Lawmakers want to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which for three decades has rewarded companies that hire people with barriers to employment. New research shows it doesn’t work.

Alcohol misuse is woven into the state’s history and identity, but its health consequences are widespread. Treating addiction as a public health issue — not an individual failing — is the first ...

Whether students have access to career and technical education courses largely depends on if their school district can pay for them. That’s because Wisconsin is one of just five states that don’t ...

Wisconsin companies are doing big business in data centers even though none of the hyperscale facilities are yet operating in the state. But the long-term impact remains unclear.

In April, 72 districts are asking voters to approve more local K-12 funding even as a record 60% say they want lower taxes.

Lawmakers have a chance to shield Wisconsinites from meritless defamation claims designed to drain time and resources.

Of the 19 election bills that Votebeat has tracked this legislative session, 18 have gotten at least a public hearing in the Assembly, compared with nine in the Senate.

As federal trappers remove thousands of beavers each year — including from prized trout streams — Wisconsin regulators face calls to weigh the critter’s flood-control benefits against ...

Residents and others are still raising concerns over the potential use of the controversial technology. The Milwaukee Police Department says it no longer plans to use the technology and also ...

America’s farmers and farmworkers, their families and neighbors are being diagnosed with cancer at rates higher than the national average. A growing body of research indicates that pesticides are ...

The Wisconsin Republican said he is backing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, despite public outcry over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts.

The final marathon session included a reversal on postpartum Medicaid coverage and a plan to use $125 million to address PFAS pollution.