Anya van Wagtendonk is WPR’s state Capitol reporter.
Anya van Wagtendonk
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Pro-Palestinian student groups at UW-Madison under investigation after Regents protest
Campus chapters of students for Justice in Palestine and Young Democratic Socialists both received notice that they were being investigated by the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Universities of Wisconsin Regents meeting
Nineteen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested during a meeting of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on Thursday morning.
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The Legislature’s budget committee is shaping up. Its members hold sway over state spending.
Wisconsin Senate leaders have chosen eight lawmakers who will serve on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee — a simple bureaucratic move with major implications.
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In Wikler DNC bid, allies see chance to nationalize Wisconsin-style campaigning
Ben Wikler announced Sunday he hopes to lead the national Democratic party by running for chair of the Democratic National Committee.
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Wisconsinites pay less of their income in taxes than ever, report says
Republicans lawmakers, who pushed repeatedly last legislative session for tax cuts, celebrated the report’s findings.
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Assembly Democrats reelect Greta Neubauer as minority leader
Rep. Greta Neubauer will once again lead Assembly Democrats as the party takes up a larger share of the chamber going into the next legislative session.
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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson to back Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for US health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the vaccine skeptic and erstwhile presidential candidate now being tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the nation’s health agency, would have the full backing of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson.
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Politico: Wisconsin’s Wikler among Democrats rumored for DNC chair
The chair of Wisconsin Democrats is reportedly being considered for a national leadership position with the Democratic National Committee.
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Robin Vos to continue in powerful Assembly speaker role
Robin Vos, the powerful speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, has been selected by GOP lawmakers to continue in that role, one week after an election that shook up the composition of the Legislature but left Republicans in control.