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Thursday’s Madison Metro bus disruptions came after many drivers declined overtime, city says
Madison officials say disruptions to bus routes earlier this week were the result of coordinated action from Metro Transit drivers during ongoing contract negotiations.
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Trump administration cuts funding for UW-Madison teacher training program at MPS
The U.S. Department of Education terminated more than $600 million in teacher training grants this week, including funds for a program designed to bring more special education teachers into Milwaukee Public Schools.Â
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Wisconsin cooperative creates hybrid work model to meet needs of 1K employeesÂ
A farmer-owned cooperative in the Driftless Area is taking a different approach to hybrid work and having positive results.
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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.
