Wisconsin

News from the state of Wisconsin

Black parents sue Wisconsin district over slavery lesson

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MADISON, Wis. — Three Black parents and their two children filed a lawsuit against a suburban Madison school district Friday alleging teachers inflicted emotional...

Michigan agency to include climate in tunnel permit review

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Michigan agency delivered a split decision Wednesday in a high-stakes battle over a pipeline that carries oil beneath a...

Foxconn deal with Wisconsin lowers tax breaks to $80 million

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MADISON, Wis. — Foxconn Technology Group will be eligible for just $80 million in taxpayer subsidies under a new contract signed Tuesday, down from...

New Wisconsin Senate leader acknowledges ‘rocky start’

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MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Senate's new majority leader acknowledged Thursday that he got off to a “rocky” start after he ran afoul of...

Wisconsin Treasurer Godlewski launches US Senate bid

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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski joined the growing ranks of Democrats running for U.S. Senate on Wednesday, launching her bid for the...

Kohl’s names 3 new directors in deal with activist investors

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NEW YORK — Kohl’s Corp. says it's adding three independent members to its board of directors as part of an agreement it struck with...

Wisconsin teachers resign in wake of slavery question

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SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Three Wisconsin middle school teachers have resigned after they put together a lesson for sixth-graders asking them how they would...

Turnout barely tops 20% for Wisconsin spring election

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MADISON, Wis. — Turnout for Wisconsin's spring election, which had only one statewide race on the ballot with a handful of locally hot contests,...

Wisconsin cities: Trump should pay legal bills for challenge

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MADISON, Wis. — The cities of Green Bay, Kenosha and Racine are asking a federal judge to make former President Donald Trump pay more...

Amazon apologizes to congressman for bogus ‘peeing’ tweet

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NEW YORK — Amazon is sorry for tweeting about peeing. The...