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Wisconsin youth sue state to strike down laws they say worsen climate crisis, violate rights

A group of 15 young people in Wisconsin is challenging state laws that they say worsen the climate crisis and violate their constitutional rights following a landmark climate ruling in Montana.

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GOP lawmakers pump brakes on Evers administration’s rules overhaul

Republican leaders in the Wisconsin Legislature are punching back after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers told state agencies to publish rules on topics like water quality, licensing and wolf management without waiting for GOP-led committees to sign off. They're doing so by telling the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau it can't publish rules until committees have weighed in.

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Remembering Jim Lovell: Milwaukee’s ‘imperturbable, unflappable’ astronaut

Jim Lovell was the first astronaut to travel to space four times and the leader of the harrowing Apollo 13 mission. He died earlier this month at the age of 97. The coauthor of the Apollo 13 recounting, “Lost Moon” explored Lovell’s legacy.

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