Wisconsin Assembly passes pre-existing coverage bill

MADISON — The Wisconsin Assembly overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that would force health insurers to cover pre-existing conditions if Republicans succeed in dismantling the Affordable Care Act, heading off potential criticism of GOP legislators on the 2020 campaign trail.Democrats blasted the bill as a publicity stunt, saying it doesn't go nearly far enough.

Governor Evers orders Wisconsin withdrawal from health care lawsuit

MADISON — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul isn't saying yet whether he will withdraw from a multi-state lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law as Gov.

'Do we want to destroy people's lives?' Criminalizing 1st-time DUIs is a tough sell in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — With a new Democratic ally in the governor's office, a handful of Republican lawmakers are pushing for Wisconsin to join the rest of the country and criminalize first-offense drunken driving.On paper it might look like a can't-miss bipartisan initiative, but it's not that easy in a state where beer is so much a part of the culture that the major league baseball team is called the Brewers.

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans outline priorities to Gov. Tony Evers

MADISON — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans are delivering what they call a "gesture of our goodwill" outlining their priorities to Democratic Gov.