County Board member Heidi Wegleitner says cutting about $232,000 from Sheriff Kalvin Barrett’s budget would partially help ...

Residents voiced concerns about the environmental impact of fireworks, noise pollution and city regulations in the northside ...

Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway wants to cut the police oversight budget, but critics point to millions paid for lawsuit ...

The city of Madison spent about half as much as Milwaukee to get budget help from Wisconsin legislators. Madison officials ...

Under a new state law, Madison’s budget could take an additional financial hit if police or fire protection services are cut.

This year’s Wisconsin U.S. Senate race has gotten a lot of national attention, and rightly so. Democrats currently hold a narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate, and they are almost certain to lose a ...

Tim Walz caught progressives’ attention when he noted that what others call socialism, he calls “neighborliness.” When you think of major programs he’s enacted as governor — making Minnesota a ...

Most students at West High School aren’t old enough to vote in November’s election. That shouldn’t stop them from learning about the candidates on the ballot, though, said Adah Lambeck, a 17-year-old ...

About $14.6 million of the city's projected $22 million deficit for 2025 is attributed to labor costs, including raises and ...

National political polls have led to recent headlines declaring that support among Latino voters is slipping away from Democrats for the coming election. But in Wisconsin and other battleground states ...

Columnist Bill Kaplan, posting on WisOpinion, calls out what he describes as the "right-wing whoppers" hurled at incumbent U.S. senator Tammy Baldwin. He particularly takes aim at the MacIver ...

Early voting in person is underway in Madison and across the state, with just days to go before the final voting on Nov. 5. Voters can make their picks in the hotly contested race for president, a key ...