State News

Trump's order to dismantle Department of Education sparks debate across Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Even before President Donald Trump put pen to paper, word of his plans to slash the Department of...
Mar 21, 2025

Changes at SSA could create more barriers for recipients, Wisconsin attorney says
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- American citizens pay into it every paycheck and every year, it pays out billions of dollars in ...
Mar 20, 2025

What to know about GOAT, Wisconsin's new DOGE-inspired government efficiency committee
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Assembly's Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency Committee, or GOAT...
Mar 13, 2025

Wisconsin lawmaker pushes to repeal federal EV charging station funding program
(WTAQ-WLUK) - Cuts to a program which helps pay for new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations could be coming. District 8 R...
Mar 10, 2025

Voters still want to learn more about Supreme Court, DPI races, poll finds
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- With less than four weeks to go before the election, voters were more tuned in to the state Supreme Court race...
Mar 05, 2025

Republicans introduce "Cole Act" aimed at reforming pharmacy benefit managers
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- At the Capitol, new Republican authored legislation aims to reform pharmacy benefit managers. Dodge...
Mar 05, 2025

WEC audit finds no machine errors in 2024 presidential election
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A Wisconsin Election Commission audit found no voting machine errors in Donald Trump's 2024 victory...
Mar 03, 2025

Wisconsin gambling helpline sees increase in addiction calls amid sports betting boom
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's an increase in concern over gambling addictions across the country, as accessibility and...
Feb 26, 2025

Armed Standoff Ends Peacefully in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man was arrested Thursday after climbing to the roof on church property and firing a gun into th...
Feb 24, 2025

Gov. Evers introduces language in bill to remove the terms "mother" and "father" from state law
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers's office introduced a bill on Friday afternoon that would change the way a...
Feb 22, 2025