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Evers, Republicans announce deal on sweeping local government funding plan

The city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County would be allowed to raise their local sales taxes without getting voter approval first under a sweeping deal announced Thursday by Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Read more

Kindergarteners read books at their desks during class.

Wisconsin Republicans unveil plan to revamp how children learn to read

Jimmy Cunningham stands with a member of the Second Chance program to receive his degree

'It gave me hope': Wisconsin inmates receive college diplomas through Second Chance program

Barricaded road on the LDF reservation

Judge signals he won't stop Wisconsin tribe from blocking roads

WPR News

GOP senators pass bills protecting gasoline-powered cars, restricting unemployment insurance

Milwaukee provisions could be removed from bill to fund local communities, GOP leader says

Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water

Wisconsin Assembly bill would let pharmacists prescribe birth control

'We need to take a stand': Outagamie County Board censures supervisor over transphobic remarks

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Spare a thought for Gustavo, the guy delivering your ramen in the wildfire smoke

Guam is still recovering from Typhoon Mawar, but residents are taking it in stride

FDA advisers endorse new RSV antibody drug for babies

DeSantis campaign shares apparent AI-generated fake images of Trump and Fauci

'I still hate LIV': Golf's civil war is over, but how will pro golfers move on?

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Demonstrators rally in support of abortion rights at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 15.

How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns

Eggs are on display at a Sprouts grocery store on April 12 in San Rafael, Calif.

Sky-high egg prices are finally coming back down to earth

The Statue of Liberty stands shrouded in a reddish haze as a result of Canadian wildfires on Tuesday.

How Canadian wildfires are worsening U.S. air quality and what you can do to cope

Regional News

'We need to take a stand': Outagamie County Board censures supervisor over transphobic remarks

Rising cost of living in northeast Wisconsin has many working families treading water

State avian ecologist says the bird flu outbreak may be the worst ever seen for wild birds in the Midwest

350th anniversary of Marquette and Joliet exploration will be observed in Prairie du Chien this month

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a boy in a wheelchair competes in a spelling bee

Wisconsin seventh grader makes it to National Spelling Bee semifinals

Hmong, Asian American history could be taught in Wisconsin schools

'Hey, hey, hey': Here's what you can do to avoid bear conflicts this holiday weekend

Sijo — a form of Korean poetry — gains popularity in Wisconsin

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Politics

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos talks to the media.

Milwaukee provisions could be removed from bill to fund local communities, GOP leader says

GOP senators pass bills protecting gasoline-powered cars, restricting unemployment insurance

Wisconsin Assembly bill would let pharmacists prescribe birth control

'We need to take a stand': Outagamie County Board censures supervisor over transphobic remarks

Music

On her new album, The Age of Pleasure, Janelle Monáe concocts a vision of sensuality that is open to complication but

Janelle Monáe wants you ... to enter the 'Pleasure' zone

With 'Fountain Baby,' Amaarae redefines herself as a pop auteur

Aja Monet's debut album fuses art and advocacy, poet and performer

On the easy-going 'Joy'all,' Jenny Lewis defiantly preaches the pursuit of happiness

George Winston, pianist of pastoral scenes, has died at 73

30A Songwriters Sessions: Side Pony

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Law may prevent Wisconsin from using $78M in federal funds to build publicly-available EV charging stations

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GOP senators pass bills protecting gasoline-powered cars, restricting unemployment insurance

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