Politics

Wisconsinites love to vote early; more than 547,000 absentee ballots were cast in 2018. But current laws require local election officials to store those early ballots for processing only on Election Day.

On June 10, 1919, Wisconsin became the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. The victory came as a surprise after countless setbacks faced by Wisconsin suffragettes.

Open teaching positions in Wisconsin used to be met with a flood of applicants. Now, positions remain unfilled. What’s causing the drought?

California and 15 other states have joined a federal lawsuit declaring President Trump’s national emergency “unconstitutional.” How have our state lawmakers reacted?

In a press conference on February 18, Governor Evers suggested that it’s time for Wisconsin to both decriminalize possession and legalize medicinal use of marijuana.

The 2018 midterm elections brought out a record-breaking number of Wisconsin voters, with participation from approximately 60 percent of voting-age adults.