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New lawsuit takes different path in effort to overturn Wisconsinโ€™s congressional map

10 July 2025 at 20:48

Tuesdayโ€™s lawsuit argues the issue with the map is that it's an "anti-competitive gerrymander that artificially suppresses electoral competition in most of the planโ€™s districts."

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Wisconsinโ€™s Sean Duffy picked to lead NASA as interim administrator

10 July 2025 at 16:37

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former congressman from Wisconsin, will lead NASA as its interim administrator, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

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Missing Madison ballots โ€˜unconscionableโ€™ and a โ€˜profound failure,โ€™ Wisconsin Elections Commission finds

9 July 2025 at 20:07

A Madison clerk committed โ€œprofound failureโ€ that resulted in nearly 200 ballots going uncounted in last Novemberโ€™s election, and she displayed an โ€œastonishingโ€ lack of urgency in reporting and rectifying her mistakes, an investigation by the Wisconsin Elections Commission has found.

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What to know about how Medicaid cuts will affect health care coverage in Wisconsin

8 July 2025 at 22:49

Health policy experts are concerned that the law's new requirements will remove qualified BadgerCare recipients from the program and raise premium prices for people with marketplace coverage.

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President Donald Trumpโ€™s budget law cancels $36 million street reconstruction project in Milwaukee

8 July 2025 at 22:04

The project called for widening sidewalks, installing bike and bus lanes, and infrastructure work to prevent sewage from flowing into the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan. Construction was set to start in 2028.ย 

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Wisconsin invested $0 in the last census. What does that mean for 2030?

8 July 2025 at 21:24

Philip Rocco, a political scientist from Marquette University, says that even a 1 percent undercount of the Wisconsin population could cost the state hundreds of millions in federal aid.

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Key conservation, environmental priorities left out of Wisconsin budget

7 July 2025 at 22:33

The $111 billion budget recently signed by Gov. Tony Evers didnโ€™t set aside money for key conservation and environmental priorities, including funding for the stateโ€™s land purchase program.

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Wisconsin bill aims to discourage governments from delaying the release of public records

7 July 2025 at 09:55

The bill has support from groups across the ideological spectrum, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and the conservative Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty.

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Federal budget bill could raise Wisconsin energy costs, threaten renewable energy jobs

3 July 2025 at 19:14

An eleventh hour amendment made in the Senate will allow renewable energy projects that begin construction by 2026 or come online by 2027 to receive tax credits, which is slightly less restrictive than a previous version of the bill.

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Gov. Tony Evers, GOP lawmakers beat Congress and Trump to the punch on hospital funding

3 July 2025 at 10:01

If Congress's budget had become law first, Wisconsin could have lost out on more than $1 billion in federal funds to help the state pay for its BadgerCare medical assistance program and help hospitals offset losses from treating low-income patients.

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In wee hours, Legislature passes and Evers signs 2-year, $111-billion state budget

3 July 2025 at 10:01

Wisconsin lawmakers voted to approve a state budget late Wednesday night that spends more than $111 billion over the next two years, cuts more than 300 state jobs and increases funding for the child care industry and the Universities of Wisconsin system. It also cuts taxes by about $1.4 billion.

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How is Wisconsinโ€™s congressional delegation reacting to Senate passage of Trump budget bill?

1 July 2025 at 21:07

Democrats in Wisconsin's congressional delegation railed against proposed cuts to social safety net programs in President Donald Trump's budget bill passed by the U.S. Senate. Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who switched his vote to support the plan, hailed the passage but said work to reduce federal spending has "only just begun."

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State budget heading to Wisconsin Legislature for approval after final committee hearing

1 July 2025 at 20:12

The final state budget for 2025-27 will include a date to decommission the notorious Green Bay Correctional Institution, increase funding for the Universities of Wisconsin system by $256 million and cut taxes by $1.5 billion.

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Senate passes Trumpโ€™s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

Senate Republicans hauledย President Donald Trumpโ€™sย bigย tax breaks and spending cuts billย to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.

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US Supreme Court to decide whether shutting down Michigan pipeline is a state or federal fight

1 July 2025 at 16:01

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will review whether Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel belongs in state court.

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Evers and GOP leaders in Wisconsin Legislature reach bipartisan budget deal, governor says

1 July 2025 at 10:00

A tentative bipartisan deal between Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders in the state Legislature calls for billions in new spending on public schools, child care and state universities, along with income tax cuts worth more than $1 billion.ย 

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