Shaundel Washington-Spivey will be the next mayor of La Crosse, becoming the city's first leader who is Black and who is openly gay.

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The heads of the Universities of Wisconsin system and the state Department of Corrections faced critical questions from Republican state lawmakers Tuesday over requests for new state funding.

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New research suggests avian flu could be a threat to specialty producers that rely on aging instead of heat to create unique cheeses.

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At a "Hands Off Medicaid" event Monday with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, one Wisconsin woman said she'd be unable to work without support from the program.

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State health officials are warning Wisconsinites to protect themselves against measles while traveling this spring.

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As Congress works to pass a stopgap funding bill this week, Wisconsin health advocates are keeping an eye on several extensions for Medicare programs providing telehealth services and rural hospital funding.

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The latest Marquette University Law School poll found 48 percent of surveyed voters in the state approve of the work President Donald Trump has done while 51 percent said they disapprove.

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An effort to give farmers the "right to repair" their own tractors and other equipment has taken off in Wisconsin in recent weeks.

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UW Health said efforts to renegotiate its agreement with the insurance company have not been successful.

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Wisconsin's top Republicans and a conservative policy group argue efforts by Congress to cut federal spending makes adopting Medicaid expansion a "costly gamble" for the state.

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