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Child dies of measles in Wisconsin, first such death since 1990

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died after contracting measles, the state’s first death from the disease in 36 years, state officials announced Thursday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services did not specify where the death happened or provide any ...

Crowley defeats Tiffany to become Wisconsin’s first Black governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat David Crowley defeated a Republican Tom Tiffany on Tuesday, rising from a childhood in one of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods to become the first Black person to lead the battleground state. Crowley’s win over Tiffany, the U.S. representative from the ...

Wisconsin voters pass two of three constitutional amendments

Wisconsin voters approved two of the three constitutional amendments on the ballot Tuesday. Over the past eight years, the Republican-controlled Legislature has frequently used the state’s constitutional amendment process to circumvent the veto pen of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Tuesday’s results give the Republicans a nine for 15 record in those efforts. Under state law, a proposal to amend the state Constitution must be passed in two consecutive legislative terms and then approved by the voters. ANTI-EQUITY Voters approved an amendment that will prohibit state and local ...

Invasive sea lamprey numbers down in most of the Great Lakes

Sea lamprey populations are down this year across almost all the Great Lakes, in line with years of slow decline of the invasive species that has harmed native fish populations. A new report from the international Great Lakes Fishery Commission says efforts to control the invasive species are ...

Democrat Crowley becomes Wisconsin’s first Black governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat David Crowley defeated a Republican with close ties to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, rising from a childhood in one of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods to become the first Black person to lead the battleground state. Crowley’s win over U.S. Rep. ...