Tag: Wisconsin State Legislature
EXPLAINER: Texas Democrats fled the state. Here’s why.
Texas statehouse Democrats fled Monday to the nation's capitol to try and block the GOP's sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes it harder to...
AP, others win records lawsuit against Wisconsin legislators
MADISON, Wis. — The Associated Press and two other Wisconsin media outlets won a lawsuit Wednesday seeking records related to sexual harassment allegations against...
Iowa county shifts eponym from slave-owning VP to Black dean
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s most liberal county is no longer named for a slave-owning U.S. vice president and instead will honor a trailblazing...
Wisconsin lawmaker compares museum’s mask policy to Nazis
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin state lawmaker compared a nonprofit children's museum's mask policy to the Nazi Party in a social media post that...
Cop hired to probe Wisconsin election has partisan ties
MADISON, Wis. — One of the retired police officers hired by a top Wisconsin Republican to investigate the presidential election in the battleground state...
Wisconsin GOP leader hires retired police to probe election
MADISON, Wis. — One of Wisconsin's top Republican lawmakers said Wednesday he is hiring retired police officers to investigate the presidential election won by...
Wisconsin GOP leader cites bogus COVID info to nix request
<p>MADISON, Wis. — The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly last month rejected an immunocompromised Democratic lawmaker's request to be allowed to work virtually...
Wisconsin GOP leader cites bogus COVID info to nix request
MADISON, Wis. — The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly last month rejected an immunocompromised Democratic lawmaker's request to be allowed to work virtually...
New Wisconsin Senate leader acknowledges ‘rocky start’
<p>MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Senate's new majority leader acknowledged Thursday that he got off to a “rocky” start after he ran afoul of...
New Wisconsin Senate leader acknowledges ‘rocky start’
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Senate's new majority leader acknowledged Thursday that he got off to a “rocky” start after he ran afoul of...