State Legislature
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Phelps: Let’s use simple math to help schools – higher state aid, lower property taxes
With another 72 school referendums on the April ballot, assembly Democrats seek to put $1.3 billion of the state’s surplus into public schools.
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Evers vetoes GOP bill, urging lawmakers to ‘get serious’ about childcare crisis
Wisconsin Republicans ignored pleas for direct support for childcare providers and parents, choosing to pass a broad, vague corporate tax deduction instead.
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Join us for a live virtual forum with Supreme Court candidate Chris Taylor and Assembly minority leader Greta Neubauer
The April 7 Supreme Court election and the fall elections for the Legislature could have a lasting impact on Wisconsin’s future for voting rights, women’s health, education, the state economy.
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Question of the Week: Wisconsin after Evers and Vos retire
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has announced he will not run for reelection this fall. Neither is Gov. Tony Evers. After eight years of butting heads, what’s next? It’s our newsletter Question of the Week for February 22.
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is leaving the Legislature
Robin Vos, Wisconsin’s longest-serving speaker used discipline, fundraising, and gerrymandered maps to cement a Republican majority for 12 years.
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Evers deploys flattery on the Legislature, hoping for a final bipartisan act
Gov. Tony Evers delivers his final State of the State address Tuesday night and plans to outline the highlights of two terms of bipartisan progress, while hoping for one more deal to support public schools and provide property tax relief.
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Wisconsin lawmakers deadlocked over data center regulation
State lawmakers struggle to find a compromise as data center concerns remain.
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What is gender affirming care, and why do conservatives want to destroy it?
Properly-informed professional gender affirming care can lead to lives of dignity unless blocked by misinformation and political coercion.
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Evers makes one last ask of Republicans to take property tax relief seriously
Gov. Tony Evers says school districts were dealing with legislative underfunding long before the “400-year” veto GOP lawmakers blame for a record number of referendums.
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AI data center plans for Greenleaf scrapped amid community opposition
The real estate company looking to bring a data center to Greenleaf has ended its pursuit of property after residents and officials made clear they opposed the idea.
