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Ladysmith city administrator, sister face criminal charges related to recording closed session county meeting

A city administrator and his sister are facing criminal charges in northwestern Wisconsin related to an alleged attempt to record a closed session county board meeting last month.

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Insurance provider will stop offering Affordable Care Act coverage in 11 Wisconsin counties

A health insurance provider will stop offering individual and family coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace in 11 Wisconsin counties next year, meaning about 24,000 people will have to find a new insurer.

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‘These rate hikes unfairly burden families’: Wisconsin energy customers testify to Public Service Commission

Customers from some of Wisconsin's largest electric utilities this week asked state regulators to block the utilities from increasing electric rates in each of the next two years.

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Midwest cities will receive millions to clean up ‘forever chemicals.’ But some say it’s not enough.

Settlement payments from chemical companies are helping cities pay for expensive PFAS removal technology. But local leaders say the dollars often fall short of covering the full costs to clean up drinking water.

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Ascension Wisconsin could be dropped by UnitedHealthcare if new contract isn’t reached by October

Ascension Wisconsin and UnitedHealthcare have been locked in a months-long dispute over reimbursement rates. And if the two sides don’t reach an agreement by October, Ascension could be dropped by UnitedHealthcare.

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