Steil Unveils “MEGA Act,” a Sweeping Federal Push for Voter ID, Paper Ballots, and Tighter Election Rules
The MEGA Act would apply photo ID starting with federal elections in 2027, require voter-verifiable paper ballots, and expand voter-roll verification tools
Milwaukee Begins Towing Reckless Drivers Under Expanded State Law
A long-awaited change to state law is giving Milwaukee police broader authority to tow vehicles driven recklessly — and city leaders say the early results are promising. The new law, which took effect in late 2025, allows cities to impound any vehicle used in reckless...
Microsoft Proposes 15 More Data Centers in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft is seeking approval to build 15 additional data centers in Mount Pleasant, expanding its footprint in southeastern Wisconsin with two new campuses valued at more than $13 billion. The proposed expansion, first reported by BizTimes and confirmed by Microsoft,...
Milwaukee Officials Say ICE Surge Rumors Lack Evidence
As immigration enforcement intensifies in neighboring Minnesota, unverified rumors of a large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence moving into Wisconsin have spread rapidly across social media. Milwaukee officials and immigrant advocacy groups say there...
Hispanic Waukesha School Board Candidate Says Ethics Complaint Is Baseless, Steps Back From Campaign
Maria Carrillo, a Hispanic candidate for the Waukesha School Board, says she is stepping back from campaigning after what she describes as a baseless ethics complaint that falsely frames her job as a conflict of interest. Carrillo said she learned last week that a...
Steil Unveils “MEGA Act,” a Sweeping Federal Push for Voter ID, Paper Ballots, and Tighter Election Rules
This week, Rep. Bryan Steil proposed a federal election law requiring photo voter ID, mandate paper ballots, and preserving election records. Steil's accouncement tracks with a newly introduced package in Congress, the Make Elections Great Again Act, which Steil...
JD Vance Exposes the Wage Gap Fueling America’s Undocumented Labor Crisis
In a recent social media post, Vice President JD Vance criticized current labor laws by highlighting the wage disparity between employers paying $18–$20 per hour and those hiring undocumented workers at reported rates as low as $6.50 per hour. VP Vance’s post...
Anti-ICE ‘Watch’ Group Linked to Woman Killed During Federal Operation
Renee Good, the woman who was killed by law enforcement after she jeopardized a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis, Renne Nicole Good, belonged to a Minneapolis-based “ICE Watch” group that trained their members to impede federal law enforcement operations....
Wisconsin Assembly to Vote to Suspend Judges Without Pay
Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to change the law after the Hannah Dugan case. The full Assembly is set to vote Tuesday on a plan from Rep. Shea Sortwell, R-Two Rivers, that would take paychecks away from any judge or court commissioner who is suspended. “This bill...
Plan to Expand Wisconsin PTSD Coverage Clears Statehouse Committee
More first responders in Wisconsin could soon get help in dealing with post traumatic stress disorder. The Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor and Integrated Employment on Wednesday unanimously approved an expansion to the state law that offers PTSD...
Residents See Rising Taxes, Blame Evers’ 400-Year Veto
As Wisconsinites opened their 2025 property tax bills, many were taken aback by double-digit increases. The property taxes in Wisconsin have risen noticeably in the past year. According to WPR, school property tax rates climbed an average of 7.8 percent in...
Milwaukee Begins Towing Reckless Drivers Under Expanded State Law
A long-awaited change to state law is giving Milwaukee police broader authority to tow vehicles driven recklessly — and city leaders say the early results are promising. The new law, which took effect in late 2025, allows cities to impound any vehicle used in reckless...
Microsoft Proposes 15 More Data Centers in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft is seeking approval to build 15 additional data centers in Mount Pleasant, expanding its footprint in southeastern Wisconsin with two new campuses valued at more than $13 billion. The proposed expansion, first reported by BizTimes and confirmed by Microsoft,...
Milwaukee Officials Say ICE Surge Rumors Lack Evidence
As immigration enforcement intensifies in neighboring Minnesota, unverified rumors of a large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence moving into Wisconsin have spread rapidly across social media. Milwaukee officials and immigrant advocacy groups say there...