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GOP Senators Introduce Protectionist Transmission Line Bill

GOP Senators Introduce Protectionist Transmission Line Bill

Proposal would make it difficult for competitors to ATC to enter market.

Increasing Number of Wisconsin Kids Skipping Immunizations

Increasing Number of Wisconsin Kids Skipping Immunizations

Use of personal conviction waivers has increased, particularly in rural and small school districts.

Partyline Vote Approves Ban On Gender-Affirmation Procedures, Sports Participation For Transgender Kids
Vos Says Impeaching Janet Protasiewicz Still An Option

Vos Says Impeaching Janet Protasiewicz Still An Option

Two former justices advised Assembly Speaker not to pursue it.

State DHS Urges Syphilis Testing During Pregnancy

State DHS Urges Syphilis Testing During Pregnancy

Congenital syphilis cases up dramatically in state and nation.

Sierra Club Finds We Energies Behind On Clean Energy

Sierra Club Finds We Energies Behind On Clean Energy

Report gives We Energies a 'D'; other utilities in state ranked higher.

State Test Scores Up But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level

State Test Scores Up But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Level

Only about 40% proficient with big gap between Black and white students.

State Supreme Court Limits Online Access to Eviction Records

State Supreme Court Limits Online Access to Eviction Records

Two-year limit adopted. Advocates argued records trap renters in poverty.

State’s Public Schools Have Lost 32,000 Students Since 2019

State’s Public Schools Have Lost 32,000 Students Since 2019

Key reasons: Lower birth rates and children moving to private and home schools.

Fair Maps Advocates Condemn GOP Redistricting Plan

Fair Maps Advocates Condemn GOP Redistricting Plan

Still battling, Vos says U.S. Supreme Court will make Protasiewicz recuse.

State’s Smaller Municipalities Struggle for Revenue

State’s Smaller Municipalities Struggle for Revenue

New shared revenue deal a lifeline, but local needs go beyond that.

Amazon Expands in Wisconsin As State Joins FTC Lawsuit

Amazon Expands in Wisconsin As State Joins FTC Lawsuit

Company has invested $9.5 billion, created 12,000 jobs in Wisconsin.