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Wisconsin Assembly passes constitutional amendment to limit diversity efforts

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A constitutional amendment supported by Republicans that attempts to limit diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in Wisconsin won approval Thursday in the state Assembly. The measure is the latest effort targeting DEI efforts nationwide, but it is a long way from ...

Wisconsin Assembly passes a $2B tax cut package

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans moved closer Tuesday to passing their third attempt at a major tax cut this session, pushing a package of cuts through the Assembly and on to the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu supports the $2 billion plan, but it’s unclear where ...

Listening session planned in Marinette on Wednesday

MARINETTE, Wis. — The Marinette County administrator will hold a listening session at the UWGB-Marinette Campus in the Herbert L. Williams Theater from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Administrator John Lefebvre is interested in hearing from the public on any matter under the jurisdiction of ...

GOP approves Evers’ legislative maps

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday passed legislative maps that were proposed by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers — a move designed to prevent the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from implementing maps that might be even worse for ...

UW admission bill approved

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison would be required to admit all high school students who finish in the top 5% of their class, and other campuses would have to admit those in the top 10%, under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Legislature. The measure is part of a ...

Wisconsin election clerks must accept partial addresses

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has complied with court orders and voted to tell the more than 1,800 local clerks who run elections in the battleground state that they can accept absentee ballots that are missing parts of a witness's address. The commission voted 5-1 ...