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Milwaukee’s SistaStrings Accompany Joni Mitchell at Grammys
And connecting to Brandi Carlile, who will produce their new album.
Feb 6th, 2024 by WPR Staff, Wisconsin Public RadioBill Sets Rules for Absentee Ballot Witness Addresses
Legislation comes after Dane County Judge rules election clerks can correct absentee ballots with missing witness address info.
Feb 5th, 2024 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioMost of State’s High-Paying Future Jobs Require College Degree
Report shows over half of jobs paying $50,000 or more will require a bachelor's degree.
Feb 5th, 2024 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioState Supreme Court Takes Up Evers Lawsuit Against ‘Legislative Vetoes’
Did Legislature unlawfully withhold funding for UW pay raises, conservation funding?
Feb 3rd, 2024 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioProposal Would Expand Silver Alert System To Include Children
Bill is backdoor way to expand Amber Alert system to support finding missing children.
Feb 2nd, 2024 by Evan Casey, Wisconsin Public RadioOpen Enrollment Begins For Public, Voucher Schools
With surge in taxpayer funding, voucher school program expected to grow.
Feb 2nd, 2024 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public RadioBill Bans Wisconsin Agencies From Doing Business With Chinese-Government Owned Companies
Institutions, including UW system. would also be barred from contracting with state-operated companies from Russia, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela
Feb 2nd, 2024 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Supreme Court Consultants Rule Out Republican-Drawn Maps
In first public release, court consultants say GOP maps "don't deserve further consideration."
Feb 2nd, 2024 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioLabor Leaders Want 2024 To Be A Big Year for Unions
Poll says a supermajority of Americans now say they support unions. Groups hope to deliver more wins for workers.
Feb 1st, 2024 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioDOJ Lawyers Say Dean Phillips Waited Too Long To Appear on Presidential Ballot
Phillips wants the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule that the Democratic Party abused its power by keeping him off the ballot.
Feb 1st, 2024 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioJudge Rules Absentee Ballots With Incomplete Witness Address Must Be Counted
Attorney for Republican-controlled Legislature to appeal Dane County Court ruling.
Jan 31st, 2024 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioBill Holds Back Students Who Miss More Than 30 Days of School
Policy from Speaker Vos's Task Force on Truancy would affect public and private schools.
Jan 31st, 2024 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio