Report Says Milwaukee School Enrollment Down and Students Still Behind
The Center Squareby Ben Yount A new report says most students in Milwaukee schools are not getting any better of an education now than they were 30 years ago. The Wisconsin…
Lawmakers Press University of Wisconsin President over Spending and Return on Investment
by Benjamin Yount Republican lawmakers on the study committee looking at the future of the University of Wisconsin want to know what Wisconsin families are getting for the $1.3…
Fake Military Voters Remain on Wisconsin Voters Rolls, According to State Representative
by Benjamin Yount The Wisconsin state representative who got three fake military ballots in the mail two years ago is now getting mail for at least one of those…
Former Wisconsin Governor Backs Spending Change Constitutional Amendments
by Benjamin Yount One of Wisconsin’s former governors is supporting the push to give state lawmakers a say in how Wisconsin spends billions of dollars in certain federal money.…
Local Wisconsin Governments Get First Shared Revenue Payments
by Benjamin Yount Local governments across Wisconsin got their first billion-dollars from the state’s shared revenue plan after Gov. Tony Evers’ office recently announced the payment. “This distribution marks…
Jail Time for Man Who Threatened to Shoot Wisconsin Lawmakers
by Benjamin Yount A man who threatened to take a rifle to the Wisconsin Capitol and shoot lawmakers has been sentenced to jail, but he won’t go behind bars.…
Green Bay Mayor Settles City Hall Spying Case
by Benjamin Yount Green Bay’s mayor has agreed to never spy on people at city hall again. Mayor Eric Genrich made the promise as part of the settlement in…
Wisconsin Lawmakers Strike Down Three Emergency Election Rules
by Benjamin Yount The fight over who writes the rules for elections in Wisconsin continues. The Legislature’s rule making body, the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, on…
Hawley: Whistleblowers Say Trump’s Security Detail Was Unprepared, Inexperienced
Multiple whistleblowers have come forward telling U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., that many working as part of former President Donald Trump’s security detail at a rally in Pennsylvania one week…
Republican Senator Calls on Biden’s Immediate Resignation
A Tennessee Republican senator called for President Joe Biden to resign immediately after the 81-year-old dropped out of the presidential race early Sunday afternoon. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Biden…