GOP Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden was among the first speakers during the Republican National Committee's midterm convention aimed at boosting candidates facing challenging races this year. He touted President Donald Trump's healthcare agenda and said the two of them brought billions in federal funding to Wisconsin hospitals, which Democrats deny.

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The service has a track record of success and growing demand, but state lawmakers have failed to provide permanent funding.

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In the race for Wisconsin’s governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and his Democratic opponent Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley share rare common ground on delisting wolves in Wisconsin.

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The proposal got support from a majority of Madison alders, but failed to secure the needed supermajority.

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Absentee ballots are on their way to some Wisconsin voters, even as President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting is in the courts.

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Wisconsin will be getting another 42 electric vehicle charging stations under a federal program temporarily halted by President Donald Trump's administration.

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A Waukesha County judge has ruled a provision that allowed Milwaukee County to redirect funds slated for a state school library fund is unconstitutional.

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This week, a few dozen Wisconsin Republicans will travel to Dallas for their party's midterm convention. Others are staying home as President Donald Trump's approval ratings hit record lows.

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The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.

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The annual corn roast event was first started by former Congressman Ron Kind's campaign back in 2003. Now, it's become a chance for Democrats to fire up their base in a part of the state seen as critical to winning the governor's mansion and in the state Legislature.

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State officials can’t spend billions in federal funding to connect remote areas to the internet until the Trump administration provides information on how to use the money.

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The family of a Milwaukee man wrongly accused last year by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of threatening to kill President Donald Trump plans to sue the agency for $5.5 million for emotional pain and suffering.

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President Donald Trump's administration says it is pulling accreditation from more than 100 trucking schools, including three in Wisconsin, as part of its effort to crack down on immigration.

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The EF-3 tornado that destroyed Fox Valley homes and businesses also reshaped a race that could help decide control of the state Legislature this November.

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The buildings known as GEF 2 and GEF 3 are being sold to a developer.

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More changes have been made to how the Milwaukee Police Department uses a license plate reader camera system.

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President Trump recently began enacting a plan to import up to 300,000 tons of beef into the United States to be sold under market value. The head of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau told WPR the move destabilizes the domestic meat market.

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What questions would you like the candidates to answer as they compete for your vote?

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The Department of Homeland Security is launching a criminal investigation focused on alleged voter in multiple states, including Wisconsin, according to a report from CNN.

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The Wisconsin Elections Commission is advising clerks they are not -- for now -- affected by a new United States Postal Service rule on absentee ballots created after President Donald Trump issued an executive order on voting by mail.

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