Richard Uihlein, Eric Hovde and Tim Michels have each given the maximum. The Waukesha County judge and former state AG has ...

The Dane County judge has raised more than $5 million, much from the state party, as Wisconsin Democrats continue their ...

Politics is awash in cash from billionaires using Super PACs to blast political ads. Experts say a donation limit could have ...

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An innovative healthcare approach that cuts out insurance companies— and with them, surprise charges — could get a boost in Wisconsin with the passage of a bill moving through the Legislature. State ...

Call the cops. Let them handle it. As long as nothing was on fire, or no one was having a physical health problem, emergency response in the U.S. has mostly involved sending police to deal with ...

The heaviest-spending lobbiers in the state last year were a lineup of the usual suspects, as big trade groups representing construction, hospitals, manufacturers, realtors and farms all spent ...

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The Dane County Circuit Court judge is the liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The election is Tuesday, April 1. State law requires political candidates and most public officials to ...

Americans spend billions getting help filing their taxes every year. But a new online system with the IRS allows eligible taxpayers to file for free, including in Wisconsin. You can check if you are ...

The Milwaukee Brewers, the Koch Network, Kwik Trip and Google also spent hundreds of thousands lobbying officials in Wisconsin last year.

The IRS program, called Direct File, allows eligible folks to file their federal taxes directly with the IRS. Another program called WisTax allows the free filing of state taxes online also.