New school test results have fueled an ongoing debate about methodology and persistent racial achievement gaps. The debate hints at partisan state budget rhetoric to come in 2025 when a new … more

As extreme rain events have become more frequent in the 21st century, Wisconsin ranks second nationally in the number of documented dam failures since 2000, with most of them occurring in just the … more

The era of the big checkbook continues. And it’s factoring into legislative races in remarkable—perhaps unprecedented—ways. The latest reports to the state underscore the … more

On Tuesday, September 17, the Sauk County Board voted to spend $40,500 to buy a sheriff’s department vehicle to replace one totaled in a July incident. The resolution printed on the agenda … more

Expanding Medicaid coverage in Wisconsin would add fewer enrollees relative to other remaining non-expansion states, but deliver a much larger fiscal benefit to state taxpayers. In Wisconsin, … more

Dems and their allies as of mid-September had more than three times the ad reservations than their GOP counterparts in nine of 12 key Assembly races through Election Day, according to WisPolitics … more