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Governor Evers visits Seymour farm, undecided on running for third term
WBAY - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
SEYMOUR, Wis. (WBAY) - Governor Tony Evers made a stop in Seymour as part of his statewide biennial budget tour. He touched on his overall thoughts on the final legislation. Governor Tony Evers put pen to paper just last week, signing the budget...
Milwaukee’s Beaches Had Polluted Water For More Than Half of 2024
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee McKinley Beach. File photo by Graham Kilmer. As Wisconsinites hit the beach this summer, a new report finds 77 percent of Great Lakes beaches in the state tested as potentially unsafe for...
Lawmakers seek to revoke charter for major teachers union
The Center Square
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July 17, 2025
(The Center Square) - Republican lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would revoke the National Education Association’s federal charter, over concerns of its priorities. Since the NEA was exposed for calling President Trump a fascist and...
Milwaukee police officer shot, effort to honor Corder in Washington, D.C.
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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FOX6 is talking to the people who knew and loved Officer Kendall Corder, including Corder's former sergeant, who thought of him like one of her own kids. MILWAUKEE - Efforts to honor a Milwaukee police officer killed in the line of duty are going...
2022: How government transfer reliance in Bayfield County has changed since 1970
Northwoods Reporter - Wisconsin
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July 13, 2025
In 2022, government transfers made up 27.1% of total income in Bayfield County, Wisconsin—a 10% rise from 17.1% in 1970 and a 4.4% increase from 2012’s 22.7%. This marks the ninth largest increase among all Wisconsin counties over the past decade,...
Green Lake County: Government transfers accounted for 24.6% of income in 2022, up from 8.9% in 1970
SC Wisconsin News
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July 13, 2025
In 2022, government transfers made up 24.6% of total income in Green Lake County, Wisconsin—a 15.7% surge from 8.9% in 1970 and a 5.4% increase from 2012’s 19.2%. This marks the fourth largest increase among all Wisconsin counties over the past...
Law School faculty spotlight: Prof. Karen Sandrik
Marquette Today - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
Marquette University Law School is delighted to welcome Prof. Karen Sandrik — a nationally recognized scholar, gifted teacher and former elite athlete — who brings a rare blend of intellectual depth, real-world experience, and infectious energy to...
States sue over federal rule impacting ACA coverage
Capital District Times - New York
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July 17, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with attorneys general from 20 other states, has filed a lawsuit against a new federal regulation. The rule in question, set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for...
Governor Evers discusses reelection decision timetable during visit to La Crosse
WKBT - Wisconsin
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LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Gov. Tony Evers provided a timeline for his reelection decision Thursday, telling NEWS 8 NOW he expects to announce his plans sometime next week. "I would say sometime soon, I would say if today is Thursday it will be sometime...
Wisconsin DNR: Marsh dredging project already on books
The Center Square
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July 10, 2025
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is set to proceed with a marsh dredging project that Gov. Tony Evers had previously vetoed funding for. The announcement came after Evers’ veto stopped a $70,000...
Senators seek to protect rural stations amid push to claw back public media funds
CBS News
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Washington — The Senate is expected to vote next week on a request from the White House to claw back funding for international aid and public broadcasting. But the funding for rural radio and television stations — sometimes an area's sole source...
Non-Profit Snapshot: 4 Things Non-Profits Need to Know About SCOTUS’s Religious Tax Exemption Ruling
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Welcome to this edition of the FP Non-Profit Snapshot, where we take a quick look at a recent significant legal development with an emphasis on how it impacts non-profit organizations. This edition focuses on a landmark Supreme Court decision that...
Wisconsin State Patrol bureau director, wife found dead; Son dies by suicide
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
JUST BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. DEVELOPING JUST OUTSIDE OF MADISON, A HIGH RANKING STATE OFFICIAL AND HIS WIFE SHOT TO DEATH INSIDE THEIR MIDDLETON HOME. THE VICTIMS, JUST IDENTIFIED AS DAVID PABST, THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION SAFETY FOR...
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds “Pro-choice” rights by striking down outdated abortion ban from 1849
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 10, 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on July 2, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by newer state laws regulating the procedure, including statutes that criminalize abortions only after a...
Wisconsin State Patrol bureau director and wife die in town of Middleton double homicide
Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 10, 2025
A Wisconsin State Patrol director and his wife were killed by their son at their Middleton home, and the suspect later died by suicide during a standoff with police, according to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. David Pabst, 64, who led the...
Law Forward files suit challenging Wisconsin’s congressional lines
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
A progressive law firm has filed suit in Dane County seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s congressional map, arguing it is an “anti-competitive gerrymander” that is an “affront” to the state Constitution. Among other things, the Law Forward suit...
Wisconsin State Patrol bureau director and his wife fatally shot in their home by their son, authorities say
TMJ4 - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
MIDDLETON — A Wisconsin State Patrol bureau director and his wife were found dead in their Middleton home in what authorities are investigating as a double homicide committed by their son, who later took his own life. David Pabst and his wife,...
Fundraising No Show Grows Speculation Rebecca Bradley Isn’t Running For Reelection
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Justice Rebecca Bradley. (Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch) In recent years, Wisconsinites have grown accustomed to a new spring tradition: that of the multimillion dollar,...
Wisconsin’s Sean Duffy picked to lead NASA as interim administrator
Wisconsin Public Radio
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former congressman from Wisconsin, will lead NASA as its interim administrator, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. The 53-year-old was born in Hayward, Wisconsin. He’s an attorney who...
Wisconsin State Patrol bureau director and wife identified as double homicide victims
WTMJ - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
MIDDLETON, Wis. – The bureau director of the Wisconsin State Patrol and his wife are now confirmed to be the victims of a deadly shooting at their home in Middleton. Tuesday, July 8th, at 2:21 pm, Dane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call...