Wisconsin Examiner Stories

WASHINGTON—More than a dozen U.S. House and Senate members are pushing for a bipartisan coronavirus relief package to aid struggling states and local governments and fund programs such as unemployment and rental assistance that are set to […]

COVID-19 cases have been declining recently, but they’re still “way too high” — and it’s not at all certain that there’s a genuine downward trend in coronavirus infections, according to state health officials. In […]

On Monday afternoon, Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs, a Democrat, determined Joe Biden had won the state’s presidential election and Gov. Tony Evers certified that determination.  These two steps — procedural matters […]

Republicans — including Wisconsin Elections Commission member Dean Knudson, a former Republican legislator — continue to try and cast doubts on the Wisconsin presidential election results even after the Trump campaign’s recount […]

“I have identified two significant training issues regarding this incident,” reads a version of the Wauwatosa Police Department (WPD) administrative review of Jay Anderson’s shooting by the Officer Joseph Mensah, who resigned […]

Democrat Joe Biden flipped Georgia with a slim 13,000 vote lead, buoying the spirit of Democrats who have dubbed the state “Joe’gia” and angering President Donald Trump who continues to pursue legal challenges meant to overturn the […]

Update: Gov. Tony Evers announced at 5 p.m. on Monday that he had certified the results of the presidential election, awarding Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes to Joe Biden. “Today I carried out my duty to certify the November 3rd […]

Unpaid care at Wisconsin hospitals rose by $90 million in 2019, a trend that seems likely to continue in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Uncompensated care, which includes charity care as well as bad debt cases, totaled $1.3 billion in […]

WASHINGTON—American farmers who have gone through the drama and turbulence of trade and agriculture policy in the Trump administration can expect a far more sedate and multinational experience when President-elect Joe Biden takes office in […]

WASHINGTON — State parties played an unprecedented role in financing the presidential election this year, making it possible for the national political parties to raise eye-popping sums from individual donors — and keep more money than […]