Current city council member Sue Conley, a Democrat, and former city council member DuWayne Severson, a Republican, are running for the state Assembly seat alongside Reese Wood, a Libertarian.
Friends and family remember Dr. Rex Kolste of Janesville, who died Tuesday, as a compassionate listener.
A couple dozen women at the Janesville Woman's Club shook their heads and sighed Tuesday as Kolste discussed the racial disparity between babies who survive and babies who die before turning 1 year old in Wisconsin.
State Rep. Deb Kolste, D-Janesville, has named a Janesville police officer as the 44th Assembly District's first responder of the year.
Two local state legislators from opposite sides of the political aisle are working together to make health services delivered by phone or computer more accessible to Medicaid recipients.
Rep. Deb Kolste, D-Janesville, has introduced legislation intended to prevent consumers from receiving surprise medical bills.
Under a state law passed in 2015, municipalities in Wisconsin are prohibited from regulating the use of plastic containers. This means, for example, that Wisconsin cities cannot ban the use of plastic shopping bags.
With her 18th birthday and the right to vote approaching in September, 17-year-old Julia Gasper of La Crosse feels the importance of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment in Wisconsin.
State Rep. Deb Kolste, D-Janesville, and a group of bipartisan legislators want to add vaping products and marijuana to the state's indoor smoking ban.
State Rep. Deb Kolste, D-Janesville, has co-authored a bill that would eliminate vaccination waivers based solely on personal beliefs, according to a news release.