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Treasurer-Elect Godlewski Identifies Additional Responsibilities For Office

Treasurer-Elect Godlewski Identifies Additional Responsibilities For Office

Treasurer's office survived an April 2018 referendum aimed at elimination

GOP Senate Could Pass Medicaid Expansion?

GOP Senate Could Pass Medicaid Expansion?

Not “completely ruled out,” Fitzgerald says of Evers proposal to accept federal dollars for expansion.

Lawmakers Clash On Tracking Foxconn Jobs

Lawmakers Clash On Tracking Foxconn Jobs

Audit shows subsidy could reward out-of-state jobs; Fitzgerald and Shilling differ on need to fix this.

‘Dead Zones’ Growing in State, Midwest

‘Dead Zones’ Growing in State, Midwest

As nutrient runoff depletes oxygen from parts of rivers and lakes, fish can’t live there.

UW-Extension Sees Historic Faculty Turnover

UW-Extension Sees Historic Faculty Turnover

One quarter of faculty left the system in 2018.

Hintz Touts Democratic Issues for Next Year

Hintz Touts Democratic Issues for Next Year

Assembly minority leader says expanding Medicaid and redistricting reform are top goals.

Kaul Calls Lame Duck Laws ‘Terrible’

Kaul Calls Lame Duck Laws ‘Terrible’

Changes for Department of Justice will endanger public safety, new Attorney General says.

Court Challenge to Voting Restrictions Filed

Court Challenge to Voting Restrictions Filed

Liberal groups ask federal court to block lame duck law’s restriction on early voting.

More Oil Will Flow Through State

More Oil Will Flow Through State

Wisconsin a “guinea pig” for huge increase in oil by Enbridge pipelines, critics charge.

Sex Traffickers Ensnare Youth Without Homes

Sex Traffickers Ensnare Youth Without Homes

Report: 25% of sex-trafficked youth in city were missing from faster care, group homes.

Duffy Supports Funding for Border Wall

Duffy Supports Funding for Border Wall

But Wisconsin congressman not so sure about Trump’s idea of shutting down government.

Earth As Hot as 3 Million Years Ago?

Earth As Hot as 3 Million Years Ago?

UW researchers say earth could be as hot as Pliocene period by 2030s.