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City Takes First Step To Rename Southside Park

City Takes First Step To Rename Southside Park

Why was it called Arlington Heights anyway? Legislative records reveal the answer.

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City Takes First Step To Rename Southside Park

Why was it called Arlington Heights anyway? Legislative records reveal the answer.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Will Hear Act 10 Lawsuit

Suit by group of unions argues the landmark collective bargaining law is unconstitutional.

Crowley Picks Former Evers Cabinet Member As Chief of Staff

Democratic Gov.-Elect also names members of transition committee.

How Democratic Legislators Could Fund Reforms

Without money it can't be done. Here's how to fund sweeping changes.

Madison Comedian Is Wisconsin’s First Transgender Legislator

'It’s bizarre and exciting and terrifying,' Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford says of milestone.

A New Era, As Wisconsin Democratic Legislators Pick Two Women Leaders

Greta Neubauer will be Assembly Speaker, Dianne Hesselbein will be Senate Majority Leader.

City Program Will Pay You $9,000 To Move to Milwaukee

Relocation program aims to attract residents, skilled workers from out of state.

Janesville Passes Referendum Limiting Data Centers, Part of National Wave

41 ballot measures passed in last week's election as nation and Wisconsin resist centers.

WI Health Officials Advise Early Measles Vaccines for Some Infants Amid Outbreak

Wisconsin, with third lowest vaccination rate in U.S., has 477 confirmed cases in 15 counties.

Barnes Charges JS Reporter Who Slept With Him Worked on ‘Defamatory’ Story

Explosive complaint charges conflict of interest in newspaper's story about former Lt. Governor.

Gov.-Elect Crowley Says He’d Sign Bill With New Wisconsin Congressional Map

Senate Dem leader Dianne Hesselbein says Legislature must make sure districts aren't 'rigged.'

Chairwoman Nicholson-Bovell Launches Campaign for County Executive

County board chair to campaign on expanding parks and transit while maintaining fiscal stability.

Is Wisconsin Now a Blue State?

So says Tommy Thompson. But he’s dead wrong.

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How Democratic Legislators Could Fund Reforms

Without money it can't be done. Here's how to fund sweeping changes.

Is Wisconsin Now a Blue State?

So says Tommy Thompson. But he’s dead wrong.

21 Election Winners and Losers

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

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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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For First Time in 18 Years, Democrats Control Budget Process

Which legislators will serve on two key committees deciding how to spend $114 billion?

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.

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