Wisconsin’s technical colleges receive high per-student funding levels compared to other public two-year colleges nationally, previous Wisconsin Policy Forum research found. Our very latest research provides new findings and insights that provide greater context for that comparison.
Republican state lawmakers are proposing to restrict local authority to regulate Wisconsin farms and other animal facilities in agriculturally zoned areas.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is ending the frozen road declaration for the entire state as of Feb. 3, and enacting Class II road restrictions for Zones 1 through 5.
In time for the annual peak in norovirus cases and outbreaks, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has created a new online tool to encourage Wisconsinites to report food or water sickness when symptoms occur.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has put the final touches on the largest conservation deal in state history with an agreement that takes steps to address concerns that were raised when GOP lawmakers ejected state money for it nine months ago.
With cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) rising across Wisconsin, the Department of Health Services (DHS) is urging pregnant Wisconsinites to get the vaccine to protect their baby from the virus. As of Jan. 10, there have been 1,402 people in Wisconsin hospitalized with RSV this season, 580 of those are children under age 2.
After falling in 2022 to its lowest level in more than a half century, the share of Wisconsinites’ incomes that they paid in state and local taxes effectively held steady last year.
Gov. Tony Evers announced that, according to new enrollment data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as of Dec. 23, 254,482 Wisconsinites have signed up for health insurance on the individual marketplace. This marks the highest enrollment Wisconsin has ever reached.
