Open enrollment through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace is now underway, and many Wisconsinites are seeing much higher premiums.

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Residents voiced concerns about Gilbert Farms’ expansion plan on Wednesday, during a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources hearing over a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the farm. The hearing was held to gather feedback before the agency decides whether to approve the farm’s permit.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has elected to hear a case about whether education grants for students of certain ethnic backgrounds are constitutional.

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In the early 1960s, New York City's "Queen of the Beatniks" was a young singer from Chippewa Falls: Judy Henske. Writer Patti See looks back on Henske's talent and western Wisconsin's influence on the singer.

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Despite past bipartisan backing, a Republican state lawmaker says he has to "punt" an initiative to let election clerks process absentee ballots before election day because it doesn't have enough GOP support.

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The Democratic U.S. representative from Madison says it’s "somewhere between stupid and cruel" to take away health care subsidies and permanently reduce SNAP funding without a plan.

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Milwaukee County is allocating $150,000 to help residents who rely on federal food assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown. 

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In his new book, Josh Silver says that despite progress from the Community Reinvestment Act, communities like Milwaukee could be left behind if the CRA is not reformed for the modern age.

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After filing for bankruptcy twice in the past year, Spirit Airlines will stop providing service at the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport early next year.

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Artists, curators and collectors inspire new generations with their innovation.

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President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs and expansion of immigration arrests are harming Latino businesses, according to the head of a chamber of commerce in Madison and the co-founder of a marketplace for Latina entrepreneurs.

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A Senate Education Committee hearing was held this week on a bill that would force the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, or WIAA, to comply with state public records and open meetings laws.  

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Wisconsin lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday about a proposal to define abortion in state law, which Republican supporters say will clear up fears that abortion restrictions will also affect miscarriage management.

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“I’m highly criticized at my lectures because I pick on Gordon,” said Ric Mixter, a documentarian and author of several works about the wreck, including his latest, “Tattletale Sounds, the Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations.” 

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For this recording, Javier Perianes performs on a modern Steinway piano, bringing even more life and sparkle to these timeless works.

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has flipped his position on killing the Senate filibuster rule, which has prevented Republicans from passing a federal government funding bill without negotiating with Democrats.

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The audit could evaluate trends in the allegations and investigations by DPI in recent years.

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We Energies says the renewable projects will send energy to the grid every day while the natural gas plants will be used primarily during peak demand times.

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State Rep. Amanda Nedweski said that without a defined crime of "grooming," prosecutors are left with only disorderly conduct as criminal charge.

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This Veterans Day, a troupe of musicians, historians and theater artists will put on a multi-media rock 'n' roll history show about Wisconsin in World War I. And they’re hoping to bring the show around the state in the near future.

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