Two state judicial panels held their first hearings Friday on lawsuits claiming Wisconsin's eight U.S. House districts are unconstitutional, but they sent signals that the cases may not be resolved by the 2026 midterms.

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A hearing in the felony case against a key figure in Wisconsin's false electors scheme will proceed Monday — even as allies of President Donald Trump have ramped up pressure to stall the proceeding.

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A trans Middleton person has used the nonbinary X on IDs to better reflect their identity and appearance. The Trump administration is now requiring people to use the gender they were originally assigned on their birth certificates on passports.

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The state of Texas in a new lawsuit claims Verona-based Epic Systems is running an illegal monopoly and restricting parents’ access to their children’s medical records.

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There are more than 57,000 jobs posted on the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s Job Center website.

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Nearly all artificial Christmas trees in the world today are made in China. And with that comes an up to 30 percent tariff rate on imported Christmas products — including artificial trees. Here's how tariffs are affecting Wisconsin’s real and artificial Christmas trees.

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The Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 10 stopped requiring warning labels on a range of hormone therapy treatments for women experiencing menopause and perimenopause symptoms.

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The report released Wednesday by the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project found nearly two-thirds of states have cut staffing and more than half have reduced funding for environmental agencies since 2010. Wisconsin was among the top 10 states in the nation for these cuts.

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A Republican-led state legislative committee approved new teaching requirements for Universities of Wisconsin faculty Thursday, a condition of the bipartisan state budget passed this summer.

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Wisconsin health officials say all babies should be vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth despite a recent change from federal vaccine advisers.

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George Meyer, an influential leader in Wisconsin in conservation, died Wednesday in Madison surrounded by his family. He was 78.

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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says extending federal tax credits used to lower the cost of marketplace health insurance plans is the "only workable solution" to keep premiums affordable for Wisconsinites.

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Jury selection took place Thursday in the case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who's accused of helping a man evade U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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This week’s new release comes from social media megastar HAUSER. He’s a cellist with billions of YouTube views, and with good reason. He creates sumptuous and moving videos to accompany […]

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The exhibit, which runs through Jan. 25, includes several of the Wisconsin architect’s chair designs that had never been fabricated until now.

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Since 2018, home insurance premiums in Wisconsin have increased by 65 percent. That’s according to a new study published last month by a Wisconsin researcher.

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The latest rule is the most significant change since it was first approved by EPA in 1991 to reduce lead exposure in drinking water.

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It's migration season and thousands of tundra and trumpeter swans — along with waterfowl of all kinds — have descended upon the city's lakes as part of their trip south.

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Joel Brennan, former top cabinet official for Gov. Tony Evers, has joined the Democratic primary for governor, vowing to "stand up to Trump's dysfunction" and be "laser-focused" on improving peoples' lives if elected.

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Free and charitable clinics brace for a surge in patients due to spiking Affordable Care Act premiums and the expiration of a crucial tax credit — unless Congress acts.

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