Beginning in November, SNAP retailers across the U.S. will be required to stock more healthy foods. But experts say the change will ultimately leave federal food aid users with fewer options — especially in rural areas.

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Attorneys for Salah Sarsour say that he's lost 30 pounds while held in jail for the last two months. His immigration case remains ongoing.

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A coal plant in southcentral Wisconsin is expected to receive $19 million in federal funding for a modernization project after the plant was originally scheduled to retire almost two years ago.

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Trump spoke for about an hour at the event, billed as a roundtable discussion, covering topics ranging from border security to manufacturing and his project to repaint the bottom of Washington D.C.'s Reflecting Pool.

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The city and county of Milwaukee are seeking outside legal counsel to help with any federal actions related to the 2020 election.

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The Board cited the previous 10 year tuition freeze and inflation as reasons for the increase. Republicans have been critical of the move, with some calling another freeze.

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Political journalist Craig Gilbert tells “Wisconsin Today” Trump’s visit to Wisconsin this week could play a role in the races for the state’s 3rd and 7th Congressional Districts, which Democrats are hoping to flip.

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Community members have privacy concerns, while others have brought forward worries about the data being used by federal agencies — like Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Rep. Francesca Hong, a leading Democratic candidate for governor, was recently sued over credit card debt.

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A liberal provocateur who on Monday turned in signatures to run for governor has hit a major roadblock after it was revealed that dozens of pages of signatures he submitted were invalid.

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The U.S. Postal Service is proposing major changes to absentee voting by mail, including creating new lists of which voters are eligible to do so. Wisconsin elections officials say they're not in a hurry to respond to the proposal because it may not survive legal challenges.

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Harry Wait was sentenced on Tuesday to three years of probation on election fraud and identity theft charges. 

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Wisconsin's Joint Committee on Finance voted to sell the former State Human Services Building to Landmark Development Services Company for $10 million.

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Wisconsin candidates for governor are one step closer to getting on the ballot — and the crowded Democratic primary field remains robust.

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What questions would you like the candidates to answer as they compete for your vote?

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority will take up an appeal of a lawsuit dismissed in April that claims the state's eight congressional districts represent an "anti-competitive gerrymander." It comes amid an ongoing redistricting battle stretching across the nation as states run by Republicans and Democrats draw new maps in hopes of boosting their odds controlling congress after the November midterm elections.

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Wisconsin’s congressional delegation on Thursday sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve a disaster declaration for storms that ripped through the state in April and caused more than $27 million in damages.

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The Wisconsin Elections Commission is asking the U.S. Postal Service for "extraordinary measures" to speed up deliveries of absentee ballots after two thirds of clerks reported problems during the April 7 election.

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Outside groups are spending money in the Democratic primary for governor, as candidates struggle to stand out in a crowded field.

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The bipartisan bill to spend the state’s multi-billion-dollar surplus failed after all state Senate Democrats and three Republicans voted it down.

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