The state superintendent leads the Department of Public Instruction, which oversees the state's 421 public school districts and its libraries. A primary will be held Feb. 18.

The Madison area hit 13 below zero Tuesday morning, with a brisk breeze dropping the wind chill to minus 31. While most of us were huddled inside, some were out in the arctic air, either because their jobs required it or because,

City Comptroller Bill Christianson told the Journal ... tax bills in Wisconsin increased by about 4% in 2024, though the report notes "the precise amount will vary throughout the state."

State lawmakers are hoping the second time is the charm when it comes to offering Wisconsinites a new type of specialty license plate, a "blackout" plate that's proven to be

Wisconsin's two House Democrats will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration ceremony on Monday, instead choosing to spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day in their home districts.

Chancellors at Universities of Wisconsin campuses that have lost a high percentage of freshmen will have bigger retention targets to meet in order to earn the 15% bonuses newly available to all chancellors, according to information provided to the Wisconsin State Journal.

A proposal to make gun safes exempt from Wisconsin sales tax is receiving bipartisan support. The intent is to encourage people to secure their guns.

Mother of the late Rep. Jonathan Brostoff implores action on firearms, including reinstating 48-hour waiting period for handguns

The Badgers' near second-half collapse provided them with a blueprint for how to win tight games, and they'll look to take those lessons with them going forward.

A location of the wildly popular Buc-ee's travel center chain is in the works near Milwaukee.

We need to see what actually can get done in this first year. Because the first year is sort of that magic window."

At some point in the First Act, this curtain shows up and I’m looking at it and thinking, ‘Man, that looks really familiar,” State Journal reporter Barry Adams said.