Republicans on the state Assembly's jobs committee approved a bill Tuesday that would streamline Wisconsin's iron mining permit process, brushing aside Democrats' claims that the measure is a license to pollute.
There are some laws and public programs that only affect rich people. Others only affect poor people. Some only affect farmers, and others only affect construction workers. Rare, though, is the public debate in which everyone has a stake. Those ...
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the race for Green Bay mayor began months ago, the main issues looked clear-cut: planning downtown development, dealing with dwindling state aid and debating whether the city should have spent ...
By James Briggs Gov. Scott Walker has signaled a firm commitment to trains in Wisconsin — just not the kind people can ride on. At a time when state aid is being slashed across the board, Walker’s proposed budget would ...
It will be Marvin Pratt and not acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway who will hold the county’s top spot until April 5. Holloway selected Pratt, a one-time acting Milwaukee mayor and long-time alderman. Pratt eventually lost the mayoral post ...
Welcome to Trending Topics, a (mostly) daily feature that will glance at the top news items and opinions of the day. It seems like only a couple weeks ago Wisconsin lawmakers were bickering in dramatic fashion over whether to approve ...
Sean Ryan [email protected] Supporters of protecting the state’s road budget from future raids are warning the loss of transportation money could get worse without a constitutional amendment. The boards of at least two Wisconsin counties — Waukesha and Calumet — ...