor on April 7, with budgets and growth front and center. The race hinges on competing plans for the city’s finances and endorsements from county leaders.

Fincantieri says its Marinette yards are ready to build landing ships, corvettes and more after the Navy reshuffled its frigate plans.

Wisconsin lawmakers are exempt from retention rules that bind other public employees, so emails and calendars can be deleted. A Democratic bill timed for Sunshine Week faces long odds after budget writers dropped a governor’s fix.

Forward Analytics finds Wisconsin ranked 38th in real GDP growth from 2017 62024, flagging weak labor-force gains and a drop in housing affordability.

A Dane County filing argues the state Legislature improperly used public dollars to hire private law firms, pointing to roughly $26 million in fees since 2017.

ICE agents re-arrested a Sheboygan Falls mother at a Milwaukee DHS check-in days after an immigration judge cleared a green-card path; her attorney calls the detention unnecessary.

Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill giving prosecutors two decades to file many second‑degree sexual‑assault charges and added protections for people who report assaults. Advocates said the change will lower barriers to reporting.

TMJ4 and Milwaukee County municipal leaders have proposed an Oct. 8 town‑hall at UWM’s Zelazo Center to press gubernatorial hopefuls on property taxes and state aid.

A GOP‑backed bill would carve crypto "staking" out of Wisconsin's securities rules, pitting exchanges and entrepreneurs against bankers and the state regulator.

Gov. Evers signed laws that make grooming a felony and require schools to set communication policies and training, with districts required to comply by Sept. 1, 2026.

A Wisconsin bill that would allow AI‑assisted court interpretation is drawing opposition from legal and disability advocates, who warn mistranslations could jeopardize defendants’ and victims’ rights. Lawmakers say it would cut costs amid an interpreter shortage.