Leaders of Wisconsin colleges and universities are speaking out against pending cuts to federal financial aid after they cleared the U.S. House on Thursday.

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A state Senate committee heard more than three hours of impassioned testimony Tuesday on a bill that would cut funding for local sheriff's offices if those sheriffs don't assist federal immigration enforcement.

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Tuesday's indictment means members of that grand jury concluded there was enough evidence to file charges against Judge Hannah Dugan.

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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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Madison Police and the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating after 49-year-old Jeffrey Endres was found dead in the Dane County Jail Tuesday. Endres was facing in life in prison after prosecutors say he intentionally drove his SUV into his Cottage Grove neighbors.

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Bipartisan supporters says the changes will help alleviate a shortage of medical providers, especially in rural areas.

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The suit is one of several pending federal complaints over recent deaths at Wisconsin's maximum-security Waupun Correctional Institution.

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The controversy comes after Wisconsin's Department of Administration issued a memo to state workers, warning them to consult legal counsel before giving information to ICE agents.

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GOP state lawmakers say the package unveiled Wednesday was based on research from the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, a conservative advocacy group.

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The firm Law Forward is suing in Wisconsin to bring back a long-dormant practice known as fusion voting, where a candidate can appear on the ballot more than once, next to every political party that endorses them.

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After her 15-year-old son took his own life, Brittney Bird of Kronenwetter is advocating for a bill that would set felony penalties for sextortion.

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Finding a qualified interpreter can be a struggle in Wisconsin due to high demand for the profession.

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After more than two decades of planning, construction is underway for a $160.5 million Wisconsin History Center in downtown Madison.

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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration is warning state workers to be cautious if Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows up at their workplace.

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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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