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A lot of pundits and political observers focus on the conflict and controversy at the Capitol. And a lot of that focus is newsworthy and important such as the debate between the Republican …
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By WisPolitics.com
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12/20/23
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News flash!
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos agree on something.
Don't get too excited. This relates to an earlier column on a legal challenge to the state's …
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By WisPolitics.com
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11/30/23
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It’s never too early to start talking about an election. Especially when considering what could be at stake. While much of the attention in Wisconsin is focusing on the run-up to November 2024, …
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11/16/23
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When Ron Kind, the veteran Democratic member of Congress from La Crosse retired from office, Democrats battled in a primary to vie for the nomination to run in the November 2022 to succeed him. State …
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By WisPolitics.com
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10/19/23
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos continues to talk about the possibility of impeaching liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, while state Democrat Party Chair Ben Wikler announces a $4 million campaign to …
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By WisPolitics.com
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9/21/23
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There was the high-spending, high-stakes battle in the spring election for a state Supreme Court seat to determine the philosophical balance of the high court. Now there's the muti-front battle over …
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By WisPolitics.com
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9/7/23
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To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Gov. Tony Evers has signed a $1.06 million contract with prime contractor A-1 Excavating of Bloomer for a culvert replacement project on WIS 35 …
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9/7/23
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Teacher turnover surged in Wisconsin in 2023 as record numbers of teachers moved between districts, and the most teachers since 2012 left public school classrooms altogether.
Coming into the …
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By Wisconsin Policy Forum
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8/31/23
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Wisconsin's sprawling university system is under a lot of stress. A few years ago we saw the merging of two-year campuses into regional schools. And now we're seeing the shrinking of some of those …
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By WisPolitics.com
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8/31/23
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Candidates can be measured on several levels. Press coverage. Polling. And fundraising. The polling seems to favor Donald Trump as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination. But he seems to be showing …
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By WisPolitics.com
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8/10/23
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It's the middle of summer. But the school year is just around the corner. So it's a good time for an update on the state's new approach to reading. Some Democrats in the Legislature voted for it, and …
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By WisPolitics.com
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8/3/23
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After a developer began eyeing rural northwest Wisconsin for a large swine farm, five small towns enacted ordinances aimed at curbing environmental and health impacts.
Then, the state’s …
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By Bennet Goldstein
Wisconsin Watch
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7/20/23
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Despite some narrowing over the years, Wisconsin's governor still has very broad partial veto power. And Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, in his third budget go-round, emphasized that point in signing the …
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By WisPolitics.com
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7/13/23
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Getting good broadband to every corner of the state has been an elusive goal. Now a $1 billion investment from the federal government makes "internet for all'' more realistic. Public Service …
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By WisPolitics.com
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7/6/23
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While top legislative Republicans work on the next two-year spending plan, others are working on ideas for softening the GOP stance on abortion. The abortion issue helped Gov. Tony Evers win …
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By WisPolitics.com
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6/8/23
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Statements of economic interest show lawmakers reported $112,850 in travel expenses paid by outside groups last year, a WisPolitics review found. The travel included events organized by groups such …
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By WisPolitics.com
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6/1/23
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RIVER FALLS - Wisconsin State Sen. Jeff Smith fielded a variety of questions on the future funding of the River Falls School District after a May 22 presentation discussing Gov. Tony Evers’ …
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By Andrew Harrington
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5/31/23
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It's been a long time in coming, but help finally appears to be on the way for local prosecutor offices around the state. And the fact that the Republican-dominated budget-writing committee took …
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5/25/23
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Around 175 million tons of freight travels on the Mississippi River each year, and from the river’s headwaters to southern Illinois, a series of locks and dams guide barges through the journey. …
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By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian
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5/25/23
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A lot of the economic stats are very, very good. Record low unemployment. Unprecedented state budget surplus. Resilient consumer spending. Easing of pandemic-era shortages, inflation, housing …
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By WisPolitics.com
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5/11/23
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