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Green Bay area Republicans seek $1.25M from state to reimburse safety costs of NFL draft

16 April 2025 at 10:00

About 250,000 people are expected to descend on Green Bay next week for the NFL draft. Republican lawmakers from the region say they'll seek more than $1 million in the next state budget to reimburse local law enforcement agencies tasked with keeping it safe.

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More than $12M in UW-Madison research funding cut by Trump administration

10 April 2025 at 19:52

More than $12 million in research grants destined for UW-Madison have been cut by the Trump administration, according to a lawsuit filed by Wisconsin and 15 other states.

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Republicans introduce new version of controversial transmission line bill

10 April 2025 at 10:00

After facing stiff opposition from within their own party, Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have introduced a new version of a bill aimed at giving state utility companies first dibs on building new high-voltage transmission lines.

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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce says Trump tariffs will challenge state businesses

7 April 2025 at 20:56

The head of Wisconsin's preeminent business advocacy group says they're not sure how a rash of steep tariffs on global trading partners will affect companies in the dairy state.

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Outgoing liberal Justice Ann Walsh Bradley elected to lead Wisconsin Supreme Court

3 April 2025 at 21:58

For the first time since 2015, a liberal has been elected chief justice of Wisconsin's Supreme Court. Outgoing Justice Ann Walsh Bradley will take the helm for the next two months before retiring and will be succeeded by fellow liberal Justice Jill Karofsky for the remainder of the two-year term.

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Elon Musk plans Wisconsin visit to give $2M to 2 people ahead of state Supreme Court race

28 March 2025 at 15:24

Billionaire Elon Musk says he’ll visit Wisconsin to personally give $2 million to two people ahead of the state Supreme Court election, despite a state law that explicitly bans giving people anything of value in exchange for voting. Wisconsin Attorney General filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court Friday seeking to stop the event.

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Nearly 408K absentee ballots cast ahead of election with Wisconsin Supreme Court race

26 March 2025 at 20:59

The number of people choosing early, in-person voting is nearly double what it was during the state's last supreme court election with Waukesha County currently leading Milwaukee and Dane counties in early votes.

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Top House Democrat says liberal Supreme Court majority only path to revisit Wisconsin’s congressional maps

25 March 2025 at 20:35

The top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives says Wisconsin's Supreme Court election is vital because the only way to challenge "gerrymandered" congressional voting maps is "if you have an enlightened Supreme Court" overseeing a legal challenge.

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Trump endorses Brad Schimel in closing days of Wisconsin Supreme Court race

22 March 2025 at 05:12

President Donald Trump has endorsed conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel's run for Wisconsin Supreme Court, a move Republicans hope will motivate more Trump voters to turn out on April 1.

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