Wisconsin judge resigns after being convicted of obstructing immigrant arrest Hannah Dugan faced calls to resign from state Republicans amid threats to impeach her if she did not The Guardian - US · Jan 4
Wisconsin Republican leader says he doesn't want to 'fortify' the state Capitol The highest-ranking Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says he doesn't want to “fortify” the state Capitol, which is one of the country’s most accessible statehouses The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025
Wisconsin legislative feud erupts in public with lawmaker accused of threatening fellow legislators A Wisconsin legislator has left the state Assembly's Democratic caucus after being accused by fellow party members of threatening to kill three lawmakers The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025
Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings Anxious lawmakers are convening under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025
Rightwingers’ push to recall Wisconsin Republican speaker fails again Bipartisan election commission finds rightwing activists failed to submit sufficient signatures in recall petition The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2024
Rightwing effort to oust Wisconsin’s Republican assembly speaker falters Maga activists launched a campaign in January to remove Robin Vos from his post, illustrating endurance of election denial in state The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2024
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Faces Recall Over Election Dispute Trump supporters seek recall election for Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos over election-related decisions. Top News · Mar 11, 2024
Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos Faces Recall Vote Recall campaign against Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos gains momentum over Trump opposition. Fueled by dissatisfaction, it challenges Vos' leadership. Top News · Mar 10, 2024
Supreme Court hands Trump a gift The US supreme court announced Wednesday evening that it will consider Trump’s claim of presidential immunity The Guardian - US · Feb 29, 2024
Wisconsin ethics panel calls for felony charges against Trump fundraising group Commission says Save America Joint Fundraising Committee evaded campaign finance laws in effort to oust Trump foe The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2024
Wisconsin: far-right group bids to recall speaker for resisting Trump’s big lie Local election-denying activists target Republican Robin Vos for removal from assembly speaker role The Guardian - US · Jan 11, 2024
A Wisconsin rightwinger’s fall from conservative grace: ‘The Maga crowd despises him’ Robin Vos, the state assembly speaker, worked hard to consolidate GOP power by all means, only to find himself under attack from his own party The Guardian - US · Dec 23, 2023
Lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice dismissed after she turns over records An open records lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack has been dismissed after Roggensack turned over all records she had related to her work investigating possible impeachment of a sitting justice The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023
Wisconsin schools superintendent wants UW regents to delay vote on deal to limit diversity positions Wisconsin's state schools superintendent is calling for Universities of Wisconsin regents to delay a vote on a deal with Republican legislators that would limit campus diversity positions in exchange for employee raises and money for construction projects The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023 Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positions The regents of Universities of Wisconsin have narrowly voted to reject a deal with Republican lawmakers to freeze hiring for diversity positions, drop an affirmative action faculty hiring program at UW-Madison and create a position at the flagship campus focused on conservative thought
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023 Wisconsin university system reaches deal with Republicans that would scale back diversity positions The Universities of Wisconsin and Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos have reached a sweeping deal that would freeze hiring for diversity positions across the system in exchange for lawmakers approving employee pay raises and funding for a new engineering building at the flagship campus
Salon · Nov 10, 2023 Comer’s Biden pursuit runs out of steam House Republicans are making a mockery of constitutional oversight
The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2023 Republicans have ruled Wisconsin for a decade – but a court decision could change that Republicans’ legislative majorities are virtually impenetrable thanks to district lines – but that could change if the current maps are overturned
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice refuses to disclose names of others looking at impeachment One of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices asked to review possible impeachment of a current justice is refusing to tell a judge who else was looking into that question
WEKU · Sep 21, 2023 Abortions resume in Wisconsin after 15 months of legal uncertainty After Roe v. Wade was overturned, a law still on the books from 1849 left the legality of abortions in dispute in the state. This week, Planned Parenthood resumes services.
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 Wisconsin Republican leader blocks pay raises in continuation of DEI fight The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly is blocking pay raises for University of Wisconsin employees unless the university cuts diversity, equity and inclusion spending by $32 million
WEKU · Sep 15, 2023 2 controversial votes at Wisconsin's state Capitol show GOP efforts to shape elections Two votes in the Wisconsin Capitol Thursday demonstrate Republicans' controversial efforts to shape election rules in the battleground state going into the 2024 election cycle.
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023 Wisconsin impeachment review panel includes former GOP speaker, conservative justice One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching a current member of the court for taking Democratic Party money himself accepted donations from the Wisconsin Republican Party
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader says he’s created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment against a liberal state Supreme Court justice
The Guardian - US · Sep 13, 2023 What Republicans are doing to Wisconsin is a warning sign to all Americans The state’s so gerrymandered that Republicans can lose the popular vote and win supermajorities. Now they want to impeach a liberal justice before she’s ruled on a single case