State Capitol
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Report: Wisconsin’s debt is lowest in at least 25 years
The reduction in debt could allow the state to borrow money to fund infrastructure projects like roads, bridges and buildings. It also helps the state improve its credit rating so it can borrow at lower interest rates.
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Black women in Wisconsin are at higher risk of violence. An effort to find out why went nowhere.
A bill that would have created a task force on missing and murdered African American women failed to pass as time ran out on the legislative session this year.
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Gov. Evers vetoes $3B Republican tax cut, DEI loyalty ban
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 41 bills passed by the Republican-led Legislature on Friday.
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Here’s what the Wisconsin Legislature did (and didn’t do) in its final months of session
The Senate likely held its final final regular day of business on March 12 and the Assembly met for the final time on Feb. 22.
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Wisconsin Republicans pass restrictions on transgender athletes as state Senate wraps up busy final day
On what was likely their final legislative session day of 2024, Republican state Senators passed dozens of measures Tuesday, including one that would restrict the rights of transgender athletes to take part in female sports teams.
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Republican-led panel recommends firing two Regents who voted against DEI deal
Republicans on a state senate panel have recommended against confirming two members of the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents who voted against a diversity-related funding deal last year.
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Under scrutiny, UW-Madison virus lab opens its doors
The bill would have ended all so-called “gain-of-function” research at higher education institutions in the state, and cut funding from any university that continued such experiments
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Senate Democratic leader sees room for compromise as session nears end
The top Democrat in the state Senate said there is still time to pass bipartisan bills when the body meets for a final week of the session this month.
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Wisconsin Republicans move to amend constitution as Assembly session winds to a close
Churches and other houses of worship would not have to close their doors during states of emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic, under a proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution that passed the state Assembly Thursday.
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Wisconsin governor’s partial veto powers would weaken under proposed amendment
Wisconsin governors would see one of their most unique veto powers weakened under a proposed constitutional amendment that passed the state Assembly Tuesday.