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‘Our Louisiana Purchase’: Green Bay area officials reach deal to move century-old coal piles

6 June 2025 at 21:09

The Brown County Board of Supervisors has approved a deal that will pave the way toward moving Green Bay’s century-old downtown coal piles.

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Wisconsin Medicaid director: New federal requirements would affect ‘the whole health care economy’

6 June 2025 at 20:25

In Wisconsin almost 1.3 million children and adults are enrolled in Medicaid, and more than 700,000 receive FoodShare. Wisconsin’s Medicaid Director Bill Hanna says under the new legislation, many of those people will likely lose their benefits.

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Legislature’s budget-writing committee boosts borrowing by $732M for water programs

6 June 2025 at 18:43

The Joint Committee on Finance voted Thursday to increase borrowing by $732.2 million under the state’s Environmental Improvement Fund, which includes the clean water fund and safe drinking water loan programs.

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Yesterday — 6 June 2025WPR

Milwaukee officials look to crack down on growing number of ‘street takeovers’

6 June 2025 at 10:00

In an effort to get a handle on a growing number of street takeovers in Milwaukee, City Council President José Pérez is proposing an amendment to an ordinance that would fine spectators a minimum of $500. 

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Clinical psychologist explains how ADHD drugs work, addresses unscientific harm concerns

6 June 2025 at 10:00

A recent report from Health Secretary Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” commission argues children are being overmedicated for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. A UW-Madison clinical psychologist argues Kennedy’s statements on the harms of medications like Adderall aren’t based in science.

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Wisconsin elections chair says US DOJ is mistaken over threat to withhold federal funds

6 June 2025 at 10:00

The chair of Wisconsin's Election Commission says the U.S. Department of Justice is mistaken after federal officials accused the state agency of breaking a federal election law.

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Viroqua’s Driftless Books & Music is part of Wisconsin’s growing indie bookstore scene

5 June 2025 at 20:30

Even in our era of two-day shipping and instant downloads, many booksellers are finding that readers still want the connection of finding their next read in store. WPR’s Hope Kirwan […]

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Judge: AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states, including Wisconsin, that sued over cuts

5 June 2025 at 16:34

The Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Wisconsin is among those states.

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