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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One Wisconsin resident reached out to WHYsconsin with a crop-related mystery that's been puzzling her ever since she was a child. To get to the root of her question, WPR hopped in the car with a plant expert.

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A $700 million natural gas pipeline enhancement project designed to improve reliability and meet rising demand came online in Wisconsin and northern Illinois at the start of the month.

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A Republican bill that would ban absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin spurred debate among GOP lawmakers Tuesday about whether the proposal is based in reality.

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Evan Larson, a fire ecologist at UW-Platteville, says the spark has been ignited for a return to cultural prescribed burns. This centuries-old Indigenous practice once helped red pine and blueberries flourish along Lake Superior.

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A Wisconsin family is suing Tesla over a fiery crash that left five people dead in suburban Madison last year.

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WPR’s music producer, Ava Kuredjian, interviewed composer Viet Cuong about his new work debuting in Milwaukee, his creative process and what other works inspire him.

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Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly announced several changes on Tuesday to strengthen student safety amid criticism of her agency's handling of accusations of sexual misconduct by educators.

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A more efficient, affordable development model helps Habitat for Humanity build more homes during a housing crisis. But some Wisconsin municipalities exclude manufactured homes from neighborhoods.

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Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

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For more than a decade, Jay Barthuly has been bringing veterans — some of whom also have disabilities — out to an elk hunting trip in Montana. And he’s done a lot of it on his own dime.

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