Wisconsin Watch

It’s the latest example of the Outagamie County judge stretching conventional bounds of sentencing authority

Opponents cheer a court decision finding fault with the controversial project’s plan to fill Wisconsin wetlands.

Officials invest millions of dollars to tackle a mismatch between where residents work and can afford to live. Success will require loosening zoning laws, experts say.

Local governments face no consequences for conflicting with state-mandated plans to guide land use.

State leans on citizens to scrutinize big farms’ manure plans. Opponents fear serious environmental harm.

Critics accuse a developer of disregarding local concerns in his push to construct the state’s largest pig farm. He calls himself the victim of “selfish” residents.

A proposal for a $20 million concentrated animal feeding operation sowed distrust in Trade Lake as opponents accused the town’s chairman of backroom dealings to facilitate construction.

The city of Milwaukee lacks a plan to replace JusticePoint’s incarceration alternatives services if it succeeds in canceling its contract.

Bills that would allow absentee ballots to be processed and ensure adjudicated incompetent voters are better tracked passed the Assembly Thursday

Facing a liberal Supreme Court and Democratic governor, the GOP wants to lock in policy wins by seeking changes to the state’s foundational document.