State News
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The deaths of two former state senators remind us of a less partisan Wisconsin Legislature
Republican George Petak was kicked out of office for supporting a tax that funded a new Brewers stadium. Democrat Tim Cullen crossed the partisan divide when he joined a Republican governor’s cabinet.
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Here’s the $4 billion question for the 2025 Wisconsin Legislature: Is this the year (finally) of the win-win session?
Most people, no matter how much they disagree, would find a way to divide a $4 billion pot in ways to make everyone happy. Political gamesmanship has prevented bipartisan progress in the Assembly and Senate.
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WI superintendent to state: ‘We can’t continue to pit school districts against taxpayers’
In Wisconsin, the state reimburses public school districts about 31% of the cost for special education services. Meanwhile, the Republican-controlled legislature guarantees a 90% reimbursement rate for private schools.
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Editorial: It’s no longer ‘too soon’ to connect school shootings to the callous indifference of certain politicians
Wisconsin Republicans consistently choose to excuse the mass killings of our children, even though this ongoing carnage is preventable, not inevitable.
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Multiple deaths in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison
The suspected shooter, a juvenile, is thought to be among those killed. At least seven others have been wounded, as well.
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Enbridge pipeline spills 70,000 gallons of oil in Wisconsin
OAKLAND, Wis. (AP) — Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said.
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Court ruling restores the public sector union rights stripped away by Act 10
The 2011 law that sparked massive protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Now a judge rules it was unconstitutional for Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans to single out certain types of employees in the law.
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Opinion: Progressives need to step up with year-round, aggressive advocacy for facts.
Conservative media is an iron dome of outlets and strategies, sheltering their audiences from news and information that would change how they view the people on their ballots.
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These 5 Wisconsin students will be marching in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Five marching band students will represent Wisconsin in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade!
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Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enbridge’s contentious plan to reroute an aging pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation moved closer to reality Thursday after the company won its first permits from state regulators.
