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Dane County Moves Forward With Body Cams For Sheriff’s Deputies

Dane County Moves Forward With Body Cams For Sheriff’s Deputies

Supervisors back $3 million in 2027 funding as officials promise public input on policy.

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Dane County Moves Forward With Body Cams For Sheriff’s Deputies

Supervisors back $3 million in 2027 funding as officials promise public input on policy.

Board Adopts $1.5 Billion Budget, After Dealing With Accounting Error

Supervisors kill key parking policy.

Council Rewrites Mayor’s Budget, Setting Up Potential Veto Fight

Employee raises, public utility study, library hours and street repairs among changes. Property taxes rise slightly.

Governor-Elect Crowley Eyes Bold Agenda, Warns Against Overreach

With full Democratic control, Crowley says success hinges on delivering, not spiking the ball.

Council Approves $1.35 Million to Study We Energies Takeover

Unanimous vote advances effort to create publicly owned electric utility.

$2 An Hour Or 2%? Council Rewrites City Worker Pay Plan

Proposal targets lowest paid employees, but brings wage compression and higher long-term costs.

County Software Error Creates $4.6 Million Budget Hole

Crowley administration leaves supervisors in the dark about major fiscal problem, again.

Zamarripa Has Unfinished Business at City Hall, Big Plans for State Office

Plus: Two potential successors have already emerged for her aldermanic seat.

Legislative Democrats Outline Agenda For First Wisconsin Trifecta In 16 Years

Neubauer and Hesselbein eye school funding, abortion access and more with new legislative power.

He Will Be Wisconsin’s First Black Governor. That Is Not His Focus.

Crowley discusses the real milestones he wants in first public appearance after election.

Public Safety Referendums Mostly Fail At Wisconsin Ballot Box

Measures to boost police, fire and EMS staffing are rejected in multiple communities amid levy limits and rising costs.

Tommy Thompson Declares Wisconsin A Blue State After Democratic Sweep

Former GOP governor joins Jim Doyle in assessing a blue wave and advising Gov.-elect Crowley.

Board Chair Marcelia Nicholson-Bovell Will Run for County Executive

Nicholson-Bovell becomes acting county executive once Crowley resigns, will run for office in special election.

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21 Election Winners and Losers

Beyond the ballots, here are the insiders, groups and trends that also won or lost.

Tom Tiffany Has Disqualified Himself for Governor

His attempts to overturn and undermine elections has disqualified him, say business leaders.

Should Voters Reduce Governor’s Veto Power?

It will create a more democratic system no matter which party controls the governor’s chair.

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How Successful Has The Trump Economy Been in Creating Jobs?

Graphs of jobs, labor force and manufacturing tell a different story than the campaign speeches do.

The Arguments Against Wisconsin’s Congressional Maps

Are the current maps partisan? Anti-competitive? Supreme Court must decide.

How Gerrymandered Are Wisconsin’s Congressional Districts?

The data tells the story. Will it help win two court court cases?

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2026 Election Has Parallels with 1982

Both were World Series years with a similar roster of election contests.

How The Tax Break for Data Centers Was Passed

$1.9 billion annual handout to massive tech companies quietly put into 2023-25 budget.

Lt Governor Race Offers Stark Contrasts

Democrat Sarah Godlewski and Republican David Varnam are very different candidates.

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