Wisconsin’s prison system and a nonprofit that sends books to prisoners are at an impasse over second-hand books.  Citing concern about people impersonating Wisconsin Books to Prisoners (WBTP) to send drugs into prisons, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections has told the nonprofit’s organizers they cannot send used books to prisoners.  The DOC has shared reports ..read more

As consumers continue to face higher prices for groceries and other goods, the Federal Trade Commission is looking at whether some of those price hikes are driven by profiteering. The agency is “using all of our tools to make sure that no American is paying more because of illegal business practices, be it at the ..read more

This is one in a series of States Newsroom reports on the major policy issues in the presidential race. As former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris sprint to the November finish line, one sprawling policy area has largely fallen out of the spotlight — education. Though the respective GOP and Democratic presidential ..read more

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress left Capitol Hill last week to focus their attention on the campaign trail during the six weeks leading up to Election Day, leaving much of their work unfinished. The Republican House and Democratic Senate are scheduled to remain on recess until Nov. 12, though the urgent needs created in the ..read more

WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest deadline for the farm bill passed unceremoniously at midnight on Sept. 30, without a push from lawmakers to pass a new farm bill or ..read more

Two dozen Wisconsin Republicans, including former lawmakers, other former elected officials and a GOP sitting district attorney, have signed an open letter declaring their support for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in her campaign for president and condemning the Republican nominee former President Donald Trump. The Harris campaign released the letter early Thursday, describing it ..read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed a lengthy and partly redacted motion Wednesday that charts special counsel Jack Smith’s final argument before November that former President Donald Trump acted in a private capacity when he co-conspired to overturn the 2020 election. Much of the motion concerns Trump’s interactions with individuals in Arizona, Georgia ..read more

WASHINGTON — After the vice presidential debate, voters in one flash poll published Wednesday declared a draw in the meeting between Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance. Tuesday’s debate is the last scheduled in-person meeting between the presidential campaigns. Both Midwestern candidates were cordial and the debate was devoid ..read more

One of the Wisconsin Legislature’s most prominent election deniers has sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) to force the state out of an agreement with an organization that helps states track when voters move to or die in other states.  State Rep. Janel Brandjten (R-Menomonee Falls) filed the lawsuit last month in Waukesha County Circuit ..read more

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries after Iranian rocket fire in Iraq in 2020 only experienced a “headache,” dismissing the experiences of dozens of American soldiers who were later awarded the Purple Heart. Trump’s comments came after a reporter in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, asked whether he ..read more