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NWTC announces six new colleges, including STEM

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Northeast Wisconsin Technical College will operate under a new academic structure, placing its Academic Affairs and Workforce Development divisions into six newly established colleges. The change is designed to align programs with industry needs and expand student ...

WAM Fest is back

WABENO, Wis. — The 10th-annual Wabeno Art & Music Fest returns Saturday, July 19, featuring live music and performances by local, area and regional musicians beginning at 11 a.m. through the evening headliner, Adam Trask, from 8 to 10 p.m. The student art show will be in the Legion Hall ...

Evers signs Wisconsin budget to secure Medicaid funds

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers last week signed a new two-year budget in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package that became law Saturday. In an extraordinarily ...

Wisconsin’s high court strikes down 1849 abortion ban

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state's 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a fetus can survive ...

Evers signs Wisconsin budget in early morning to secure Medicaid funds

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a new two-year budget in the early morning hours Thursday in a race against Congress to ensure the state gets a federal Medicaid match that it would lose under President Trump's tax and spending cuts package. In an extraordinarily rapid ...

Wisconsin lawmakers rush to pass budget deal to help hospitals

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature pushed to pass a compromise state budget Wednesday, with Democratic votes expected to be needed to approve the deal reached between Gov. Tony Evers and majority Republicans. Lawmakers were rushing to pass the plan and get it signed into law ...