The Big Ten announced the game times for the final day of the Big Ten regular season. The Wisconsin Badgers close out on Sunday, March 4 at the Kohl Center against Illinois.  That game will air live on the Big Ten Network and tip-off at Noon on that day. The matchup against the Illini also serves [...]

Governor Scott Walker’s approval rating is down from last month, in a new public opinion survey out today. Charles Franklin is the Director of the Marquette University Law School Poll. “We didn’t ask specifically why,” says Franklin. “Obviously there have been some developments over the last month, in the John Doe investigation … where we [...]

The Marquette Golden Eagles host Rutgers in Big East Conference action at the Bradley Center tonight.  The Golden Eagles have won 3-straight and 10 of their last 11 games overall.  Marquette has already clinched a first round bye in the upcoming Big East Conference Tournament, but the top four seeds also clinch a bye into [...]

Kam Cerroni hit 5 of 8 from distance and finished with 17 points to lead the Green Bay Phoenix to a 71-67 win over Cleveland State in Horizon League men’s basketball action. The Phoenix (13-14, 8-8 HL) won their 3rd straight and 6 of their last 8 overall and finished with a 12-2 record at [...]

Legislation adding text messaging to the state’s Do Not Call list is headed to the governor’s desk. The state Assembly on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would make it illegal for telemarketers to send text messages to consumers on the state’s no call list. The measure passed on a voice vote. The [...]

The state Assembly has signed off on a controversial bill that makes changes to the permitting process for construction on Wisconsin’s wetland areas. The bill creates a two-tier permitting system, allowing a closer review for more complex projects and giving developers an option to offset the loss of those areas. State Representative Brett Hulsey (D-Madison) [...]

A Republican lawmaker who has an often contentious relationship with the University of Wisconsin has gotten the UW’s School for Workers to cancel an “Art in Protest” exhibit that had been scheduled for next month. “The problem with it is that it would be funded with taxpayer dollars and that’s through the Extension,” says Representative [...]

Do we need a constitutional right to buy health insurance? The state Senate approves a constitutional amendment that specifically would create a right to enter into private contracts with health care providers for health care services and private health care coverage. “And it will disallow a government from mandating that an individual participate in a [...]

Every year there are plenty of issues Wisconsin farmers have to deal with, and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Deputy Secretary Jeff Lyon says this year’s focus includes legislation on air permits, wetlands, and road weight limits. But there’s more. “You’ve got so many legislators that don’t have that agriculture background … [...]

The future of a lawsuit over Wisconsin’s legislative redistricting is left uncertain, after Republicans say there’s no way to reconsider maps approved last summer. A trial was set to start Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Democrats and Latino groups, who argue the maps approved last summer are unconstitutional. It was delayed when judges asked [...]