The Capitol Report

Joint Finance Committee Co-chair Alberta Darling is among Wisconsin state senators gearing up to seek re-election in 2020.

An influx of Latinos is helping some of the least diverse counties in Wisconsin rank among those in the country seeing the greatest relative increase in diversity.

Brown, Dane, Milwaukee and Racine counties have submitted applications to build detention facilities for less-serious juvenile offenders.

Speaker Robin Vos says he wants the Wisconsin State Assembly to look at legislation that would legalize medical marijuana when the body returns from its summer break in the fall.

Three additional suits against the controversial lame-duck laws remain even after the recent state Supreme Court ruling affirming the extraordinary session.

Republican legislators in Wisconsin racked up $1.5 million in legal bills over the first five months of the year as they relied on outside counsel to represent them in lawsuits.

Supreme Court candidate Jill Karofsky says the biggest mistake of her 27-career judicial career was bringing an obstruction charge against Patty Murphy.

Despite the positive impact of the indoor smoking ban on public health, just one tribal-run casino has gone smoke-free since it was passed 10 years ago.

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More than 8% of the state’s prison guards sought transfers to get a $5-an-hour pay boost in the first eight days after a plan was proposed to address critical staff shortages.