Coverage of public affairs – recording the actions and inactions of governing bodies from local to federal levels – demands attention from newsrooms year-round. And for good reason. Elected officials regularly debate and craft public policies that affect citizens’ everyday lives.
If a legislator deletes an email, is it truly gone? Not necessarily.
While unprecedented levels of federal pandemic relief have swept into Wisconsin since 2020, the combined aid to its state and local governments ranks in the bottom 10 states when measured as a share of annual spending.
District Attorney Vince Biskupic never revealed how police helped his witness. But she finally did — more than 20 years after the fact.
Tommy Thompson’s family may have saved him from a brutal primary that could’ve tarnished his legacy, insiders say.
Our topsy-turvy spring weather so far this year has not inspired ambitions of gardening, but the show must go on.
The Outagamie County case featured District Attorney Vince Biskupic who called one of his key witnesses ‘credible’ — then charged him with perjury 10 days later
Paulus’s time as district attorney involved taking bribes, allegedly asking an officer to lie on the stand and bragging about having sex in his office.
The Wisconsin case was tainted by secret tapes, unreliable witnesses and a supposed ‘hit’ plot against Winnebago County District Attorney Joe Paulus
May 1 has been celebrated as Law Day in the United States since a joint resolution of Congress was passed in 1961. This year’s theme, “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change,” has so much possibility and provides an opportunity to have important discussions.
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