Less than four months out from the August primary, polls show that most people aren’t really focused yet on Wisconsin's next big election. Candidates hoping to grab their attention are turning to a familiar tactic: endorsements.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether records relating to people found incompetent to vote should be made available to the public.

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Barely a week after this year's Wisconsin Supreme Court election, a candidate has entered the race for next year.

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The Pabst Brewing Company can be held liable for injuries that an independent contractor suffered on the job, and may pay out damages, after a decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court Wednesday.

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A special session of the Legislature to consider banning partisan gerrymandering came and went Tuesday. But it's not gone for good.

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During last week’s election, voters across Wisconsin cast ballots for judges, school boards, county boards, mayors and city alders. And from the northwest to the southeast, some people voted with one big issue on their minds: data centers.

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Gov. Tony Evers signed a measure into law Thursday that will pave the way for people to place bets online in Wisconsin.

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While they share many of the same policy goals — expanding Medicaid, developing a public health insurance option and increasing rural access to health care — the seven contenders at the forum differed on approach.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority will grow after state Appeals Judge Chris Taylor was elected to a 10-year term Tuesday.

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The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents will meet Tuesday to discuss whether to fire Jay Rothman from his job as president of the the university system.

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With a "hell no," Gov. Tony Evers vetoed five bills Tuesday that would have restricted transgender access to health care and team sports.

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As state lawmakers across the U.S. engage in a kind of redistricting arms race, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he wants a disarmament in his swing state.

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Harry Wait, the Racine-area man who requested absentee ballots on behalf of other people to prove it could be done, was convicted Tuesday night on election fraud and identity theft charges. 

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The bill that Gov. Tony Evers signed into law Monday to increase state funding for food assistance came after months of public debate over how to implement a key component of President Donald Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor was a lobbyist for Planned Parenthood and a Democratic legislator before she became a judge. Her path reflects the changing nature of judicial races in Wisconsin.

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