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The GOP-backed proposal would remove limits on who can appeal decisions by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Supporters say it’s a necessary check on the commission’s power.
After President Donald Trump threatened to pull back federal funding, SSM Health, Aurora Health and UW Health changed their websites.
The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal judge ruled.
Wisconsin Weekly A carefully curated rundown of top headlines from around the state. The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow map showed a swath of red for “unhealthy” conditions across Wisconsin.
Nonpartisan analysts estimate that President Donald Trump’s megabill would add at least $2 trillion to the national debt over 10 years. The Congressional Budget Office’s preliminary estimate says the ...
Wisconsin was one of the states with the largest drops in the measles vaccination rate for kindergartners between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, and no county had an MMR vaccination rate above ...
A recent Wisconsin appeals court ruling regarding closed sessions has positive implications for government openness.
Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee rejected calls to add more permanent staff and approved transferring $5 million in licensing fees to the general fund.
Clerks say GOP-backed legislation calling for a 20-hour minimum wouldn’t make sense in towns with only a few dozen voters.
The analysis notes that the tunnel would eliminate the risk of a boat anchor rupturing the pipeline and causing a spill in the straits, a key concern for environmentalists. But the construction would ...
A claim by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that an immigrant threatened the life of President Donald Trump has begun to unravel.