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Politics ‘$15 is Just a Start’: Wisconsin Residents Push for a Minimum Wage Hike

Wisconsin's minimum wage has been a measly $7.25 for more than a decade. Most state residents say it's time for an increase.

Associated Press Associated Press July 26, 2021 6:06 pm CDT
Politics (Illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman)
Politics Unlike 2011, Gerrymandered Maps in Wisconsin Won’t Sneak Up on Voters

Republicans won’t have the map-drawing dominance they had in 2011, but national groups for non-partisan redistricting are still watching closely.

Associated Press Associated Press May 20, 2021 3:29 pm CDT
Politics The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Politics Not Allowed: Nonpartisan Analysis Finds a Flaw in GOP Plans for Wisconsin Stimulus Money

Republicans are fast-tracking bills sure to be vetoed by Gov. Evers who controls state's share of funds in Biden's American Rescue Plan

Associated Press Associated Press April 7, 2021 1:02 pm CDT
Courts Aurora Medical Center in Grafton where a pharmacist is suspected of spoiling hundreds of doses of COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo via Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for Associated Press)
Courts Grafton Police: Pharmacist Accused of Destroying Vaccine Is a Conspiracy Theorist Who Said the World Is ‘Crashing Down’

Report says Steven Brandenburg was storing weapons and food in bulk, going through divorce, making false virus claims.

Associated Press Associated Press January 5, 2021 10:31 am CST
Coronavirus President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One to travel to the first presidential debate in Cleveland, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
Coronavirus President Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus on Eve of Planned Wisconsin Visits

Overnight tweet upends a campaign, roils markets, puts a new face on a pandemic that has killed 205,000 Americans

Associated Press Associated Press October 2, 2020 5:03 am CDT

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Emanuel Montalvo cuts Aaron Feria's hair on Oct. 12 at The Lounge Barbershop in Arcadia. The barbershop is one of a growing number of Latino-owned businesses in the Trempealeau County city that is home to a fast-growing Latino population. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Latinos As Latino Populations Increase, Communities Are Also Seeing a Growth in Latino-owned Businesses
The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
Harmful blue-green algae blooms, like this one seen on Lake Monona in Madison, are becoming more frequent along Lake Superior as climate change continues to make conditions right for the species to bloom. (Photo by JT Cestkowski) Climate How Climate Change Is Causing Harmful Algae Blooms on Lake Superior
Nada Elmikashfi, chief of staff to state Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison), is outspoken about racism and bias, even at the statehouse. (Photo by Christina Lieffring.) Politics Hostile Workplaces, Closed Minds, Hurtful Rhetoric—Welcome to the Wisconsin State Capitol
Economy A jogger runs past the Midwest Paper Group mill in Combined Locks
Economy Politics Creates Economic Illusion in Houdini’s Hometown

Whether Trump broke the economy in Appleton or is saving it may be more about feelings than facts.

Associated Press Associated Press September 16, 2020 2:36 pm CDT
Elections Republican advices Green Party candidate
Elections GOP Member of State Elections Commission Provided Legal Advice to Green Party Candidate

Candidate Howie Hawkins then hired the recommended attorney and filed suit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court to get on the November ballot.

Associated Press Associated Press September 15, 2020 12:45 pm CDT