It can be a scramble to find that perfect holiday gift for a loved one. Luckily, the staff at a western Wisconsin middle school have made it easy — and affordable — for students to buy gifts for their friends and family. Author and teacher Ken Szymanski tells "Wisconsin Life" about this beloved tradition at his school.

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With the loss of key Affordable Care Act tax credits on the horizon, some Wisconsin small business owners and their employees are scrambling to find health care as the final open enrollment deadline approaches. 

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A report released Tuesday from the Wisconsin Policy Forum found gross K-12 school property taxes rose an average of 7.8 percent in December, the largest increase in three decades. 

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A Fox Valley construction company is suing Green Bay and a contractor over concerns about the city’s bidding process for a park pavilion project.  Neenah-based Miron Construction filed the lawsuit […]

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Gov. Tony Evers is warning President Donald Trump that federal efforts to block state regulation of AI could endanger kids in Wisconsin.

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The Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office is calling for an investigation into the conditions at Racine County’s juvenile detention center after a 15-year-old was allegedly assaulted by staff there earlier this year. 

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Jurors heard from a string of federal agents on the second day of a high-profile trial against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan.

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A fellow Milwaukee County judge told jurors Tuesday afternoon she felt "irritated" and "abandoned" by Judge Hannah Dugan during an incident that eventually led to Dugan facing criminal charges. 

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In a new lawsuit, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa alleges the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated federal environmental laws when it granted a permit to Enbridge for its proposed Line 5 reroute.

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Federal funding is especially important for rural and tribal libraries, which offer access to technology, resources for job seekers and cultural programming.

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Under Kaul, Wisconsin's Department of Justice has joined 40 multistate lawsuits against President Donald Trump's administration in cases challenging freezes on federal funding, restrictions on healthcare access for transgender youth and an attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S.

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Hundreds of first responders and medical professionals pitched in during the aftermath of a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Twelve months later, those workers are dealing with complicated feelings as they navigate the tragedy's one-year mark.

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A judge has found the state presented enough evidence against Jim Troupis, who served as Trump’s Wisconsin attorney in the 2020 election, and Mike Roman, a 2020 campaign aide, for the criminal trial to go forward.

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A bill in the state Legislature would allow for community solar projects outside the control of utility companies and cooperatives, which are currently the only entities in Wisconsin allowed to provide solar power to paying customers.

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President Donald Trump recently signed the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act that requires TSA to adopt standard screening protocols for breast milk, formula and equipment.

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Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys each made their opening arguments Monday during the case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who's accused of helping a man evade immigration enforcement.

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Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN officially came off the air on Monday, almost a month after the nonprofit public affairs network announced it was in desperate need of funding. 

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The federal trial against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan begins Monday. It pits the authority of a local judge against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

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A string of small restaurants in Milwaukee are sounding the alarm about rising costs and a decline in sales.

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Hanna Lee is a cheesemaking assistant at Uplands Cheese Company in Dodgeville. This year she became the first American to be named "Young Cheesemonger of the Year" at the 2025 World Cheese Awards.

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