LOCAL NEWS
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Red City, Blue City—Two Mayors Ask the Legislature to Recommit to Wisconsin’s Cities
Column from the mayors of Brookfield and Madison on the ever-rising cost of local services, even as the state provides less over time.
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Wisconsin Republicans Reintroduce and Pass Controversial COVID-19 Provisions
Several provisions that killed the Legislature’s first proposed COVID-19 package this year now passed as individual bills.
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Wisconsinites Hold Vigils to Call Out Anti-Asian Violence in Wake of Atlanta Spa Killings
“What happened was racially motivated, and don’t let anyone else tell you that it’s not always about race.”
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Once Again, Wisconsin Republicans Refuse to Recognize Black History Month. They Honored Rush Limbaugh Instead.
Democratic legislators spoke in the chamber Tuesday about the role Rush Limbaugh played in spreading disinformation, most recently about the coronavirus and the Nov. 3 election, which prompted the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.
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The True Story Behind Abolitionists Who Helped Joshua Glover Escape
“It’s a white hero rescuing Black people, and I think that that serves a very particular narrative.”
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A Congressional District Up North Is the Poster Child of How Gerrymandering Has Rigged Elections
People’s Maps Commission examines how communities were broken up to make the 7th Congressional District more Republican.
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Assembly Republicans Backtrack on COVID-19 Compromise Relief Bill
Nearly two dozen organizations ask legislators not to rescind face mask requirements. Senate does it anyway, Assembly is next.
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Wisconsin Republicans Offer Lots of COVID-19 Bills, but None Provide Actual Relief
Proposals would end face mask safeguards, micromanage vaccine distribution, and leave unchecked the coronavirus spread affecting prison inmates and guards.
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Wisconsin GOP Unleashes Newest Assault on Safeguards as US Sees 4,000 COVID-19 Deaths Per Day
Despite a continued decline in coronavirus infections here, the resolution would kill face mask requirements.
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Historic Barn Lost to Fire at a Landmark Racine Co. Orchard
Novelist Jane Hamilton and husband Bob Willard are weighing rebuilding options for Ela Orchard.
