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State’s Honey Production Hits 10-Year Low

State’s Honey Production Hits 10-Year Low

Yet wild honey bees are rebounding, thriving after steep decline.

Drunk Driving On Rise for Corrections Staff?

Drunk Driving On Rise for Corrections Staff?

State Corrections Secretary concerned about stress causing workers to abuse alcohol.

State Rewards Top Child Care Centers

State Rewards Top Child Care Centers

Department Of Children And Families now gives higher payments to higher rated providers.

Great Lakes Ports Tracking Gas Emissions

Great Lakes Ports Tracking Gas Emissions

One-third of U.S. and Canadian ports, including Milwaukee, now track their greenhouse gas impact.

School Groups Divided About State Budget

School Groups Divided About State Budget

Happy Evers increased spending, but it’s still short of what’s needed, they say.

936,000 Will Travel on Holiday Weekend

936,000 Will Travel on Holiday Weekend

AAA-Wisconsin projects 4.5-percent hike in road travel over last year.

Evers Uses 78 Partial Vetoes on Budget

Evers Uses 78 Partial Vetoes on Budget

Vetoes will help pay for $65 million more in education funding in revised budget.

Milwaukee Protests Immigrant Detention Centers

Milwaukee Protests Immigrant Detention Centers

“Close the Camps” protests also held in Brookfield, Oshkosh, De Pere and Viroqua.

New Milwaukee-to-Green Bay Bus Begun

New Milwaukee-to-Green Bay Bus Begun

Amtrak replaces shuttered Greyhound service, with two daily round-trip buses.

State Budget Has Tiny Reserve Fund

State Budget Has Tiny Reserve Fund

Lowest since 2011, enough surplus to run government for just two days in budget sent to Evers.

Lives of Wisconsin’s LGBTQ Pioneers

Lives of Wisconsin’s LGBTQ Pioneers

50 years after Stonewall, new book chronicles early leaders in state’s gay history.

Human Trafficking Still a Hidden Problem

Human Trafficking Still a Hidden Problem

State had more than 60 cases in 2018, but much of it undetected, experts say.