by Raymond Neupert | Oct 13, 2023
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says impeaching Wisconsin’s newest Supreme Court Justice is “absolutely not” off the table if she rules on legislative maps. Vos said Justice Janet Protasiewicz needs to recuse herself from lawsuits challenging those maps....
by Raymond Neupert | Nov 13, 2020
There’s a new lawsuit in the fight over the vote in Wisconsin with a strange twist: conservatives want to toss all of the votes in three Democrat strongholds in the state. The complaint alleges that votes were illegally cast in Dane, Milwaukee and Menominee counties....
by Raymond Neupert | Aug 31, 2020
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in Wisconsin increased from Friday through Sunday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported Sunday that 537 – or 10.5% – of 5,099 COVID-19 tests were returned as positive on Sunday. That follows 819...
by Raymond Neupert | Jul 9, 2020
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has once again ruled in favor of Republicans in the legislature, in a series of lawsuits challenging the Lame Duck Laws. The ruling is being praised by majority leaders in both chambers. In an opinion issued on Thursday, the court upheld...
by Raymond Neupert | Jun 16, 2020
A state task force on climate change is seeking public input. The Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change will host virtual listening sessions this summer. The goal is to come up with policy recommendations ahead of the next state budget. The sessions will...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 21, 2020
Republican legislative leaders, who’ve been critical of Governor Tony Evers’ decision to extended his statewide “Safer at Home” order, are also not happy with his “Badger Bounceback” plan to eventually reopen Wisconsin, once...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 20, 2020
Election officials in Wisconsin Rapids have completed their recount in the city’s District 2 Alder race, and the results remain unchanged. City Clerk Jennifer Gossick says after recounting all ballots, auditing the poll book, and double-checking absentee ballots...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 20, 2020
New research at UW Madison is showing that cooling brain cells soon after injury can help them better repair themselves. Christian Franck says right now, the only treatment that really exists is to put someone on extended rest. “The hope is that the brain will...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 16, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has a lot of people worried about their health coverage, and some scammers are out to bilk people out of their savings. State consumer protection administrator Lara Sutherlin says many groups and companies are offering less than ideal health plans...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 14, 2020
There will be no spring commencement at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this year. Campus officials announced on Monday they will be following CDC guidelines and postponing all on-campus events and classes through June 30th amid the COVID 19 pandemic....
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 14, 2020
The State Assembly is poised to meet virtually on a Coronavirus relief package. A number of state representatives will be digitally taking part in Tuesday’s session, while some members will be making the trip out to the Capitol to take part in person. The basic...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 14, 2020
Money is tight for a lot of people, and that might mean that rent checks aren’t being paid. But for now, no one is going to be evicted from their homes for non-payment. State consumer protection administrator Lara Sutherlin says that doesn’t mean your rent...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 14, 2020
Local Wisconsin governments passed a recent open records audit from Marquette University. That study asked sheriffs and county governments in ten states for arrest records, complaints about potholes, and hiring records. Professor A. Jay Wagner says Wisconsin gets a...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 10, 2020
Social media is swirling with fear and worry about the coronavirus, and that’s got plenty of crooks trying to make a quick buck. State consumer protection administrator Lara Sutherlin says anyone who’s trying to sell you a cure at all is a scam artist. ...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 3, 2020
Following an order this week from a federal judge that extended the time available to turn in absentee ballots, Governor Tony Evers wants lawmakers to put some more time on the clock for Wisconsin’s spring election. Republican leaders said the election should go...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 2, 2020
Long time Democrat Senator Jennifer Shilling says she’s stepping away from the Legislature. Shilling says that after 20 years in office, it’s time to step back from her role in the Capitol. Her two children are nearly grown, and Shilling says she’d...
by Raymond Neupert | Apr 1, 2020
The economic slowdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting Wisconsin’s farmers and food producers especially hard. Alice in Dairyland Abigail Martin says buying local and keeping produce moving is vital to Wisconsin’s farmers. “1 in 9 people...
by Raymond Neupert | Mar 31, 2020
Two people are dead following a double homicide at the UW-Madison Arboretum. UW Police are reporting that a jogger found two people, a man and a woman, lying in a ditch early Tuesday morning. One person was dead on scene, while the other was transported to a hospital...
by Raymond Neupert | Mar 27, 2020
Governor Evers is officially putting a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures, for now The order, signed on Friday, will prohibit banks and landlords from going through evictions or foreclosures due to non-payment against their tenants and homeowners for the next 60...
by Raymond Neupert | Mar 27, 2020
The death toll from COVID-19 is now up to 14. New deaths were reported in Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Iron Counties. That death in Iron County was also the first positive detection in the county. The Department of Health Services says the total number of confirmed cases is...
