Wisconsin’s Proposed Retirement Income Exclusion Would Shift Tax Burdens to Working Families over Time

With reports that Republican legislative leaders and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) have reached a budget deal for the 2025-27 biennium (fiscal years 2026 and 2027), it is worth examining two significant taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected …

Archaeologists make surprising discovery along the Menominee River on Wisconsin border

Along the Menominee River, on the border between Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the largest intact remains of an ancient Native American agricultural site in the eastern U.S. Using drones …

Wisconsin Couple Discovers Embalming Room in Their New Home

You can’t make this stuff up. It sounds like something straight out of a TV show. Someone call HGTV, because this one has plot twist written all over it. It all started like any other normal house hunt does, a couple in Wisconsin was searching for their …

Wisconsin Supreme Court voids abortion ban

Sen. Hesselbein: Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling

Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), the Democratic Senate Leader, released the following statement on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the 1849 near-total ban on abortion. “This is a hard won and important victory. It preserves …

Rep. Hysell: Responds to Wisconsin Supreme Court overturning 147-year-old abortion ban

MADISON– This morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down an abortion-banning law from 1849. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022, the 147-year-old Wisconsin law has limited access to abortions within the state. In response, Representative Andrew …

Rep. Miresse: Calls to enshrine abortion rights in Wisconsin law

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme court announced their decision in Kaul vs Urmanski. This case challenged an 1849 provision in the Wisconsin constitution that had been interpreted as a criminal abortion ban. Representative Miresse (D-Stevens …

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban, prompting applause from Illinois advocates

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, prompting applause from abortion rights advocates in Illinois who warned that people in Wisconsin still face other obstacles to accessing …

Wisconsin budget: Full Legislature to vote Wednesday

MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin lawmakers are set to vote on the state's two-year budget on Wednesday. After months of negotiations, a deal would cut taxes, fund child care initiatives and address road improvements. What they're saying: It's a budget …

New Vape Laws go into effect for Wisconsin

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – New rules and regulations pertaining to vape sales have gone into effect in Wisconsin. As of July 1st, Wisconsin law now restricts the sale of vape products that have not received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug …