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Governor vetoes bill to undo changes to student testing standards

28 March 2025 at 18:29

In his veto message, Evers said that even while "reasonable minds can disagree" over how to measure academic achievement, he objects to "the Legislature's attempts to undermine the constitutional authority and independence" of the DPI superintendent.

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Election mailers, disguised as local newspapers, sent to Wisconsinites

28 March 2025 at 10:00

With the election for a pivotal seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court Tuesday, political pamphlets that look like local newspapers have been showing up in Wisconsinites' mail.

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Village of Slinger enforces, then walks back, political yard sign rule

27 March 2025 at 10:00

"It is a little disparaging when you've got so many people who are willing to rip on their own community publicly, but yet not be part of the solution," said Scott Stortz, Slinger's village president.

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MPS let kids into lead-contaminated classrooms, state says

21 March 2025 at 22:43

"MPS allowed children back into the work areas at Fernwood to attend class on March 11, 2025, while paint chip dust and debris from the previous night’s work was present," the letter states.

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Microsoft pauses construction on parts of Mount Pleasant site again

20 March 2025 at 21:21

On a swath of ex-farmland slated for future phases of the project in Mount Pleasant, Microsoft's preliminary work was paused in January β€” then restarted β€” and now paused again.

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Chippewa leader gives State of the Tribes address at Wisconsin Capitol

18 March 2025 at 22:13

Thomas Fowler, tribal chair of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, gave the annual State of the Tribes address on Tuesday at the state Capitol.

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USDA cuts program that brought locally-grown food to schools, pantries

12 March 2025 at 22:22

In an email to WPR, a USDA spokesperson called the initiatives "pandemic-era" programs with "no plan for longevity," and said the department was returning to "long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives."

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Public hearing largely draws criticism of GOP bills focused on transgender students

7 March 2025 at 18:15

The hearing focused on two Republican-backed bills. Both bills propose statewide guidelines for local school policies on transgender students.

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Committee OKs historic status for Black-owned shopping plaza in Milwaukee

5 March 2025 at 11:00

Alonzo Robinson's Central City Plaza β€” a former Black-owned, Black-developed shopping center β€” got one step closer to historic status after a vote by Milwaukee's Historic Preservation Commission.

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