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)