The Latest Breaking News from Wisconsin

In Wisconsin politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $246.6 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $24.1 million, or 10 percent of all contributions.

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

OAK CREEK, Wis. — Gurdeep Singh Saggu sat on the carpet of the Stockton Sikh Temple prayer hall, staring at the photographs of the seven Sikhs killed in a mass shooting in Wisconsin in 2012.

Tracking microbes through a malodorous network of sewer lines led virologist Marc Johnson to the source of unusual coronavirus mutants.

From the northern Plains to the interior Northeast, a storm is expected to distribute accumulating snow in a 1,800-mile-long area

Wisconsin is holding elections, including for Madison Common Council, on April 4, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

As of Feb. 19, Ballotpedia has tracked four election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the four, Ballotpedia tracked one from Feb. 13-19. Republicans sponsored the bill. The bill is:

The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court provided legal advice to one of the state’s leading anti-abortion groups, work that Wisconsin Right to Life hasn’t detailed but is now being used against Dan Kelly

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a three-star offensive lineman from Wisconsin

Who should you be watching at the combine next week?

The Wisconsin State Supreme Court issued one opinion from Feb. 13-19. As of Feb. 19, the court issued seven opinions in 2023—one fewer than this point a year ago. The opinion is Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC v. City of Delavan.