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15 states, including Wisconsin, sue over Trumpโ€™s move to fast-track oil and gas projects

Wisconsin is part of a coalition of 15 states suing over President Donald Trump's efforts to fast-track energy-related projects, saying the administration is bypassing environmental protection laws and threatening endangered species, critical habitat and cultural resources.

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Milwaukee plans to order more ballots for future spring elections after ballot shortage โ€˜crisisโ€™

Milwaukee's top election official is planning to order one ballot per registered voter for future spring elections after some polling sites in the city ran out of ballots during the April election.ย 

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Bail set for father of Abundant Life Christian School shooter whoโ€™s charged with giving guns to daughter

Bail has been set for Jeffrey Rupnow at $20,000 cash after he was charged criminally in connection with the shooting carried out by his daughter at Madison's Abundant Life Christian School.

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Zorba Paster: Cannabis use disorder needs more attention

Cannabis use disorder โ€” daily constant use โ€” has increased dramatically since cannabis has become more available. But whatโ€™s more, that daily use to inebriation doesnโ€™t have the stigma that alcoholism does. We donโ€™t respect it as a problem, and thatโ€™s a problem.

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Oshkosh calls for more funding to reimburse municipalities for state-owned properties

Oshkosh city leaders are calling on the state to increase funding to a program that reimburses communities for costs associated with hosting state properties, saying more than a decade of stagnating state support has shifted costs to local property tax payers.

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โ€˜The pope is a Midwesterner:โ€™ Wisconsinites react to announcement of first American pope

The Most Rev. Jeffrey Haines, the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said it's exciting to know that Pope Leo XIV grew up just miles from Milwaukee.ย "We don't know, he might like custard," Haines joked.

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December shooting fuels increased anxiety, focus on school safety in Madison

As the school year draws to a close, parents and educators are reflecting on how the tragedy at Abundant Life Christian School has altered the Madison community. They're also having more conversations about how to keep kids safe at school โ€” and at home.

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Wisconsin advocates worried about proposed cuts to LGBTQ+ trained counselors through 988 Lifeline

Mental health advocates in Wisconsin are worried about the impact of proposed cuts to trained counselors who support LGBTQ+ people when they contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.ย 

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