by Bob Hague | Dec 4, 2023
Advocates say a bill to designate the Monarch Wisconsin’s official state butterfly is more than just symbolic. Former state treasurer Jack Voight is leading the effort. “Really, the bill is to create more public awareness of the plight of the monarch butterfly. And...
by Bob Hague | Dec 4, 2023
A man accused of firebombing the office’s of a Madison anti-abortion group will be sentenced early next year. Twenty-nine-year-old Hridindu Roychowdhury pleaded guilty on Friday to federal charges of causing damage by means of fire or an explosive, for the May 2022...
by Bob Hague | Dec 3, 2023
Wisconsin airports are getting federal funding. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office announced around 80 airports will share in $38 million as part of a nationwide transportation upgrade under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport...
by Bob Hague | Dec 1, 2023
At the Capitol, a bill would make it easier to charge people who steal catalytic converters. Representative Nik Rettinger (R-Mukwanago) said right now, it’s challenging. “Prosecutors must undertake the burdensome task of finding a mechanic, invoicing what a potential...
by Bob Hague | Nov 28, 2023
Library advocates raise concerns that requiring libraries to automatically notify parents every time their kids check something out would be overly burdensome. The bills (AB 641 & 642) requiring that for school and public libraries are from state Representative...
by Bob Hague | Nov 28, 2023
A Capitol controversy over an email account. Governor Tony Evers has been using an alternate state email account under the name of late Milwaukee Braves Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn. Evers’ spokesperson Britt Cudaback on Monday said use of alias email...
by Bob Hague | Nov 27, 2023
Proposed legislation would limit foreign ag and forestry land purchasers in Wisconsin. Representative Jon Plumer (R-Lodi) is the measure’s author. “The overall goal of this bill is to keep bad actors from owning Wisconsin farmland and forestry,” Plumer said...
by Bob Hague | Nov 21, 2023
Flags will be at half-staff in Wisconsin on Tuesday. In remembrance of the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy, Governor Tony Evers has ordered the lowering of U.S. and Wisconsin state flags to half-staff. The gesture honors the six lives lost: Tamara Durand,...
by Bob Hague | Nov 20, 2023
An expected veto from Governor Tony Evers. The Democratic governor has made it clear he intended to reject a plan from Republican legislators that would have reduced state income taxes by $2 billion while expanding a tax credit for parents to cover child care costs....
by Bob Hague | Nov 20, 2023
Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature have an ambitious plan to address climate change – but its unlikely to advance in the Republican dominated Wisconsin Legislature. “To be honest the effects of our changing climate do strike me with fear,” said...
by Bob Hague | Nov 20, 2023
Elected leaders and traffic safety advocates in Wisconsin’s two largest cities are working to bring attention to the victims of traffic crashes and reduce the toll of those killed and injured. The city of Madison has made a commitment to eliminate traffic deaths...
by Bob Hague | Nov 19, 2023
About two dozen members of a neo-Nazi group staged a midday march in and around downtown Madison on Saturday, drawing condemnation from elected officials. Social media posts from local reporters showed members of the Blood Tribe-a white supremacist group that targets...
by Bob Hague | Nov 14, 2023
The state Senate approves taxpayer funding for the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark. The amended bill calls for $375.4 million from the state, $67.5 million each from Milwaukee County and the city of Milwaukee and $150.7 million from the Brewers. It passed on a 19-14...
by Bob Hague | Nov 10, 2023
Saturday is Veterans Day, and one veterans group hopes to bring an end to war. Air Force Veteran Brad Geyer with the Madison Chapter of Veterans for Peace on the costs of war. “How people are harmed. Physically, how they’re harmed mentally. PTSD, trauma.” Army veteran...
by Raymond Neupert | Nov 10, 2023
Another successful Drug Take Back Day in Wisconsin. Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the nation for the most prescription medications collected during the fall drug takeback. According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, more than 53,000 pounds of unwanted...
by Bob Hague | Nov 10, 2023
Counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin elections would be more efficient, under a bill passed by the state Assembly. The bipartisan measure would allow counting of absentee ballots to begin the Monday before Election Day. In the past that’s held up results in the...
by Bob Hague | Nov 9, 2023
An American Family Field package is a step closer to the governor’s desk. Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Republican leaders are in agreement that a funding bill for updates to the Brewers ballpark needs to get done. Amendments to bills already approved by the...
by Raymond Neupert | Nov 8, 2023
There were some mixed results for President Joe Biden in the latest Marquette Law School Poll. In last week’s poll, when asked if the election was today people chose President Biden over former President Donald Trump 45 to 42 percent with 12 percent still...
by Raymond Neupert | Nov 5, 2023
As you finish up your lawn care for the winter, a UW Madison botanist says you might consider planting more than just turf next year. Professor Paul Koch says a flowering lawn is a good way to help your environment. “That will incorporate plants like clovers...
by Bob Hague | Nov 3, 2023
How close should poll watchers be allowed to observe? A bill from Representative Paul Tittl (R-Manitowoc) would reduce the range from between 3 and 8 feet to 3 feet or less. “If you’re an observer you should be able to observe,” Tittl said. “That’s...
