Since 2018, home insurance premiums in Wisconsin have increased by 65 percent. That’s according to a new study published last month by a Wisconsin researcher.

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The latest rule is the most significant change since it was first approved by EPA in 1991 to reduce lead exposure in drinking water.

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It's migration season and thousands of tundra and trumpeter swans — along with waterfowl of all kinds — have descended upon the city's lakes as part of their trip south.

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Joel Brennan, former top cabinet official for Gov. Tony Evers, has joined the Democratic primary for governor, vowing to "stand up to Trump's dysfunction" and be "laser-focused" on improving peoples' lives if elected.

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Free and charitable clinics brace for a surge in patients due to spiking Affordable Care Act premiums and the expiration of a crucial tax credit — unless Congress acts.

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Midwest Environmental Advocates, a nonprofit law center, filed a lawsuit against the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Wednesday after the agency denied an open records request seeking unredacted documents. 

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced steep changes to federal funding for homeless assistance programs last month, cutting support for permanent housing programs by more than half. Milwaukee advocates say the changes risk putting people on the street.

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Three Wisconsin Department of Corrections staff members are on administrative leave as the department investigates Morgan Geyser's escape from a group home.

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Wisconsin schools are now required to contact a student’s parent or guardian if they are a victim or target of a sexual offense while at school. 

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A new analysis of teacher pay and benefits by WEA Trust suggests the majority of teachers are one health care crisis away from financial ruin.

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The city of Green Bay this month approved a series of zoning changes aimed at addressing what officials say is an affordable housing crisis.

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A Wisconsin Senate committee held a public hearing on a Republican bill that would bar local governments from passing ordinances that grant legal rights to natural resources.

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Community leaders in Milwaukee are raising concerns about the proposed use of facial recognition technology by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.

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The Monthlies Project mission is to provide free period products to school age students and spread the word about period poverty. Nearly 1 in 4 students struggle to afford period products, according to Period.org.

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Hudson native Amy Timberlake crafts winter scenes and centers Wisconsin’s unique glacial topography in the plot of her latest book for young readers.

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Most of the package is earmarked for row-crop producers. It aims to help farmers — especially those who grow soybeans — balance out losses from high costs and a trade war with China.

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President Donald Trump's former attorney in battleground Wisconsin alleged Monday that a judge presiding over his felony forgery case related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and must step aside.

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Wisconsin is reviewing registration of pesticides that some Wisconsin farm groups say would help manage pests and disease, but some scientists and environmentalists argue they contain PFAS.

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A group of aggressive male turkeys in Eau Claire has generated police calls, caused one local resident to avoid a major walking trail and sent a man to the hospital with a 1-inch cut to the arm.

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A bill in the Wisconsin Legislature aims to incentivize the development of new nuclear power plants through state tax credits and would make nuclear power a high-priority energy source.

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