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The nationwide push to legalize marijuana state by state may make its passage seem like an inevitability to the public. However, Americans are…
It has been more than 365 days since I have been to a live music show. The exact date of the last concert I attended was Dec. 13, 2019. Andrew…
Wisconsin lawmakers in 2020 claimed per diems totaling $555,149, about 70 percent of what they took home in the previous election year, as the…
Each of Wisconsin’s 11 tribal governments signed gaming compacts, or agreements, with the state that call for the tribe to pay the state a cer…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of a conservative-backed proposal to create a process for the state Supreme Court to handl…
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Legislative Democrats, with the help of the Democratic Party’s robust fundraising, outspent their GOP counterparts in Wisconsin by more than $…
Over the last couple of years, the “Thin Blue Line” flag has become very popular. For those of you who are not aware, the “Thin Blue Line” ref…
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Gov. Tony Evers says his two-year budget plan due to be delivered in mid-February will again propose accepting federal money to expand the Med…
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With lawmakers retiring, resigning or losing reelection, the Wisconsin State Assembly will see 16 new members while eight new members will ser…
Former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel’s famous axiom is that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. It’s an even worse thing to manufacture.
The University of Wisconsin System and its flagship are falling behind their peers in key financial metrics, as a tuition freeze, declining en…
Amid a pandemic and global recession, school districts are increasing property taxes for the coming year by 3.3% — lower than last year’s 4.5%…