Young people are flocking to public policy classes at a time when polarization and gridlock can paralyze legislative action. To meet the demand, the La Follette School of Public Affairs will ...

In a three-part series, Wisconsin Watch examines why our state set back-to-back national records in Supreme Court election spending and what can be done about it.

Wisconsin refugee support organizations and food banks are preparing for the worst as regulators in other states implement new rules barring many refugees and people granted asylum from federal ...

A joint appeal from campaigns for Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor and gubernatorial candidate David Crowley blurs the line between judicial and gubernatorial politics.

Prosser’s victory maintained the conservative court majority that later upheld the bargaining legislation known as Act 10. Meanwhile, the GOP-led Legislature and Walker repealed the Impartial Justice ...

Members of Congress said Wisconsin should first address serious concerns from constituents about manufacturers’ energy and water use, which could strain existing infrastructure and leave consumers ...

Polls show Wisconsin prefers to elect justices, but the timing, term limits and vetting of candidates could be different.

School officials statewide want to give more students a jump start on college with dual enrollment classes. But they say they lack qualified teachers, and for busy teachers, grad school is a hard ...

Loose campaign finance laws, lax recusal rules, a purple electorate and even the spring election cycle all help explain why high court races have become so expensive.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit challenging five Wisconsin sheriffs’ practices of holding detainees in their jail for handoffs to ICE. The ACLU filed the lawsuit in ...

ICE will transition its processing operations from a building owned by the Milwaukee School of Engineering to a new location on Milwaukee’s northwest side.

During his run for U.S. Senate in 2022, Wisconsin Watch checked claims about the Democrat’s position on defunding the police, immigration and abortion.