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Evers Calls for $500 Million Corrections Overhaul

Evers Calls for $500 Million Corrections Overhaul

Including closing Green Bay Prison, turning Waupun prison into 'vocational village.'

Milwaukee Teacher’s Aide Spared From Deportation. For Now

Milwaukee Teacher’s Aide Spared From Deportation. For Now

Protestors support mother of two daughters whose brother was killed in El Salvador.

Wisconsin Surplus Is Nearly $4.3 Billion. How Much Will Be Spent?

Wisconsin Surplus Is Nearly $4.3 Billion. How Much Will Be Spent?

Fights over the surplus have become common, a big change from years ago.

More Milwaukee Schools Getting Tested for High Lead Levels

More Milwaukee Schools Getting Tested for High Lead Levels

Four schools in MPS with K4-8 students and older buildings now being tested.

Avian Flu Found in Lake Michigan Duck

Avian Flu Found in Lake Michigan Duck

State wildlife officials identified the virus in a merganser recently collected in Milwaukee County.

GOP Lawmakers Propose School Water Filters to Address PFAS, Lead

GOP Lawmakers Propose School Water Filters to Address PFAS, Lead

Schools would also need to develop sampling and testing process.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Considering Whether Man With Expunged Domestic Violence Conviction Can Buy Guns

Wisconsin Supreme Court Considering Whether Man With Expunged Domestic Violence Conviction Can Buy Guns

DOJ says federal law prevents individual with 1994 conviction from buying a handgun.

New MPS Superintendent Left Prior Job During Period It Faced Similar Criticism

New MPS Superintendent Left Prior Job During Period It Faced Similar Criticism

Brenda Cassellius named Milwaukee superintendent as district faces numerous challenges.

GOP Lawmakers Push For More Nuclear Power in Wisconsin

GOP Lawmakers Push For More Nuclear Power in Wisconsin

Discussion comes as new Microsoft data center expected to use more power than every house in Dane County.

Illinois Delays Project to Keep Invasive Carp Out of Great Lakes

Illinois Delays Project to Keep Invasive Carp Out of Great Lakes

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration can't be trusted to deliver promised funding.

Despite Act 10, Union Argues UW Health Nurses Can Collectively Bargain

Despite Act 10, Union Argues UW Health Nurses Can Collectively Bargain

Supreme Court oral arguments come as larger case about Act 10 is pending.

Protasiewicz Says She Won’t Recuse From Act 10 Case

Protasiewicz Says She Won’t Recuse From Act 10 Case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court also denied a request for an expedited appeal.