Author: Will Kenneally Dane County Judge Richard Niess ruled Thursday that the laws passed in December’s lame duck session are unconstitutional, in a decision that returns power to the office of governor and attorney general. Part of the legislation …

https://soundcloud.com/wsum/mandela-barnes-sits-down-with-wsum   Author: Will Kenneally Gov. Tony Evers unveiled his first budget in what he calls “the people’s budget.” That’s because he and Lt Gov. Mandela Barnes held a series of listening sessions around the state to solicit input from …

Author: Jennifer Hwang Assembly Republicans are pushing for $3.7 million to mitigate homelessness in Wisconsin. Democrats are pushing back however, stating they are not informed enough to support the Republican proposition. Rep. David Bowen, D-Milwaukee, also criticized Republicans for …

Author: Patrick Williams Newly-elected Gov. Tony Evers says he will grant pardons for convicted felons. This reverses the policy of the Walker administration who granted zero pardons in his eight years in office. According to Wisconsin Public …

Author: Will Kenneally State Assembly Republicans are calling on Democrats to keep abortion legislation off of the table in the coming session. Members of the Assembly Republican caucus spoke at a press conference today, and mirrored concerns over abortion …

Author: Will Kenneally Foxconn is backtracking on plans to produce LCD screens in southeastern Wisconsin, and to instead focus on research and development in the state. A Foxconn representative tells Reuters that the high costs of production and labor …

Gov. Tony Evers delivers his first State of the State address, outlining his policy priorities. Hear excerpts from the speech here: Author: Will Kenneally I’m Tony Evers, and I’m incredibly honored to be here tonight as the 46th governor of …

Author: Will Kenneally The Wisconsin Assembly passed legislation with bipartisan support to extend state-level pre-existing condition protections for those seeking health insurance in the state. The legislation would keep one of the more popular provisions of the Affordable Care Act …

Author: Will Kenneally The Wisconsin legislature has passed a series of bills that would take power away from the offices of governor and attorney general, and make it harder for the new administration to repeal Gov. Scott Walker-era policies. …

Author: Will Kenneally STATE CAPITOL — Protesters gathered on the Capitol steps to criticize a slate of bills the state legislature is taking up in a lame duck session. The bills take certain powers away from the offices of governor …

Authors: Will Kenneally and Sam Buisman Democrat Tony Evers denied Gov. Scott Walker a third term and will become Wisconsin’s next governor. A late surge of votes in Milwaukee were enough to push Evers over the one percent threshold needed …

Author: Will Kenneally In an early call, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin staves off a challenge by Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir. “After more than $14 million of nasty attack ads, it means nothing,” Baldwin said in her victory speech. “I …