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Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler Enters Race for DNC Chair

Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler Enters Race for DNC Chair

State chairman has helped Democrats win 7 of 10 statewide races.

Program Find Foster Homes for Pets of Domestic Abuse Victims

Program Find Foster Homes for Pets of Domestic Abuse Victims

Unique program is partnership of Sojourner Center and Wisconsin Humane Society.

Charter School Offers 5th Year of High School, Paying for College Classes

Charter School Offers 5th Year of High School, Paying for College Classes

Pathways High on city's West Side offers unique option for students.

Is Wisconsin 45th in Broadband Internet?

Is Wisconsin 45th in Broadband Internet?

So says new report. But state regulators say data is incomplete.

36 MATC Students Become ‘Citizens by Choice’

36 MATC Students Become ‘Citizens by Choice’

College's four-month citizenship preparation classes helps students pass the tests.

Host Committee Raised $92 Million for RNC in Milwaukee 

Host Committee Raised $92 Million for RNC in Milwaukee 

Mostly from MMAC foundation. Committee may donate a few million leftover to community.

Menominee Tribe Has 70% Decline in Overdose Deaths, Hospitalizations

Menominee Tribe Has 70% Decline in Overdose Deaths, Hospitalizations

More education, increased supply of fentanyl test strips and Narcan credited.

UW-Madison Climbs Back to 6th Place in National Research Rankings

UW-Madison Climbs Back to 6th Place in National Research Rankings

State's flagship university spent more than $1.7 billion on research in 2023.

Milwaukee’s Muslim Girls Basketball Team Featured in New Novel

Milwaukee’s Muslim Girls Basketball Team Featured in New Novel

Author Hena Kahn's graphic novel 'We Are Big Time' inspired by Salam School team.

Vos ‘Hopes’ Gableman Gets Disbarred

Vos ‘Hopes’ Gableman Gets Disbarred

After hiring Michael Gableman to run 2020 election review, Vos now calls former high court justice an 'embarrassment' to all lawyers.

State Senate Minority Leader Backs Using Budget Surplus to Fund K-12 Schools

State Senate Minority Leader Backs Using Budget Surplus to Fund K-12 Schools

Dianne Hesselbein suggests pairing this with a middle-class tax cut.

National Group Challenges Medical College of Wisconsin’s Use of Live Animals

National Group Challenges Medical College of Wisconsin’s Use of Live Animals

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says MCW violates Animal Welfare Act.