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    New tracker tool maps immigration court cases across Wisconsin

    Millions of people have entered the federal immigration court system in recent years, but understanding what is happening locally can be difficult. Wisconsin Watch has launched a free interactive Immigration Court Data Tracker that lets readers explore deportation proceedings at the national, state, county and court levels. The tool shows where cases are being filed,…


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    Milwaukee police chief defends license plate cameras after second officer charged with misuse

    Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman says the department’s Flock license plate cameras remain an important crime-fighting tool—even after a second officer was criminally charged for allegedly misusing the system. Detective Terangi Chapman faces two criminal charges, including a felony misconduct count, after prosecutors say he accessed the Flock database 20 times for personal reasons in…


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    GOP congressional debate includes transgender goats and data centers in space

    Affordability is a very real concern for Americans, including the folks living in Wisconsin’s 7th district, who will choose a new person to represent them in Congress this fall. In a debate this week, candidates running in the district’s Republican primary had a tough time addressing the issue, however.


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    Shield law providers help Wisconsinites access medication abortion

    Medication abortion is safe, private, and effective—and it’s available to Wisconsinites thanks to shield law providers.


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    After wrongful deportation, Yessenia Ruano returns home to Milwaukee

    Yessenia Ruano, a former Milwaukee teacher’s aide, is back home after spending more than a year in El Salvador with her two 11-year-old daughters. Ruano had been fighting deportation while an immigration application was still pending. But after a Trump administration policy shift allowed ICE to move forward with deportations during that review process, she…


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    In Milwaukee, Vance says US will “punch harder” as Wisconsin farmers feel Iran War fallout

    At an event in Milwaukee on July 9, Vice President J.D. Vance told the crowd the U.S. is prepared to strike back at Iran “harder than ever” after a ceasefire violation in the Strait of Hormuz. The conflict has already hit Wisconsin’s agriculture industry, with farmers facing higher diesel and fertilizer costs as disruptions around…


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    Trump, RFK Jr. kill funds for WI teen pregnancy prevention programs

    Programs that help reduce teen pregnancy in Wisconsin — and across the country — are having their funding taken away by President Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. A Wisconsin obstetrician knows all too well that redirecting these funds toward “abstinence-only” programs won’t be nearly as effective.


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    As Trump threatens new tariffs, WI small businesses are still paying for the old ones

    Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining colleagues from 21 other states urging the United States Trade Representative to drop President Trump’s latest efforts to get around a US Supreme Court ruling that had struck down many of his global trade tariffs. As it stands, many Wisconsin small businesses are still holding the bag for…


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    Stock market record highs are not the economy, WI business owner says

    The stock market is not the economy. That’s the experience of many Americans, even as President Donald Trump rang Monday’s opening bell for Wall Street and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 53,000. Record highs mean little to small businesses struggling with tariffs and inflation, according to a Wisconsin maker of personal care products.


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    From fake DMV texts to phony job offers: The scams targeting Wisconsinites right now

    Don’t click that link! Imposter scams are bigger than ever right now—make sure you’re fully informed about how to protect yourself and your money.