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Today in history: March 6 In 1981, Walter Cronkite signed off for the last time as principal anchorman of “The CBS Evening News.”
UW-Madison is getting its new engineering building. What happens now? On Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers signed a measure that gives about $740 million in funding for capital investments to the Universities of Wiscons…
Wisconsin efforts to remove Donald Trump from ballot dismissed after Supreme Court ruling The Wisconsin lawsuits were launched as part of a nationwide effort to remove Trump under a provision of the Constitution prohibiting insurrec…
Gov. Tony Evers vetoes Republican tax cut proposal, married couple credits Republicans passed the bills last month as a way to attract and retain residents in the state, but Democratic lawmakers argued the measures wo…
Republican-led committee rejects appointments for UW regents who voted against diversity deal A Republican-led committee this week recommended rejecting two of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointments to the UW Board of Regents after th…
Recall group submits petitions aiming to remove Robin Vos, but he says group broke the law Petitioners say they have more than enough signatures to recall Robin Vos, but the Racine County state legislative leader questions the validi…
Wisconsin Senate to vote on regulating AI, giving Legislature control over federal funds The chamber will also vote for the first time on proposed constitutional amendments to limit the governor's veto power.
A Wisconsin ruling on Catholic Charities raises the bar for religious tax exemptions Exemptions that allow religious organizations to avoid paying Wisconsin’s unemployment tax don’t apply to a Catholic charitable organization b…
