One of the most outspoken officers who defended the U.S. Capitol against rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, is emphasizing President Donald Trump's pardons in Wisconsin's high profile Supreme Court race.

WUWM talked to two southeast Wisconsin legislators — one Republican, one Democrat — to hear about their priorities for the upcoming session and the climate of working across the aisle in Madison.

Gov. Tony Evers in a letter to President Donald Trump said Wisconsinites "are rightfully alarmed and concerned" by a abrupt freeze on federal funds.

Democrats are proposing legislation to prevent state and local officials from detaining illegal immigrants in wake of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.In Madison,

Wisconsin’s declining population could cost it a congressional seat after the next census, reducing its influence in D.C. and Electoral College.

Reactions to Dr. LaVar Charleston’s removal tow party lines as politicians look to state DEI audits for answers.

In addition to its strict voter ID law, other restrictive voting laws in Wisconsin make it the fifth-hardest state in the nation to cast a vote, according to the Cost of Voting Index.

Gov. Tony Evers declared 2025 the “year of the kid” and outlined several new funding initiatives Wednesday in his State of the State Address. However, GOP legislators were skeptical and doubtful of many of the ideas that Evers put forward.

Wisconsin lawmakers are seeking to reset the state’s testing standards to what they were in the 2019-2020 school year after the Department of Public Instruction implemented new performance level standards last year — a decision that DPI Superintendent Jill Underly has repeatedly defended.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether a legislative committee’s rejection of an agency rule that would ban the practice of “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ people was unconstitutional.

The election will see Pa. Supreme Court justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht running to retain their seats, putting Democrats' majority on the line.

Although officially nonpartisan, state Supreme Court candidates line up with either the Democratic or Republican parties in their campaigns.