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Wisconsin News

Republicans challenge Evers’s partial vetoes to literacy bill

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators have filed a second lawsuit challenging Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto powers, this time alleging that he improperly struck sections of a bill that set up a plan to spend $50 million on student literacy. Republican lawmakers filed ...

St. Norbert College hosts Summer Academy of Medicine

DE PERE, Wis. — The Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay and St. Norbert College are partnering to offer high school students two Summer Academy of Medicine experiences on June 11-14 and June 18-21. During each three-and-a-half-day program, students will explore careers in medicine and ...

Harris returning to Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Wisconsin next week for her third visit to the battleground state this year. President Joe Biden's campaign announced Thursday that Harris plans to campaign in La Crosse on Monday at an event focused on abortion rights. ...

Wisconsin justices question Legislature’s power

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices questioned Wednesday how much power legislative committees should wield, in a case that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers brought against the Republican-controlled Legislature and that could have a major impact on how state government ...

Peters seeks postal plan delay

The Upper Peninsula got its moment on Capitol Hill along with other regions Tuesday as a Senate committee questioned U.S. Postal Service officials about plans to make major changes in how mail is processed and delivered across the country. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and ...

Wisconsin Republicans ignore Evers on ‘forever chemicals’

MADISON, Wis . (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans on Tuesday ignored the latest call from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to spend $125 million to combat so-called forever chemicals, leading Evers to say he might sue over the issue. The moves are the latest twist in the ongoing stalemate between Evers ...