Staggered by a 20-point loss in the April Supreme Court election, Wisconsin conservatives are arguing about who's to blame, and behind the scenes, members of the state Republican Party are split on whether Chair Brian Schimming should be fired. 

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A newly signed state law could extend some federal health care coverage to Wisconsinites in the months before they're released from jail or prison.

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Gov. Tony Evers signed a measure into law Thursday that will pave the way for people to place bets online in Wisconsin.

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The Board of Regents voted unanimously to fire Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman on Tuesday evening following closed-door discussions.

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More than 60 percent of school districts looking for additional local support from taxpayers won approval of ballot measures this week. But in an election that saw a landslide victory for the liberal-leaning candidate in the state Supreme Court race, many of the 75 school referendums on the ballot Tuesday were decided by close margins.

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While they share many of the same policy goals — expanding Medicaid, developing a public health insurance option and increasing rural access to health care — the seven contenders at the forum differed on approach.

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Liberal Justice-elect Chris Taylor's dominant victory continued two trends. Liberals can't seem to lose statewide judicial races. And the pendulum keeps swinging in their direction.

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The lopsided outcome reflects broader unease in Wisconsin over the rapid expansion of data center developments, seen both in recent polling and in local opposition across the state.

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The biggest city in Waukesha County has elected a Democratic mayor. 

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A bipartisan group of prosecutors say they couldn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that either mayor broke any laws.

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Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman told The Associated Press on Wednesday in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue.

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Wisconsin Democrats are condemning President Donald Trump's statement Tuesday that "A whole civilization will die tonight" if a deal is not reached in the war in Iran. 

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Wisconsin voters are deciding the fate of another state Supreme Court race on Tuesday, while also weighing in on a plethora of local races and referenda.

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The GOP-authored legislation passed the Senate in March after years of back and forth between the governor and Republican lawmakers over how to spend the PFAS funding first set aside in the 2023-25 state budget.

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The city sent letters to voters who may have received two ballots telling them only to vote on one ballot.

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The tally of early votes in this year's Supreme Court race is less than half what it was at the same point in last year's record-breaking contest. 

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Municipal clerks from opposite ends of the state said they believe there isn’t enough time before this year’s midterm elections to successfully pull off the demands in Trump’s order, even if they could be done.

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In the waning days of a relatively understated race for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, candidates Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor vowed to be independent justices, even as they made their pitches from local political party headquarters.

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Under Wisconsin's Constitution, a governor can use commutations to cut short someone’s prison sentence. But, for decades, Democratic and Republican governors have allowed that power to sit untouched. That could soon change.

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A union leader representing Forest Service employees in Wisconsin says workers may have to move as part of the Trump administration’s plan to shift its headquarters out west and shutter regional offices.

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