Michael Gableman, the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who led a failed investigation into the 2020 election results, should lose his license for three years, according to a recommendation from the Office of Lawyer Regulation.

The post Gableman might temporarily lose law license after deal with Wisconsin regulation board appeared first on WPR.

Wisconsin leaders are reacting to Trump tariffs with tempered optimism, concern or outright castigation.

The post Wisconsin leaders divide by party over support for Trump tariffs appeared first on WPR.

Dane County Judge Susan Crawford has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, preserving liberals’ 4-3 majority after a hard-fought, highly politicized contest that attracted national attention and shattered spending records.

The post Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race as Democrats take stand against Donald Trump, Elon Musk appeared first on WPR.

Unprecedented levels of funding backing either Dane County Judge Susan Crawford or Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel have come from across the country.

The post Out-of-state billionaires fuel Wisconsin Supreme Court election appeared first on WPR.

A new executive order issued by President Donald Trump that seeks to affect voting laws will have no impact on next week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

The post Trump order on noncitizen voting won’t affect Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court election appeared first on WPR.

Jill Underly, Brittany Kinser have both received more than a million dollars in donations since emerging from a primary election in February, according to state filings released this week.

The post DPI candidates receive millions from political parties appeared first on WPR.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court race has entered a new level of spending that experts say could reach $100 million by the time it's all said and done.

The post A week out from Wisconsin Supreme Court race, finance numbers reach stratosphere appeared first on WPR.

Less than two weeks out from Wisconsin's high stakes Supreme Court election, Elon Musk's political action committee is offering voters $100 if they sign a petition opposing "activist judges."

The post Ahead of Wisconsin Supreme Court election, Elon Musk PAC offers cash for pledge appeared first on WPR.

After hours of heated debate Thursday, lawmakers in the Wisconsin Assembly approved four bills aimed at restricting transgender rights in Wisconsin.

The post Wisconsin Assembly approves restrictions on trans kids’ participation in sports, gender-affirming health care appeared first on WPR.

As President Donald Trump's administration ramps up deportations, the state Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that would require Wisconsin county sheriffs to comply with federal immigration authorities.

The post Assembly Republicans pass bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with ICE appeared first on WPR.

Last week, some Wisconsin voters began receiving postcards reminding them to vote in an upcoming election. The problem? The postcards gave the wrong date.

The post Some Wisconsin voters received inaccurate information in the mail. The response may be a sign of the times. appeared first on WPR.

Milwaukee Public Schools would be required to have a police presence under a bill that passed the Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday. It was part of a package of crime bills advanced by Republicans.

The post Wisconsin Assembly passes bill to require police presence in Milwaukee Public Schools appeared first on WPR.

The two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court met in Milwaukee Wednesday night in their only debate for an election that's already broken spending records and could set the direction of the court for years to come.

The post Susan Crawford, Brad Schimel square off in debate for high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race appeared first on WPR.

Months after losing a close election for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, Democrat Rebecca Cooke says she'll once again challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden for the seat.

The post Democrat Rebecca Cooke to again challenge US Rep. Derrick Van Orden appeared first on WPR.

Gov. Tony Evers unveiled a capital budget Monday that calls for $4.1 billion in new building projects around the state, with the largest chunk going toward Universities of Wisconsin campuses.

The post Evers’ capital budget calls for $4.1B in building projects appeared first on WPR.

Gov. Tony Evers said the latest lawsuit joined by the state of Wisconsin against President Donald Trump's administration gets at "who's in charge" of the federal government.

The post Evers knocks Congress for inaction as Wisconsin joins latest lawsuit against Trump administration appeared first on WPR.

Dane County Judge Susan Crawford is touting her record as a prosecutor and for Democratic issues like abortion rights as she vies for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The post Susan Crawford touts work as prosecutor — and for Democratic priorities — in Wisconsin Supreme Court bid appeared first on WPR.

The remarks came a day after a federal judge temporarily blocked a policy from the Trump administration to cut millions of dollars from the NIH as part of its broader efforts to slash federal spending.

The post UW leaders, Wisconsin medical researchers defend NIH funds amid uncertainty appeared first on WPR.

Gov. Tony Evers says he’s bracing for how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will affect Wisconsin, arguing Tuesday that it will hurt the state’s budget process and several key industries.

The post Evers blasts Trump tariffs, warns they’ll harm Wisconsin appeared first on WPR.

Lutheran groups in Wisconsin are defending their records of service after coming under attack on social media by Elon Musk, the tech mogul tapped by President Donald Trump to root out waste and inefficiency in the federal government.

Over the weekend, former national security advisor Michael Flynn posted on X, the social media platform Musk owns, accusing Lutheran organizations who receive federal grants of committing “money laundering.”

Musk responded that his team at the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, is “rapidly shutting down these illegal payments.”

Federal grants totaling billions of dollars each year go to nonprofits to provide a range of community services that states don’t provide themselves, such as housing or food assistance.

Flynn’s post included screenshots of some Lutheran groups that receive federal funds. But it’s unclear how Flynn identified which Lutheran groups to name in his post, or how Musk determined those payments to be illegal.

The two Wisconsin groups included by name in Flynn’s post are Wisconsin Lutheran Child and Family Services (WLCFS), a Christian mental health care provider in Germantown, and the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation in La Crosse, a nonprofit health clinic that no longer has any affiliation with the Lutheran Church.

A spokesperson for Christian Family Services, which oversees WLCFS, said the group understands its government funding to still be in place.

“We have been following the news with interest because we know that any funding we receive – whether from public or private sources – is a privilege and could end at any time,” the spokesperson said.

In a statement, Gundersen’s parent group, Emplify Health, said the group works with officials of all parties.

“Any public funding we receive is through existing public programs, approved through the legislative process, and is used to improve access to healthcare for our patients,” the statement reads.

‘I think he got this one wrong’

Other Wisconsin-based Lutheran service groups that received federal aid in recent years were not included in Flynn’s post. That includes Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.

“I actually responded to Musk,” said Héctor Colón, that group’s president.

Colón said he’s interested in Musk’s career trajectory, and said curbing wasteful government spending would support communities that need government resources.

“But I told him, I think he’s got this one wrong,” he added.

Colón said his organization has operated for 143 years and serves about 30,000 people per year, providing youth development, mental health and substance use services, housing coordination and other services.

The group has also helped resettle about 11,000 refugees over the last 50 years — another government project that is largely outsourced to nonprofit groups. That work has also been targeted under the Trump administration, and funding for Colón’s group’s refugee work has been suspended since last month, under a stop work order issued to all American resettlement groups.

“Not only is it the humanitarian thing to do for these individuals, but there’s economic benefits as well,” Colón said. “Right now, there’s a huge shortage of workers. And these individuals come here, they end up loving America, and clearly are on a path to citizenship and buying homes and having jobs and contributing to the broader economy.”

Since his brief stint in Trump’s first administration, Flynn has become a figurehead for the QAnon conspiracy movement. In other social media posts, he criticized money that goes to Catholic charity groups.

Flynn is tied to Christian nationalist groups that often see mainline Protestant groups as anti-Christian, according to Julie Ingersoll, an expert in American religion and politics at the University of North Florida. But many faith-based groups take on governmental priorities or projects, she added.

“Part of our whole system — in which we give tax advantages and all to religious organizations — part of the justification for that is the charitable work that they do,” she said. “(The government) can’t insist that that a group that wants to get funding for some charitable work be a secular group. That’s been considered by the courts to be discrimination against religious viewpoints.”

Indeed, the bulk of governmental refugee resettlement work is done by faith-based groups, primarily those with Protestant, Catholic and Jewish origins. Since 1980, that work has been standardized under the Refugee Act. Refugees have been granted legal status to be in the United States. Community-based groups do the work of getting them set up with housing and jobs, train them about how to set up utilities and bank accounts, and get their kids into school.

“They’re doing work that the federal government isn’t doing and can’t do, and they see it as part of their Christian mission to do good in the world,” said Ingersoll.

This story was originally published by WPR.

Elon Musk calls for cutting funds to Lutheran groups, including in Wisconsin is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.