ELECTION 2026 STATE SUPREME COURT Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Taylor, Lazar to meet in March debate MITCHELL SCHMIDT Jan 30, 2026 Jan 30, 2026 Updated Mar 13, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maria Lazar, Chris Taylor kAm(:D4@?D:? $FAC6>6 r@FCE 42?5:52E6D |2C:2 {2K2C 2?5 r9C:D %2J=@C H:== >66E :? 2 E6=6G:D65 5632E6 =6DD E92? EH@ H66<D 367@C6 E96:C pAC:= f >2E49FA 7@C 2? @A6? D62E @? 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Judge removes restrictions on Lincoln Hills youth prison The decade-long restrictions were lifted after an independent monitor found the state in full compliance for the second time in three months.
Gov. Tony Evers seeks end to court-ordered procedures at Lincoln Hills youth prison The request followed a report by an independent monitor that found the state in full compliance for the second time in three months.
Republican Josh Schoemann drops out of Wisconsin governor’s race The move comes a day after President Donald Trump endorsed Tom Tiffany, Schoemann’s opponent in the Republican primary.
WisconsinEye back online thanks to temporary infusion of taxpayer dollars The $50,000 in state dollars to WisconsinEye will cover operations for February, with a longer-term fix in the works.
Fiscal hawk Sen. Steve Nass not seeking re-election Known for his hardline stance on fiscal conservativism, which at times put him at odds with members of his own party, Republican Sen. Steve Na…
Madison to host public test of voting equipment Saturday Public testing of voting equipment takes place before every election. The process is done to verify that ballot tabulators are working properly.
Wisconsin regulators to host public hearing on massive Port Washington data center The proposal from We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, calls for a 672-acre campus in Port Washington that would open at roughly 1.3…
Wisconsin regulators to host public hearing on massive Port Washington data center The proposal from We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, calls for a 672-acre campus in Port Washington that would open at roughly 1.3…
Judge tosses motion to dismiss Madison’s missing ballots case Madison and former Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl had argued the city cannot be sued over the error because absentee voting is a privilege and not…
Judge tosses motion to dismiss Madison’s missing ballots case Madison and former Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl had argued the city cannot be sued over the error because absentee voting is a privilege and not…
15 years after Act 10 was introduced, anti-union law could be on the ropes Scott Walker’s signature anti-union legislation faces its strongest challenge yet with a 4-3 liberal majority on the state Supreme Court.
