The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to tell Mequon to count five absentee ballots and to order Madison and Dane County to reject 23 late-arriving ballots, sharpening confusion over deadline and witness-address rules.

CNH asked Mount Pleasant for police support as contract talks with UAW Local 180 near a May 2 deadline. The outreach underscores how quickly labor disputes can involve municipal services.

A Dane County judge ordered Wisconsin's DOJ to disclose names and work histories for roughly 16,000 officers in a major open‑records decision.

The CFTC filed suit on April 28 to block Wisconsin’s state lawsuits accusing Kalshi and other platforms of running illegal sports wagers through 'event contracts.'

Elkhorn officials handed firefighters a four‑page letter telling them to route media questions to city leaders as an internal review proceeds. The chief was placed on administrative assignment after staff spoke with reporters.

The Common Council voted to limit downtown food‑truck sales to 10 p.m.; the ordinance is effective May 9, 2026. The move was pitched as a public‑safety step.

Alderman Peter Burgelis is weighing a bid for Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, adding a Milwaukee voice to a crowded Democratic primary. He says affordability is driving his thinking.

A new 104‑page Wisconsin Policy Forum review finds prisons are aging, corrections costs are rising and Black Wisconsinites remain disproportionately incarcerated.

Daniel Bice, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's veteran political columnist, has died at 62. He was known for his No Quarter column and relentless watchdog reporting.

Retired judges have asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to require recusals when campaign donations create a reasonable question about impartiality. A public hearing is set for June 4, 2026.

A Madison investor was sentenced to 20 months and fined after prosecutors say he funneled more than $400,000 into U.S. campaigns using a conduit after renouncing his citizenship.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Pabst can be held liable under the state's safe-place law for asbestos exposure that gave a steamfitter mesothelioma, while cutting the company’s payout.

An ITEP analysis finds WEC Energy Group and Kohl’s among 88 profitable firms that reported $0 in federal income tax in 2025 despite healthy profits.