The governor and legislators are asking the Joint Finance Committee for more than $12 million to maintain the state's access to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline through 2027.

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A Wisconsin campaign finance watchdog group is suing Elon Musk and his affiliated political action committees, claiming they conspired to break state election bribery laws by paying residents millions of dollars ahead of the April Supreme Court election.

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The push comes more than a year after the region's largest in-patient treatment center closed alongside two major hospitals and several clinics.

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Republicans claim it's now state money and demand it to go to Wisconsin's general fund.

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Months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a complaint about a Racine mobile-voting van, Republican lawmakers are pushing to make it easier to bring future complaints to court.

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The Trump administration's pause in new student visa interviews could impact enrollment at Wisconsin universities, which had thousands of international students this school year.

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The Wisconsin Elections Commission says small communities don't need the state's permission to stop using electronic voting machines, siding with a northwestern Wisconsin town that switched to hand-counted, paper ballots last year.

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A police department in western Wisconsin lost all of its officers due to resignations this year. Law enforcement veterans say what happened in the Trempealeau County city of Arcadia isn't unusual and highlights unique staffing challenges small departments face in an increasingly tight and competitive job market.

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The next battle for Wisconsin's Supreme Court is shaping up with liberal state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor announcing Tuesday that she will challenge conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley. While the race won't tip the balance of power on the state's highest court like the last two Supreme Court contests, it could potentially grow liberals' current majority.

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The bill was introduced soon after the cabin cruiser dubbed "Deep Thought" was pulled from a Milwaukee public beach where it sat abandoned for six months.

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A powerful line of severe thunderstorms caused significant damage in parts of western and east-central Wisconsin Thursday evening.

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The legislation targeting what are known as "deepfake" images was one of a series of bills considered during a Thursday floor session.

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The Milwaukee judge indicted for allegedly helping a man evade immigration agents has filed a motion to dismiss her case. Attorneys for the judge argue Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan has judicial immunity for official acts, and her arrest and prosecution violate Wisconsin's sovereignty.

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Republican lawmakers are pushing for a statewide ban on student cell phone use in classrooms. But a new analysis shows most Wisconsin schools already have some type of restrictions.

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After sitting vacant for more than a year, Eau Claire's former Sacred Heart Hospital has been purchased by a fundraising foundation for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

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