Two Democrats and three Republicans round out the top five. Senators who live outside Dane County can claim $140 per day they ...

The youngest Republican legislator in the state claimed the most per diem in 2025. Two DSA members also finished in the top ...

In what projects to be a good year for Democrats, their leading gubernatorial candidate is scaring some in the party who fear ...

The March donation was the biggest the young super PAC has ever received. Many ultrawealthy people have been granted access ...

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A former detective sergeant for the Portage Police Department resigned from the force a day after he was arrested for crashing a UTV and injuring one of his three passengers in May 2025. A breath test ...