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As Congress Tries To Regulate ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Local Water Systems Push Back
“Just the threat of liability is really worrisome to local governments”
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Father Of Man Killed By Police In 2004 Accuses Prosecutor In Emails To Lawmakers
Michael M. Bell sent an email message to all Wisconsin legislators, as well as a number of other government officials.
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Still Fighting For $15
Twelve years after the last minimum-wage increase, some workers and business owners say it's time for a change.
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WI Courts Flooded With Jury Trials After Pandemic Year, Slowing Resolutions For Defendants
The backlog threatens to further slow the whole system down.
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New Tosa Police Chief Wants To Rebuild Community Trust
Incoming police chief James MacGillis seeks to rebuild bridges with the community.
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UW-Whitewater football is a powerhouse, can its players cash in on new NCAA rules?
UW-Madison quarterback Graham Mertz tweeted a video out to his more than 25,000 followers teasing a new personal brand.
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Wolf Study Raises Questions About What’s Going On In Wisconsin’s Woods
UW researcher says DNR has been uncooperative, oppositional.
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Evers Embraces Income Tax Cut, Delays Its Impact On Paychecks
Governor's partial vetoes pull back power from Legislature's dictates.
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Milwaukee's Unarmed Responder Task Force Draws Questions
Milwaukee is considering having unarmed first responders and social workers respond to certain calls instead of police.
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The DeShawnda Bailey Case Exemplifies The Dysfunction Of Milwaukee Institutions | Opinion
There are several institutions that failed Bailey and continue to fail many others.
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Texts Show Kenosha Officers Called Armed Civilians ‘Very Friendly’ Hours Before Rittenhouse Shooting
Many of the messages show officers complaining about the long hours they worked in those days, others about minor nuisances of the job.
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The Pandemic Has Gotten Better. It’s Still Not Over.
Public health experts urge continued efforts to vaccinate more people in order to tamp down more variants.
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It’s About Time We Changed Deceptive Meat Labeling | Opinion
Misleading ‘Product of the USA' label is hurting American farmers.
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I Covered Protests In Wauwatosa, So The Police Put Me On A List Shared With The FBI
Former FBI agent states purging the list 'seems to be appropriate.'
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‘They Have Nothing To Do With Us’
Workers in Janesville feel left behind as the factory that once felt like a family prepares to move most of their jobs out of the country.
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BLOC, Other Groups Demand Real Police Reform From Evers
BLOC, The People's Revolution, and allied elected officials call for substantive change out of controversial task force bills.
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Eyes On Sen. Kapenga: “A Valuable Master Class In The Art Of Trump Sycophancy"
His letter to Donald Trump grabbed lots of national media attention.
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US House Backs Select Committee To Probe Jan. 6 Attack On The Capitol
In a 222-190 vote that was almost entirely party-line, just two Republicans joined Democrats in passing the resolution.
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Republicans Push Back Against Federal Approval For Changes In State Voting Laws
Democrats say the GOP state laws broadly disenfranchise many voters, including those of color, rural residents and people with disabilities.
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Wisconsin GOP Split On Vote To Remove Statues Of Confederate Leaders, Bust Of Dred Scott Author
Wisconsin Republicans were divided, with Reps Scott Fitzgerald and Glenn Grothman voting nay and Rep. Bryan Steil voting in favor.