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Wisconsin News

Long Lake road projects to get $2.5M WisDOT grant

A grant of $2.52 million will be awarded for a road project in the town of Long Lake in Florence County under Wisconsin’s Agricultural Roads Improvement Program. The work will be done on Lost Lake Road, Chipmunk Rapids Road and Dream Lake Road, as the program aims to improve aging roads and ...

Mass layoffs begin of federal workers

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil ...

Wisconsin’s spring primary set for Tuesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin's top school official faces the first big hurdle of her reelection bid in the spring primary on Tuesday, when she's running against two challengers in a far different political and electoral environment than she did in her successful 2021 campaign. State ...

Wisconsin’s top education official facing challengers

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The race to become Wisconsin’s top education official pits the Democratic-backed incumbent against a school-choice advocate aligned with Republicans and a rural school superintendent who has garnered support from public school administrators and others. The top two ...

Musk suggests cutting federal funds for some Lutheran groups

Lutheran groups in Wisconsin are defending their records of service after coming under attack on social media by Elon Musk, the tech mogul tapped by President Donald Trump to root out waste and inefficiency in the federal government. Former national security advisor Michael Flynn a week ago ...

Wisconsin Supreme Court says elections chief can stay in post

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the swing state's nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted for removal by Republican lawmakers over the 2020 presidential election, can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by ...