Every state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, but others ...

Wisconsin lawmakers convened for the first floor sessions since two Minnesota lawmakers were gunned down by a man who also named Wisconsin officials.

The Wisconsin Legislature is pushing to pass a compromise state budget, with Democratic votes expected to be needed to ...

Anxious lawmakers are convening under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country.

State Capitol security concerns were raised again after the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But at the time, the Wisconsin Capitol was closed to the general public due to the ongoing ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Anxious lawmakers convened Wednesday under heightened security in Wisconsin's state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country, days after a ...

A Capitol police officer, left, stands with a Wisconsin state patrol officer at the top of the public gallery in the Assembly Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday ...

A Capitol police officer, left, stands with a Wisconsin state patrol officer at the top of the public gallery in the Assembly Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday ...

A Capitol police officer, left, stands with a Wisconsin state patrol officer at the top of the public gallery in the Assembly Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday ...

A Capitol police officer, left, stands with a Wisconsin state patrol officer at the top of the public gallery in the Assembly Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Wednesday ...

Staff search visitors entering the Wisconsin Senate gallery in the state Capitol just days after the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Madison, Wis.