This harvest season, the trade war with China has added to the farm economy’s woes, as producers deal with lower crop prices and high costs.

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Attorneys from liberal firms are urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to quickly appoint a three-judge panel to hear lawsuits claiming the state's congressional districts are gerrymandered and should be redrawn before the 2026 election.

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By a party-line vote Thursday, Milwaukee prosecutor Rebecca Taibleson was approved by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to be the next judge for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals — a high-profile federal position reserved for a Wisconsin jurist.

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Wisconsin lawmakers are debating Republican-backed bills designed to cut back on the number of state regulations.

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A provision in the 2025-27 Wisconsin budget allowing Milwaukee County to divert $4.4 million from school libraries to fund district attorney positions is being challenged in court. 

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Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill to bar any political party or candidate from accepting online credit card donations unless the contributor provides a verification code and U.S. address.

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Wisconsin’s commissioner of insurance says the stalemate over Affordable Care Act subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown is already affecting available health insurance options. 

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The state Assembly approved a rash of bills on Tuesday aimed at expanding affordable housing in Wisconsin.

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Republican lawmakers say their bills to address PFAS would offer financial aid and protect innocent landowners from footing the bill for contamination they didn’t cause. But state regulators argue the proposals would still let polluters off the hook.

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On Friday, a Waukesha County judge ordered the state Elections Commission to verify the citizenship status of all Wisconsin voters in time for the next statewide election. But the Dane County Clerk says overhauling the current system would be a “huge multiyear project.”

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New documents show Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's phone records were obtained by the FBI during a now-shuttered investigation into President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 loss to former President Joe Biden.

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Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul won't run for governor in 2026, announcing Tuesday that he'll seek reelection to his current job instead.

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A Waukesha County judge who ordered a review of the citizenship status of millions of Wisconsin voters has stayed part of his ruling while the case is appealed, though much of his decision remains in effect.

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In the state known as America's Dairyland, Wisconsin law sets penalties for selling margarine unless it's clearly labeled as such.  Now, lawmakers are are considering similar requirements for lab-grown meat.

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The eastern Wisconsin representative said “a lot of these people are not working very hard at all,” and regardless of the shutdown, the workforce should be reduced.

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For the first time since 2017, Wisconsin's troubled youth prisons are fully compliant with 50 court-ordered reforms aimed at improving how staff treat young inmates.

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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former first grade teacher who was fired after publicly criticizing the School District of Waukesha for banning a Dolly Parton song. 

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Though many legislators are currently working toward an agreement, the House of Representatives is not in session and won’t officially reconvene until next week. To Sen. Tammy Baldwin, this means Republicans are “clearly not serious about trying to reopen the government.”

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Angie Sapik's book, "For the Good of the Party," was just released this week. It focuses on the local political landscape of her district.

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Some community and faith leaders in Manitowoc County are calling for more transparency from the federal government after more than 20 people were arrested by federal immigration and law enforcement officials last week.

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