Politics
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Trump blasts Biden’s economic record in Waukesha visit
The event came as Trump is on trial in New York facing criminal charges connected to an alleged scheme by his campaign to pay off an adult film actress in the weeks before the 2016 presidential election.
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US House passes bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
Lawmakers in the U.S. House have passed a Republican bill that would remove gray wolves from the endangered species list across most of the country despite opposition from the Biden administration.
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Who counts as an election official? Dane County asks AG to clarify constitutional change
Dane County is asking the state’s attorney general to weigh in on the meaning of a newly adopted constitutional amendment, which limits how elections can be run going forward.
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Jewish UW students, groups respond to pro-Palestinian encampments
As pro-Palestinian encampment protests entered their second day at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee Tuesday, some Jewish students and organizations expressed concern about what the protesters’ message meant for them. But the protests also exposed a division within the student body, as some Jewish students participated in the encampment.
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State Supreme Court upholds firing of police officer over racist memes following NBA arrest
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the firing of a former Milwaukee Police Officer over racist social media posts following the 2018 arrest of former Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown.
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Pro-Palestinian encampment protests reach Universities of Wisconsin
Students at the Universities of Wisconsin in Madison and Milwaukee joined the nationwide campus movement demanding their schools support Palestinian liberation and divest from pro-Israel companies and causes.
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Campaigns will spend ‘hundreds of millions’ in Wisconsin, party chairs say
Democrat Ben Wikler and Republican Brian Schimming would not commit to a specific dollar amount, but they agreed spending will be high for contests up and down the ballot.
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Trump to visit Wisconsin during break in New York trial
At a time in the election cycle when every moment counts for presidential candidates, the usual calculus has changed for former President Donald Trump.
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UW to vacate Richland campus 1 year after college classes ended
The UW system will vacate a former two-year college in Richland County this summer, despite months of discussions with local officials who once hoped to save the former two-year college.
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Public weighs in on rules for Wisconsin election observers
Members of the public weighed in Wednesday on a plan that would spell out what election observers can — and can’t do — at Wisconsin polling places.