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Today β€” 16 September 2025Main stream

Gov. Tony Evers signs executive order on vaccine access amid federal uncertainty

15 September 2025 at 22:52

Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Monday requiring insurance companies to continue covering COVID-19 vaccines as changes out of federal health agencies have restricted eligibility for the shots.

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Wisconsin lawmakers weigh adopting controversial definition of antisemitism

15 September 2025 at 18:28

Wisconsin state lawmakers are circulating a proposal to adopt an official definition of antisemitism, which advocates say could be part of fighting a documented increase in antisemitic incidents and attacks in recent years.

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Assembly passes bills to restrict Pride flags, Medicaid access for undocumented people

11 September 2025 at 22:56

In their first floor session since passing a state budget, GOP lawmakers in the state Assembly approved bills Thursday that would bar state buildings from waving LGBTQ+ Pride flags, further restrict healthcare access for undocumented people and require state employees to work in-person.

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Appleton landlords settle in case over access to emotional support cats, rats

8 September 2025 at 10:00

An Appleton woman will receive $20,000 from two property managers after she alleged they discriminated against her right to keep emotional support animals β€” including two cats and three rats.

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Milwaukee Democrat splits from caucus after tensions boil over

5 September 2025 at 00:19

Milwaukee Democratic state Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is no longer part of her party’s caucus, following increasing intraparty tension and allegations of a violent threat.

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JD Vance promotes Trump’s signature tax law in visit to key Wisconsin congressional district

28 August 2025 at 22:12

Vice President JD Vance praised the sweeping federal budget bill for its potential to improve local manufacturing before a crowd of supporters in La Crosse on Thursday.

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After disappointing spring, Wisconsin GOP reconsiders fundraising, messaging strategy

28 August 2025 at 10:00

Following repeated spring election losses to Democrats, and facing a future without President Donald Trump boosting base turnout at the top of presidential tickets, the Republican Party of Wisconsin must increase its out-of-state fundraising, an internal review recommends.

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Wisconsin researchers sound alarm after US Supreme Court upholds DEI-related research cuts

26 August 2025 at 10:01

A week before students return to campus, a UW-Milwaukee neuroscientist said she has to call the students back β€œand tell them, β€˜Oh, sorry, this is actually now not happening.'”

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Lawmakers debate β€˜no tax on tips’ proposal, after nixing it from Evers’ budget

21 August 2025 at 22:33

Wisconsin state lawmakers are debating a proposal to eliminate taxes on income earned through tips, a policy Gov. Tony Evers proposed in his state budget earlier this year that Republicans nixed.

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Under the bridge: A skatepark grows in Milwaukee

21 August 2025 at 19:00

The National DIY Skatepark in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood started out as an illegal project in the midst of COVID-19. Now, it's a nonprofit with city backing.

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Monroe dairy workers strike raises thorny questions about labor, immigration law

20 August 2025 at 18:50

An ongoing strike in a southern Wisconsin city dubbed by some the β€œCheese Capital of the USA” has made one dairy production facility the locus for a complex labor dispute amid a sweeping federal crackdown on immigrants.

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Wisconsin dairy workers strike to protest changes that could affect immigrants

20 August 2025 at 00:27

Dozens of workers at a Wisconsin dairy facility have been on strike for a week after new ownership changed internal policy in a way that workers say will put immigrants out of work.

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Ascension Wisconsin plans to outsource ICU doctors, a move that concerns nurses

14 August 2025 at 10:01

A nonprofit chain of Wisconsin hospitals will replace some of its doctors with services from a national physician staffing agency, WPR has confirmed.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, 50 others file complaint letters over robocalls

11 August 2025 at 21:33

Thirty-seven telecoms companies received warnings from a confederation of attorneys general, including Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, in an effort to crack down on robocalls.

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Flooding sparks state of emergency after torrential thunderstorms across Milwaukee, southeastern Wisconsin

10 August 2025 at 13:16

The state of emergency was declared Sunday, hours after parts of southeastern Wisconsin were placed on flood alert and some reported more than a foot of rain, according to Milwaukee's mayor.

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Gov. Tony Evers vetoes gig worker, parole violation bills

8 August 2025 at 21:59

Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have created a portable benefits program for many gig workers and another that could have sent thousands of formerly incarcerated people back to prison for violating release conditions.

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The race for Wisconsin governor is on. So why aren’t more people running?

8 August 2025 at 10:01

All year, would-be candidates for Wisconsin's highest office waited for a signal from Gov. Tony Evers on whether he'd seek a third term. But with Evers out of the race, few have jumped in to try to replace him.

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State Building Commission unanimously approves $110M in projects across Wisconsin

6 August 2025 at 23:29

Members of the State Building Commission unanimously approved millions of dollars’ worth of projects Wednesday, covering everything from routine maintenance around the state to new lighting at the Circus World Museum.

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