Data collected in part by the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission shows a decrease in manoomin — a wild rice plant important to Ojibwe lifeways.

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Some Wisconsin lawmakers are proposing a bill that would create a $10,000 tax credit for people who moved to Wisconsin from Los Angeles County and North Carolina following disasters there.

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On Sunday, Luke Prokop of the Milwaukee Admirals will serve as the Grand Marshal in Milwaukee's 2025 Pride Parade.

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The union says it has turned down two contract offers from Indiana-based Cummins Inc. The two sides are scheduled to meet again June 26.

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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who run the Wisconsin Legislature say they’re done negotiating over the state budget, leaving GOP lawmakers to write the document themselves.

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Republican Sen. Ron Johnson remains opposed to a massive budget bill in Congress, telling WPR he wants to see larger spending cuts and an extension of federal tax cuts.

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Wisconsin Democrats on Wednesday announced legislation aimed at proactively responding to measures out of Washington that they say will hurt Wisconsinites, including potential changes to federal funding for state programs.

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Southern Wisconsin has been seeing some of the worst air quality in the nation Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket much of the state.

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Many organizations, like the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, were notified of abrupt grant terminations in an email on May 2. 

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Kristina Amelong explores her brother's legacy in a new memoir about family, continuing through tragedy and the mystery surrounding what happened.

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Blue moon ice cream is a summertime staple at roadside shops throughout the Upper Midwest. But where did the citrusy flavor come from? And what explains its longstanding appeal?

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After critics of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tried twice to recall the powerful Republican, GOP lawmakers are pushing a bill that would tighten the rules for circulating recall petitions. Under the bill, people circulating recall petitions would need to live in Wisconsin.

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Books are more available than ever before thanks to the internet. But during the era of two-day shipping and audiobooks, many independent booksellers are finding that readers still want the connection of shopping for their next read in store. 

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In recent years, Wisconsin high schools have seen a steady increase in enrollment in hands-on technical education courses. It’s a change, after years of declining enrollment nationwide in the 1990s and 2000s.

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The report examined how rising housing costs intersect with health care. It found older homeowners were more likely than renters to prioritize paying housing expenses over medical care.

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Racine-based Modine Manufacturing on Saturday closed on its more than $100 million purchase of an Onalaska-based company.

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The bills mirror measures included by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in his latest budget request — before GOP lawmakers removed them. Now, Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing the measures as standalone legislation.

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The list was taken down from the Department of Homeland Security website Sunday, but leaders from the Wisconsin communities named on it still have questions about how it was assembled.

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Milwaukee Public Schools has missed another deadline to submit financial data to the Department of Public Instruction, resulting in additional state aid for this year being withheld. 

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“Wildflowers of Wisconsin” is a crocheted mural depicting native flora and pollinators that’s on display at McKee Farms Park in Fitchburg. The Madison Public Art Project, the group behind the artwork, hopes that it inspires people to take better care of the environment.

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