GOV. EVERS | BILL SIGNINGS Sexual misconduct by school staff, volunteers now explicitly barred in Wisconsin MITCHELL SCHMIDT Mar 23, 2024 Mar 23, 2024 Updated Mar 26, 2024 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm$49@@= 6>A=@J66D 2?5 G@=F?E66CD :? 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Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher to step down early Gallagher, R-Green Bay, said in a statement he will resign from Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District effective April 19.
District attorneys decline to charge Trump committee, Wisconsin state representative over alleged funding scheme If district attorneys in contiguous counties also decline to pursue charges, the commission can forward the matter directly to Democratic Atto…
Speaker Robin Vos challenges recall, asserts effort 'plagued with fraud and criminality' The recall effort was launched in January by Republicans frustrated that Vos has refused former president Donald Trump's request to overturn t…
Use of artificial intelligence in campaign ads now requires a disclaimer in Wisconsin The new law comes as AI-assisted political communications — some with disclaimers, others without them — sprout up across the country, often w…
Wisconsin law decriminalizes use of testing strips for animal sedative linked to overdose deaths Xylazine, a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine, has been increasingly found in fentanyl and heroin. It has no taste or smell and increas…