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The Wisconsin Legislature is in session debating public safety, abortion access, marijuana, the state budget and more. Here are the latest updates.

Bail reform heads to the ballot box. A constitutional amendment would allow judges to consider a defendant's record. Critics say it punishes the poor.

MADISON, Wis. — It was one of the most difficult decisions of his life, the Dodge County district attorney said, when he submitted his resignation in mid-January and left the

Democrats are doubling down their efforts to restore Roe V. Wade in Wisconsin.

The constitutional amendment on the April 4 ballot would give judges new, tougher criteria when setting bail in criminal cases. The advisory referendum addresses work requirements for taxpayer-funded welfare benefits.

Democrats are doubling down their efforts to restore Roe V. Wade in Wisconsin.

Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics

MADISON (WKOW) -- Lawmakers on Thursday passed the final resolution needed to put voters in charge of determining whether Wisconsin changes its bail laws this spring.

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly gave a final, bipartisan push Thursday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for violent criminals to get out of jail on bail.

The state Assembly on Thursday approved the proposal in a bipartisan vote 74-23, with 10 Democrats joining Republicans in supporting the measure.