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Draft Bill Proposes Collective Bargaining To Address State's Teacher Shortage
The legislation would roll back provisions in a 2011 law that took away collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin public school teachers.

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The legislation would roll back provisions in a 2011 law that took away collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin public school teachers.

The looming fight and potential legal battle are yet another instance of political polarization over the state's conservation policies.
A University of Wisconsin epidemiologist says that surviving the virus and and getting the vaccine are not reliably the same immunity.
The farmer says his values are starkly different than the current Republican candidate.
Homeless populations in the city have spiked amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the eviction moratorium.
Parents in northwest Wisconsin want their school district to reinstate COVID-19 prevention measures for their disabled child.
Dane County's weekly COVID-19 rate is still up from before two months ago, while Milwaukee groups call for a new mask requirement.
Gov. Tony Evers and his commission have released their drafts of voting maps for next year.
Wisconsin school board members have quit over harassment and faced recalls over mask mandates, asking the federal government for help.
Republican leadership wants to minimize changes to state district boundaries since their action in 2011.
Wisconsin is one in six states where lead found in childrens' blood was double the national rate.
Declining grouse populations, diseased deer and a strong wild turkey population are in the natural resource department's hunting outlook.
A Milwaukee academy is preparing to accept Afghan children who will come to town from Fort McCoy.
A Milwaukee activist group says that only 15 percent of rental assistance funds have been distributed.
Nine out of every 1,000 Wisconsin students were referred to police for discipline, above the national average of 4.5, according to a study.
The Biden Administration proposed a new rule that would strengthen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Monday.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin's bill would guarantee equal access to abortion everywhere in the United States.
Most recent report shows improvements, though some issues persist.
Here are some questions and answers about boosters:
Joseph Lewandowski, a detective for the Wauwatosa police department, was promoted after creating a document listing the mayor as a target.