Politics
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Wisconsin now funding driver education for low-income teens
Wisconsin hasn’t publicly funded driver’s ed since 2004. Now, community groups and lawmakers see it as a way to combat reckless driving.
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Indigenous Wisconsinites launch medical marijuana campaign
Wisconsin tribal members have launched a campaign to advance medical marijuana legislation in the state.
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Biden visiting Wisconsin to highlight investment in rural electric co-ops
President Joe Biden will travel to western Wisconsin Thursday to highlight new clean energy funding for rural electric cooperatives.
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Wisconsin social studies teachers face restrictions, complaints for teaching elections
A survey of some Wisconsin social studies teachers found that 42 percent of them have had administrators, school board members or community members lodge complaints or restrict them from being able to teach about their content area.
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RFK Jr. suing to remove his name from Wisconsin presidential ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission in hopes of getting his name removed from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot ahead of the November presidential election.
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UW tuition promise programs finding success, but need funding
Finding money to pay for Universities of Wisconsin students’ tuition has been an issue.
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Head of UW-Milwaukee’s faculty senate: Layoffs of tenured faculty were financially necessary
“We live in a capitalist society where, when there is not demand for certain work, businesses lay people off,” said the head of UW-Milwaukee’s faculty senate after a decision to lay off more than 30 tenured faculty members.
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Walz makes pitch to union voters at Milwaukee Labor Day festival
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz made his pitch to union voters Monday during a Labor Day festival in Milwaukee.
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Trump to rally in central Wisconsin on Saturday
Former President Donald Trump will return to Wisconsin to hold a rally Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Central Wisconsin Airport.
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Activists spent $1.3 million this year on failed recall efforts against Robin Vos
Campaign finance reports filed over a month late by the Recall Vos Committee and Racine Recall Committee show organizers raised just over $1.3 million dollars between January and July on both efforts.