Wisconsin Vote

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to raise the hourly rate of pay for court-appointed attorneys from $70 to $100 per hour, a move expected to increase costs for county governments throughout the state.

Tuesday Wisconsin residents can apply for the one-time, $100 tax credit for every child under 18 living with them at home. This rebate has drawn criticism from Democrats saying it's politically motivated.

State Sen. Leah Vukmir has won the state Republican Party’s endorsement in the GOP primary for one of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate seats.

Gov. Scott Walker and other state GOP leaders touted conservative accomplishments warned Republican voters Saturday of an impending "blue wave" in the fall general election.

Wisconsin Republicans will have a chance to endorse one of the candidates for U.S. Senate at their annual state party convention in Milwaukee this weekend.

Tuesday's 1st Senate District primary pits two Republicans — Rep. André Jacque, R-DePere, and factory executive Alex Renard — against each other. The Republican winner will face Democrat Caleb Frostman in the special election June 12.

Carson Tomony, a junior at Madison East High School, has learned about candidates and where they stand on the issues. He and his classmates have also noticed that school shootings appear to be commonplace.

State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, says she plans to remain in office despite weeks of scrutiny over her behavior in and outside of work.

About 50 people protested outside the state Capitol in Madison calling for increased funding for the University of Wisconsin System. This one in a series of protests demanding funding increases and an end to tuition freezes within the last several months.