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Wisconsin Senate OKs $133 million package to combat ‘forever chemicals,’ sends bills to governor

by Todd Richmond / Associated Press March 17, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The rare bipartisan compromise offers at least some hope for the scores of Wisconsin villages, towns and cities grappling with PFAS pollution in their groundwater.

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Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler won’t seek reelection

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos leaving office at end of the year

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Jury finds man guilty of forging threat against Trump to get robbery case victim deported

by Todd Richmond / Associated Press January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Trump endorses Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin governor’s race, leading GOP rival Josh Schoemann to drop out

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press January 28, 2026January 28, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Man killed by Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse who grew up in Green Bay

by Tim Sullivan / Associated Press, Michael Biesecker / Associated Press and Jim Mustian / Associated Press January 24, 2026January 24, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Trump’s Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal

by Tim Sullivan / Associated Press and WPR staff January 17, 2026January 19, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Gov. Tony Evers urges Wisconsin Legislature to act on his key priorities in his final year

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Health & Welfare

U.S. Senate rejects health care subsidy extension as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

by Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press December 11, 2025December 11, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Economy, Government

New vision for passenger rail in southeastern Wisconsin could open job, business markets

by Heather Asiyanbi / Racine County Eye December 10, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Democrat Mandela Barnes enters the Wisconsin governor’s race

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Wisconsin becomes 36th state to limit cellphones in schools

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch