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Question of the Week: Is Flock a friend or foe?
A crime fighting tool? A mass surveillance threat? Is there middle ground for using these kinds of cameras from Flock and elsewhere? It’s our newsletter question for September 10.
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Army veteran challenges Republican incumbent in Wisconsin’s Assembly District 61
Wisconsin Assembly District 61 is another highly contested race in this year’s general election.
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Howard Marklein faces toughest race yet in a district that turned blue
A strong Democratic contender will go up against a powerful Republican incumbent this November as the two vie for the Senate District 17 seat in southwest Wisconsin. The race for this district gives Democrats their first real opportunity in decades to reclaim the seat, which Republicans have held since Dale Schultz took office in 1991.…
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Could Wisconsin get snow in September? It has happened before
While the heat and humidity of summer haven’t quite faded yet, Wisconsin residents know cold weather will arrive sooner or later.
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Wisconsin’s Dust Bowl, lessons learned from the storm changed farming
In 1934, the Dust Bowl came to Wisconsin, and it changed agriculture in the state forever.
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Question of the Week: Your first time (voting)
Did you take voting for granted at first or have you been casting ballots since you were newly eligible to vote? It’s our newsletter question for September 3.
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Wisconsin seniors lose money to AI scams as Meta profits
Wisconsin seniors are losing money to AI-generated deepfake scams while Meta profits from the ads pushing them, and state agencies are racing to catch up.
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Oak Creek mayor aims to flip Assembly District 21
Among the many highly contested races in Wisconsin is Assembly District 21.
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OPINION: 9 sleazy Republican TV ads could backfire because of what they don’t address: the issues
The Republican billionaire-funded, million-dollar ad campaign in key Wisconsin Assembly races relies on scare tactics about the trans community to target Democrats who have public service histories and a focus on voters’ concerns.
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One adopted dog led to fostering, which turned into an animal sanctuary
It’s not unusual to pass rural farmsteads around Luxemburg. But there is one that stands out by declaring on its sign that it is “The Home of Second Chances.”
