(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission approved a pair of residential electricity rate hikes last week, including 13.9% for Alliant Energy over two years and 20% for Xcel Energy.

(The Center Square) – A group of five Wisconsin K-12 school consolidation bills passed an Assembly committee after slight modifications on Thursday.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s members of Congress all voted as expected on the plan to reopen the government.

(The Center Square) – An education advocacy group has filed a federal Title IX civil rights complaint with The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights over access to gender-specific restrooms on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

(The Center Square) – Mobile sports wagering across Wisconsin took another step forward on Wednesday when a bill allowing the state’s tribes to take wagers anywhere in the state passed the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

(The Center Square) – Eau Claire’s City Council approved an increase in its wheel tax from $24 to $50 at a Tuesday night meeting, making it the largest wheel tax in the state.

(The Center Square) – The criticism continues to roll in for Wisconsin’s new school report cards.

(The Center Square) — Chris Lindner knows the possibility of his Loyal School District consolidating with Greenwood in Clark County has plenty of people paying attention.

(The Center Square) — Wisconsin's revised grading system of its schools shows most received a passing score, but criticism of the process remains.

(The Center Square) – A group of bills dubbed the Red Tape Reset are on the move after passing a Senate committee with a 3-2 vote on a party line.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Senator is not on board with the plan that could reopen the federal government.

(The Center Square) – The Town of Palmyra board violated Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Act on five occasions, a Jefferson County judge recently ruled.

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said this week that it will lower its proposed increases to fees related to items such as animal markets, animal dealers and animal trucker licenses as receiving…

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin spent at least $160,000 to send Gov. Tony Evers, his wife and several staff members and security along with former Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes and WEDC staff to Germany and…

(The Center Square) – One Wisconsin lawmaker wants people to know just how much they are paying in taxes the next time they fill up.

(The Center Square) – In the midst of the ongoing government shutdown, a number of Democrat governors, mayors and other officials are flying to Brazil climate change convenings.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s high school sports association doesn’t want to be subject to open meetings and public records laws, the subject of a legislative effort that has reached the governor’s desk and been vetoed multiple times.

(The Center Square) – The plan to make English the official language in Wisconsin is moving forward at the state capitol.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin school districts will be eligible for $2,000 per student extra in funding for the first year if a series of bills in the state are passed into law.

(The Center Square) – An audit was ordered Wednesday in the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s process to suspend, revoke and investigate teacher licenses.