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Healthcare Sad hospital patient
Healthcare ‘Like Taking Lifeboats Away’: Wis. Doctors Raise Alarm Over Attacks on Affordable Care Act

A third Trump Supreme Court justice could strike down landmark reforms even as COVID-19 wipes out more Americans’ healthcare coverage.

September 24, 2020 2:25 pm CDT
Politics Joe Biden speaking at a factory in Manitowoc, Wis.
Politics Biden in Wisconsin: Trump’s on Park Avenue and Can Only See Out to Wall Street

Democratic candidate used Wisconsin visit to say the president “panicked,” leading to 200,000 coronavirus deaths.

September 21, 2020 6:09 pm CDT
Politics For the second day straight, Wisconsin sees record number of COVID-19 cases. (Shutterstock image)
Politics Wisconsin Sets Second-Straight Day of COVID-19 Cases

More than 2,500 new cases reported Friday.

September 18, 2020 5:16 pm CDT
Politics Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting western states, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics Indigenous Leaders, Frustrated by Trump’s COVID-19 Response, Gravitate to Biden

Adding insult to injury, federal coronavirus aid excluded tribal nations from critical areas of needs.

September 18, 2020 2:55 pm CDT
Natural Resources President Trump
Natural Resources Head of WI Climate Change Task Force Sums Up Trump Record: Disastrous

‘No Time to Lose: A Wisconsin Family Meeting on Climate’ reviews nearly four years of denial and deregulation.

September 17, 2020 12:22 pm CDT

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Empty classroom Coronavirus More In-Person Classes Canceled as Record COVID-19 Surge Hits Wisconsin
Melissa Gavin of Cross Plains talks about how flood waters reached and damaged her house in 2018. Gavin attributes the flooding to climate change. (Photo © Andy Manis) Environment 2018 Flood Pushes Wisconsin Village to Tackle Changing Climate
Carl Fields, program manager at the Racine Hospitality Center and Racine-Kenosha organizer for the organization Ex-incarcerated People Organizing, sits Friday at Monument Square in downtown Racine. Fields was released from prison in 2016 but will be on extended supervision until 2033, meaning he won’t be able to cast a ballot until the 2034 midterm elections. (Photo by Pat A. Robinson) Voting Wisconsin Law Prevents 50,000 Citizens From Voting
(Photo provided) Jobs Cabinet Secretary Resigns Over Ongoing Unemployment Backlog
Politics The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Politics Vos Lowers Expectations for a Veto-Proof GOP Majority in Legislature

Republicans would have total control of state government if they flip a handful of Assembly and Senate seats.

September 16, 2020 4:10 pm CDT
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.

September 16, 2020 2:36 pm CDT