POLITICS
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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Have Introduced 11 Restrictive Voting Bills, Analysis Finds
Voting-rights advocates say almost a dozen Republican-authored bills in the Wisconsin Legislature would restrict or complicate ballot access.
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‘Look What We’ve Missed’: Advocates Angered by Republican State Budget Cuts
The party-line vote by Republicans on the state’s budget-writing committee leaves obvious holes, some Wisconsinites say.
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Republicans Blow $3.4 Billion Hole in Budget, Cut 380 Items Evers Proposed
BadgerCare, legal pot, and more of the governor’s proposals killed after Republican vote.
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GOP Congressional Candidate Testifies Against Mask-Wearing Before School Board Drops Requirement
Derrick Van Orden also hosts “Make Masks Optional” meeting, flouting health guidance.
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Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.
Biden infrastructure plan meant to help districts where local voters may or may not approve critically needed repairs and staff to build a new generation of graduates.
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Paid Leave, Universal Child Care Help Employers and Employees Alike, WI Business Owners Say
Small-business owners from restaurant owners to childcare providers advocate for provisions in Biden’s American Families Plan.
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In Milwaukee, Harris Touts Biden’s Proposed Investments in Research and Development
Tucked in Biden’s proposal: Billions of dollars for R&D done in Wisconsin labs and elsewhere to keep the US competitive amid a changing landscape.
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This Wisconsin Woman Left Her Job to Care for Her Kids During the Pandemic. She’s Not Alone.
More than 2 million American women have left the workforce since the start of the pandemic, a reflection of the country’s ongoing childcare crisis.
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GOP Lawmakers Take an Axe to Evers’ Proposals on BadgerCare, Tenant Protections, Legal Pot, Minimum Wage
Republicans begin detailed work on a new state budget by announcing they’ll also kill the governor’s standards for clean water.
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Biden’s Climate Policy Could Help Offset Wisconsin GOP’s Anti-Environment Actions
The Trump administration and GOP control of the Legislature have hampered funding of initiatives to reduce pollution.
























