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Parties Lock Horns Over Wisconsin Election Proposals
"We're not talking about 2020," one state senator said Tuesday as a dozen voting bills were passed.
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WI Union Membership Shrinks Dramatically: Report
Union representation in sectors like manufacturing has decreased and those heavy jobs have a smaller share in Wisconsin, a report said.
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Paid Family Medical Leave Under Lawmakers' Proposal
Paid time off to care for newborn or recently adopted children contributes to healthy development, one state senator said.
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WI Farmers Union Wants Clean Water And Climate Resilience
Agriculture creates 90 percent of nitrates in Wisconsin soil, research showed.
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Milwaukee Estuary Benefits From $1 Billion Great Lakes Funding
The initiative brought together business owners and environmental groups to preserve the Great Lakes, one U.S. Congress member said.
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No More Shackling Children In Court: WI Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court would favor creating rules to shackle juveniles in court only when necessary.
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Lifting Voucher Caps Could Cost Taxpayers More: DPI
Local property tax payers could pay up to $577 million more in 2022-23 if voucher caps go, the Department of Public Instruction said.
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Here's Gov. Tony Evers' State Of The State Address
"Indifference is getting expensive, folks," Evers told legislators at his address Tuesday.
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WI Gubernatorial Candidate Attends 2020 Election Recall Rally
"You're not crazy," one state representatives told crowd members at a rally for overturning a U.S. election.
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An Overabundance Of Manure In Wisconsin
Water pollution permit and nutrient management plans aren’t protecting drinking water in some Wisconsin communities.
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Omicron Catches WI Restaurants Off Guard Amid Improvements
A restaurant owner was looking to promising year-end holiday business when "omicron hit us upside the head."
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WI High Court Considers Case For Employer COVID-19 Numbers
Business groups have been able to delay releasing COVID-19 outbreak records without proving it being unlawful, one lawyer said.
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Milwaukee Mayor Candidates Talk Reckless Driving, COVID-19 Relief
Milwaukee mayoral candidates covered topics from reckless driving, pandemic relief and revenue in a forum hosted Wednesday.
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Unemployment Bills Head To Assembly Next Week
Transforming the state's unemployment division would make "an entity that micromanages claimants’ job search efforts,” a lawyer said.
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Bills Take Away Unemployment Pay, Other Aid, To Fill More Jobs
Advocates for workers and the poor say measures won’t help employers who have trouble hiring.
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Felon Telling WI Assembly Voting Claims Without Evidence
People should apply a critical eye to the spreadsheet snippets and homemade lists circulating, an elections official said of the claims.
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Fate Of Milwaukee County Juvenile Facilities Undecided
About $42 million is available for a Type 1 facility in Milwaukee.
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WI Republicans May Recognize Black History Month This Year
Democratic politicians called the GOP-advanced proposal "watered down."
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140 People Speak Against Northern WI Pipeline Project
"It’s too bad we don’t have bipartisan support in opposition to pipelines, because this goes to quality of life," one officeholder said.
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WI Business Leaders Back Elections Commission
"In 2020, you enabled over 3.2 million voices from Wisconsin to be heard in the midst of a global health crisis," business leaders said.
