Tesla CEO Elon Musk and political groups he backs are pouring millions of dollars into the race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court as the electric vehicle company sues to overturn a state law that prevents it from opening dealerships. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/03/w…

Did Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel try to repeal the Affordable Care Act?

Thousands of federal workers have been fired since late last week, including probationary employees with the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service in Wisconsin. The mass layoffs come as the Trump administration takes sweeping steps to slash the federal workforce. (1/4)

Several state lawmakers are working on a bill that would keep immigration officers out of “safe havens” throughout Wisconsin. Their move comes as members of immigrant communities can no longer rely on places to be free from immigration enforcement. (1/3)

Gov. Tony Evers this week will propose a significant overhaul of Wisconsin’s corrections system, pushing a plan that would close one of the state’s two oldest prisons, renovate the other and convert the state’s youth prison into a facility for adult men. (1/3)

Just before midnight, with a fresh layer of snow sticking to the ground, volunteers Sandy Hahn and Britanie Peaslee slowly drive through the local parking lots, gas stations, truck stops, parks, trails and laundromats, of Jefferson County, Wisc. keeping their eyes peeled. (1/3)

A year and a half after Wisconsin lawmakers earmarked $125 million to clean up toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, the funds have yet to flow to contaminated communities. (1/2)

Forcing county sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration officials or risk losing state funding. A tax cut for service industry worker cash tips. Banning “foreign adversaries” from owning Wisconsin farmland. The GOAT committee. (1/2)

A new television attack ad in Wisconsin’s hotly contested Supreme Court race features a doctored image of the liberal candidate, a move that her campaign claims could be a violation of a recently enacted state law. (1/2)

With a car weighed down by plenty of granola, trail mix and Goldfish crackers, three Wisconsin Watch journalists spent a stretch of October driving through Wisconsin’s Driftless Area and Central Sands in the hope of spotting America's largest rodent. (1/3)

Three candidates are jostling to be Wisconsin education chief. The top two vote getters in the Feb. 18 primary will advance to the April 1 general election. Learn more about the role of state superintendent of public instruction and each candidate: buff.ly/4gtfYgl

Last year 43 people in Wisconsin died while waiting for a kidney transplant. Another 65 became too sick to receive a transplant. Mike Crowley, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin wanted to be a part of the solution. Read more: buff.ly/3WJbGKJ

Green-blue waves crashed against the rocks on a partly cloudy day last August. The white sails of a passing boat flapped in the wind. And at the base of the Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse, Robert Devroy III cast his line. (1/3)