The new procedures for city police mirror a policy that has already been adopted by UW-Madison Police.

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is backing a bill that would exempt gun safes and other "firearm safety devices" from Wisconsin's sales tax.

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Federal funding is dwindling for victim support services including domestic violence shelters, crisis hotlines and counseling.

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Wisconsin Humanities oversees educational and cultural programming across the state. It's preparing to shut down after the Trump administration abruptly promised to cut off funding.

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At issue is a six-year-old state law which gives the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance the final say about whether to approval settlements in civil lawsuits prosecuted by state's attorney general.

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Wisconsin voters have agreed to add a voter ID requirement to the state constitution.

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The boy previously seemed to be improving, and UW health officials announced in mid-January that he had been upgraded to good condition. Since then, things have taken a turn for the worse.

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Voters can show their IDs from a Wisconsin college or university in order to vote. But not all IDs are accepted.

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Republicans on a state building commission have rejected Gov. Tony Evers' capital budget plan. The $4.1 billion two-year proposal now heads to the Legislature's GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee.

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The Wisconsin Badger women’s hockey team is taking home yet another NCAA championship after an overtime victory Sunday against Ohio State University.

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