Back in May, the federal agency AmeriCorps was hit hard when the Trump administration placed 85% of its staff on administrative leave, terminated nearly $400 million in federal contracts for the ...

A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court handed a victory to the Republican-controlled Legislature in a power struggle with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, reining in the governor’s expansive veto ...

The court ruled that state regulators can force landowners to clean up emerging pollutants such as PFAS before they are officially designated as hazardous substances.

Wisconsin Watch is seeking a resourceful, agile and detail-oriented executive assistant to support the nonprofit news company’s executive function.

Recent presidents have repeatedly ordered military attacks on other countries despite questions over whether congressional approval was needed. The latest was Republican Donald Trump’s June 21 bombing ...

Three years ago, a brother and sister crossed the border days apart and asked for asylum. Now she has a green card and he’s in an ICE prison.

Starting in the late 1990s and 2000s, Wisconsin’s “truth-in-sentencing” law, which requires people convicted of crimes to serve their full prison sentences with longer paroles, resulted in both a ...

Unauthorized immigrants are not eligible for traditional, federally funded Medicaid, which helps cover medical costs for low-income people. A 1996 welfare reform law signed by Democratic President ...

Republicans on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee canceled last Thursday’s Joint Finance Committee meeting after two GOP senators voiced discontent and Gov. Tony Evers called a possible $87 ...

Nearly every Wisconsin county is vaccinating a smaller share of children than before the pandemic. Health officials are looking to build community trust through listening and partnerships.

“The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office has always supported the expansion of the Treatment Alternatives and Diversion program to include those individuals with severe and persistent mental ...

Yes. According to the latest monthly data, 46% of Menominee County’s mostly native American population received food benefits.