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Monroe dairy workers strike raises thorny questions about labor, immigration law

An ongoing strike in a southern Wisconsin city dubbed by some the “Cheese Capital of the USA” has made one dairy production facility the locus for a complex labor dispute amid a sweeping federal crackdown on immigrants.

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Flooding sparks state of emergency after torrential thunderstorms across Milwaukee, southeastern Wisconsin

The state of emergency was declared Sunday, hours after parts of southeastern Wisconsin were placed on flood alert and some reported more than a foot of rain, according to Milwaukee's mayor.

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Missing Madison ballots ‘unconscionable’ and a ‘profound failure,’ Wisconsin Elections Commission finds

A Madison clerk committed “profound failure” that resulted in nearly 200 ballots going uncounted in last November’s election, and she displayed an “astonishing” lack of urgency in reporting and rectifying her mistakes, an investigation by the Wisconsin Elections Commission has found.

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In wee hours, Legislature passes and Evers signs 2-year, $111-billion state budget

Wisconsin lawmakers voted to approve a state budget late Wednesday night that spends more than $111 billion over the next two years, cuts more than 300 state jobs and increases funding for the child care industry and the Universities of Wisconsin system. It also cuts taxes by about $1.4 billion.

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