Wisconsin's recently-enacted two-year budget allocates about $25 million for the Municipal Services Payment Program, which amounts to a statewide increase of about $7 million per fiscal year.

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A scathing report describes the problem as "profound failure" and said former City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl showed an "astonishing" lack of urgency in trying to correct or report it.

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A recent state Supreme Court decision could be just the beginning of a broader legal fight to expand abortion access in Wisconsin.

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A state board heard directly on Friday from two Wisconsin brothers who served more than two decades in prison for a murder they didn't commit. David and Robert Bintz are asking for over $2 million each as compensation for their wrongful convictions.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former congressman from Wisconsin, will lead NASA as its interim administrator, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

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A federal court has set new deadlines as the criminal case against a Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan moves forward. Dugan faces federal charges after prosecutors say she helped a man evade immigration enforcement this spring.

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For nearly two decades, Wisconsin Books to Prisoners has been sending new and used books to people behind bars. Now, the volunteer group is trying to restore its operations after the Wisconsin Department of Corrections imposed new restrictions.

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Family planning clinics in Wisconsin are facing funding cuts under the massive law signed by President Donald Trump last week.

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The bill has support from groups across the ideological spectrum, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and the conservative Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty.

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The Mukwonago Area School District and the trans girl who sued must re-submit arguments in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.

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Wisconsin's 19th-century abortion ban is no longer in effect, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

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Wisconsin justices will determine whether a near-total abortion ban can remain in effect on Wednesday.

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Advocates are calling on the state Legislature to appropriate more money for crime victim services after funding approved by a budget committee on Friday fell short of the amount requested by Wisconsin's Attorney General Josh Kaul.

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Wisconsin was among the states that sued after Trump issued a directive trying to block birth right citizenship.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court says state corrections officers should be granted class action status as they continue to pursue a lawsuit over pay.

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Milwaukee teacher's aide Yessenia Ruano left for El Salvador on Tuesday morning after deciding to self-deport, her attorney confirmed. Ruano's case drew support from protestors who assembled before her ICE check-ins earlier this year, urging federal officials to let the mother of two remain in the U.S.

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The F-35 fighter jets began taking off from Madison in 2023 despite years of local opposition.

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Demonstrators took to the streets in cities and towns across Wisconsin Saturday for a “No Kings” protest designed to rebuke what organizers call a “dictator-like” birthday display from President Donald Trump.

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Madison leaders are putting forward a new batch of zoning changes designed to increase the supply of housing in one of Wisconsin's fastest-growing cities.

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Republicans representing Wisconsin in Congress are defending President Donald Trump's decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles amid protests there against federal immigration

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