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GOP Lawmakers Question Budget Requests by UW System, State Prisons

GOP Lawmakers Question Budget Requests by UW System, State Prisons

Joint Finance Committee grills leaders of each about requests for increased funding.

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GOP Lawmakers Question Budget Requests by UW System, State Prisons

Joint Finance Committee grills leaders of each about requests for increased funding.

Federal Head Start Office Serving Wisconsin Shuts Down

Four other regional offices closed. Head Start providers shocked.

Voters Pass Constitutional Amendment Requiring Photo ID

Measure will make it harder to overturn Wisconsin's 2011 voter ID law.

19 Winners and Losers in Historic Election

Beyond the names on the ballot, who else won or lost in yesterday’s election?

Vannoy Defeats Kuether-Steele In Only Contested School Board Race

Two other members win unopposed races.

Brower Defeats Bauman In Race To Replace Brostoff

The nonpartisan Milwaukee Common Council now has a self-described socialist joining its ranks.

Underly Wins Second Term as State Superintendent

Underly defeats challenger Brittany Kinser in hotly-contested race.

Crawford Beats Schimel in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

Race turned into a national election and a loss for Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

State Sues Federal HHS, Sec. Kennedy Over Public Health Cuts

Wisconsin joins nearly two-dozen states suing over cuts in public health funding.

Wisconsinites Seek Ideas From Tennessee, How to Talk About Guns

Seeking solutions after Abundant Life school shootings in Madison.

Wisconsin’s Municipal Courts Are Not Transparent

Many failed to respond to open records requests or provided incomplete data.

What The Voters Are Saying on Wisconsin’s Historic Election Day

The nation is watching as voters decide state's pivotal Supreme Court race.

Wisconsin a Leader in Using Signal App to Hide Public Records?

Trump administration’s bizarre sharing of U.S. battle plans involved use of Signal.

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19 Winners and Losers in Historic Election

Beyond the names on the ballot, who else won or lost in yesterday’s election?

Wisconsin a Leader in Using Signal App to Hide Public Records?

Trump administration’s bizarre sharing of U.S. battle plans involved use of Signal.

How Federal Education Cuts Will Hurt Wisconsin

Big cuts for public schools, poor and disabled students, school lunches and more.

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Foreign Tariffs Targeting Wisconsin’s Red Counties

Nationally and in Wisconsin Republicans voters far more likely to be hurt.

Measuring Trump’s Approval Rating

Declining both nationally and in Wisconsin. By how much?

Why Is Trump Targeting Veterans?

Trump/Musk cuts hurt a popular government program and many workers who back MAGA.

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Why Is Constitutional Amendment On the Ballot?

Photo ID is already the law. Why is constitutional amendment needed?

State Superintendent Race Has Big Stakes

Incumbent Jill Underly faces tough challenge by Brittany Kinser.

A Deja Vu Election for State Supreme Court

Looks like repeat of 2023 Protasiewicz v. Kelly race. But with key differences.

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