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Wisconsin GOP creates process to remove local party officials for harassment, defaming Republican leaders

The changes are being attacked by local GOP chairs who've been at odds with state party leadership, but a top Republican says the party is "trying to take the temperature down" when it comes to contentious votes on party business.

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From hospice care, longtime Superior activist Kym Young reflects on her many different causes

Kym Young, known as one of the strongest voices for racial equality in the Twin Ports, has recently been admitted to hospice care due to complications from a rare form of Crohn’s disease. She spoke from hospice to WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about her varied career and its impact.

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Green Bay area Republicans seek $1.25M from state to reimburse safety costs of NFL draft

About 250,000 people are expected to descend on Green Bay next week for the NFL draft. Republican lawmakers from the region say they'll seek more than $1 million in the next state budget to reimburse local law enforcement agencies tasked with keeping it safe.

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How cuts impacting a federal climate report could affect Wisconsin’s disaster preparedness

“Thermometers don’t care who’s in office,” said Dan Vimont, a professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “By undercutting our ability to monitor and assess the current state of our world, we are disadvantaging ourselves economically, and we’re disadvantaging ourselves in our national security as well.” 

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Future of federal energy assistance uncertain as Wisconsin’s moratorium on utility shutoffs ends

Wisconsin’s seasonal moratorium on utility shutoffs ends Tuesday, just weeks after the Trump administration fired all of the federal employees running a program that provides energy assistance to low-income households.

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