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Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde sparred over healthcare, immigration, abortion, the economy and their personal lives in their first and only debate before the Nov. 5 election.

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Wisconsin businesses suffering due to below average snowfall would be eligible for federal disaster relief under a bill introduced by Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Yesterday, a slew of primaries statewide set the stage for November’s Congressional races. A political scientist from UW-La Crosse makes sense of some of the key results.

Recently passed bills would further regulate social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The head of a research team looking into the relationships between social media and teenagers explains research around the issue.

Democrat Kristin Lyerly is running as an outspoken advocate for abortion rights in her campaign for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. But it’s unclear whether that issue will help Democrats in the Republican-leaning seat.

The attacks between two of the Democrats vying for western Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District grew increasingly negative Thursday, with Rebecca Cooke of Eau Claire accusing Stevens Point state Rep. Katrina Shankland of voting with Republicans to block Medicaid expansion and Shankland accusing Cooke of using “dark money” to lie about her record.

Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden said his organization wants a new farm bill to address the declining number of dairy farms in the state.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday approved allowing businessman Tony Wied, a Trump-endorsed congressional candidate, to be on the ballot despite challenges to his nomination paperwork.

At a rally in De Pere Tuesday evening, Donald Trump Jr. made it clear that the Trump campaign has found its candidate in the race for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District.