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City Attorney Says Council Needs A Do-Over On Giving Elected Officials Raises

Conflicting legal opinions effectively block 2024 vote.

Not Just Governor, Three Constitutional Amendments on The Ballot

GOP-led amendments will appear on ballots alongside partisan races.

County Bringing Opioid Response into Parks System

New initiative is one piece of county opioid epidemic response.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Weighs Next Step On Congressional Map Suits

Justices will decide if lower-court panels were right to toss two gerrymandering challenges.

Milwaukee Election Mistake Drew National Attention, Official Says Safeguards Worked

County caught wrong files, outside experts validated logs, and city now plans more visible checks and releases.

Lawsuit Targets Wisconsin Minority Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program

Conservative law firm says $30,000 loan relief for minority educators violates equal protection.

Tom Tiffany Swims From Sinking Plane

U.S. Rep. was in private plane that lost power near Wausau.

Human Error, Not Hacking, Behind Milwaukee Results Delay

Experts reviewing machine logs say staff chose the wrong export option but never altered or rescanned absentee ballots.

$5,000 For Every Adult? Trump Pitch Divides Wisconsin Delegation

Tiffany and Van Orden praise the idea, while Baldwin and others call it a gimmick and a bribe.

Searching For Answers on Water Street Violence

But area alderman thinks there is only one option left.

MPS Announces Who Will Review School Closures, Improvements

15-member 'Great Schools Committee' will tackle thorny issue. New budget committee also created.

Car Collection Scheme Leads To Probation For Ex-City Attorney Spencer

Jury found Spencer misused public resources to help himself store his car collection, avoid city fees.

Sheriff Denita Ball Tries To Set Record Straight on Jail Tablets

Sheriff Ball caught in crossfire of Tiffany's attacks on Crowley in governor's race.

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The Millionaires of We Energies

While seeking ever higher electric rates since 2020, its 7 top execs were paid $119 million.

Meet Wisconsin’s Richest CEOs

Many of them make hundreds of times more than average worker, new report finds.

County Parks Has Oh So Many Friends

But so little funding. How did this contradictory, messy situation arise?

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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?

Learning Our Lesson From COVID-19

Rather than blaming Fauci, Rand Paul and Ron Johnson should consider the impact of vaccine resistance.

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Next Attorney General Will Control $219 Million Legal Settlement 

Could spending of settlement cash from Meta and Facebook become issue in fall election?

It’s Been a Hot Summer for News

An insider's take on Canadian tariffs and Wisconsin, Elon Musk and elections.

Wikler Predicts Democratic Wave in November

But was some of that wave in August election Republican crossovers voting for Hong?

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