News & Commentary

Wisconsin’s next election is on Tuesday, April 5, and we want to make sure you have the most up-to-date information so that you feel empowered to cast your vote. 

The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act will help ensure that people who report emergencies don’t get evicted as a result.

What you need to know about the new string of classroom censorship and book ban attacks impacting students and teachers across the country.

Voter ID is in effect in Wisconsin. Most voters need a photo ID to vote in person on Election Day, to vote early in person at the clerk’s office, and to vote absentee by mail. (Voter ID is not the same as voter registration.)

The Wisconsin legislature just passed Senate Bill 296, a piece of anti-protest legislation, through both chambers. Masquerading as legislation aiming to stop so-called “riots,” SB296 contains broad and ambiguous language that could criminalize various aspects of lawful assembly.

Placing a blanket ban on pepper spray prohibitions will only create more avenues for unchecked abuse and increased excessive force. Incarcerated youth are long-owed a focus on actual rehabilitation practices and the State Assembly has no business contradicting that.

On Jan. 4, lawmakers in the Wisconsin legislature proposed bills that would require people with felony convictions to pay all fines imposed as part of their sentence before regaining their voting rights.

An ACLU investigation illustrates how law enforcement failed to protect protesters and amplified tensions on August 25, 2020.

Can elected officials block you on social media? We answer some frequently asked questions.