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Groundwater Coordinating Council recommends legislature address PFAS, nitrate

By Emma Grenzebach | Sep. 18, 2020

The Groundwater Coordinating Council (GCC) of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released their annual report on Sept. 1, containing recommendations for the state legislature. The report’s priority recommendations include protecting groundwater from nitrate, addressing public health and environmental concerns regarding PFAS and evaluating groundwater for other pathogens.

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Evers, DHS give COVID-19 updates, address outbreaks on college campuses

By Hope Karnopp | Sep. 16, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm addressed the increasing COVID-19 cases on college campuses in a media briefing Tuesday.

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DHS, UHS emphasize importance of flu shots

By Annabella Rosciglione | Sep. 14, 2020

University Health Services and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services are stressing the importance of getting flu shots, especially this year. DHS announced a new community outreach program Tuesday to increase education on the importance of being vaccinated against the flu.

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Madison receives $7.5 million in state public transport funding

By Alexa Heller | Sep. 11, 2020

The City of Madison will receive over $7.5 million to purchase 15 new public transport buses as part of a $18 million public transit grant for Wisconsin communities announced Wednesday.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling halts mailing of absentee ballots

By Hope Karnopp | Sep. 10, 2020

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Thursday that municipal clerks should pause their mailing of absentee ballots until a ruling is made on the Green Party’s bid to be on the ballot.

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New CDC eviction moratorium may bring more questions than answers for Wisconsin renters

By Nathan Denzin | Sep. 10, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention introduced a new nationwide eviction moratorium Friday that would halt evictions due to unpaid rent until Dec. 31, 2020, to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

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Rep. Stubbs to co-chair task force on police accountability

By Annabella Rosciglione | Sep. 9, 2020

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, announced Tuesday that Representative Sheila Stubbs, D-Madison, will co-chair his task force alongside Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna. The task force will address racial disparities, educational opportunities, public safety and police policies and standards.

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Evers announces new round of CARES Act funding for early education, cultural organizations

By Nathan Denzin | Sep. 4, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that an additional $35 million in CARES Act funding will be released in Wisconsin, directed towards early childhood care, education providers and cultural organizations that have struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Legislature takes no action during special session on police reform

By Hope Karnopp | Sep. 3, 2020

Only a few lawmakers attended the special session of the Wisconsin State Legislature on policing reform yesterday. No debates or voters were held and the session adjourned shortly after a Senate clerk and a few Assembly lawmakers gaveled it in. Gov. Tony Evers had called for the legislature to convene following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, WI.

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Kenosha Police shoot Black man seven times as his children watch from nearby vehicle

By Morgan Lock | Aug. 25, 2020

Police shot and hospitalized Jacob Blake, a Black resident of Kenosha, Wis., Sunday night. According to multiple news sources, Police shot Blake seven times while his children looked on from a nearby car. This incident has sparked protests across Wisconsin as well as throughout the United States.

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Sen. Johnson suggests restrictions on bars may be necessary to prevent the spread of COVID

By Nathan Denzin | Jul. 7, 2020

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said Wisconsin may need to consider more stringent regulations for bars going forward, expressing concern over the rising number of COVID-19 cases.

Baldwin called out Trump for his photo-op in front of St. Johns church in D.C. Wednesday, telling the president it would be a huge mistake to bring the U.S. military.

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Baldwin slams Trump's response to BLM protests, COVID-19 in virtual town hall

By Nathan Denzin | Jun. 18, 2020

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin slammed President Trump’s response to Black Lives Matter protests, trade wars early in the year and COVID-19 Wednesday.

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Marsy’s Law passed in the Spring Primary, but what does it actually mean?

By Allison Garfield | Apr. 13, 2020

The contested crime victim’s rights amendment was supported by an overwhelming majority in Tuesday’s election, passing with 75 percent of votes in favor.

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Jill Karofsky wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

By Bremen Keasey | Apr. 13, 2020

After last Tuesday’s controversial in-person election, Wisconsin voters elected Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jill Karofsky to the state Supreme Court over incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly to cut the conservative majority in the court.

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Native American women more likely to experience sexual violence on campus, across country

By Allison Garfield | Dec. 5, 2019

Twenty percent of women will be sexually assaulted at some point in their lives — but that number jumps to 45 percent when applied to Native American women, according to the National Sexual Violence Research Center.

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Compounding trauma, structural systems may explain prevalence of school shootings

By Jessica Lipaz | Dec. 5, 2019

“It’s impossible to ignore the fact that in addition to today’s officer-involved shooting at Oshkosh West, the Sparta School District is closed due to security threats, and that this happened just a day after we had another school shooting at Waukesha South,” Gov. Tony Evers said in a press statement after two days of back-to-back school shootings shook communities across the state.

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Can Wisconsin help or hurt Minnesota Democratic 2020 campaign efforts?

By Max Schaefer | Dec. 4, 2019

As the Midwest gears up for the upcoming presidential election, some Democratic organizations in Minnesota value working with Wisconsin, while others believe the states’ political demographics are too dissimilar for effective collaboration.

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Evers works with DOT, legislators to invest in infrastructure

By Jessica Lipaz | Nov. 26, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers acts on transportation initiatives with a new bill, as well as announced the Wisconsin's bipartisan Transportation Projects Commission will hold a meeting for the first time in five years.

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Legislators seek to lead federal production of hemp: ‘Wisconsin’s Comeback Crop’

By Jessica Lipaz | Nov. 26, 2019

Gov. Tony Evers signed bill modifying the definition of hemp to match federal law, aiming to support the recent “exponential” growth of production across the state.

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League of Women Voters takes legal action to defend removed voters

By Bremen Keasey | Nov. 25, 2019

The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin motioned to join as a defendant in a lawsuit in Ozaukee County Friday to prevent voters from being “purged” from voting rolls “unlawfully.”