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Wisconsin News

Newcap closes, leaving future of its services in limbo

Newcap, which served low-income residents in 10 counties for more than 50 years, announced its closure on Tuesday. The Green Bay-based nonprofit, funded primarily through state and federal grants, previously said it planned to close “sometime this year” but didn’t specify when. The ...

Wisconsin judges dismiss suit to redraw congressional maps

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A three-judge panel in Wisconsin on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters that sought to redraw the battleground state's Republican-friendly congressional boundary lines ahead of the November midterm election. The decision can be appealed to the ...

Report: UW leaders looking to oust system president

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The president of the University of Wisconsin system said in letters obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday that he has been told to either resign or be fired, but has been given no reason and won't step aside. Jay Rothman, president of the multicampus ...

Changes coming to Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition will become a non-profit with a new name later this year using a $70,000 state grant to help make the transition. The group will share in a total of $2.4 million that the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program recently awarded to ...

Wisconsin voters to elect state Supreme Court justice

The spring election Tuesday will decide a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Maria Lazar and Chris Taylor are running for a 10-year term. Both are currently judges on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The election is nonpartisan, but Lazar is generally seen as a conservative and Taylor as ...

Local judicial race on ballot in Florence, Forest counties

Forest County's district attorney and a longtime Crandon attorney with past experience as both a DA and judge will square off Tuesday in a circuit court judgeship race in Florence and Forest counties. Voters in the two counties will choose a successor to Judge Leon Stenz, who is retiring ...