Despite calls for his firing following a lopsided state Supreme Court loss, Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Brian Schimming is still on the job.

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The racial disparities within Wisconsin's prison system are some of the starkest in the nation, according to a new report by a public policy think tank.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether records relating to people found incompetent to vote should be made available to the public.

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The crowded Republican primary for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District seat got smaller Tuesday, as GOP candidate Paul Wassgren of Ashland announced he's suspending his campaign.

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Overdose deaths are continuing to drop in Milwaukee County. 

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Rural school districts across Wisconsin are struggling to cover costs, even when voters approve property tax increases.

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Hundreds of parents, teachers and community members in the Delavan-Darien School District are asking board members to reconsider a plan to either reduce or eliminate its dual language program. 

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Wisconsin is more than halfway toward its forest conservation and tree planting goals, Gov. Tony Evers announced ahead of Earth Day.

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More than 10,000 Wisconsinites used methadone treatment in 2024 to recover from opioid use disorder. But state regulations make accessing treatment more difficult for those patients, providers and researchers say.

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Some close watchers of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget aren’t thrilled with the Trump administration’s proposal — but they're hopeful some of the suggested cuts won’t make it in the final spending plans passed by Congress.

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With more than 170 acts at nearly three dozen venues, the Homegrown Music Festival is the Twin Ports’ largest music event of the year.

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A new task force has been created in response to recent flooding that has hit the Milwaukee area.

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Executive Director Sean Wright said the goal is not to remake The Grand into something unrecognizable but to restore and enhance a historic theater that has served north-central Wisconsin for decades.

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Wisconsin is seeing an uptick in severe storm activity this month. UW-Madison’s emergency management specialist offers insight into preparing for and recovering from major weather disasters.

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The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Corn Growers Association and three other state organizations signed on to a letter urging congressional leaders to pass what policy makers are calling the "Farm Bill 2.0."

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The National Weather Service says at least 14 confirmed tornados hit Wisconsin during last week's spate of severe storms that caused widespread flood damage in areas around Milwaukee and Green Bay.

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Animal welfare activists converged outside of Gov. Tony Evers' Capitol office on Monday, chanting “Free the dogs!” and demanding that the governor and attorney general do what they can to shut down a beagle breeding and research facility where many of the protesters clashed with police two days earlier.

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A University of Wisconsin-Madison employee allegedly attempted to poison a coworker he resented. 

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Importers that paid tariffs later struck down by the Supreme Court can now apply for refunds.

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A new book co-written by James and Susan Patterson draws from Susan’s time as a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. The pair discuss the book’s Wisconsin inspirations and how they write together.

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