K-12 EDUCATION | SCHOOL TESTING Gov. Tony Evers vetoes Republican bill to restore school testing benchmarks MITCHELL SCHMIDT Mar 29, 2025 Mar 29, 2025 Updated May 4, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wisconsin schools superintendent candidates Jill Underly, Brittany Kinser on the issueskAmp #6AF3=:42?\2FE9@C65 AC@A@D2= D66<:?8 E@ C6G6CD6 C646?E 492?86D E@ (:D4@?D:?’D 2??F2= D49@@= 5:DEC:4E C6A@CE 42C5D 2?5 u@CH2C5 tI2> H2D DECF4< 5@H? uC:52J 3J s6>@4C2E:4 v@G] %@?J tG6CD]k^AmkAmtG6CD 925 2=C625J 9:?E65 2E =:<6=J G6E@:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^5@4D]=68:D]H:D4@?D:?]8@G^a_ad^C6=2E65^AC@A@D2=D^23`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmpDD6>3=J q:== `k^2m 2?5 HC@E6 :? 2 G6E@ >6DD286 E92E[ H9:=6 96 92D C2:D65 4@?46C? @G6C E96 AC@46DD 3J H9:49 E96 C646?E 492?86D H6C6 :>A=6>6?E65[ “x 42??@E DFAA@CE =68:D=2E:@? E92E 2==@HD E96 {68:D=2EFC6 E@ 6?4C@249 @? E96 DE2E6 DFA6C:?E6?56?E’D 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= 2FE9@C:EJ[ :?;64ED A2CE:D2? 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AG Josh Kaul sues to block Elon Musk's $2 million Wisconsin Supreme Court election giveaway Wisconsin election bribery law prohibits offering anything of value to a voter to induce them to go to the polls.
AG Kaul: Trump's order on elections 'has no effect' on Wisconsin's April 1 election The order was met with immediate pushback from attorneys general across the country, who have said such a maneuver cannot be done through exec…
What bill drew the most lobbying in Wisconsin last session? You might be surprised “There are hundreds of millions of dollars at stake," bill co-author and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said.
Crawford leads Schimel in fundraising; outside spending narrows gap in Wisconsin Supreme Court race Crawford's haul is more than double the roughly $12 million raised so far by Schimel, who launched his campaign in November 2023.
AG Kaul asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to block Musk's $2 million giveaway Kaul has requested action "as soon as possible but no later than the planned event on Sunday evening," according to court records.
Strong turnout in Wisconsin Supreme Court race that drew powerful political interests Early voting was more than 50% ahead of levels seen in the state's Supreme Court race two years ago.
Susan Crawford elected to Wisconsin Supreme Court, cementing 4-3 liberal majority Backers painted Crawford's victory as a resounding defeat for President Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk, who showered more than $20 m…
Wisconsin Supreme Court race's 'obscene' spending prompts calls for change “What just happened to us was gross," state Sen. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, said.
