A water agreement between Mount Pleasant, the City of Racine and the Racine Water Utility took a major step forward as the village voted unanimously on Thursday to approve an Intergovernmental Agreement between the village and the utility.

Here's how members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation voted on major issues this week. 

A week after accusing a billionaire donor of attempting to buy a Wisconsin U.S. Senate seat, Republican nominee Leah Vukmir is now hoping to persuade the same Illinois businessman to open his wallet for her campaign against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Hagedorn is looking to increase conservative control of the court, which currently sits at 4-3. The April election is to replace retiring liberal Justice Shirley Abrahamson.

The state's Interagency Council on Homelessness met for the first time in February after the state Legislature created it last fall.

The race between Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir marks the first time two women are the major-party nominees for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. 

The high volume of traffic exacerbated the problem, said county IT officials

Many issues being raised are similar to what Democratic nominee Tony Evers focused on during the primary.

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is inviting Wisconsin’s gubernatorial and Senate candidates to a pair of televised debates in October.

Based on official results, turnout in Tuesday’s election was 22.2 percent. That is the highest since 22.5 percent in 2002.

The city's alcohol licensing body voted 5-4 on Wednesday in support of granting a new license to Koi Sushi after a previous liquor license was not renewed.

The Village Board of Pairie du Sac voted 6-1, with Board member Raymond Bolton the lone yes vote, to deny an exception to an ordinance limiting the total number of dogs and cats kept at a residence.

The proposal would generate $1.2 million in additional transportation funding each year, which Kabat said would allow the city to catch up on street repairs and build quality roads.

“It has been my honor and privilege to be elected twice by the people of Cottage Grove and Pleasant Springs to represent them on the Dane County Board,” Williams said.

Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes, the Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor, started their general election campaigns near the UW-Madison campus Wednesday.

In addition to governor and U.S. Senate, Wisconsin voters also selected nominees for three other statewide offices.

Best practices for housing people in jail have outpaced Dane County facilities, which lack versatile programming space and housing units designed for medical and mental health needs.

Evers says he wants to hold the governor accountable; Walker says "Wisconsin is working" and Evers would be a step backward.