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He fled Syria in 2014. Now, this Wisconsin-based humanitarian wants to rebuild his country.
Mahmoud Shayyah was in shock the day the brutal Assad regime fell. Today, his research at UW-Madison studying how war-torn countries can rebuild is ever more important.
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How Wisconsin schools are approaching the ‘Wild West’ of AI in the classroom
Districts around the state are forming policies over how the advanced technology should and shouldn’t be used.
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State lobbying efforts underway for bringing Buc-ee’s convenience store to Wisconsin
Leaders from a Dane County community are seeking state support for building a new Buc-ee’s mega gas station on the outskirts of Interstate 90/94.Â
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As Trump takes office, Dane County will no longer accept money for sending immigration data to the feds
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office will no longer be paid for sharing some data with federal authorities about immigrants who are in the country without legal status.
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In Sun Prairie, dispatchers are sending mental health specialists instead of police to some emergency calls
CARES started responding to calls in Sun Prairie on Monday, and will be available in that suburb to the northeast of Madison over the course of a year-long pilot program.
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US Rep. Bryan Steil wants to ‘re-empower Congress’ on spending, immigration
Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil says President Donald Trump’s moves on immigration and federal spending are steps in the right direction, but Steil sees a bigger role for Congress in making those changes last.Â
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Ex-employee charged with embezzling more than $600K from Madison nonprofit
An ex-employee is accused of embezzling more than $640,000 from the Goodman Community Center in Madison.
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Study finds deadly disease reduces deer survival, population growth in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s largest study on deer and chronic wasting disease shows the deadly disease substantially reduces deer survival and population growth, especially where it’s most widespread.
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Lodi School District becomes Wisconsin’s first K-12 Ice Age Trail Campus
For the past 15 years, trail volunteers in Lodi have collaborated with local students to provide outdoor learning opportunities. Now, the Ice Age Trail Alliance has a formal partnership with the Lodi School District.
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Proposed listing aims to keep monarch numbers from fluttering away
Federal wildlife officials are proposing to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species due to population declines, and researchers in Wisconsin hope it will prompt more conservation of monarch habitat.
